Tournament dedicated to Chi Chi Rodriguez

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January 11, 2008, San Juan, PR -- The Organizing Committee for the Puerto Rico Open Presented by Banco Popular and with the sponsorship of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, announced the tournament's dedication and well deserved tribute to Puerto Rico's own Juan "Chi Chi" Rodriguez.

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Fan favorite Rodriguez loves to entertain a crowd.

"Chi Chi represents the best of our people and the game of golf, his professional and personal achievements are outstanding and we sincerely hope this recognition serves to promote the excellent career of our most respected golf player," said Sidney Wolf, General Chairman of the Puerto Rico Open Presented by Banco Popular.

Chi-Chi's incredible career includes eight wins on the PGA TOUR and was the only winner of back to back tournaments in 1991. He became the first player on the Champions Tour to win the same event three consecutive years and won a total of 22 times on the Champions Tour. He also set a Champions Tour record with eight consecutive birdies en route to a win at the 1987 Silver Pages Classic. Rodriguez represented Puerto Rico on 12 World Cup Teams, won the Hispanic Achievement Recognition Award (1986) and Replica's Hispanic Man of the Year (1988), and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1992.

Legendary golfer "Chi-Chi" Rodriguez has demonstrated to be a great golf champion, but he's a greater champion to the lives of our youths and to the Hispanic community.