2008 CVS Caremark Charity Classic First Round Results
Bubba Watson and Camilo Villegas Lead
Barrington, R.I. (June 23, 2008) – Young guns Bubba Watson and Camilo Villegas took the lead on day one of the two-day CVS Caremark Charity Classic at Rhode Island Country Club. Both Watson and Villegas are making their second tournament appearance, although they previously played with different partners in different years.
“This format makes it fun on us,” said Bubba Watson, who led the PGA TOUR in driving distance last year. “Out here I could just let it rip. It gives me a little more confidence to hit it harder.”
Tournament co-host Billy Andrade’s 14-year-old son Cameron caddied for Watson and provided good insight on what is Cameron’s home course. “He listened to me for the first few holes. The only hole he didn’t was on 18,” said the young Andrade, who is a 10-handicap, “I’ve made that putt at least 20 times.”
Billy Andrade and Davis Love III picked up Monday’s only Energizer Skin with a birdie on hole #7.
Four teams are tied at second place heading into Tuesday’s final round, including tournament co-host Billy Andrade and partner Davis Love III as well as U.S. Open second-place finisher Rocco Mediate and his partner Brandt Snedeker, who placed third at this year's Masters Tournament.
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Monday's scores and tee times for Tuesday’s final round are:
9:00 a.m. Nick Faldo/Justin Rose -5 (66)
Brad Faxon/Peter Jacobsen -1 (70)
9:10 a.m. Brett Quigley/Dana Quigley -8 (63)
Stewart Cink/J.J. Henry -6 (65)
9:20 a.m. Charles Howell III/Nick Price -9 (62)
Nicole Castrale/Laura Diaz -8 (63)
9:30 a.m. Billy Andrade/Davis Love III -9 (62)
Rocco Mediate/Brandt Snedeker -9 (62)
9:40 a.m. Bubba Watson/Camilo Villegas -10 (61)
Paul Goydos/Tim Herron -9 (62)
Tickets to the 2008 CVS Caremark Charity Classic golf tournament are still available at the tournament admissions gate or at Will Call, located at Seekonk Speedway. Spectator parking is available at Seekonk Speedway for $5.00 per car. Free shuttle buses will bring spectators to and from Rhode Island Country Club.
About the CVS Caremark Charity Classic
The CVS Caremark Charity Classic, an annual golf tournament hosted by PGA TOUR players Billy Andrade and Brad Faxon, is Rhode Island’s largest charitable sporting event. During the past nine years, the CVS Caremark Charity Classic has raised more than $10 million for charities around the region, providing vital funding for a variety of critical programs in the areas of education, family and children’s issues. For more information, visit www.cvsgolf.com.
About CVS Caremark
CVS Caremark is the largest provider of prescriptions in the nation. The Company fills or manages more than 1 billion prescriptions annually. Through its unmatched breadth of service offerings, CVS Caremark is transforming the delivery of health care services in the U.S. The Company is uniquely positioned to effectively manage costs and improve health care outcomes through its 6,300 CVS/pharmacy stores; its pharmacy benefit management, mail order and specialty pharmacy division, Caremark Pharmacy Services; its retail-based health clinic subsidiary, MinuteClinic; and its online pharmacy, CVS.com. General information about CVS Caremark is available through the Investor Relations portion of the Company's website, at http://investor.cvs.com, as well as through the pressroom portion of the Company's website, at www.cvs.com/pressroom.
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