Players Championship names Tyler Oldenburg as 2025 chairman, adds Hamilton Neal as vice-chair

Tyler Oldenburg of Jacksonville, who has volunteered at The Players Championship for 12 years and worked on a half-dozen committees, has been named as the 2025 tournament chairman, succeeding Lee Nimnicht.

Oldenburg has served on committees for parking, ecology, practice grounds, the Patriots Outpost and Benefactor Hospitality. He will oversee more than 2,000 volunteers on 48 committees.

Oldenburg is a shareholder with Marks Gray P.A. He was honored as a 40 Under 40 recipient by the Jacksonville Business Journal in 2024.

Oldenburg and his wife Katelyn have three children, Andrew, Chloe and Thomas.

In addition to Oldenburg's ascension to chairman, Hamilton Neal has been added to The Players leadership team as a vice-chairman. The other members are First Vice-Chair Marc Hassan and Vice-Chairs Kevin Copeland, Laura Renstrom and Luke Prichett.

Neal enters his 16th year as a Players volunteer. He is a financial planner with Raymond James in Ponte Vedra Beach. He will oversee

He and his wife Michelle have four children, Ellie, Parker Neal, Cole and Macy Hutchison.

Neal will oversee the Volunteer Services division, supervising apparel, credentials, concessions, office and volunteer personnel, photography, recognition, supplies, volunteer information, offsite shuttle and volunteer transportation.

The 51st Players Championship will be March 13-16, 2026, at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass.

Youth on Course provides reduced junior rates

Youth on Course, a nonprofit that seeks to provide youth with more access to golf, has established a partnership with the Florida State Golf Association that provides more than 50 courses in the state that will allow junior players access to golf for $5 or less.

The First Coast courses that are participating are Hidden Hills, Windsor Parke, Blue Sky, Jacksonville Beach and Brentwood.

Founded in Monterey, Calif., in 2006, Youth on Course began with only six golf courses in Northern California. Since then, the organization has expanded to include nearly 200,000 members who can play golf at $5 or less at more than 2,000 courses throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Beyond affordable access, Youth on Course launched an Alumni Network earlier this year, connecting over 75,000 young adults nationwide who share a connection with golf. For $20 per year, Alumni can access exclusive benefits and opportunities valued at over $500 through the Youth on Course mobile app, including complimentary subscriptions to NBC Sports Next's GolfPass and Peacock streaming, discounts on renowned golf brands like TaylorMade Golf and LinkSoul and exclusive app access to ParPoints.

For more information, visit youthoncourse.org.

FSGA results: Dylan Mason goes deep

Dylan Mason of Ponte Vedra Beach won his bracket in the Florida State Golf Association Junior Boys Match Play 16-18 division at Streamsong before falling in the semifinals 4 and 2 to Clipper Salmon of Tampa. Mason won three matches by lopsided scores, topping William Huang and Josh Bibby 4 and 3 and winning a concession from Brett Traver after leading by four with four holes to play. ... Brothers Oscar and Henry Crowe of Boca Raton won their respective age divisions. Oscar Crowe defeated Salmon to win the 16-18 division and Henry Crowe downed Henry Wang in the 13-15 division. Both championship matches were won 3 and 2. ... Three First Coast teams finished among the top 10 in the Florida Four-Ball Championship at the Conservatory at Hammock Beach. Chase Carroll of Middleburg and Danny Erickson of Ponte Vedra Beach tied for third at 22-under-par 194, two shots behind winners Ty Capps of Palm Coast and Tyler Gulliksen of Flagler Beach; and Mike Smith and Sam Geise of Ponte Vedra and Alex Waller and Adam Vermut of Jacksonville tied for seventh at 20-under. ... Former PGA Tour member Luke Guthrie of Ponte Vedra tied for sixth in the Florida Open at 8-under-par 208. He finished eight shots behind winner Cristian DiMarco, who shot 64 in the final round at Golden Ocala to win at 16-under. University of Florida golf coach J.C. Deacon (210) tied for 12th, Carson Brewer (211) of Ponte Vedra Beach tied for 17th and Jimmy Ellis (212) of Atlantic Beach, who won the Florida Amateur, finished solo 20th. Brewer was third and Ellis fourth among the 15 amateurs in the field who made the cut.

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