{
  "id": 11401379,
  "title": "Jacksonville native Jacob Davidson hired as Players Events Director",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/jacksonville-native-jacob-davidson-hired-as-players-events-director",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T09:06:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jacksonville-native-jacob-davidson-hired-090638916.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jacob Davidson, a native of Jacksonville, has been appointed as the Events Director for The Players Championship. Davidson, who played golf at Trinity Christian and the University of North Florida, brings a wealth of experience to the role. He has worked for Callaway Golf in various senior leadership positions, including Vice President of Product Strategy & Product Marketing. Davidson's personal connection to The Players Championship runs deep; he attended his first event as a 10-year-old in 1998 and has since volunteered at the championship. He will oversee all aspects of planning and execution for the PGA Tour's biggest event. Davidson expressed his excitement about returning home and leading such a significant event in his life. The Players will take place at TPC Sawgrass from March 9-14, and fans are advised to purchase tickets early due to early sell-outs.",
  "summary": "The Players Championship announced the hiring of Jacksonville native Jacob Davidson to be the \"Event Director\" of the tournament.",
  "key_points": [
    "Jacob Davidson, Jacksonville native, appointed as Players Championship Events Director",
    "Davidson previously worked at Callaway Golf in senior leadership positions",
    "Davidson attended first Players event at age 10 in 1998, volunteers since"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}