Coming attraction, Woods commits to TPC Boston tourney, adding luster to PGA Tour's return


 

Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk, Vijay Singh Intend To Play Deutsche Bank Championship
7/9/03 7:13 PM


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The world�s No. 1 ranked player, the reigning U.S. Open champion and one of the most consistent golfers in the world have stated their intentions to play in the Aug. 28-Sept. 1 Deutsche Bank Championship at the Tournament Players Club of Boston.

Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk and Vijay Singh, who among them, own 11 major championships and three of the top five slots on the 2003 PGA TOUR money list, are slated to play in the inaugural event, which marks the PGA TOUR�s return to Massachusetts for the first time since 1998.

�Having Tiger, Jim and Vijay committed to our championship is indicative of the type of world-class Championship we expect to present to the sports fans of New England,� Tournament Director Jay Monahan said. �This news should add to the excitement the region is already demonstrating.�

It is a testament to Woods� sheer talent and incomparable drive that he sits second on the money list (through July 7). Sidelined for the first month of the season after knee surgery, Woods charged out of the gate with a vengeance, winning three of his first four tournaments and tying for fifth in the fourth.

Woods� victories at the Buick Invitational, the Accenture Match Play Championship and the Bay Hill Invitational came in a six-week span, cementing his stature as the world�s No. 1 golfer. He added his third Western Open championship during the July 4th weekend, giving him six top-10 finishes and more than $4 million in 10 events this season.

Furyk is equally fond of Chicago. After tying for third at the Western Open, he has made the cut in 16 of his 17 events and has a tour-best 12 top-10 finishes, but it was at nearby Olympia Fields where Furyk won his first major championship, when he tied the tournament record with an 8-under-par 272.

Furyk�s unorthodox swing takes attention away from a solid tee-to-green game that vaulted him to fourth on the money list and brought him nearly $3.7 million in earnings this season.

A two-time major champion (the 1998 PGA Championship and the 2000 Masters), Singh owns two victories this season: at the Phoenix Open � where he closed with a final-round 63 -- and the EDS Byron Nelson Classic. That only scratches the surface in describing Singh�s consistency this season. He�s made the cut in 14 of his 15 tournaments and racked up seven top-10 finishes. And of those 15 events, Singh has placed in the top 25 in 13.

The Deutsche Bank Championship has one of the richest purses on the PGA TOUR at $5 million. The Championship is one of 48 official events on the 2003 PGA TOUR, featuring a 72-hole, full-field competition with 156 players vying for the $900,000 first-place prize money.  The event�s charitable proceeds will benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation, which promotes children�s health, education and welfare.

Championship week for the Deutsche Bank Championship begins with practice rounds Tuesday, August 26 and Wednesday, August 27 and a pro-am on Thursday, August 28.  The four-day Championship begins Friday, August 29 and continues through Labor Day, Monday, September 1�the only official Monday finish on the PGA TOUR.  The first two rounds of the Championship will be covered on USA Network and the final two rounds will be televised on ABC-TV.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting the official Championship website at www.deutschebankchampionship.com or by calling TicketMaster at (866) GOLF-TIX or visiting www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis for each day and are limited to 10 tickets per person.  Advance ticket prices will be in effect until July 1, or until the event is sold out. Attendance at the Deutsche Bank Championship will be limited to 25,000 people per day.

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