A Southwest Florida sports tradition older than ESPN, the internet and the birth of instant replay on televised sports is no more.
The Yuengling Golf tournament, a fixture on the local sports landscape since 1963, has disbanded. The Tampa-based distributor, J.J. Taylor, which has sponsored it since 2017, has pulled out.
It was played on one of the oldest and most storied courses in Florida, Fort Myers Country Club. It opened in 1917 and was designed by legendary golf course architect Donald Ross…