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DAVE STOCKTON
HONORARY TOURNAMENT CHAIRMAN

Professional Golf Instructor to PGA and LPGA Tour Pros Currently working with Phil Mickelson, Hunter Mahan and JB Holmes; Past Accomplishments on the PGA and Champions Tours: 25 combined wins from the PGA and Champions Tour; Victorious 1991 Ryder Cup Captain; 2008 Ryder Cup Assistant Captain; 11-Time Champion, PGA Tour 1970, 1976 PGA Champion; 14-Time Champion, PGA Champions Tour; 1992, 1994 Player's Championship and 1996 U.S. Senior Open.

GARY MCCORD
PGA, Champions Tour Professional 2 wins on the Champion Tour since joining the Tour in 1998; On the PGA Tour from 1974-1998 with two-dozen top ten finishes; Golf Analyst for CBS Sports since 1986; Among his list of accomplishments are Tour Player; instructor, writer, published author, actor, announcer; Graduated from University of California, Riverside in 1971 with a degree in economics; He is playing a limited schedule due to his broadcasting duties with CBS Sports.

PAUL AZINGER
PGA, Champions Tour Professional
Captain of the 2008 Victorious Ryder Cup Team at Valhalla Golf Club; Starting his inaugural year on the Champions Tour after turning 50 in January; 12 PGA Tour Victories including the 1993 PGA Championship.

DONNA CAPONI-BYRNES
LPGA Tour Professional January 2010, presented 1st Lady of Golf award from PGA of America; Member, World Golf Hall of Fame; 24-Time Winner, LPGA Tour including 4 major championships (1969 & 1970 U.S. Women's Open and the 1979 & 1981 LPGA Championships); Currently works as a color-analyst for the Golf Channel.

JOHN COOK
PGA, Champions Tour Professional
2 wins on Champions tour in 2009, including the Charles Schwab Cup Championship; 4 victories since joining the Champions Tour; 12 top 10 finishes in 2009; 11 PGA Tour Victories, including twice winning the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.

MORRIS HATALSHY
PGA, Champions Tour Professional
Finished 37th on the money list and had two top-10 finishes in 2009; 3-Time Winner, Champions Tour including the 2002 Uniting Fore Care Classic Presented by Novell, the 2003 Columbus Southern Open and the 2006 Pureto Vallarta Blue Agave Golf Classic; 4-Time Winner, PGA Tour including 1983 Greater Milwaukee Open, the 1988 Kemper Open and the 1990 Bank of Boston Classic.

MIKAELA PARMLID
LPGA Tour Professional
Swedish Professional Golfer who now resides in the greater Los Angeles area; On the LPGA Tour since 2004; Before joining the Tour, Mikaela was the NCAA individual champion in 2003 while earning a degree in Economics from the University of Southern California.

DON POOLEY
PGA, Champions Tour Professional
Finished 2009 with 4 top-ten finishes; 2-Time Winner, PGA Tour including the 1980 B.C. Open and the 1987 Memorial Tournament; 2-Time Winner, Champions Tour including the 2002 U.S. Senior Open and the 2003 Allianz Championship.

DAVE STOCKTON, JR.
Professional Golfer & Instructor
Eldest son of legendary golfer, Dave Stockton; Played on the PGA Tour for 10 years; Currently a Professional Golf Instructor on PGA Tour and currently working with Anthony Kim, Rocco Mediate and Omar Uresti; PGA Tour Professional Debut in 1994 First Father/Son All-American in the same sport at the University of Southern California.

RON STOCKTON
Professional Golfer & Instructor
Son of legendary golfer, Dave Stockton; Professional Golf Instructor since 1983; Currently coaches with Tour Players from the LPGA Tour: Yani Tseng, Morgan Pressel, Amy Hung, Sandra Gal, Mikaela Parmlid, Anna Rawson, and Julieta Granada.

D.A. WEIBRING
PGA, Champions Tour Professional
Joined the Champions Tour in 2003 and has had 3 wins and 15 top-ten finishes in 25 apperances; His most recent win was at the 2008 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship at Baltimore CC; 5 PGA Tour Victories.

DENNIS HAYSBERT
Is an American film and television actor. He has appeared in such popular hits as Waiting  to Exhale, and Absolute Power. He has also co-starred as David Palmer, the first African-  American President of the United States, on the television series 24, and Sergeant Major  Jonas Blane in The Unit.

SCOTT HOFFMAN
 Has been a Golf Course Designer for Tom Fazio since 2000. He was lead designer for Pronghorn (#4 Best New 2007), Gozzer Ranch (#1 Best New 2008), Martis Camp (#3 Best New 2009). Other new projects include Wynn, Briggs Ranch, Mirabel, Madison Club, Quarry Short Course and Chileno Bay. Remodels include Shadow Creek, Eldorado, Vintage, Bighorn, Bel-Air and Maroon Creek.

GREOGORY ITZIN
Is an American film and television actor. His television work includes the series 24 in which he played President Charles Logan. Itzin received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for this performance.

 

DAVID MARR III
Serves as the main interviewer for The GOLF CHANNEL'S Champions Tour coverage and hosts Champions Tour Learning Center, a weekly show dedicated to game improvement. He is the son of 1965 PGA Championship winner, 1965 Ryder Cup player and 1981 Ryder Cup Captain Dave Marr III.

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