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October 17, 2006561/624-7672

Callaway Golf Senior PGA Professional National Championship
Kicks Off Thursday at The PGA Golf Club

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., is set to welcome 264 senior PGA members for the Callaway Golf Senior PGA Professional National Championship, Oct. 19-22, 2006. The four-day stroke-play competition will be contested on the newly renovated and renamed Ryder and Wanamaker Courses (formerly the North and South Courses).

“I am anxious to see the advancements that have been made to the courses at The PGA Golf Club this summer,” said Jim White, the 2004 Champion and a PGA Master Professional at Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln, Neb. “The new changes this year allows all the players to be in the same boat -- without any advantages of having played it before.”

Six past Champions are set to compete this year, including White;Jeff Thomson (2003), of Boise, Idaho; Wes Smith (1998), of Naples, Fla.; Bob Irving (1995), of Sarasota, Fla.; Roger Kennedy (1992, ’94), of Stuart, Fla.; and Tom Joyce (1990, ’91), of Huntington, N.Y. Mike San Filippo, of Hobe Sound, Fla., who won the Championship in 2005 and 2002, is not eligible to play this year,due to his new classification as a Tour Professional(A-3).

Eight of the Top-10 finishers from 2005 are returning with hopes of capturing their first Senior PGA Professional National Championship title. Leading the field are Darrell Kestner, of Glen Cove, N.Y., and Bob Ford, of Oakmont, Pa., who finished in second- and third-place respectively last year.

“After finishing in a tie for 47th place last year, I left the Championship with a bad taste in my mouth,” added White. “I am much more comfortable with my golf swing and my entire golf game this year, so I am looking forward to returning to this national Championship, and I am determined to improve on my finish last year.”

Following the first 36 holes of play, the 264-player field will be reduced to the low 70 players and ties. The winner of the Callaway Golf Senior PGA Professional National Championship will have his name inscribed on the Leo F. Fraser Trophy and also receive a first-place check for $20,000 -- out of a total purse of $285,000.

In addition, the Top-35 scorers will earn the right to compete in the 68th Senior PGA Championship at Kiawah Island (S.C.) Golf Resort, May 24-27, 2007. The Top-10 finishers will be exempt into the Champions Tour National Finals at TPC Eagle Trace, in Coral Springs, Fla., provided they have filled out an entry form by the tournament’s registration deadline. Finally, the Top-8 finishers, including ties, will be exempt into the 2007 Callaway Golf Senior PGA Professional National Championship.

Celebrating its 90th anniversary, The PGA of America was founded in 1916, and is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the game of golf, while continuing to enhance the standards of the profession. The Association is comprised of more than 28,000 men and women PGA Professionals who are dedicated to growing participation in the game of golf.

2006 Callaway Golf Senior PGA Professional National Championship

October 19-22, 2006

The PGA Golf Club, Port St.Lucie, Florida

Ryder and Wanamaker Courses

FIELD LIST

ACIA,Rodney, Hilo, HawaiiKNOTT,Jim, Mascoutah, Ill.

ACKERMAN,Bob, W. Bloomfield, Mich. KRAUSE,Mark, Franklin, Wis.

AEBLI,Mark, West Dover, Vt.KRAUSE,Peter, Eden Prairie, Minn.

ALLARD,Kenneth, Rochester, Mich. KRIEGER,Ken, Cheyenne, Wyo.

ANDERSON,Gary, Hampton, Va.KUDYSCH,Jonathan, Syosset, N.Y.

ANDERSON,Thomas, Laurel, Mont.LAWRENCE,Mike, Easley, S.C.

ARBUCKLE,David, Colorado Springs, Colo.LEAVER,Bob, Oak Ridge, N.C.

ARTHUR,Perry, Plano, TexasLOEFFLER,William, Highlands Ranch, Colo.

AUBREY,John, Butler, Pa.LOGUE,Jim, Canton, Ohio

BAILEY,Bob, Minneola, Fla.LONG,John, Henderson, Nev.

BAINE,Burt, Charlotte, N.C.LUNDSTROM,David, Houston, Texas

BAKER,Gary, Naples, Fla.MACKIN,Larry, Mesa, Ariz.

