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Wachovia Championship Daily Tickets Sell Out
Limited Number of Weekly Ticket Books Still Available
CHARLOTTE N.C., April 21, 2004 – Daily tickets have sold out for the second Wachovia Championship at Quail Hollow Club, tournament officials announced today. Limited numbers of weekly ticket books and hospitality packages are still available.
“Ticket sales have been phenomenal this year,” says Kym Hougham, tournament director. “We were hoping to build on the success of last year’s inaugural event, but the response has been more than we could have ever asked for.”
The Wachovia Championship will make its second appearance at Quail Hollow Club, May 3-9. The tournament has already received commitments from last year’s winner David Toms, as well as Phil Mickelson, K.J. Choi, Shaun Micheel, Davis Love III, Nick Price, Jay Haas, Justin Leonard, Lee Janzen, Sergio Garcia, Steve Lowery, Rich Beem, Vijay Singh, Ben Curtis and Chris DiMarco.
A limited number of weekly ticket books are still available and are priced at $120. A number of hospitality opportunities also remain.
For more information, call the ticket office at (800) 945-0777, or visit www.wachoviachampionship.com.
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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 $1 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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