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Wachovia Championship Media Credential Applications Due
Apply online at www.wachoviachampionship.com by April 19, 2004
CHARLOTTE N.C., March 30, 2004 – Media credential applications are now being accepted online at www.wachoviachampionship.com for the 2004 Wachovia Championship, tournament officials announced today. The online media credential applications are due April 19.
Applications for credentials will be considered from representatives of daily newspapers; wire/news services; national or international golf magazines that regularly provide tournament coverage; news and sports magazines that regularly cover golf; national radio and television networks; local radio and television stations within the Southeast; recognized golf or legitimate news Internet sites that update news content daily.
Due to the large volume of requests, tournament officials will accept only one application per news outlet/agency. Please note that we are unable to accept requests for personnel not directly involved in coverage of the tournament, including sales, marketing or any other non-news personnel. Credentials are not allocated to freelance writers or photographers.
The application does not ensure that credentials will be given; all applicants will be notified regarding their credential status prior to the tournament, which is being held March 3-9 at Quail Hollow Club. Last year, more than 200 reporters – including from as far away as Japan – covered the Wachovia Championship, which features many of the world’s top golfers and one of the PGA TOUR’s largest purses – guaranteeing the winner in excess of $1 million.
Proceeds from the 2004 Wachovia Championship will benefit Teach For America, a national education foundation that provides a corps of outstanding recent college graduates of all academic majors who commit to teach for two years in underserved urban and rural public schools.
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About the Wachovia Championship
The Wachovia Championship is one of the largest, most prestigious sporting events in the Charlotte region. Now in its second year, the tournament is intended as an annual tradition that will bring customers, players and patrons back each year for an unforgettable golf experience, and is poised to become the number one non-major event on the PGA TOUR. The 2004 tournament will be held May 3-9. Sponsored by Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB), the tournament’s $5.6 million purse is one of the largest on the PGA TOUR, and is expected to draw many of the world’s top golfers to Charlotte.
For more information, visit the tournament website, www.wachoviachampionship.com.
About Wachovia
Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) is one of the largest providers of financial services to retail, brokerage and corporate customers throughout the East Coast and the nation, with assets of $401 billion, market capitalization of $61 billion and stockholders' equity of $32 billion at Dec. 31, 2003. Its four core businesses, the General Bank, Capital Management, Wealth Management, and the Corporate and Investment Bank, serve 9 million households, including 900,000 businesses, primarily in 11 East Coast states and Washington, D.C. Its broker-dealer, Wachovia Securities, LLC, serves clients in 49 states. Global services are provided through 32 international offices. Online banking and brokerage products and services also are available through Wachovia.com.
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