BALL,Steve, Oklahoma City, Okla.MADDERA,Charles, West Orange, N.J

BARBER,Jack, Indianapolis, Ind.MAHLBERG,Scott, San Diego, Calif.

BARGE,Mike, Chanhassen, Minn. MARRELLO,Fran, Plymouth, Conn.

BARNHART,David, Las Vegas, Nev.MATTHEWS,Peter, Augusta, Maine

BAYER,Garth, St. Louis, Mo.MAZZA,John, Beaver Falls, Pa.

BENASSI,Carmello, Lexington, Ky.MCAULIFFE,Frank, Ann Arbor, Mich.

BENSON,Steve, Long Grove, Ill. MCCLEAN,Dick, La Quinta, Calif.

BERGIN,Jack, Ilion, N.Y.MCCLURE,Gary, Independence, Mo.

BESS,Scott, Columbia, Mo.MCCONACHIE,Jack, Plainville, Conn.

BILBO,Bob, Olney, Md.MCCORMICK,Curt, Crewe, Va.

BISHOP,Kevin, Olympia, Wash.MCINTYRE,Mel, Louisville, Ky.

BITTICKS,Chris, Sonora, Calif. MCNANEY,John, Sarasota, Fla.

BLAIR,James, Ogden, UtahMEIER,Ted, Newnan, Ga.

BOGGS,Dale, Maryland Heights, Mo. MEREDITH,Sam, Muskogee, Okla.

BOOROS,Jim, Allentown, Pa.MEYER,Bob, Bethel Park, Pa.

BOSTIC,Joseph, Wilton, Conn.MEYERS,Eric, Ormond Beach, Fla.

BOYD,Andy, Albuquerque, N.M.MILLER,Glen, Herndon, Va.

BOYLE,Bob, Auburn, Ala. MILLER,Lindy, Fort Worth, Texas

BRITTON,William, Tinton Falls, N.J.MILNE,Chuck, Vancouver, Wash.

BROWN,Rob, Omaha, Neb. MILNE,Dugal, Kihei, Hawaii

BURGESS,Ric, Colusa, Calif.MIMS,Bobby, RoyceCity, Texas

BUSCH,Pete, Scotch Plains, N.J.MORELAND,Robert, Ottumwa, Iowa

BUTLER,Butch, Patuxent River, Md. MORRIS,Kevin, White Plains, N.Y.

BUTLER,Joe, Burlington, IowaMRVA,Jim, Pittsford, N.Y.

CALABRIA,John, Naples, Fla.MUDD,Eddie, Louisville, Ky.

CALI,Vincent, Orlando, Fla.MURANYI,Mike, Monroe, Wis.

CARNEY,Mike, Watertown, Conn. MURCHISON,Carter, Palm City, Fla.

CHAFFEE,Jon, Scottsdale, Ariz. MURRAY,Brent, Lake Oswego, Ore.

CHRISTENSEN,Roy, Spanish Fork, UtahMUSCHLITZ,James, Bath, Pa.

COFFEE,Wendell, Peachtree City, Ga.NEAL,Ricky, Springfield, Mo.

COLDWATER,Cleve, Clarks Summit, Pa.NEUFARTH,Randy, West Chester, Ohio

COLE,Rick, Eaton, Colo. NEVIL,Dwight, Mineola, Texas

COLEMAN,Jerry, Lake View, N.Y. NEWCAMP,Philip, Pittsburgh, Pa.

COOK,Chuck, Spicewood, TexasPADGETT,Donald, Pinehurst, N.C.

COOK,Michael, Sonora, Calif.PALUMBO,Frank, Havertown, Pa.

CORLISS,Ken, Columbus, OhioPARAJECKAS,Paul, Woburn, Mass.

COSTON,Jeff, Blaine, Wash.PARRISH,Mike, Guntersville, Ala.

COVICH,Jerry, Meridian, Miss. PASCHAL,James, Hendersonville, Tenn.

DARRELL,Mike, Bay Shore, N.Y. PAUL,Michael, Reno, Nev.

DAVIS,Bill, Tequesta, Fla.PEDERSEN,Carl, Navarre, Fla.

