Hospitality Skyboxes Sold Out
(Doral, FL, USA) – With the FedExCup underway, players have additional criteria to become eligible for the World Golf Championships-CA Championship. The combination of the Official World Golf Ranking, 2006 Money Lists from Tours across the globe and 2007 FedExCup standings and the European Tour Order of Merit reward both steady play from the past few seasons, while also recognizing those who are just recently beginning to find their form.
As a result, one of the strongest and most dynamic CA Championship fields is coming together with nearly one month remaining until the deadline to qualify for this year’s event at the Blue Monster Course at Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Doral, Florida, on March 19-25.
Players finishing 2006 atop the money list of their respective home Tours have already qualified for this year’s event. The top-30 players from the 2006 PGA TOUR Money List as well as the top-20 players from the 2006 European Tour Order of Merit have earned a place in the field. Also earning positions are top players from the Japan Golf Tour, Australasian Tour, Sunshine Tour and Asian Tour.
However, players can still qualify for the tournament via the FedExCup points standings. Charles Howell III currently leads the FedExCup points race on the strength of two runner-up finishes in three events this season at the Sony Open in Hawaii and the Buick Invitational last week. Vijay Singh is currently ranked second in the standings with his win at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship. Other PGA TOUR winners this season Charley Hoffman, Paul Goydos and Tiger Woods rank 3-5, respectively.
There are two deadlines on the PGA TOUR for the top-10 players in the FedExCup standings. Players within the top 10 on March 12 will qualify, and then again on March 19. If the standings for qualification expired today, the field would be 74 players from 19 different countries. For complete current standings, see the final page of this release.
Tournament officials also announced that the CA Championship has officially sold out of the Skybox hospitality product for the 2007 event. The Skybox product is located adjacent to and overlooking the 18th green on Doral’s Blue Monster golf course.
"This is the earliest that we have sold out of our most popular hospitality product at Doral, which clearly demonstrates the elevated status of the World Golf Championships," said Ed Carbone, executive director of the CA Championship. "The 2007 CA Championship will mark a new era in championship golf in South Florida."
Limited hospitality opportunities remain for the 2007 CA Championship. Please contact the CA Championship office at 305-513-4653, extension 102 to inquire.
There are two ways to order tickets to the 2007 CA Championship:
1. Go to www.worldgolfchampionships.com to order tickets on-line.
2. Call 1-866-4WGC-TIX (866-494-2849) to purchase tickets by phone.
For information on other ticket specials, log on to www.worldgolfchampionships.com and look for the ticket information section of the World Golf Championships-CA Championship web-site.
The 2007 World Golf Championships-CA Championship will have an $8 million purse, with the game’s top players competing for the $1.35 million first-place prize and the Gene Sarazen Cup. The event is also a part of the PGA TOUR’s new FedExCup, the season-long competition where PGA TOUR member players will amass points based on their performance, set to debut next year.
One of four World Golf Championships events, the CA Championship will feature the top-50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking along with top finishers on the money lists of the six Tours comprising the International Federation of PGA Tours (PGA TOUR, European Tour, Australasian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, Asian Tour and Sunshine Tour). The first two rounds will be televised by The Golf Channel and NBC will broadcast the final two rounds. The tournament will be televised in 140 countries.
Some of golf’s best players have emerged victorious during the tournament’s seven-year history. Tiger Woods counts five victories in this tournament among his 13 World Golf Championships titles. He won the inaugural event in 1999 at Valderrama in Spain and followed that up with victories in 2002 in Ireland, in 2003 and 2005 in the United States. Earlier this year, he was victorious in London. In 2000, Canadian Mike Weir captured the title, and in 2004, Ernie Els of South Africa triumphed.
The World Golf Championships feature elite players in a variety of competitive formats at venues around the world. Since the series debut in 1999, World Golf Championships have been held in 10 countries. The CA Championship has been played five times in Europe and twice previously in the United States.
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Contact:
James Cramer
Director, Public Relations
World Golf Championships
Tel: 904-273-3293
Email: jcramer@pgatourhq.com
