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2011 Frys.com open awards $1,000,000 to charity

Frys.com Open Staff — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:35:37 +0000

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November 22, 2011
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More than $4 million awarded to charity in six-year history

2011 Frys.com open awards $1,000,000 to charity

SAN MARTIN, Calif. – Frys.com Open Tournament Chairperson and Fry’s Electronics Executive Vice President Kathy Kolder announced today that the 2011 Frys.com Open, an official event on the PGA TOUR, awarded $1,000,000 from tournament proceeds to a number of designated charities.
“The 2011 Frys.com Open was a resounding success,” Kolder said. “The strength of our field combined with the beautiful Northern California weather in October helped us set new tournament records for attendance and charity dollars. I can’t thank the local community and all of our volunteers enough for their support.”
The tournament raised $800,000 in 2010, and in its six year history has awarded more than $4 million to charity.

The tournament’s main beneficiary is The American Institute of Mathematics, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based organization whose chief goal is to expand the frontiers of mathematical knowledge by funding focused research projects, conferences and the development of an on-line mathematics library. Other beneficiaries include The First Tee of San Jose, Northern California Golf Association, American Cancer Society and many other local charities.
After serving as tournament director in 2007 in Las Vegas and in 2010-2011 in San Jose, Ian Knight is resigning. We are proud to announce that Jeff Sanchez, who was the 2011 Frys.com Open assistant tournament director, is replacing Knight as tournament director. Sanchez, 36, a PGA Class A Member since 1999, was most recently the head golf professional at Silver Creek Valley Country Club in San Jose for the past eight seasons before joining the Frys.com Open team in late 2011.

“Jeff is respected in the area for his work as a golf professional in the Northern California PGA Section,” said Duke Butler, who will continue in his role as tournament president. “He was a key contributor to the Frys.com Open as a volunteer in recent years, in addition to working in an official capacity as assistant tournament director in 2011.”
The 2011 Frys.com Open finished in dramatic fashion as Bryce Molder outlasted Briny Baird in a six-hole playoff to capture his first PGA TOUR victory.

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 a $900,000 payout to the winner. The tournament will be played Oct. 8-14, 2012 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.

2011 WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!

Deb — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:31:18 +0000

A TOURNAMENT POEM… by Duke Butler

Thank You to our 1,300 Volunteers!

Ryan — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:32:52 +0000

click here to go to the volunteers page

Leaderboard Results for the Final Round of the Frys.com 2011 Open

Deb — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:47:31 +0000

Follow the link below for the latest results.

http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboards/current/r464/index.html

Congratulations To Bryce Molder, Frys.com 2011 Champion.

Frys.com Open Staff — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:47:04 +0000

Round 4 Groupings & Starting Times for Sun. Oct 9, 2011

Frys.com Open Staff — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:32:07 +0000

OFFICIAL PLAYER LIST 2011

Deb — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:29:44 +0000

OFFICIAL
PLAYER LIST

Blake Adams
Arjun Atwal
Woody Austin
Briny Baird
Ricky Barnes
Shane Bertsch
Matt Bettencourt
Steven Bowditch
Angel Cabrera
Chad Campbell
Patrick Cantlay-a
Paul Casey
Bud Cauley
Greg Chalmers
Michael Connell
Chris DiMarco
James Driscoll
Steve Elkington
Ernie Els
Steve Flesch
Bobby Gates
Fabian Gomez
Andres Gonzales
Paul Goydos
Nathan Green
Scott Gutschewski
Hunter Haas
Adam Hadwin #
David Hearn
Billy Horschel
Trevor Immelman
Lee Janzen
Brandt Jobe
Richard S. Johnson
Matt Jones
Erick Justesen ^
Sunghoon Kang
Colt Knost
Derek Lamely
Marc Leishman
Justin Leonard
Spencer Levin
Frank Lickliter II
Will Mackenzie
Ben Martin
David Mathis
Troy Matteson
Billy Mayfair
William McGirt
George McNeill
Matt McQuillan
Rocco Mediate
John Merrick
Bryce Molder
Kevin Na
Louis Oosthuizen
Rod Pampling#
Scott Piercy
Cameron Percy
Tom Pernice Jr.
Tim Petrovic
Martin Piller
Aron Price
Patrick Reed #
Jim Renner
Chris Riley
John Rollins
Heath Slocum
Nate Smith
Paul Stankowski
Brendan Steele
Chris Stroud
Vaughn Taylor
Josh Teater
Roland Thatcher
Michael Thompson
Cameron Tringale
Charlie Wi
Garrett Willis
Tiger Woods

Round 3 Groupings & Starting Times for Sat. Oct 8, 2011

Frys.com Open Staff — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:43:07 +0000

SECOND ROUND RECAP

Deb — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:23:24 +0000

The second round, which was originally scheduled to start at 7:10 a.m. was delayed two and a half hours due to dense fog that blanketed the valley. The marquee group of the day, 71-time PGA TOUR winner Tiger Woods, 2010 British Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen and the world’s No. 1 ranked Amateur, UCLA’s Patrick Cantlay, teed off at 9:40 under bright, sunny skies and spectators 10-deep lining the 10th hole – their first of the day. Competing in the Frys.com Open for the first time, Englishman Paul Casey, the world’s 20th ranked player, carded a second round 64 and is currently leading at 8-under. Should he remain in the lead/co-lead at the completion of the second round, it would mark just the second time Casey has held the lead/co-lead after 36-holes on the PGA TOUR. Casey, entered the Frys.com Open at No. 135 on the Official PGA TOUR Money List, is in search of his first top-10 on TOUR this year.
Playing on a sponsor’s exemption, Bud Cauley, is making the most of his seventh start of the 2011 PGA TOUR season. Cauley carded a 66 in the second round and is currently in second alone at 7-under. A three-time All American at the University of Alabama before leaving after his junior year, Cauley turned professional prior to the U.S. Open and has made six-of-seven cuts on the PGA TOUR.
Tiger Woods carded a 68 in the second round to finish 36 holes at 1-under 141, seven shots off the pace. The highlight of Woods’ round was three consecutive birdies from Nos. 14-16 (his front nine). Woods will look to get off to a hot start in round three in an attempt to put himself in position for Sunday.
Competing in the Frys.com Open for the first time, Ernie Els is 7-under with two holes remaining in his second round. Like Casey, Els is in search of his first top 10 on TOUR in 2011. In 20 starts Els has made 15 cuts with his best finish a T16 at last month’s Deutsche Bank Championship. Troy Matteson, winner of the Frys.com Open in 2009, is 6-under for the tournament with two holes to play in his second round. Defending champion Rocco Mediate is even par for tournament with two holes to play in the second round.
A number of locals have also put their stamp on the 2011 Frys. com Open. Santa Cruz, CA, resident Nate Smith holed an 8-iron from 148 yards for eagle on No. 18 for a round of 65 and enters the weekend 5-under. In his second year on the PGA TOUR, Smith has made seven-of 21 cuts in 2011 with his best finish a T31 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Additionally, Monday qualifier Erick Justesen, a Bay Area resident, fired a 67 in the second round and is 4-under entering the weekend. The Frys.com Open is Justesen’s first start on TOUR in 2011.
A total of 53 players teed it up this morning at 7:30 a.m. to finish the second prior to making the cut. The cut will include the lowest 70 players and ties with the third round scheduled to begin at roughly 10:30 a.m. We hope you enjoy the third round of the 2011 Frys.com Open.
Chris Kaplan

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