DAVIS,Scott, Hurricane, W.Va. PELHAM,Bill, Houston, Texas

DELANEY,Pat, Westfield, N.Y.PETRALIA,Jim, Playa Del Rey, Calif.

DIBUONO,Micheal, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.PHILLIPS,John, Savannah, Ga.

DICKSON,Jim, The Woodlands, Texas PINGER,Steven, Cincinnati, Ohio

DOLAN,Jay, Haines City, Fla.PISERCHIO,Jeff, Cupertino, Calif.

DOLAN,Kim, Las Vegas, Nev.PLACIDO,Bob, Albion, Ind.

DOOZAN,Tom, Apollo Beach, Fla. PLASSMANN,George, Olathe, Kan.

EAMES,Bob, Billings, Mont.POHLE,Rick, Williamstown, Mass.

EDWARDS,Rick, Washougal, Wash. PRICE,Tommy, Mocksville, N.C.

EGLY,Mark, Des Moines, IowaPROCTOR,Art, Edmond, Okla.

ERSKINE,Randy, Lake Orion, Mich.RALSTON,Bob, Little Rock, Ark.

FAKUNDINY,Paul, Rancho Murieta, Calif. RIPPY,Garry, Austin, Texas

FAMIANO,Peter, West Orange, N.J.ROBISON,Gary, Akron, Ohio

FECTEAU,Philip, Attleboro, Mass.ROSINIA,Billy, Indianhead Park, Ill.

FELLNER,Jim, Little River, S.C. ROTHGEB,Bob, Peru, Ind.

FERRIELL,Jim, Carmel, Ind.RUNGE,Louie, Raymond, Wash.

FIDDELKE,Mike, Orange City, IowaRUSSELL,Terry, Lincolnwood, Ill.

FIEDLER,Jon, Camarillo, Calif. SALITO,Ralph, Danbury, Conn.

FISHER,Edward, Grants Pass, Ore.SARACENO,Tony, Cortland, N.Y.

FITZHUGH,Woody, Great Falls, Va.SARGENT,Tom, Costa Mesa, Calif.

FLESHER,Greg, Owensboro, Ky.SAUTTER,Bill, Warrington, Pa.

FORD,Bob, Oakmont, Pa. SCHAAL,Rob, Middlesex, N.J.

FORD,Denny, Indianapolis, Ind. SCHABEN,Andy, Luther, Okla.

FORSTER,George, Villanova, Pa. SCHMIERER,Bradley, Hastings, Minn.

FRANTZ,Will, North Port, Fla. SCHREIBER,Jim, Milwaukee, Wis.

FRYE,Kenny, Barboursville, W.Va.SCHRODER,Michael, Conway, S.C.

GALLOWAY,Bill, Owasco, N.Y.SCHUMAKER,Bill, Columbia City, Ind.

GANT,Gary, Fort Wayne, Ind.SHEEHAN,Butch, Rancho Mirage, Calif.

GARRITY,Sean, Fairfield, Conn. SHEERIN,Jim, Rye Beach, N.H.

GEORGE,Gene, West Palm Bch, Fla.SHERFY,Brad, Santa Rosa Valley, Calif.

GERMER,Don, Omaha, Neb. SIEMSGLUSZ,Walter, Bridgeton, Mo.

GIBBONS,Robert, Molalla, Ore. SMITH,Billy, Oyster Bay, N.Y.

GIBSON,Charlie, Windsor, Calif.SMITH,Hut, Houston, Texas

GILLILAND,Hunt, Chattanooga, Tenn. SMITH,James, Largo, Fla.

GIUSTI,Robert, Halifax, Mass. SMITH,Wes, Naples, Fla.

GLEETON,Tom, Waterbury, Conn. SNOPKOWSKI,John, Morgan Hill, Calif.

GLENN,George, Tulsa, Okla.SNYDER,Steve, Novato, Calif.

GODWIN,John, Pine Mountain, Ga.SOBB,Jim, Ivanhoe, Ill.

GOODEN,Paul, Harrisonburg, Va. SOLI,Mick, San Carlos, Calif.

