Golf fans will be able to purchase tickets at a discounted rate through Jan. 1, to attend the 70th Senior PGA Championship, the most historic and prestigious event in senior golf, which will be contested May 21-24, 2009, at Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio, approximately 10 miles southeast of Cleveland.

The Senior PGA Championship brings together the game’s foremost senior professionals as well as many of the legendary players who compete in the season’s first senior major. Tickets will be available until Jan. 1, 2009 at $10 for Tuesday and Wednesday practice rounds; $25 for each competitive round, Thursday through Sunday, or $80 for a weekly package.

Tickets will be sold at a higher gate price after Jan. 1, 2009.

Founded in 1937, the Senior PGA Championship was first conducted at Augusta National Golf Club at the invitation of legendary Bobby Jones. The Championship perennially attracts the deepest international field and its list of Champions includes virtually the greatest players to play the game.

Canterbury Golf Club, designed by Herbert Strong and opened for play in 1921, is recognized by Golf Digest as one of the top 100 courses in America, and next year will joined Oak Hill Country Club of Rochester, N.Y., as the only courses to host all U.S. men’s rotating championships.

“The combination of Canterbury Golf Club and the rich tradition of the Senior PGA Championship will make a spectacular setting for what promises to be one of our finest Senior PGA Championships,” said PGA of America President Brian Whitcomb. “We encourage golf fans throughout Ohio and the country to bring their families and be a part of the next page of history at Canterbury Golf Club.”

Since 1916, The PGA of America’s mission has been twofold; to establish and elevate the standards of the profession and to grow interest and participation in the game of golf.

By establishing and elevating the standards of the golf profession through world-class education, career services, marketing and research programs, the Association enables PGA Professionals to maximize their performance in their respective career paths and showcases them as experts in the game and in the $76 billion golf industry.

By creating and delivering dramatic world-class championships and exciting and enjoyable golf promotions that are viewed as the best of their class in the golf industry, The PGA of America elevates the public’s interest in the game, the desire to play more golf, and ensures accessibility to the game for everyone, everywhere. The PGA of America brand represents the very best in golf.

Source: The PGA of America

Tickets to go on sale July 9, 2008, at pga2009.com and (800) PGA-GOLF

Tickets for the 2009 PGA Championship will go on sale to the general public tomorrow, Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at noon on PGA2009.com and by calling (800) PGA-GOLF. The upcoming 2009 PGA Championship will be held Aug. 10 - 16, 2009, at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn.

Two different ticket packages are available, including Wanamaker ticket packages, $425 each, and Season ticket packages, $300 each. Both packages include access to all seven days of the 2009 PGA Championship with individual transferable tickets for each day of the event, parking and a copy of the official 2009 PGA Championship Journal. Wanamaker packages also include access to the Wanamaker Club, a pavilion located next to the first green featuring televisions, air-conditioning, an expansive patio and a spirited atmosphere.

When accompanied by a ticketed adult, juniors (under 18 years of age) can attend for $15 per ticket per day during practice rounds Monday through Wednesday and $25 per ticket during play Thursday through Sunday of Championship Week.

“After hosting a highly successful 2002 PGA Championship at Hazeltine, we knew Minnesotans would be very excited for the Championship’s return,” said Michael Belot, 2009 PGA Championship tournament director. “Tickets sold out months before the event in 2002 and it appears ticket demand is going to be even greater this time around.”

Tickets will officially go on sale with a ceremonial tee off at Hazeltine at noon on July 9. The event will include celebrated Minnesotans who are a part of the state’s golf and sports community, including representatives from the Minnesota Twins, Vikings, Timberwolves, Wild and Gophers. The official tee off will be followed by participants taking part in a golf competition for charity.

Source: 2009 PGA Championship

Web site: http://www.pga2009.com/

The 2008 Michael Strahan/Dreier LLP Charity Golf Tournament to Benefit Children’s Rights and Keep A Child Alive

WHAT: The 2008 Michael Strahan/Dreier LLP Charity Golf Tournament to benefit disadvantaged children. The tournament, now in its third year, is hosted by New York Giants great Michael Strahan and Dreier LLP, a law firm that specializes in commercial litigation, real estate, intellectual property, entertainment, sports, tax, and other practice areas. This year’s event, which benefits the children’s charities Children’s Rights and Keep A Child Alive, features a private concert by an 11-time Grammy Award-winning singer and an auction of sports memorabilia by Michael Strahan on Sunday, June 29, followed by a celebrity golf tournament on Monday, June 30 featuring current and former professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey stars. Last year, the tournament raised more than $300,000 for children’s charities.

Audemars Piguet joins the tournament this year as Lead Sponsor, and Continental Airlines is proud to support the event as the official airline of the Michael Strahan/Dreier LLP Charity Golf Tournament.
WHEN:

• Sunday, June 29, 7:00 p.m.: red carpet celebrity arrivals for Gala Pairings Party, which features a private concert and sports auction by Michael Strahan at TAO Restaurant, 42 E. 58th St. in New York.

• Monday, June 30, 11:00 a.m.: Charity Golf Tournament media availability prior to shotgun start. Century Country Club, Purchase, NY.

WHO: New York Giants legend Michael Strahan and celebrity golfers including Marcus Allen, Lee Elder, Eric Dickerson, Deacon Jones, Julius Erving, Shawne Merriman, Dwight Freeney, Jessie Armstead, Harry Carson, Carl Banks, Jason Sehorn, Tony Siragusa, Vince Coleman, actor Chris McDonald (Happy Gilmore’s “Shooter McGavin”), Richard Dent, Alonzo Mourning, Donnie Edwards, Marshall Faulk, John Kruk, Mario Lemieux, Ahmad Rashad, Ozzie Smith and Darryl Strawberry, among other celebrities and athletes. Expected celebrity guests at TAO include Justin Tuck, Nicole Murphy, Spike Lee, Charles Oakley and Angie Harmon.

WHY: The event will benefit Children’s Rights, which advocates on behalf of abused and neglected children in the U.S., and Keep A Child Alive, which provides medical care and medicine for African children suffering from AIDS.

Source: Dreier LLP

Web site: http://www.dreierllp.com/