SAN MARTIN, Calif. – Louis Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open Champion, has committed to the 2011 Frys.com Open. Oosthuizen, the 52nd ranked player on the Official World Golf Rankings, also holds 6 international victories. While spending most of his time on the European Tour, Oosthuizen has played in a total of 31 PGA TOUR events, making 17 cuts and earning more than $1.8 million in the process. His best finish on TOUR this year came at the 2011 U.S. Open, where he tied for ninth. The Frys.com Open will be played at CordeValle in San Martin, Calif., October 5-9, 2011.
Also committing to the field today are four-time PGA TOUR winner Heath Slocum and Chad Campbell, a four-time PGA TOUR winner and member of three U.S. Ryder Cup teams.
The list of committed players also includes a number top PGA TOUR players including Ernie Els, the 45th ranked player on the Official World Golf Rankings; Angel Cabrera, winner of the 2007 U.S. Open and the 2009 Masters; the 76th ranked player on the Official World Golf Rankings, Kevin Na; the 23rd ranked golfer on the Official World Golf Rankings, Paul Casey; 12-time PGA TOUR winner (including the 1996 British Open) Justin Leonard; two-time PGA TOUR winner Paul Goydos; the 39th ranked player on the 2011 PGA TOUR money list Tommy Gainey; 13-time PGA TOUR winner (including the 2001 British Open Championship) David Duval; 2009 US Open runner-up Ricky Barnes, the 47th ranked player on the 2011 FedEx Cup standings Spencer Levin and the 50th ranked player on the Official World Golf Rankings and 71-time PGA TOUR winner Tiger Woods.
PGA TOUR members have until 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 30, to commit to play in the Frys.com Open. Eligible players are assigned one of 38 PGA TOUR priority rankings based on past performances on the PGA TOUR. The field will continue to change as players with better priority rankings commit to play in the Frys.com Open.
The Frys.com Open is part of the PGA TOUR’s Fall Series and features a full-field (132 players), four-day tournament with a $5 million purse and $900,000 payout to the winner. Now in its sixth year, the Frys.com Open has raised more than $3 million for charities, with more than $800,000 awarded in 2010 alone. The tournament will be played Oct. 3-9, 2011 at CordeValle in San Martin, Calif., located just 25 minutes south of title sponsor Fry’s Electronics headquarters in San Jose, Calif. For more information go to www.frysopengolf.com or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/frysopengolf.

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The following is an alphabetical list of the current entries as of 9/26/2011:
Blake Adams
Stephen Ames
Arjun Atwal
Woody Austin
Briny Baird
Ricky Barnes
Chris Baryla
Cameron Beckman
Rich Beem
Shane Bertsch
Matt Bettencourt
Steven Bowditch
Joseph Bramlett
D.J. Brigman
Angel Cabrera
Chad Campbell
Paul Casey
Bud Cauley
Patrick Cantlay-a
Greg Chalmers
Kevin Chappell
Michael Connell
Ben Crane
Ben Curtis
Chris DiMarco
James Driscoll
Joe Durant
David Duval
Steve Elkington
John Ellis#
Ernie Els
Bob Estes
Steve Flesch
Tommy Gainey
Bobby Gates
Tom Gillis
Fabian Gomez
Andres Gonzales
Scott Gordon
Paul Goydos
Nathan Green
Scott Gutschewski
Hunter Haas
Adam Hadwin
Todd Hamilton
David Hearn
Jim Herman
Tim Herron
Justin Hicks
Charley Hoffman
Billy Horschel
Ryuji Imada
Trevor Immelman
Brandt Jobe
Lee Janzen
Richard S. Johnson
Kent Jones
Matt Jones
Sunghoon Kang
Bio Kim
Kevin Kisner
Colt Knost
Derek Lamely
Marc Leishman
Justin Leonard
Michael Letzig
Spencer Levin
Frank Lickliter II
Mitch Lowe
Bill Lunde
Jarrod Lyle
Will MacKenzie
Jeff Maggert
Ben Martin
David Mathis
Troy Matteson
Billy Mayfair
Scott McCarron
William McGirt
George McNeill
Matt McQuillan
Rocco Mediate
John Merrick
Troy Merritt
Shaun Micheel
Zack Miller
Bryce Molder
Kevin Na
Joe Ogilvie
Nick O’Hern
Louis Oosthuizen
Jeff Overton
Rod Pampling
Carl Paulson
Pat Perez
Tim Petrovic
Scott Piercy
Cameron Percy
Tom Pernice Jr.
Martin Piller
Aron Price
Alex Prugh
Fran Quinn
Jeff Quinney
Patrick Reed
Jim Renner
Tag Ridings
Chris Riley
Alexandre Rocha
John Rollins
Rory Sabbatini
Heath Slocum
Nate Smith
Kevin Stadler
Paul Stankowski
Brendan Steele
Will Strickler
Chris Stroud
Daniel Summerhays
Vaughn Taylor
Josh Teater
Roland Thatcher
Michael Thompson
Chris Tidland
D.J. Trahan
Cameron Tringale
Kirk Triplett
Marc Turnesa
Kevin Tway
Charles Warren
Boo Weekley
Charlie Wi
Garrett Willis
Tiger Woods