GREEN,Robert, Marblehead, Mass.SOWINSKI,Gary, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

GRIFFIN,Fred, Orlando, Fla.SPENCE,Scott, Portsmouth, R.I.

GROH,Gary, Highland Park, Ill. SPITALE,Jay, North Canton, Ohio

GROVES,Steve, Columbus, OhioSPRAY,Steve, St. Louis, Mo.

GUSWEILER,Gil, Cincinnati, OhioSTARKJOHANN,Chris, Encinitas, Calif.

GUTTERMAN,Joe, Palm Coast, Fla.STEFFEN,Douglas, Springfield, N.J.

GUTTMAN,Mo, Sarasota, Fla.STELTEN,Ronald, Palm Desert, Calif.

HALL,Mike, Cedar Rapids, Iowa STEWART,Wheeler, Royal Palm Bch, Fla.

HAMILTON,Mike, Simpsonville, S.C. STOPA,Stan, New Orleans, La.

HARRIGAN,Michael, Chicago, Ill.STRAASS,Rich, Oakland, Calif.

HARSTON,Buddy, Nashville, Tenn.STRUEBER,Tom, Dallas, Texas

HECKEL,Steve, Carterville, Ill.STUBBLEFIELD,Glen, Valley Springs, Calif.

HEINS,Bobby, Purchase, N.Y.SULLIVAN,Tom, Sheffield, Mass.

HERRERA,Jerry, Monrovia, Calif.SUTTER,Tom, Mount Vernon, N.Y.

HERZAN,Thomas, Findlay, OhioTHOMPSON,Kim, Salt Lake City, Utah

HIBSCHMAN,Robert, Hatboro, Pa.THOMSEN,Jeff, Boise, Idaho

HOGAN,Bobby, Tonawanda, N.Y.TOCK,Richard, Mequon, Wis.

HOLT,Barry, Meridianville, Ala.TORTORICI,Victor, Stuart, Fla.

HOLTON,Skip, Waterloo, IowaTRAINA,Jim, Kirtland, N.M.

HORTON,Mike, Canton, TexasTRAUB,John, Oakland Township, Mich.

HOUSER,Mark, Kingsport, Tenn. TREDWAY,Skip, Omaha, Neb.

HUGHES,Reed, Senatobia, Miss. TUCKER,Jerry, Stuart, Fla.

HULETT,Brad, O'Fallon, Mo.VELARDE,Tom, Velarde, N.M.

HUSSE,Denis, Fenton, Mich.VUCINICH,Roy, Moon Township, Pa.

IMPELLITTIERE,Jerry, Palm City, Fla.WEBER,Ronald, College Station, Texas

INMAN,Buster, Gadsden, Ala.WENZ,Bob, Watchung, N.J.

INMAN,Walker, Port St.Lucie, Fla. WHITE,Jim, Lincoln, Neb.

IRVING,Bob, Sarasota, Fla.WHITMAN,Edward, Blairstown, N.J.

IYOKI,Mike, Ewa Beach, Hawaii WHITTEN,Buddy, Rockford, Mich.

JAYCOX,Paul, Tannersville, N.Y.WILKINS,Gary, Norwalk, Ohio

JEWELL,Jim, Naples, Fla.WISE,Paul, Redondo Beach, Calif.

JOHNSON,Gordon, Houston, Texas WOLFF,Gregg, Metter, Ga.

JOHNSON,Jim, Golden, Colo.WOLFLA,Mark, Glen Allen, Va.

JONES,Bob, St. Charles, Mo.WOOD,Cameron, East Rockaway, N.Y.

JOYCE,Michael, AmeliaIsland, Fla. WOODARD,Tom, Denver, Colo.

JOYCE,Tom, Huntington, N.Y.WORROLL,Michael, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

KENNEDY,Roger, Stuart, Fla.WRIGHT,Michael, Gilbert, Ariz.

KESTNER,Darrell, Glen Cove, N.Y.ZINNI,Mike, North Mankato, Minn.

KIAAINA,Ron, Makaha, HawaiiZIOBRO,Billy, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

KLUVER,David, Queen Creek, Ariz.ZUREK,Paul, Wellesley Island, N.Y.

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