2 - PGA TOUR Media

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION
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TV
The Golf Channel, available in more than 90 million homes, is the exclusive cable
television home of the Champions Tour through 2008. It will provide three-day
coverage of 54-hole events, plus four-day coverage of the JELD-WEN Tradition and
Friday/Saturday coverage of the Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach. The Golf
Channel will also re-air all telecasts the same day, often in prime time. ABC, CBS
and NBC will televise six official events, thus all 29 official Champions Tour events,
plus the three Challenge events, will be on television in the United States. The
coverage summary of the 29* official Charles Schwab Cup tournaments is as
follows:
TGC 24
ABC 2
CBS 1
NBC 3
* The Golf Channel and NBC provide Friday/Saturday and Sunday coverage,
respectively, of the Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach.
International TV
Outside the United States, the majority of Champions Tour events are seen in the
United Kingdom and continental Europe, Latin America, Canada, Middle East,
Africa, Japan, Australia and Pan Asia. The events air live, tape-delayed or in a
highlights-package format. The amount of coverage for any given event varies
from country to country and coverage area to coverage area.
Awards
The Champions Tour presents the following awards annually:
• Champions Tour Player of the Year/Jack Nicklaus Trophy
• Charles Schwab Cup
• Champions Tour Rookie of the Year
• Champions Tour Comeback Player of the Year
• Arnold Palmer Award (leading money winner)
• Byron Nelson Award (scoring leader)
• CTTA “Bruno” Award (contributions to the Champions Tour)
• Champions Tour Charity of the Year
• Champions Tour Volunteer of the Year
In addition, the Champions Tour recognizes its Player of the Month (February
through October.
Fact Sheet (cont.)
Events/Prize Money
Year Total Events Official Events Official Prize Money Year Total Events Official Events Official Prize Money
1980 4 4* $475,000
1994 44 37 28,850,000
1981 7 7* 1,024,000
1995 44 38 33,300,000
1982 11 11 1,372,000
1996 44 39 37,800,000
1983 18 16 3,364,768
1997 43 38 41,750,000
1984 24 22 5,156.000
1998 42 38 45,100,000
1985 27 24 6,076,000
1999 45 38 49,050,000
1986 28 28 6,300,000
2000 45 39 54,100,000
1987 35 32 8,700,000
2001 43 37 58,250,000
1988 37 34 10,500,000
2002 40 35 57,900,000
1989 41 35 14,195,000
2003 35 31 52,850,000
1990 42 38 18,323,968
2004 34 30 53,080,000
1991 42 37 19,788,289
2005 32 28 50,300,000
1992 42 37 21,025,000
2006 32 29 52,700,000 **
1993 43 38 $26,250,000
* Events retroactively recognized as official.
** Minimum
Champions Tour 2006 Guide
“Rookies”
The Champions Tour “rookie” class of 2006 includes exempt players Scott
Simpson (Sept. 17, 2005), Scott Hoch (Nov. 24, 2005), David Edwards (April 18),
Fred Funk (June 14) and Chip Beck (Sept. 12).
Additional future-year “rookie” prospects include:
2007 – Mark O’Meara, Nick Price, Nick Faldo, Jeff Sluman, John Cook, Seve
Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer.
2008 – Sandy Lyle, Joey Sindelar, Mike Hulbert, Hal Sutton, Dan Forsman, Larry
Mize, Blaine McCallister, Ian Woosnam.
2009 – Steve Jones, Tom Lehman, Bob Tway, David Frost, Fred Couples. 2010 –
Corey Pavin, Paul Azinger, Mark Calcavecchia, Kenny Perry.
Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions
A “tournament within a tournament” for Champions Tour players age 60 and
over who are entered in the full-field tournament. The winner is determined by
scores posted during the first two rounds of competition. Georgia-Pacific Grand
Champions compete for $175,000, with the winner receiving $30,000. In 2006,
there are five events, plus the season-concluding $400,000 Georgia-Pacific
Grand Champions Championship for the year's 16 leading money winners, plus
two sponsor invitees, with the winner taking home $85,000.
Champions Tour Communications Contacts
Bob Combs, Senior Vice President,
Communications and Public Relations 904-273-3500
Jeff Adams, Director of Public Relations 904-273-3397
Colin Murray, Media Relations Assistant 904-273-3298
Dave Senko, Media Official 904-273-3252
Phil Stambaugh, Media Official 904-273-3516
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