MasterCard Championship at Hualalai

2007 FACT SHEET

Event: 24th MasterCard Championship at Hualalai

Sanctioning: The first of 29 official Champions Tour / Charles Schwab Cup events of 2007

Title Sponsor: MasterCard WorldWide

Dates: January 15-21, 2007

Site: Hualalai Golf Course; 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: Loren Roberts (191, 25-under par); One stroke over Don Pooley.

Purse: $1,700,000 / $290,000 First Prize

Eligibility: Winners of Champions Tour major championships in the last five years (2002-2006) and winners of Champions Tour official money cosponsored and approved tournaments in the last two years (2005-2006).  Up to four sponsor invitations 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 enters its seventh year in 2007.   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 as well as 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.  Jay Haas won the closest Charles Schwab Cup Race in history in 2006, defeating Loren Roberts by a mere 20 points.

   
Field (38**): 

Andy Bean* 
Peter Jacobsen 
Mike Reid
Brad Bryant* 
Mark James 
Loren Roberts
Allen Doyle 
Tom Jenkins 
Eduardo Romero*
David Edwards* 
Mark Johnson 
Scott Simpson*
David Eger 
Tom Kite 
Des Smyth
Fred Funk* 
Bruce Lietzke 
Craig Stadler
Bob Gilder 
Mark McNulty 
Ron Streck
Stewart Ginn 
Gil Morgan 
Jim Thorpe
Jay Haas 
Pete Oakley 
Bobby Wadkins
John Harris* 
Jerry Pate* 
Tom Watson
Morris Hatalsky 
Don Pooley 
D.A. Weibring
Hale Irwin 
Tom Purtzer 
Fuzzy Zoeller
John Jacobs 
Dana Quigley
  
*First-time participants
** Does not include up to four sponsor invitees that will be named at a later date.

 Television: TGC  Friday, January 19  6:30-9:00 p.m. (EST-LIVE)
      (1:30-4:00 p.m. Local time-LIVE)
  TGC  Saturday, January 20  7:30-10:00 p.m. (EST-LIVE)
      (2:30-5:00 p.m. Local time-LIVE)
  TGC  Sunday, January 21  7:30-10:00 p.m. (EST-LIVE)
      (2:30-5:00 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 15 Practice Rounds - Professionals only
  
Tues., January 16 Practice Rounds - Professionals only
  
Wed., January 17  Pro-Am Competition - Approximately 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. 
 
Thurs., January 18 Pro-Am Competition - Approximately 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
  
Fri., January 19 First Round of Competition - Start Time TBD

Sat., January 20 Second Round of Competition - Start Time TBD

Sun., January 21 Final Round of Competition - Start Time TBD
 

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, Calif. through 1994.  It moved to Hyatt Dorado Beach in Puerto Rico in 1995 and 1996 before moving to Hualalai Golf Course in 1997.  Miller Barber, George Archer, Al Geiberger and Dana Quigley are the only two-time winners of the Championship.
 
Charitable Proceeds: Rotary Club of Kona Community Foundation and Big Island Junior Golf.

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 at Hualalai
  1333 Maui Lani Parkway
  Kahului, HI  96732
  Tel: (800) 417-2770
  Fax: (808) 877-0460  
  Email: kelly.fliear@hawaiiantel.net
   
 Media Contacts: Jeff Adams
  Champions Tour, Director of Public Relations
  Tel:  (904) 273-3397
  Fax: (904) 273-3582
  Email: jadams@pgatourhq.com

  Dave Senko
  Champions Tour Media Official
  Tel:  (904) 273-3252
  Fax:  (904) 280-4779
  Email:  davesenko@pgatourhq.com

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