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CA Championship: Facts and figures
 
Mar. 2, 2007

EVENT: World Golf Championships--CA Championship

DATES: March 20-25, 2007

SITE: Doral Golf Resort and Spa, Doral, FL

PAR/YARDAGE: 36-36?72/7,266

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Tiger Woods

FORMAT: Four-day, 72-hole stroke-play competition; no cut

TROPHY: Gene Sarazen Cup

ELIGIBILITY
Estimated field size: 70 players

• Top 50 players, including any players tied for 50th place, from the Official World Golf Ranking as of March 12, 2007
• Top 50 players, including any players tied for 50th available place, from the Official World Golf Ranking as of March 19, 2007
• Top 30 players from the final 2006 Official PGA TOUR Money List
• Top 10 players from the FedExCup Points List as of March 12, 2007
• Top 10 players from the FedExCup Points List as of March 19, 2007
• Top 20 players from the final 2006 European Tour Order of Merit
• Top 10 players from the European Tour Order of Merit as of March 12, 2007
• Top 10 players from the European Tour Order of Merit as of March 19, 2007
• Top 3 players from the final 2006 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit
• Top 3 players from the final 2006 Australasian Tour Order of Merit
• Top 3 players from the final 2006/2007 Southern Africa Tour Order of Merit
• Top 3 players from the final 2006 Asian Tour Order of Merit

PURSE: (U.S.) $8 million
Champion: $1.35 million
Runner-up: $800,000
(Prize money awarded will be considered "official" on each player's home Tour.)

CHARITABLE PROCEEDS: Proceeds will benefit The First Tee and other charities to be determined.

TELEVISION: The 2007 CA Championship will be broadcast for 16 hours in more than 140 countries. In the United States it will be broadcast on GOLF CHANNEL and by NBC on Saturday and Sunday.

BROADCAST TIMES:
• Thursday, March 22 2-6 p.m. GOLF
• Friday, March 23 2-6 p.m. GOLF
• Saturday, March 24 2-6 p.m. NBC
• Sunday, March 25 3-7 p.m. NBC
Note: All times EST

ABOUT CA: CA, one of the world's largest information technology management software companies, unifies and simplifies the management of enterprise-wide IT. Founded in 1976, CA is headquartered in Islandia, N.Y., and serves customers in more than 140 countries.

UMBRELLA SPONSORS: Accenture, Bridgestone, CA

WEB SITES: worldgolfchampionships.com and ca.com