Frys.com Open

                   
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www.fryselectronicsopen.com

Release Date:   
Oct. 12, 2007
Media Contact: 
Ryan Woodcock, (480) 348-7540 or (480) 766-1221

2007 FRY'S ELECTRONICS OPEN FIELD NEARLY SET
DUVAL, KELLY AND PETTERSSON LAST TO COMMIT
TO PLAY IN 2007 FRY'S ELECTRONICS OPEN

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Former British Open champion and 13-time winner on the PGA TOUR David Duval committed today to play in next week's Fry's Electronics Open, along with two-time PGA TOUR winners Jerry Kelly and Carl Pettersson.  Three sponsor's exemptions have yet to be handed out, with the first five exemptions going to John Daly, Colt Knost, Brandel Chamblee, Niklas Lemke and Jeff Brehaut.
The Fry's Electronics Open field includes eight of the top-30 and 18 of the top-50 money winners on the 2007 PGA TOUR, including nine players currently among the top-50 on the Official World Golf Ranking and nine winners from the 2007 PGA TOUR season. 
A full field of 132 players will compete for the $5 million purse and $900,000 first place check when the PGA TOUR returns to the Valley of the Sun Oct. 15-21, at Grayhawk Golf Club.
PGA TOUR members had until 5 p.m. (Eastern) today to commit to play in the Fry's Electronics Open.  Eligible players are assigned one of 34 PGA TOUR priority rankings based on past performances on the PGA TOUR.  The field could still change if a player not currently in the field finishes in the top-10 at this weekend's Frys.com Open in Las Vegas.
The solid field includes a number of Valley residents and fan favorites, including the number two ranked player in the world Phil Mickelson; 2007 FBR Open champion Aaron Baddeley; 2006 Ryder Cup Captain and 1996 British Open Champion Tom Lehman; 13-time PGA TOUR winner and three-time Phoenix/FBR Open champ Mark Calcavecchia; Arizona State University golf standout and five-time PGA TOUR winner Billy Mayfair; three-time PGA TOUR winner Kirk Triplett and two-time University of Arizona All-American Ted Purdy.
Mickelson is the highest ranked player on the Official World Ranking to commit to the field, while Baddeley, the 19th ranked player on the Official World Golf Ranking, is the next highest.  Stewart Cink (23), Aaron Oberholser (25th), Tim Clark (30th), Robert Allenby (38th), Mark Calcavecchia (41st), Stephen Ames (43rd) and Mike Weir (49th) are the other players in the field who rank among the top-50 on the World Golf Ranking list.
Other notable commitments have been received from 2003 Masters winner Mike Weir; 10-time PGA TOUR winner and 1997 British Open champ and recent Valero Texas Open Champion Justin Leonard; five-time PGA TOUR winner and 1998 Phoenix Open champion Jesper Parnevik; five-time PGA TOUR winner and 1999 Phoenix Open champion Rocco Mediate; 2006 FBR Open winner J.B. Holmes; 2006 Ryder Cup member J.J. Henry; 2002 PGA Championship winner Rich Beem; and up and coming golfers such as Brandt Snedeker (17th on money list) and Bubba Watson (first on TOUR in driving distance).
 The Fry's Electronics Open is part of the PGA TOUR's Fall Series and will feature a full-field (132 players), four-day tournament with a $5 million purse and $900,000 payout to the winner.  The Fry's Electronics Open will be played Oct. 15-21, 2007, at Grayhawk Golf Club, and the tournament will be televised all four days on The Golf Channel. Daily general admission tickets are available for $25, with children ages 17 and under admitted free when accompanied by an adult.   For more information, log on to www.fryselectronicsopen.com, or call (602) 870-0163.

The following is an alphabetical list of the current entries:

Michael Allen
Robert Allenby
Stephen Ames
Billy Andrade
Ryan Armour
Eric Axley
Aaron Baddeley
Briny Baird
Rich Barcelo
Craig Barlow
Cameron Beckman
Rich Beem
Craig Bowden
Michael Boyd
David Branshaw
Jeff Brehaut
D.J. Brigman
Andrew Buckle
Mark Calcavecchia
Alex Cejka
Brandel Chamblee
Stewart Cink
Tim Clark
Gavin Coles
Chris Couch
Ben Crane
Ben Curtis
John Daly
Brian Davis
Marco Dawson
Glen Day
Brendon de Jonge
Jason Dufner  Ken Duke
Joe Durant
David Duval
Bob Estes
Steve Flesch
Harrison Frazar
Robert Gamez
Robert Garrigus
Brian Gay
Mathew Goggin
Jason Gore
Jeff Gove
Paul Gow
Nathan Green
Mathias Gronberg
Scott Gutschewski
Bill Haas
Todd Hamilton
J.P. Hayes
Bob Heintz
Matt Hendrix
J.J. Henry
Mark Hensby
Tim Herron
Charley Hoffman
J.B. Holmes
Ryuji Imada
Tripp Isenhour
Fredrik Jacobson
Richard S. Johnson
Tom Johnson
Kent Jones
Craig Kanada  Jerry Kelly
Colt Knost
Cliff Kresge
Doug LaBelle II
Stephen Leaney
Tom Lehman
Niklas Lemke
Justin Leonard
Frank Lickliter II
Craig Lile
Steve Lowery
Jarrod Lyle
Will MacKenzie
Jeff Maggert
John Mallinger
Steve Marino
Daisuke Maruyama
Shigeki Maruyama
Bob May
Billy Mayfair
Parker McLachlin
George McNeill
Rocco Mediate
John Merrick
Shaun Micheel
Phil Mickelson
Ryan Moore
Kevin Na
Sean O'Hair
Arron Oberholser
Joe Ogilvie
Greg Owen
Ryan Palmer  Jesper Parnevik
Pat Perez
Tom Pernice, Jr.
Tim Petrovic
Carl Pettersson
Dicky Pride
Ted Purdy
Michael Putnam
Jeff Quinney
Kyle Reifers
John Rollins
Jason Schultz
Michael Sim
Brandt Snedeker
Kevin Stadler
Darron Stiles
Chris Stroud
Kevin Sutherland
Chris Tidland
D.J. Trahan
Kirk Triplett
Bob Tway
Bo Van Pelt
Charles Warren
Nick Watney
Bubba Watson
Mike Weir
Steve Wheatcroft
Dean Wilson
Don Yrene

2 Sponsors Exemptions - Qualifying Tournament
1 Sponsors Exemptions - Members not otherwise exempt
132 Players in the Field
Alternates:
Van Zyl, Jaco
Rutledge, Jim
Bradley, Michael
Molder, Bryce
Flanagan, Nick
Dickerson, Bubba
Waldorf, Duffy
Geiberger, Brent
Overton, Jeff
Smith, Jerry

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