A new women’s golf tournament is launching along Florida’s upper Atlantic coast, and a World Golf Hall of Fame member will be there to help.
The first Rain Girl Invitational will be held on Feb. 1-2 at Deercreek Country Club in Jacksonville, sponsored by the First Coast-based company that makes specialized rainwear for women golfers.
“The Deercreek Rain Girl Invitational will be a fun event that focuses on camaraderie with a bit of competition,” Rain Girls founder Kathy Nyman said.
The field will include amateur and professional women golfers from the region who have a USGA handicap of 26 or lower.
Appearing at the pairings party and welcome reception on Feb. 1 will be Hall of Fame member Jan Stephenson, a three-time major champion and winner of 16 LPGA events. She will also promote her Jan Stephenson Wine, with a tasting at the party, and her Jan Stephenson Rum during the tournament round on Feb. 2.
The $125 entry fee will cover the reception, lunch on the day of the golf tournament, tee gift and an awards ceremony. The format will be a flighted Stableford with an optional team Nassau. There also will be a hole-in-one and closest-to-the-pin contest on all Par 3’s sponsored, by Aurora Resort at Anguilla, Jan Stephenson Wine, Rain Girl and Deercreek Country Club.
Titleist will conduct a golf ball demo day and sampling for all participants from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 2 before the 12:30 shotgun start.
For more information or to register, visit raingirlinvitational.com.
Here’s a look at Hall of Famer Stephenson through the years.
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Donna Caponi, Jane Stephenson, Dennis Walters and Jack Nicklaus attend the 2019 World Golf Hall Of…
Donna Caponi, Jane Stephenson, Dennis Walters and Jack Nicklaus attend the 2019 World Golf Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California. (Photo: Kimberly White/Getty Images)
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Jan Stephenson plays her tee shot at the 14th hole during the first round at the…
Jan Stephenson plays her tee shot at the 14th hole during the first round at the 2021 U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Conn. on Thursday, July 29, 2021. (Darren Carroll/USGA)
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Jan Stephenson addresses the audience at the World Golf Hall of Fame Induction reception at the Sunset Center on June 10, 2019 in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California. (Photo by Don Feria/Getty Images)
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Jan Stephenson of Australia shares a laugh with her playing partner Anne Marie Palli of France…
Jan Stephenson of Australia shares a laugh with her playing partner Anne Marie Palli of France during the ISPS Handa Cup at Reunion Resort. Stephenson won 16 times on LPGA and Palli won twice.
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Jan Stephenson watches as she tries to coax in a putt on the 15th green of…
Jan Stephenson watches as she tries to coax in a putt on the 15th green of the Jack Nicklaus Sports Center near Mason, Ohio, June 13, 1982, during the final round of the LPGA Championship. Stephenson went on to win the $200,000 Tournament.
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Jan Stephenson blasts out of a sand trap on the 18th hole of Calabasas Park country…
Jan Stephenson blasts out of a sand trap on the 18th hole of Calabasas Park country club during the opening round of the Carlton Golf Tournament in Calabasas, Ca., Thursday, Sept. 23, 1976. Stephenson’s shot landed about 5 feet past the pin and she dropped the putt for a birdie 4.
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Australian Jan Stephenson, of La Quinta, Ca., eyes her shot on the 18th hole of the…
Australian Jan Stephenson, of La Quinta, Ca., eyes her shot on the 18th hole of the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., Saturday, July 23, 1977. Stephenson finished with a par 72 and goes onto Sunday’s finals of the U.S. Women’s Open one stroke off the pace set by leader Hollis Stacy.
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Australia’s Jan Stephenson blasts from the trap on the 12th green on the way to taking…
Australia’s Jan Stephenson blasts from the trap on the 12th green on the way to taking the first round lead in the Women’s International Golf Tournament at Hilton Head Island, S.C., May 5, 1978. Stephenson shot a four-under-par 68.
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LPGA golfer Jan Stephenson watches the flight of her golf ball on the 15th green during…
LPGA golfer Jan Stephenson watches the flight of her golf ball on the 15th green during the opening round of the Columbia Savings Ladies Professional Golf Association Classic in Denver, Colo., on Aug. 28, 1981.
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Jan Stephenson, barefoot in Hawaiian leaf skirt ensemble, is shown during a practice round in the…
Jan Stephenson, barefoot in Hawaiian leaf skirt ensemble, is shown during a practice round in the Women’s Kemper Open at the Royal Kaanapali North club, Maui, Hawaii, Wednesday, March 25, 1982.
