Constellation Energy Classic

BALTIMORE, (Sept. 13, 2004) - Organizers of the 2004 Constellation Energy Classic today announced that Hale Irwin has been added to the roster of golfers who have committed to compete in the Baltimore-area stop of the Champions Tour, to be held at Hayfields Country Club in Hunt Valley, Md., from Sept. 27 - Oct. 3, 2004. Thirty of the top 35 Champions Tour money leaders have committed to the Constellation Energy Classic so far.

Irwin is one of the top players in the history of the Champions Tour with 40 total wins to his credit. Couple that with his stellar PGA TOUR total of 20 wins, including three U.S. Open championships, and Irwin has put together one of the most successful careers ever in professional golf.

A perennial contender for the Charles Schwab Cup given to the top golfer on the Champions Tour at year's end, Irwin currently sits in second place behind points leader, Craig Stadler. To date, Irwin has posted two wins this season on the Champions Tour at the Senior PGA Championship and the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf.

"While we already have a stellar field lined up for the Constellation Energy Classic, we couldn't be more thrilled to be adding Hale Irwin's name to the roster of committed players," Joe Rotellini, tournament director of the Constellation Energy Classic. "We're optimistic with Hale Irwin joining the field, one or two more of his chief rivals for the Charles Schwab Cup will commit before the deadline of September 24. Needless to say, the first weekend in October should be an exciting one for golf fans in Baltimore."

Among the more than 70 golfers with whom Irwin is competing for a purse of $1.6 million at the Constellation Energy Classic, are:

Tom Watson, who had the finest year on the Champions Tour last year, when he earned all of the circuit's top honors and was the leading money-winner

Peter Jacobsen, who joined the Champions Tour this year after seven career PGA TOUR victories, including the 2003 Greater Hartford Open.

Bruce Lietzke, who won multiple titles on the 2003 Champions Tour for the third straight season, and was in contention throughout the year for the Charles Schwab Cup.

Larry Nelson, who won the inaugural Constellation Energy Classic in 2003, earning $225,000 in prize money

Don Pooley, who won the Allianz Championship on the 2003 Champions Tour and the 2002 U.S. Senior Open at Caves Valley. He holds two PGA TOUR championships.

Dana Quigley, who holds eight Champions Tour victories, including the 2003 MasterCard Championship.

J.C. Snead, who owns the 2002 Greater Baltimore Classic among his four Champions Tour wins, as well as eight PGA TOUR victories.

Allen Doyle, who holds eight Champions Tour victories, including the 2003 FleetBoston Classic and the 2001 State Farm Senior Classic in Baltimore, Maryland.

Jim Thorpe, a Morgan State University graduate who holds seven Champions Tour wins, including the 2003 Long Island Classic and the 2003 Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Proceeds from the Constellation Energy Classic will be distributed through the Baltimore Classic Fund to four Maryland-based charities - the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Living Classrooms Foundation and 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.