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April 02, 2010
NEWS R ELEASE
Contact:
Craig Smith
Director, Media and Promotions
Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
csmith@brunoeventteam.com
228-896-6365 office
228-236-7709 cell
Biloxi, Miss. (April 2) - The following players are currently committed to the field for the inaugural Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic set for April 28-May 2 at Fallen Oak. This list will fluctuate slightly each week based upon new commitments and player ranking order.
Fulton Allem
Tommy Armour III
*Paul Azinger
Andy Bean
Ronnie Black
Olin Browne
Brad Bryant
Bobby Clampett
Russ Cochran
Jim Colbert
John Cook
*Ben Crenshaw
Jim Dent
Allen Doyle
David Eger
Keith Fergus
Vicente Fernandez
Bruce Fleisher
Dan Forsman
David Frost
Fred Funk
Bob Gilder
Mike Goodes
Jay Haas
Gary Hallberg
Kirk Hanefeld
Steve Haskins
Morris Hatalsky
Scott Hoch
*Hale Irwin
John Jacobs
Peter Jacobsen
Mark James
Tom Jenkins
Gene Jones
*Tom Kite
*Bernhard Langer
Wayne Levi
Bruce Lietzke
Graham Marsh
Blaine McCallister
Mike McCullough
Gil Morgan
Bob Murphy
*Larry Nelson
Lonnie Nielsen
Joe Ozaki
*Jerry Pate
David Peoples
Don Pooley
*Nick Price
Tom Purtzer
Mike Reid
Loren Roberts
Jim Roy
Peter Senior
Jay Sigel
*Scott Simpson
Tim Simpson
Joey Sindelar
Jeff Sluman
*Craig Stadler
Bruce Summerhays
*Hal Sutton
Doug Tewell
*Lee Trevino
*Bob Tway
Bobby Wadkins
*Lanny Wadkins
Tom Wargo
D.A. Weibring
Mark Wiebe
*Ian Woosnam
*-- major champions (15)
Bold - World Golf Hall of Fame member (6)
Note: Six spots are being held open - four for qualifiers and two for sponsor exemptions.
About the Champions Tour
Collectively, the Champions Tour has the most recognizable and accomplished players in the game with 16 World Golf Hall of Fame members actively competing in its events and numerous other major championship winners among its members. The Champions Tour is a tax-exempt membership organization of professional golfers age 50 and older. Conceived in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour, it started with just four events and purses totaling $475,000. The Champions Tour will conduct 26 official Charles Schwab Cup events in 2010, offering $51.5 million in official prize money, with the average tournament purse of $1.98 million. The Champions Tour also generates significant monies for charity.
About the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
This Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic is one of three new tournaments on the Champions Tour for 2010. It will be played April 28-May 2 at Fallen Oak. The tournament is uniquely funded by a dozen title sponsors, who see this event as an ideal way to showcase the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The tournament will be administered through the MGRC Foundation, Inc. The tournament will benefit Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Inc.
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