May 17, 2013 Ken Venturi, a San Francisco native who learned how to play golf at Harding Park, memorably won the 1964 U.S. Open and later built a long and distinguished career as a television analyst, died Friday in Rancho Mirage (Riverside County). He was 82. Mr. Venturi had been hospitalized for nearly two...
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SF native Ken Venturi, 1964 U.S. Open champion, dies at age 82
FRYS.COM OPEN GETS BOOST FROM MASTERS
April 10, 2013 Silicon Valley MercuryNews.com Staff Report The Silicon Valley golf world officially got a boost from Augusta on Wednesday. That’s where Masters chairman Billy Payne confirmed that winners of PGA Tour events that award full FedExCup points — including the Frys.com Open — will gets Masters invites. That means the season-opening tournament,...
FRYS.COM OPEN WINNER WILL PUNCH TICKET TO MASTERS
April 10, 2013 Augusta National Chairman Billy Payne spoke — and, back in the Bay Area, the folks who run the Frys.com Open no doubt applauded. As expected, Payne announced today that winners of fall tournaments on the PGA Tour, including the Frys, will earn a spot in the Masters. The new exemption begins...
EARLY WINNERS TO GET MASTERS INVITE
April 10, 2013 By Mike McAllister, PGATOUR.COM AUGUSTA, Ga. — Masters chairman Billy Payne announced Wednesday that the winners of each of the six PGA TOUR events this fall to start the 2013-14 season will earn invitations to the Masters next year. Last December, the TOUR announced its newly structured schedule, with the six...
PGA TOUR ANNOUNCES SEASON-OPENING TOURNAMENTS FOR 2013-2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2012 PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL – The PGA TOUR has announced the first six tournaments, through the end of the 2013 calendar year, for the newly structured 2013-2014 season. The full schedule will be announced later next year. All six tournaments will award full FedExCup points and be televised...
2012 FRYS.COM OPEN AWARDS $1,000,000 TO CHARITY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 20, 2012 SAN MARTIN, Calif. – Frys.com Open Tournament Chairperson and Fry’s Electronics Executive Vice President, Kathy Kolder announced today that the 2012 Frys.com Open, an official event on the PGA TOUR, awarded $1,000,000 from tournament proceeds to a number of designated charities. The tournament has awarded more than $5...
FRYS.COM OPEN FINALIZES PLAYER FIELD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 8, 2012 Tournament Director Jeff Sanchez awarded the last two sponsor exemtions to 2011 U.S. Amateur Champion Kelly Kraft and 2009 NCAA Champion Matt Hill, who recently won Canadian Tour Rookie of the Year Honors. Open Qualifying was held at Bayonet Golf Course in Seaside on Monday for the final...
