Sellout Anticipated for Tournament Featuring Vijay Singh, Davis Love III and
Tiger Woods
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A limited number of daily
and weekly tickets are on sale for the sixth annual Target World Challenge
presented by Williams, a PGA TOUR co-sponsored event held at Sherwood Country
Club in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Dec. 8-12.
"We're anticipating another sellout at the Target World Challenge, so
we're encouraging fans to purchase their tickets early," Tournament Director
Greg McLaughlin said. "Ticket amounts are limited to enhance the experience
for each fan, and they always sell quickly."
Fans can purchase tickets through all Ticketmaster locations, at
ticketmaster.com, targetworldchallenge.com or by calling the Target World
Challenge tournament office at 714-816-1806.
The best deal is a Weekly Gallery Badge, which can be purchased for $75.
The Weekly Gallery Badge is a grounds-only credential for the entire
tournament week (Wednesday-Sunday).
Daily Gallery Passes, which are grounds-only passes for individual days,
can be purchased for any single day. They are $25 per day on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, and $35 per day on Saturday and Sunday. Children 12 and
under are admitted free if accompanied by a paid adult (limit two children per
paid adult).
All general admission parking is free and complimentary pairings guides
are available daily on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The Target World Challenge will feature 16 of the world's top golfers
competing for their share of the $5 million purse. Defending champion Davis
Love III, PGA Championship winner Vijay Singh and tournament host Tiger Woods
will head the field that will be determined by the top 11 players (who accept
invitations) from the Official World Rankings as of Oct. 3, and four
exemptions chosen by the Tiger Woods Foundation.
Tournament week begins with a Pro-Am on Wednesday, Dec. 8, and the
four-day tournament begins Thursday, Dec. 9, and continues through Sunday,
Dec. 12.
Sherwood Country Club, which opened 15 years ago, is again expected to
provide a stern test for golf's top players. Rated as one of the best golf
courses in the world, Sherwood Country Club features 1,800 mature oak trees
and lush landscaping including waterfalls, jasmine and rose bushes. Scheduled
to open in 2005 is the first ever Par three 18-hole golf course and club
featuring 14 replicated holes from distinguished Nicklaus courses.
A portion of the tournament proceeds will benefit the Tiger Woods Learning
Center and Start Something(SM). Scheduled to open in Spring 2005, the Tiger
Woods Learning Center will be an innovative educational facility in Southern
California for youth ages 8- to 17-years-old to advance their educational
growth. The Learning Center will be staffed by full-time, experienced
teachers who will provide instruction in math, science and language arts. For
more information, visit http://www.twlc.org.
Start Something, created by Target Stores and the Tiger Woods Foundation,
is a free character education program that encourages kids ages 8 to 17 to
identify a specific personal desire or goal and begin taking steps toward
achieving their dreams. In the process, kids also identify personal values,
interests and talents needed to achieve their dream goal. More than two
million youths across the country have enrolled in the program since the
program's launch in 2000. Teachers and youth group leaders can obtain a
ready-to-go curriculum for use with groups by visiting
http://www.Target.com/startsomething. Teachers and children can call 1-800-316-6142
with questions on the Web site or program materials.
About Target Stores
Minneapolis-based Target Stores serves guests at 1,272 stores in 47 states
nationwide by delivering today's best retail trends at affordable prices.
Whether visiting a Target store or shopping online at Target.com, guests enjoy
a fun and convenient shopping experience with access to thousands of unique
and highly differentiated items. Target Stores, along with its parent company
Target Corporation, gives back more than $2 million a week to its local
communities through grants and special programs. Since opening its first
store in 1962, Target has partnered with nonprofit organizations, guests and
team members to help meet community needs.
Williams, through its subsidiaries, primarily finds, produces, gathers,
processes and transports natural gas. Williams' gas wells, pipelines and
midstream facilities are concentrated in the Northwest, Rocky Mountains, Gulf
Coast and Eastern Seaboard. More information is available at
http://www.williams.com.
Companies joining Target and Williams as supporting sponsors include Dole
Food Company, the world's largest producer and marketer of high-quality fresh
fruit, vegetables, fresh-cut flowers and a growing line of packaged foods, and
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., headquartered in Calabasas, Calif., a national
leader in residential lending with a network of more than 500 offices
providing personalized mortgage finance services.
http://www.targetworldchallenge.com
SOURCE Target World Challenge
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Related links:
http://www.twlc.org
http://www.targetworldchallenge.com
CONTACT:
Fred Robledo of Brener, Zwikel & Associates,
Inc., +1-818-344-6195, ext. 107, for Tiger Woods Foundation; or
Emily Anderson of Tiger Woods Foundation, +1-714-816-1806; or
Paula Thornton-Greear of Target Stores, +1-612-696-3400
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