TEXAS OPEN CHAMP ZACH JOHNSON MAKES REPEAT APPEARANCE IN CVS CAREMARK CHARITY CLASSIC
Johnson will be paired with Nick Watney who is making his first appearance at the CVS Caremark Charity Classic
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (MAY 18, 2009) – Coming off back-to-back wins at the Texas Open, Zach Johnson will make his second appearance at the CVS Caremark Charity Classic June 21-23 at the Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington, R.I., tournament officials announced today.
Johnson, who made his inaugural appearance in the Charity Classic in 2007 after winning the Masters, will be teamed with 2009 Buick Invitational winner Nick Watney. Watney, who will be making his inaugural appearance at the CVS Caremark Charity Classic ranks second in driving distance on the PGA TOUR. Johnson and Watney are first and sixth respectively in the FedEx Cup standings.
“We’re pleased to welcome Zach and Nick to the CVS Caremark Charity Classic and are proud to add them to our impressive roster of players, who are helping to raise funds for many worthy local charities” said Eileen Howard Dunn, Tournament Chairwoman of the CVS Caremark Charity Classic. “Fans are in for a memorable experience as they watch these golf professionals in an up-close-and-personal setting."
Co-Ed Pairings
Mixed teams will participate in the 2009 edition of the tournament for the first time. Co-ed pairings are set to include Morgan Pressel with Davis Love III, Juli Inkster with Brad Faxon, Helen Alfredsson with Billy Andrade and Natalie Gulbis with Peter Jacobsen. Back to defend their title will be 2008 tournament champions Bubba Watson and Camilo Villegas. Other teams slated to attend include fellow South African’s Nick Price and Retief Goosen, Anthony Kim and Todd Hamilton as well as uncle/nephew duo of Dana Quigley and Brett Quigley who will be making their 11th straight appearance.
Tickets
Tournament week begins with the Pepsi Pro-Am on Sunday, June 21 followed by the two-day tournament Monday, June 22-Tuesday, June, 23 at the Rhode Island Country Club. Participants will be competing for a purse of $1.55 million.
Tickets for the star-studded CVS Caremark Charity Classic are now on sale. A three-day pass is $60. Sunday-only tickets are $20 each and tickets for either Monday or Tuesday are $25 each. Children 17 and under are free with a ticketed adult. The Tournament offers two easy ways to purchase tickets including by phone at 866-CVS-9441 or by visiting cvscharityclassic.com for a mail-in application.
A special ticket promotion is now underway at CVS/pharmacy stores in Rhode Island as well as select CVS/pharmacy locations in Massachusetts. Golf fans can pick up tickets to the annual, CVS Caremark Charity Classic golf tournament by simply purchasing qualifying products.
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 10 years, the CVS Caremark Charity Classic has raised $12 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 cvscharityclassic.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 more than 6,900 CVS/pharmacy and Longs Drugs stores; its Caremark Pharmacy Services division (pharmacy benefit management, mail order and specialty pharmacy); its retail-based health clinic subsidiary, MinuteClinic; and its online pharmacy, CVS.com. General information about CVS Caremark is available through the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site, at http://cvscaremark.com/investors, as well as through the Newsroom section of the Company's Web site, at http://cvscaremark.com/newsroom.
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