Aventura host Stanford International Pro Am at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort and Club

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The LPGA came to town for the Stanford International Pro Am at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort and Club in Aventura. The event nationally telecast on ESPN, brought out professional golf players like Cristie Kerr, Nancy Lopez, and Paula Creamer as well as amateur participants actor James Caan (partnered with Christina Kim), Dateline's Stone Phillip, Beverly Johnson, Ines Sastre, baseball great Mike Schmidt and former Wimbleton champ Ivan Lendyl. The tournament hosted by Aventura's unofficial mayor Don Soffer (who was partnered with golf great Brittany Lincicome) and the recently renovated $200 million golf course Turnberry Isle Resort and Club, also had as sponsors Aventura magazine, Comcast Spotlight, Michelob Ultra, IMG, Cadillac and Mirassou Wines. Great success and spotlight for the City of Aventura and South Florida.