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Powerful 156-Player Field is Set to Play in $5.6 Million Wachovia Championship
Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson Head a Lineup that Includes 20 of the Top-30 2004 Leading Money Winners and Five of the Top Six World-Ranked Players in Event at Quail Hollow, May 3-9
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Tiger Woods, a six-time PGA TOUR Player of the Year, including the last five in a row, and the undisputed No. 1 player in the world, Vijay Singh, the winner of the 2003 PGA TOUR money title and No. 2 player in the world, and Phil Mickelson, the reigning Masters champion and No. 6 player in the world, head a deep and powerful 156-player field for the second annual Wachovia Championship, which will be played at Quail Hollow Club, May 3-9.
The Wachovia Championship, a 72-hole tournament that features a $5.6 million purse, will pay $1,008,000 to the winner. The tournament will be televised by USA Network on Thursday, May 6 (4 – 6:00 p.m., ET) and Friday, May 7 (3 – 6:00 p.m., ET), and by CBS on Saturday, May 8 and Sunday, May 9 (3 – 6:00 p.m., ET).
David Toms will defend his Wachovia Championship title against an illustrious field which includes 20 of the top-30 money winners in 2004 and five of the top-six players on the World Ranking.
There are also 17 players in the field who have combined to win 32 major championships. Woods, the winner of this year’s WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, heads the major championship winner list. The other major champions are: Rich Beem, Mark Brooks, Ben Curtis, Lee Janzen, Bernhard Langer, Davis Love III, Shaun Micheel, Mickelson, Mark O’Meara, Corey Pavin, Nick Price, Singh, Jeff Sluman, Curtis Strange, Toms and Mike Weir.
FIELD IS SET FOR WACHOVIA CHAMPIONSHIP
Proceeds from all PGA TOUR events benefit charities selected by the tournament organization. The nationally known educational foundation, Teach For America, has been selected as the primary charitable recipient of the Wachovia Championship for 2004, in keeping with Wachovia's strong commitment to furthering education opportunities in local communities.
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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.
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 $411.0 billion, market capitalization of $61.7 billion and stockholders’ equity of $33.3 billion at March 31, 2004. Its four core businesses, the General Bank, Capital Management, Wealth Management, and the Corporate and Investment Bank, serve 12 million client relationships (including households and businesses), primarily in 11 East Coast states and Washington, D.C. Its full-service retail brokerage firm, 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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