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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Tournament officials at THE PLAYERS Championship Tuesday announced a unique series of activities designed to help spectators celebrate Mother's Day, Sunday, May 13, at the event. With THE PLAYERS move to a May date, the exciting final round falls on Mother's Day, and fans can enjoy an inter-faith church service and a Mother's Day breakfast, and commemorative pins will be distributed to moms at the gate.

"THE PLAYERS Championship would like to extend an invitation to all fans to spend Mother's Day with us," said Brian Goin, executive director of THE PLAYERS. "We'll have a church service, a breakfast in our beautiful clubhouse followed by the best players in the world competing on one of golf's grandest stages. There's something for everyone, and it's going to be a great day."

Mother's Day will start at THE PLAYERS with an inter-faith church service at the 18th green bleachers at 7:30 a.m. The service, which is open to anyone with a Sunday tournament ticket, features Tony Boselli as the guest speaker. Boselli, who fans will remember as a five-time Pro Bowler with the Jacksonville Jaguars (1997-2001), is now an ordained minister.

Fans can then treat their mothers to a traditional European-style breakfast featuring "A Time to Swing Quartet" from 8-10:30 a.m. The new 77,000 square-foot clubhouse at TPC Sawgrass will serve as the setting for the breakfast where clubhouse and lawn seating will be available. Reservations, which are required and limited, can be made by dialing 904-273-3621. To gain access to the Mother's Day Breakfast, fans must show a Sunday tournament ticket, and the additional cost is $20 per adult and $10 per child ages 6-12 (plus tax and drinks). Children 5 years old and younger can dine for free.

To further mark the occasion, the first 10,000 mothers who enter the gates on Sunday will receive complimentary commemorative pins. The pins will feature the newly redesigned PLAYERS logo with "Celebrating Mothers" scrolled across the top of a bouquet of roses.

Free parking and complimentary shuttle service are available at the University of North Florida on Sunday beginning one hour prior to the first tee time. On-site parking passes may be purchased in advance by calling 904-285-7888.