MasterCard Championship at Hualalai

 Event: 23rd MasterCard Championship at Hualalai

 Sanctioning: The first of 29 official Champions Tour / Charles Schwab Cup    events of 2006

 Title Sponsor: MasterCard International

 Dates: January 16-22, 2006

 Site: Hualalai Golf Club; Ka'upulehu-Kona, Hawaii

 Par/Yardage: 36-36-72 / 7,097

 Architect/Opened: Jack Nicklaus/1996

 Format: 54 holes, stroke play, no cut

 Defending Champion: Dana Quigley (198, 18-under par); Defeated Tom Watson in a playoff.

 Purse: $1,700,000 / $287,000 First Prize

 Eligibility: Winners of Champions Tour major championships in the last five   years (2001-2005) and winners of Champions Tour official money   cosponsored and approved tournaments in the last two years    (2004-2005).  Up to four sponsor exemptions may be granted to    exempt players who have a minimum of 30 combined PGA TOUR /   Champions Tour victories or players with a minimum of 15
combined career victories who also have a minimum of one major championship victory.

 Charles Schwab Cup: The Charles Schwab Cup will kick off its sixth year at Hualalai.   The Charles Schwab Cup, designed to recognize the Champions   Tour's leading player, is the Champions Tour's season-long   bonus-points competition.  It rewards week-in/week-out top finishes  and consistency in all 29 official money events.  Players receive   points for top-10 finishes and ties based on each week's money   distribution with $1,000 earned being the equivalent of one Charles  Schwab Cup  point (points are doubled at the five majors and tripled  at the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.)  The   program offers $2.1 million in tax-deferred annuity payouts to the  five leading finishers, with the winner receiving a $1 million   annuity. Tom Watson won the Charles Schwab Cup for the second  time in 2005. 

   
 Field: Allen Doyle Tom Kite Craig Stadler
  David Eger Wayne Levi Ron Streck*
  Ed Fiori Bruce Lietzke Bruce Summerhays
  Bruce Fleisher Mark McMulty Doug Tewell
  Bob Gilder Gil Morgan Jim Thorpe
  Stewart Ginn Larry Nelson Tom Watson
  Jay Haas* Pete Oakley D.A. Weibring
  Hale Irwin Don Pooley Fuzzy Zoeller
  John Jacobs Tom Purtzer
  Peter Jacobsen Dana Quigley
  Mark James Mike Reid*
  Tom Jenkins Loren Roberts*
  Mark Johnson* Des Smyth*
  
  *First-time participants

 Television: TGC  Friday, January 20  7:30-10:30 p.m. (EST-LIVE)
      (2:30-5:30 p.m. Local time-LIVE)
  TGC  Saturday, January 21  7:30-10:30 p.m. (EST-LIVE)
      (2:30-5:30 p.m. Local time-LIVE)
  TGC  Sunday, January 22  7:00-10:00 p.m. (EST-LIVE)
      (2:00-5:00 p.m. Local time-LIVE)
                            
 Tickets: ALL WEEK PASS  Good All Days  $25.00
  ANY DAY TICKET Good Any One Day  $10.00
  
  Tickets may be purchased by calling Tournament Headquarters at   1-800-417-2770. 
 
 Schedule of Events: Mon., January 16 Practice Rounds - Professionals only
  
  Tues., January 17 Practice Rounds - Professionals only
  
  Wed., January 18  Pro-Am Competition -       Approximately 7:30 a.m.
 
  Thurs., January 19 Pro-Am Competition -       Approximately 7:30 a.m.
  
  Fri., January 20 First Round of Competition -
   Approximately 10:30 a.m. start, Local Time

  Sat., January 21 Second Round of Competition -
   Approximately 10:30 a.m. start, Local Time

  Sun., January 22 Final Round of Competition -
   Approximately 10:15 a.m. start, Local Time
 

 History: Historically the season-opening event of the Champions Tour   season, the MasterCard Championship was first played as the Senior  Tournament of Champions in 1984.  It was hosted by La Costa   Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, CA through 1994.  It moved to Hyatt  Dorado Beach in Puerto Rico in 1995 and 1996 before moving to   Hualalai Golf Club in 1997.  Miller Barber, George Archer, Al   Geiberger and Dana Quigley are the only two-time winners of the  Championship.
 
 Charitable Proceeds: Kona Rotary Club

 Web Site: www.mastercardchampionship.com

 Tournament PGA TOUR, Championship Management
 Management: Vice President, Brian Goin
  103 Championship Way
  Ponte Vedra Beach, FL  32082
  Tel: (904) 273-3680
  Fax: (904) 285-5795
  Email: brian_goin@pgatourhq.com

 Tournament Office: Tournament Manager, Kelly Fliear
  MasterCard Championship
  1333 Maui Lani Parkway
  Kahului, HI  96732
  Tel: (800) 417-2770
  Fax: (808) 877-0460  
  Email: kelly.fliear@verizon.net
   
 Media Contacts: Jeff Adams
  Champions Tour, Director of Public Relations
  Tel:  (904) 273-3397
  Fax: (904) 273-3582
  Email: jadams@pgatourhq.com

  Phil Stambaugh
  Champions Tour Media Official
  Tel:  (904) 273-3516
  Fax:  (904) 280-4779
  Email:  philstambaugh@pgatouhq.com

  Colin Murray
  Champions Tour, Media Relations Assistant
  Tel: (904) 273-3298
  Fax: (904) 273-3511
  Email: colinmurray@pgatourhq.com