Archive for August 2009
FBR Open Raises Over 4 Million Dollars for Charity
20. August 2009 by admin.
PHOENIX, Ariz. – FBR Open hosts, The Thunderbirds, will distribute $4,296,000 to local charities through proceeds raised from the 2009 tournament, Thunderbirds Big Chief John Felix announced today. Since October 2003, when FBR became the title sponsor of the event, The Thunderbirds and the FBR Open have raised more than $37.9 million for charities ($37,929,470). In its history, the FBR/Phoenix Open has raised more than $65.9 million for charities in
Arizona.
“We’re thrilled to be able to contribute nearly $4.3 million to local charities through proceeds raised from the FBR Open golf tournament,” said Felix. “The Thunderbirds are thankful for the unbelievable support this community gives to the FBR Open, even in these tough economic times. We could not have raised over $37 million in the last six years without great fans and incredible corporate sponsors such as FBR Capital Markets and Xerox.” The 2010 FBR Open, known as “The Greatest Show on Grass,” will be held at the TPC Scottsdale from February 22nd to February 28th, 2010.The FBR Open is the best-attended golf tournament in the world and has gained legendary status for being the most unique stop on the PGA TOUR. The 2010 edition will mark the 75th playing of the event, and the seventh as the FBR Open, making it one of the five oldest events on the PGA TOUR.The Thunderbirds, hosts of the FBR Open, were founded in 1937 with the mission of promoting the Valley of the Sun through sports. The Thunderbirds consist of 55 “active” members and more than 250 “life” members. For more information on the Thunderbirds or the 2010 FBR Open, call the Thunderbirds office at (602) 870-0163 or visit www.fbropen.com. “Scottsdale Golf Courses also benefit from the tournament”, said Dale Samar, General Manager of Rancho Manana Golf Club, located just north of
Scottsdale. “Golfers from all over the country come to town to watch the tournament and play golf. It really benefits the whole golf and hospitality industry.”
Fry’s Food Stores Named Official Grocer of Frys.com Open
13. August 2009 by admin.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Frys.com Open tournament director Scott Reid announced today that Fry’s Food Stores has been named the Official Grocer of the 2009 Frys.com Open. As the exclusive food store sponsor, Fry’s Food Stores will sell daily and weekly tournament tickets in more than 100 stores throughout
Arizona, along with helping to feed the tournament volunteers during the week.
Additionally, Wednesday of tournament week (Oct. 21) will be Fry’s Food Stores VIP Day. Any person that shows their Fry’s Food Stores VIP Shopper’s Card at the tournament main entrance will be admitted free for that day.Daily general admission tickets are $25, while a five-day weekly badge is only $50, and will be available for sale at Fry’s Food Stores starting in September.In recognition of October Breast Cancer Awareness Month, $10 from each ticket sold in Fry’s Food Stores will be donated to City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope has routinely been named one of “
America’s Best Hospitals” by
U.S. News & World Report.
“We are excited to partner with Fry’s Food Stores to make it even easier to purchase tickets to this year’s tournament,” Reid said. “With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it’s outstanding that Fry’s Food Stores is stepping up and donating some of the proceeds from ticket sales to City of
Hope.”The Frys.com Open is part of the PGA TOUR’s Fall Series and will feature a full-field (132 players), four-day tournament with a $5 million purse and $900,000 payout to the winner. The Frys.com Open will be played Oct. 21-25, 2009, at Grayhawk Golf Club’s Raptor Course, and the tournament will be televised all four days on The Golf Channel. For more information go to www.frysopengolf.com or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/frysopengolf.
FRYS.COM OPEN AND ECOAID PARTNER TO CREATE CARBON NEUTRAL TOURNAMENT
5. August 2009 by admin.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Frys.com Open tournament director Scott Reid announced today a new partnership with EcoAid, an Arizona-based sustainability and carbon offset company, to make the 2009 Frys.com Open a completely carbon neutral and eco-friendly event. The Frys.com Open, an official PGA TOUR event to be played Oct. 21-25 at Grayhawk Golf Club, will have a completely neutral carbon footprint by supporting environmental projects that reduce carbon emissions such as solar and wind power, gas capture and reforestation.Additionally, the Frys.com Open will promote sustainability through “reduce, reuse and recycle” programs and showcase many ways for players and fans to be more aware of their impact on the environment. Sustainability, a key objective in green living, focuses on the reduction of future environmental footprints, and takes the extra step, after carbon offsetting, to further reduce ones “footprint” on the planet.“We are very pleased to be teaming up with EcoAid to make the Frys.com Open a carbon neutral and eco-friendly golf event,” Reid said. “Key leaders have expressed a desire to make
Phoenix the nation’s first carbon neutral city, so I feel that ‘greening’ this event is extremely fitting.”
Along with being carbon neutral, the Frys.com Open will look into the use of solar generators for power; soy-based inks and recycled paper for tickets and other printer materials; recycled cutlery, plates and napkins at the refreshment stands; organic dry cleaning services for the players; carbon neutral transportation services and more.“EcoAid is excited to be working with the Frys.com Open to help lower the environmental impact of this event while also showcasing the commitment to protect Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, one of the most unique ecological systems in the world,” said Brendan Cook, Sustainability Director for EcoAid. “We hope that this partnership will encourage other civic and business leaders to follow suit,” added Baron Bruno, EcoAid Business Development Director.For more information on how the Frys.com Open is going “green” or how to become an integral part of the tournament’s green initiative, contact Baron Bruno at (480) 703-1263 or bbruno@ecoaidnow.com.The Frys.com Open is part of the PGA TOUR’s Fall Series and will feature a full-field (132 players), four-day tournament with a $5 million purse and $900,000 payout to the winner. The Frys.com Open will be played Oct. 21-25, 2009, at Grayhawk Golf Club’s Raptor Course, and the tournament will be televised all four days on The Golf Channel. For more information go to www.frysopengolf.com or check out our Fan Page on Facebook.
