Constellation Energy Classic

Delaware Club Professional Who Stunned the Golf World with His Upset Win Commits to Champions Tour event in Baltimore

BALTIMORE (August 11, 2004) - Organizers for the 2004 Constellation Energy Classic (CEC) today announced that 2004 Senior British Open Champion, Pete Oakley, has committed to compete in the Baltimore-area stop of the PGA TOUR Champions Tour, to be held at Hayfields Country Club in Hunt Valley, Md., from Sept. 27 - Oct. 3, 2004.

Oakley, 55, won the 2004 British Open in Portrush, Northern Ireland on July 25. He bested a field packed with the best golfers in the world over the age of 50. He is the first player who had to qualify for the Senior British Open and went on to win in the event's 18-year history. Oakley's previous best showing in an event on the Champions Tour was a tie for 32nd in the 2002 Senior PGA Championship.

A resident of Lincoln, Del., Oakley is the director of golf, general manager, co-owner and course architect of The Rookery in Rehoboth Beach, Del.

"We couldn't be more excited to have 2004 Senior British Open Champion, Pete Oakley in the field for the Constellation Energy Classic," said Joe Rotellini, tournament director of the CEC. "His gritty performance and will to win against long odds are what the Champions Tour is all about. Not only does this tour feature some of the best ever to play the game, it also provides an opportunity for relatively unknown players over 50 to show that they can compete at the highest level."

The field for the Constellation Energy Classic is shaping up to be one of the top non-major fields on the Champions Tour all year. In addition to defending champion Larry Nelson, Tom Watson, Peter Jacobsen and Baltimore native Jim Thorpe will be competing for a purse of $1.6 million at this year's Constellation Energy Classic. Many more marquee players are expected to commit to the event in the coming weeks.
Proceeds from the Constellation Energy Classic will be distributed to nonprofit organizations through a charitable foundation called the Baltimore Classic Fund, Inc. The Fund will benefit three Maryland-based charities - the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Living Classrooms Foundation - and a fourth organization - the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins. Last year more than $300,000 was raised for organizations through the Fund.

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About Constellation Energy
Constellation Energy (www.constellation.com), a Fortune 500 company based in Baltimore, is the nation's leading competitive supplier of electricity to large commercial and industrial customers and one of the nation's largest wholesale power sellers. Constellation also manages fuels and energy services on behalf of energy intensive industries and utilities. It owns and operates a diversified fleet of power plants throughout the United States. The company delivers electricity and natural gas through the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), its regulated utility in Central Maryland. In 2003, the combined revenues of the integrated energy company totaled $9.7 billion.