KA'ANAPALI, Maui, HAWAII -- Peter Jacobsen, who teamed with Fuzzy Zoeller to win the 2008 Wendy's Champions Skins Game, withdrew from the 2009 version of the popular winter event due to injury.

Ben Crenshaw will replace Jacobsen and join co-defending champion Zoeller in the alternate-shot, team format. It will be Crenshaw's first appearance in the Wendy's Champions SKINS GAME, which returns to the Royal Ka'anapali Golf Course in Maui Jan. 17-18.

"I've had a problem develop with my left shoulder which is preventing me from making a full swing," Jacobsen said about the injury, which happened last week as he was hitting balls. "I am so sorry to miss such an important event as The Wendy's Champions Skins game. Out of my respect for this great event, I did not want to participate if I was not at my best."

Last year, Jacobsen and Zoeller teamed to win six skins and $320,000 - all on the back nine. It marked Jacobsen's first cash in the event. He was blanked in his 2006 debut.

Crenshaw and Zoeller will face the teams of Jack Nicklaus-Tom Watson, Greg Norman-Jay Haas and Gary Player-Bernhard Langer in the $770,000 event, which ESPN will air on a tape-delayed basis Saturday, Feb. 28 and Sunday, March 1 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET, 1 p.m.—3 p.m. PT and 11 a.m.—1 p.m. HT. (Times vary in different areas; check your local listings).

It is not only Crenshaw's first appearance in the event, but his first appearance in any skins game. The two-time Masters champion (1984, 1995) won 19 times on the PGA TOUR and captained the United States Ryder Cup team to a memorable victory over the Europeans in 1999.

Each hole in the Wendy's Champions SKINS GAME is a tournament within itself, with the prize money carried over if no player wins a hole outright. The $770,000 total purse is broken down to $30,000 for each of the first six holes, $40,000 for each of the middle six holes, $50,000 each for holes 13 through 17, and $100,000 for the 18th hole. The players will donate 10 percent of their winnings to charity - five percent to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and five percent to the charity of their choice.

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About Ka'anapali:
Located on Maui, along one of the most stunning coastlines in the world, Ka'anapali is rich in history and tradition. From the shores of Ka'anapali, the neighbor Islands of Lana'i and Moloka'i are in clear view. The slopes of Mauna Kahalawai, the West Maui Mountains, serve as the dramatic backdrop for this luxury, 1,200-acre resort destination which was once a warrior training ground and the playground for Hawai'i's royalty. As the state's first planned resort, Ka'anapali established a pinnacle for other destinations on the islands to strive to attain over the years. Ka'anapali Resort is set beside three miles of white sand beach and is home to Maui's only oceanfront shopping Center, 11 hotels and condominiums, two world-class spas, two golf courses and over 40 restaurants.

Recognized as the playground of the Pacific, over a half a million visitors choose to visit Ka'anapali annually.

The Royal Ka'anapali Course, a Robert Trent Jones Senior design, opened in 1962 and has tested the skills of golf professionals and amateurs alike. A Par 71 stretching 6,700 yards, the Royal Course combines wide fairways and undulating greens, making it both distinctive and demanding. Home of the Champions Tour Ka'anapali Classic for 14 years, the Royal Ka'anapali Course also hosted Shell's Wonderful World of Golf, the Canada Cup and LPGA Kemper Open, donning such golfing greats as Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Jan Stephenson and Betsey King. Over the last three years, Ka'anapali Golf Resort has invested over $13 million in renovations and infrastructure. Golf course architect, Robin Nelson, was brought in to oversee the rework of the Ka'anapali Kai Course and "nip/tuck" enhancements to the championship Royal Ka'anapali Course.

For more information about Ka'anapali Beach Resort visit www.Kaanapaliresort.com and Ka'anapali Golf Resort visit www.Kaanapaligolfresort.com or call (808) 661-3271.

Contact:
Toby Zwikel/Brian Robin
Brener Zwikel & Associates, Inc., (818) 462-5599/462-5610