ALTERNATES
Peter Lonard
Dicky Pride
Brett Quigley
Craig Barlow
Mark Hensby
Robert Damron
Robert Gamez

OPEN QUALIFIERS
Matthew Marshall
Todd Fischer
Eric Flores
Erick Justesen

SAN MARTIN, Calif. – Ernie Els, the 41st ranked player on the Official World Golf Rankings has committed to the 2011 Frys.com Open. Els, an 18-time PGA TOUR winner (including the 1994 and 1997 U.S. Opens and the 2000 British Open), also holds 46 international victories and was a member of six International Presidents Cup Teams. In 2010, Els finished ninth in the FedExCup standings, carded two wins, the World Golf Championship-CA Championship and Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard and was elected to the 2011 class of the World Golf Hall of Fame. This year, Els has played in 20 events, earning 5 top-25s placing him at 104th on the 2011 Money List. Also contributing to Els’ commitment is his relationship with SAP and its Founder and Chairman, Dr. Hasso Plattner, who owns CordeValle. The Frys.com Open will be played at CordeValle in San Martin, Calif., October 5-9, 2011.
Also committing to the field today are five-time PGA TOUR winner Billy Mayfair and Jeff Maggert, a three-time PGA TOUR winner and member of three U.S. Ryder Cup teams.
The list of committed players also includes a number top PGA TOUR players including Angel Cabrera, winner of the 2007 U.S. Open and the 2009 Masters; the 77th ranked player on the Official World Golf Rankings, Kevin Na; the 20th ranked golfer on the Official World Golf Rankings, Paul Casey; 12-time PGA TOUR winner (including the 1996 British Open) Justin Leonard; two-time PGA TOUR winner Paul Goydos; the 39th ranked player on the 2011 PGA TOUR money list Tommy Gainey; 13-time PGA TOUR winner (including the 2001 British Open Championship) David Duval; 2009 US Open runner-up Ricky Barnes, the 47th ranked player on the 2011 FedEx Cup standings Spencer Levin and the 49th ranked player on the Official World Golf Rankings and 71-time PGA TOUR winner Tiger Woods.
PGA TOUR members have until 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 30, to commit to play in the Frys.com Open. Eligible players are assigned one of 38 PGA TOUR priority rankings based on past performances on the PGA TOUR. The field will continue to change as players with better priority rankings commit to play in the Frys.com Open.
The Frys.com Open is part of the PGA TOUR’s Fall Series and features a full-field (132 players), four-day tournament with a $5 million purse and $900,000 payout to the winner. Now in its sixth year, the Frys.com Open has raised more than $3 million for charities, with more than $800,000 awarded in 2010 alone. The tournament will be played Oct. 3-9, 2011 at CordeValle in San Martin, Calif., located just 25 minutes south of title sponsor Fry’s Electronics headquarters in San Jose, Calif. For more information go to www.frysopengolf.com or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/frysopengolf.

SAN MARTIN, Calif. – Angel Cabrera, winner of the 2007 U.S. Open and the 2009 Masters, has committed to the 2011 Frys.com Open. Cabrera has also carded 17 international victories and was a member of three international Presidents Cup Teams. In 2010, Cabrera made his 125^th career start on the PGA TOUR finishing T10 at the season-opening SBS Championship. He continued to play well through the third PGA TOUR Playoff event, eventually finishing 61^st in the 2010 FedExCup standings. This year, Cabrera has carded two Top-10 finishes in 15 starts and currently sits at 132^nd on the 2011 PGA TOUR Money List. The Frys.com Open will be played at CordeValle in San Martin, Calif., October 5-9, 2011.

Also committing to the field today are Kevin Na, Pat Perez and Brandt Jobe. Na is the 73^rd ranked player on the Official World Golf Rankings, Perez is a one-time PGA TOUR winner and is the 57^thranked player on the 2011 PGA TOUR Money List and Jobe ranks 54^th on the 2011 PGA TOUR Money List and holds 12 international titles.

The list of committed players also includes a number top PGA TOUR players including the 18^th ranked golfer on the Official World Golf Rankings, Paul Casey; 12-time PGA TOUR winner (including the 1996 British Open) Justin Leonard; two-time PGA TOUR winner Paul Goydos; the 36^th ranked player on the 2011 PGA TOUR money list Tommy Gainey; 13-time PGA TOUR winner (including the 2001 British Open Championship) David Duval; 2009 US Open runner-up Ricky Barnes, the 41^st ranked player on the 2011 FedEx Cup standings Spencer Levin and the 44^th ranked player on the Official World Golf Rankings and 71-time PGA TOUR winner Tiger Woods.