Far Hills, N.J. (March 3) – The United States Golf Association announced today that it is offering USGA Members a limited-time advance opportunity to enter a random drawing to purchase tickets for the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif. This advance opportunity to apply for tickets prior to the general public is one of the many benefits of USGA Membership.
From March 1 to April 15 (5 p.m. ET), applications for weekly Lodge Premier ($1,150 per package), Trophy Club ($675 per package) and Grounds Only ($425 per package) ticket packages will be available online at www.usga.org/tickets. Members may send a request via mail to: 2010 U.S. Open, c/o USGA, P.O. Box 1500, Far Hills, NJ 07931-1500.
Only one application per Membership will be accepted; each application will be permitted to purchase as many as four ticket packages.
Ticket questions can be directed via e-mail to ticketquestions@usga.org or via phone to (800) 698-0661. Written notification concerning whether a ticket application has been selected in the random drawing will be mailed by May 31. No ticket information will be given via telephone or e-mail, and no telephone or faxed orders will be accepted.
If a ticket application is not selected in the USGA Members’ random drawing, the entrant will automatically be sent a ticket application for the general public random drawing. Juniors age 12 and younger will be admitted free of charge, on any day, when accompanied by a paid adult ticket holder. There is a maximum of two junior tickets per one adult ticket. These junior tickets will be available at the Will Call facility and all admission gates. Tickets for juniors age 13 to 17 are available for purchase at a reduced rate (practice rounds-$15; championship rounds-$35) when accompanied by a paid adult ticket holder.
To join or renew a USGA Membership or to see a full listing of Member benefits, visit www.usga.org/members, send an e-mail to membership@usga.org or call (800) 223-0041.
About the USGA
The USGA is the national governing body of golf in the USA and Mexico, a combined territory that includes more than half the world’s golfers and golf courses.
The Association’s most visible role is played out each season in conducting 13 national championships, including the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open and U.S. Senior Open. Ten additional USGA national championships are exclusively for amateurs, and include the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Women’s Amateur.
The USGA also writes the Rules of Golf, conducts equipment testing, provides expert course maintenance consultations, funds research for better turf and a better environment, maintains a Handicap System and administers an ongoing “For the Good of the Game” grants program, which has allocated more than $63 million over 12 years to successful programs that bring the game’s values to youths from disadvantaged backgrounds and people with disabilities. For more information about the USGA, visit www.usga.org.
Contact:
Dave Fanucchi (dfanucchi@usga.org)
Web Address: www.usga.org
USGA Phone: (908) 234-2300
