Five-year commitment to Vegas event

Sep. 9, 2007

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The PGA TOUR announced Sunday that the Shriners Hospitals for Children has agreed to a five-year commitment to continue as host organization of the PGA TOUR's Las Vegas event beginning next year.

Under terms of the agreement, the Shriners Hospitals for Children will commit the necessary resources to the event to assure its continuation in Las Vegas through at least 2012. Additional details about the new arrangement will be provided in the coming weeks.

The Frys.com Open benefiting the Shriners Hospitals for Children, part of the TOUR's Fall Series, will be played October 8-14 at TPC Summerlin and TPC The Canyons.

This past April it was announced that the Shriners Hospitals for Children had succeeded the Las Vegas Founders Club as the tournament's host organization.

"We are thrilled to make this long-term commitment to the tournament," said Ralph W. Semb, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Shriners Hospitals for Children. "The partnership with the PGA TOUR, and its charitable mission, is a fantastic complement to our own charity focus, and we are excited about the future of the Frys.com Open benefiting the Shriners Hospitals for Children."

"We are delighted that Shriners Hospitals for Children has made this commitment to our Las Vegas event," said Henry Hughes, executive vice president and chief of operations, PGA TOUR. "It's clear that Shriners Hospitals for Children is energized by this opportunity to even more effectively integrate the tournament into the Las Vegas community, and we look forward to a strong and effective collaboration. We also appreciate the support of Fry's Electronics for this event, and we are looking forward to a great tournament in October."