1 - PGA TOUR Media

Fact SheetSection IntroductIon1name:pga tourWeb site:pgatour.comcommissioner:tim Finchem (since June 1, 1994)Headquarters:112 pga tour Boulevard, ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082phone: 904-285-3700overview:the pga tour is the world’s premier membership organization for touringprofessional golfers, co-sanctioning more than 100 tournaments on the pgatour, champions tour and Nationwide tour.the pga tour’s mission is to entertain and inspire its fans, deliversubstantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back,generate significant charitable and economic impact in communities in whichit plays, and provide financial opportunities for tour players.In 2011, the three tours collectively have tournaments in 29 states and in12 countries and territories outside of the united States. pga tour tournamentsare broadcast to nearly 600 million households in 225 countries andterritories in 30 languages.Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations in orderto maximize charitable giving. In 2010, tournaments on the three tours generatedmore than $120 million for local charitable organizations, bringing thetour’s all-time total of charitable contributions to more than $1.6 billion.2011 Schedule (45 official events):1. FedExcup regular Season – 37 events2. pga tour playoffs – 4 events3. Fall Series – 4 eventsthe pga tour plays in 20 states plus canada, mexico, England, puerto rico,china and malaysia.Major championships (4):masters tournament, British open, u.S. open, pga championshipPrize Money:approximately $288 million – official eventsBonus Money for the Fedexcup:$10 million for first place, $3 million for second, $2 million for third, $1.5 millionfor fourth and $1 million for fifth.charity:pga tour, champions tour and Nationwide tour events have donated morethan $1.6 billion to charity since 1938. the pga tour reached the $1-billionmilestone at the 2005 chrysler championship. Whereas the first billion wasreached after 67 years, the second billion is expected to be achieved withinthe next five years.eligibility:Each pga tour player has earned a position on the priority-ranking systemthat will be used to select full-field open tournaments. the complete priorityranking system, in order of priority, can be found on pages 2-2 and 2-3.Membership:pga tour members hail from around the globe. In 2011, there are 80 internationalplayers with full or partial tour exemptions from 22 countries.television:third and/ Four-DayNetwork Early round or Final-round coveragecBS — 20 —NBc — 10 —goLF 30 — 11totaLS 30 30 11Note: golf channel and NBc also will televise the presidents cupNotes: Includes 41 official pga tour events (does not include the fourmajors). In addition to the united States, the majority of tour events areseen in the united Kingdom and continental Europe, Latin america, canada,the middle East, africa, Japan, australia and pan-asia. the events are airedlive, tape-delayed or in a highlights-package format; includes 600 millionhouseholds and 225 countries and territories.Awards:the pga tour presents the following awards:• FedExCup Champion• PGA TOUR Player of the Year/Jack Nicklaus Trophy• Arnold Palmer Award (leading money-winner)• Byron Nelson Trophy (adjusted scoring average)• PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year• PGA TOUR Comeback Player of the Year• PGA TOUR Lifetime AchievementIn addition, the tour recognizes its player of the month (January throughNovember)PGA toUR communications contacts (Area code 904):ty Votaw ..............................................................................................280-4774Executive Vice president, communicationsand International affairs ......................................tyvotaw@pgatourhq.comana Leaird ............................................................................................273-3681Senior Vice president, communications ...........analeaird@pgatourhq.comJames cramer .....................................................................................273-3293Vice president, communications .................jamescramer@pgatourhq.comKen Lovell ............................................................................................273-3385Vice president, media Development ................. kenlovell@pgatourhq.comLaura Hill ..............................................................................................273-7655Senior Director, communications ........................laurahill@pgatourhq.comJoel Schuchmann ................................................................................280-4707Director, communications, pga tour ... joelschuchmann@pgatourhq.comJeff adams ..........................................................................................273-3397Director, communications, Nationwide tour ... jeffadams@pgatourhq.commark Williams .....................................................................................273-3470Director, communications, champions tour ...markwilliams@pgatourhq.comchris Smith ..........................................................................................273-3379Director, communications, Business ...............chrissmith@pgatourhq.comLaury Livsey .........................................................................................273-3418manager, corporate communications ............laurylivsey@pgatourhq.comDoug milne ..........................................................................................280-5024manager, communications ..............................dougmilne@pgatourhq.comchris reimer ........................................................................................273-3286manager, championship management ........ chrisreimer@pgatourhq.comNelson Silverio ....................................................................................273-3528manager, media Information .................... nelsonsilverio@pgatourhq.comDenise taylor .......................................................................................273-3311manager, media relations ...........................denisetaylor@pgatourhq.comJohn Bush ............................................................................................280-4711media official, pga tour .................................johnbush@pgatourhq.comJoe chemycz ........................................................................................273-3305media official, Nationwide tour ...................joechemycz@pgatourhq.comDave Senko ..........................................................................................273-3252media official, champions tour ..................... davesenko@pgatourhq.comphil Stambaugh ...................................................................................273-3516media official, champions tour ...............philstambaugh@pgatourhq.commark Stevens ......................................................................................273-3256media official, pga tour ........................... markstevens@pgatourhq.comcolin murray ........................................................................................273-3298communications coordinator ........................colinmurray@pgatourhq.commaureen radzavicz .............................................................................273-3301communications coordinator ............. maureenradzavicz@pgatourhq.comadam Wallace .....................................................................................543-7405media relations Specialist .........................adamwallace@pgatourhq.com1-10 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com