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October 14, 2007
2007 FRY'S ELECTRONICS OPEN
FACT SHEET
DATES: Tournament Week:
Monday, October 15 - Sunday, October 21, 2007
72-hole PGA TOUR event: Thursday, October 18 - Sunday, October 21
Part of the PGA TOUR's Fall Finish
(1st year of this event)
TITLE SPONSOR: Fry's Electronics
SITE: Grayhawk Golf Club
Raptor
Course designed by Tom Fazio (1995)
Par: 35-35-70, Yards: 7,125
1: 413 yards, par 4
10: 390 yards, par 4
2: 395 yards, par 4
11: 572 yards, par 5
3: 460 yards, par 4
12: 468 yards, par 4
4: 562 yards, par 5
13: 230 yards, par 3
5: 203 yards, par 3
14: 429 yards, par 4
6: 345 yards, par 4
15: 332 yards, par 4
7: 498 yards, par 4
16: 211 yards, par 3
8: 174 yards, par 3
17: 464 yards, par 4
9: 464 yards, par 4
18: 515 yards, par 4
Out: 3,514 yards, par 35
In: 3,611 yards, par 35
2007 FRY'S ELECTRONICS OPEN SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
<P>Monday, October 15<BR>• Morning practice rounds for PGA TOUR pros only (Raptor Course) </P>
<P>Tuesday, October 16<BR>• Morning practice rounds for PGA TOUR pros only (Raptor Course)
<BR>• Practice round for Scottsdale Celebrity-Am (Talon Course) <BR>Wednesday, October 17<BR>• 8:30
a.m. Fry's Electronics Open Pro-Am (Raptor Course) <BR>• 10 a.m. Scottsdale Celebrity-Am
(Talon Course)
<P>Thursday, October 18 <BR>• Tee Times TBA: Fry's Electronics Open 1st Round <BR>• Roadhouse Entertainment
Tent Opens 4:00 pm
<P>Friday, October 19<BR>• Tee Times TBA: Fry's Electronics Open 2nd Round <BR>• Roadhouse Entertainment Tent
Opens 4:00 pm
<P>Saturday, October 20<BR>• Tee Times TBA: Fry's Electronics Open 3rd round <BR>• Roadhouse Entertainment
Tent Opens 4:00 pm<BR>• Mercedes Benz Hole-in-one contest - first ace on hole 16 on Saturday or Sunday wins a new
Mercedes Benz
<P>Sunday, October 21<BR>• Tee Times TBA: Fry's Electronics Open 4th round <BR>• Mercedes Benz Hole-in-one
contest - first ace on hole 16 on Saturday or Sunday wins a new Mercedes Benz
PURSE: $5,000,000
WINNER'S SHARE:
$900,000
FIELD: 132 players (cut to low 70 & ties after 36 holes)
TELEVISION: All four rounds
are scheduled to be televised live on The Golf Channel from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. (PST).
RADIO: All four rounds are scheduled
to be broadcast live on XM Satellite Radio (XM Channel146) from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (PST).
TICKETS: Daily general
admission is $25. Children ages 17 and under are free when accompanied by an adult. Unless sold out, tickets will
be available at the gate during tournament week. Advanced daily general admission tickets may be purchased until Thursday,
Oct. 11, on the tournament website at www.fryselectronicsopen.com
or by phone at (480) 306-4001.
PARKING: Reserved parking and free public parking is available on Hayden Road, just
south of the Loop 101. Shuttles will take fans to the tournament entrance at Grayhawk Golf Club.
CHARITIES: The Fry's
Electronics Open is guaranteed to raise at least $500,000 for Thunderbirds Charities, which will be distributed to a number
of charity organizations throughout the Valley of the Sun.
ROADHOUSE: The Fry's Electronics Open Roadhouse entertainment tent will be open Thursday - Saturday, starting at
4 p.m. each day. The Roadhouse is located in the Talon parking lot at Grayhawk Golf Club, 8620 E. Thompson Peak Parkway.
Your Fry's Electronics Open ticket will get you into the Roadhouse at no charge or you can purchase tickets for $10 each night
and can be purchased at the gate. Duck Soup will be performing each evening.
Roadhouse PARKING: Free public parking is available on Hayden Road, just south of the Loop 101. Shuttles will
run continuously until 11:00 PM.
TICKET/INFORMATION HOTLINE: (480) 306-4001
TOURNAMENT WEBSITE: www.fryselectronicsopen.com
TOURNAMENT CHAIRMAN: Greg Hoyt
MEDIA CONTACT: Ryan Woodcock,
Fry's Electronics Open Media Relations Director PH: (480) 348-7540; FAX (480) 348-7541; EMAIL: rwoodcock@commlinks.com
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