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Jan Stephenson watches the flight of her tee shot on the 14th hole of the Grizzly…
Jan Stephenson watches the flight of her tee shot on the 14th hole of the Grizzly course at the Jack Nicklaus Sports Center near Mason, Ohio, during the second round of the LPGA Championship, Friday, June 11, 1982. Stephenson shot her second consecutive 3-under-par 69 to take an early two stroke lead in the tournament.
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LPGA Players and their Legends Tour partners from left, Nancy Lopez and Paula Creamer, Betsy King…
LPGA Players and their Legends Tour partners from left, Nancy Lopez and Paula Creamer, Betsy King and Stacy Lewis, Jan Stephenson and Brittany Lincicome and Pat Bradley with Lexi Thompson during the ISPS Handa Heroes, a nine-hole, made-for-TV charity event.
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Jan Stephenson, of Ft. Worth, Texas, flashes a smile as she holds the winner’s trophy after…
Jan Stephenson, of Ft. Worth, Texas, flashes a smile as she holds the winner’s trophy after winning the $200,000 LPGA Championship at the Jack Nicklaus Sports Center near Mason, Ohio, June 13, 1982. Stephenson shot a final round 71, for a nine under par 279, for the tournament.
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Jan Stephenson gets a kiss from her father Frank on Father’s Day after Jan won the…
Jan Stephenson gets a kiss from her father Frank on Father’s Day after Jan won the LPGA Ladies Keystone Open at Hershey, Pa., Sunday, June 20, 1982. Frank, of Sydney, Australia, caddied for his daughter throughout the 3-day 54-hole tournament which Jan won with a 5-under par 211 and first prize purse of $30,000. Stephenson also won the LPGA Open last week.
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Jan Stephenson of Ft. Worth, Texas, watches her tee shot on the second hole of the…
Jan Stephenson of Ft. Worth, Texas, watches her tee shot on the second hole of the Pro-Am Tournament at Radisson – Ferncroft in Danvers, Mass., Aug. 4, 1982, prior to the start of play in the LPGA Boston Five Classic.
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2019: Jan Stephenson came from Australia to become the LPGA Rookie of the Year in 1974.…
2019: Jan Stephenson came from Australia to become the LPGA Rookie of the Year in 1974. She continues to impact the game in 2019. She is a three-time Major Champion and a founder Women’s Senior Golf Tour. (Associated Press)
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Jan Stephenson smiles as she receives the trophy for her victory at the U.S. Women’s Open…
Jan Stephenson smiles as she receives the trophy for her victory at the U.S. Women’s Open in Tulsa, Okla., Sunday, Aug. 1, 1983. Stephenson captured the title and the $32,000 first prize with her six-over-par 290 for the 72 holes.
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Partners Brittany Lincicome and Jan Stephenson celebrate during the ISPS Handa Heroes, a nine-hole, made-for-TV charity…
Partners Brittany Lincicome and Jan Stephenson celebrate during the ISPS Handa Heroes, a nine-hole, made-for-TV charity event honoring golf philanthropist Dr. Haruhisa Handa, Monday, Nov. 19 at TwinEagles Golf Club in Naples, Fla.
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Jan Stephenson tees off during the first round of the $200,000 Mazda Golf Classic at the…
Jan Stephenson tees off during the first round of the $200,000 Mazda Golf Classic at the Deer Creek Country Club in Deerfield Beach, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 24, 1985. The tournament opens the 1985 LPGA season.
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Jan Stephenson, 33-year-old Phoenix-based Australian golfer, is shown in action during the Women’s Hennessy Golf Cup…
Jan Stephenson, 33-year-old Phoenix-based Australian golfer, is shown in action during the Women’s Hennessy Golf Cup held in Saint Cloud, outside Paris, France, May 11, 1985. Stephenson shot a five-under-par final round of 69 over the par-74, 5,640 meter course and finished at 13-under-par on 283. She won the trophy and 6,250 dollars in prize money.
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Jan Stephenson, 51, putts at the Turtle Bay Resort in Kahuku, Hawaii, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003.…
Jan Stephenson, 51, putts at the Turtle Bay Resort in Kahuku, Hawaii, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003. Stephenson, the original glamour girl of women’s golf, is the first woman to play in an official Champions Tour event when she tees off in the Turtle Bay Championship golf tournament, Friday.
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