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November 6, 2007
2008 MERCEDES-BENZ CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD FEATURES 35 WINNERS
KAPALUA RESORT, MAUI, HAWAI'I —
Thanks to victories during the 2007 official money season, 35 PGA TOUR professionals have qualified for the PGA TOUR-opening, 2008 Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort in Hawai‘i, January 3-6. The winners-only tournament features a $5.5 million purse, with the winner taking home $1.1 million, Tiffany Trophy and a 2008 Mercedes-Benz CL550.
Fans can watch Vijay Singh defend his 2007 title live in prime time as The Golf Channel will telecast approximately 13.5 hours of the tournament from 7-10:30 p.m., January 3-5, and from
7-10 p.m. January 6. For those who want to see the action in person, tickets are available to buy and print on-line through ClicknPrint Tickets. Go to www.kapalua.com or call 1- 877-772-5425. For tournament questions, call 1-866-665-9160.
The players and the tournament(s) they won to qualify are as follows:
| No. |
Player |
Tournament(s) Won |
| 1 |
Vijay Singh |
Mercedes-Benz Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard |
| 2 |
Paul Goydos |
Sony Open in Hawaii |
| 3 |
Charley Hoffman |
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic |
| 4 |
Tiger Woods |
Buick Invitational, WGC-CA Championship, Wachovia Championship, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, PGA Championship, BMW Championship, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola |
| 5 |
Aaron Baddeley |
FBR Open |
| 6 |
Phil Mickelson |
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, The PLAYERS Championship, Deutsche Bank Championship |
| 7 |
Charles Howell III |
Nissan Open |
| 8 |
Fred Funk |
Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun |
| 9 |
Henrik Stenson |
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship |
| 10 |
Mark Wilson |
The Honda Classic |
| 11 |
Mark Calcavecchia |
PODS Championship |
| 12 |
Adam Scott |
Shell Houston Open |
| 13 |
Zach Johnson |
MASTERS Tournament, AT&T Classic |
| 14 |
Boo Weekley |
Verizon Heritage |
| 15 |
Nick Watney |
Zurich Classic of New Orleans |
| 16 |
Scott Verplank |
EDS Byron Nelson Classic |
| 17 |
Rory Sabbatini |
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial |
| 18 |
K.J. Choi |
The Mermorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley, AT&T National |
| 19 |
Woody Austin |
Stanford St. Jude Championship |
| 20 |
Angel Cabrera |
U.S. Open Championship |
| 21 |
Hunter Mahan |
Travelers Championship |
| 22 |
Brian Bateman |
Buick Open |
| 23 |
Jonathan Byrd |
John Deere Classic |
| 24 |
Joe Ogilvie |
U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee |
| 25 |
Padraig Harrington |
British Open Championship |
| 26 |
Jim Furyk |
Canadian Open presented by Franklin Templeton Investments |
| 27 |
Steve Flesch |
Reno-Tahoe Open, Turning Stone Resort Championship |
| 28 |
Brandt Snedeker |
Wyndham Championship |
| 29 |
Steve Stricker |
The Barclays |
| 30 |
Chad Campbell |
Viking Classic |
| 31 |
Justin Leonard |
Valero Texas Open |
| 32 |
George McNeill |
Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children |
| 33 |
Mike Weir |
Fry's Electronics Open |
| 34 |
Daniel Chopra |
Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro |
| 35 |
Stephen Ames |
Children's Miracle Network Classic presented by Wal-Mart |
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Media Contacts:
Tracy Johnson
Public Relations Manager
Kapalua Resort and Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc.
PO Box 187
Kahului, Hawai'i 96733-6687
Phone 808-877-1693
Cel 808-757-0991
kapalua.com
mauipineapple.com
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