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December 14, 2009
NEWPORT DUNES AND INNSBROOK MAKE GOLF DIGEST'S BEST NEW COURSES 2009
The Arnold Palmer Design Company is very proud of
Newport Dunes G.C. and
Innsbrook Golf & Boat Club making Golf Digest's list of America's Best New Courses of 2009. The annual ranking, which is in its 27th year, will be featured in the January 2010 issue of Golf Digest, on newsstands now. The complete rankings can be viewed online now at
www.golfdigest.com/rankings/courses/new/2010/01/bestnewcourses.
Posted by scurry at 04:44 PM
December 07, 2009
ARNOLD PALMER TO SERVE AS HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF 2010 U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN AT OAKMONT COUNTRY CLUB
Oakmont, Pa. (November 30, 2009) – The United States Golf Association and Oakmont Country Club
announced today that western Pennsylvania native Arnold Palmer has been named the honorary chairman of the 65th U.S. Women's Open, to be held at Oakmont Country Club from July 5-11, 2010.
"We approached Arnold to serve in this capacity because we wanted to honor his lifelong commitment to
the game of golf and his connection to western Pennsylvania, Oakmont Country Club and the United
States Golf Association," said Carol Semple Thompson, general chairman of the 2010 U.S. Women's
Open and World Golf Hall of Fame member.
By serving as honorary chairman, Palmer will assist in the promotion of the championship by appearing
in a ticket sales advertising campaign. He will appear at an exhibition during the week of the
championship to welcome the crowds back to Oakmont.
Palmer, a Latrobe, Pa., native, competed in four U.S. Opens at Oakmont Country Club including his final
Open appearance in 1994. Palmer's most memorable performance at Oakmont came in 1962, when he
lost to Jack Nicklaus in an 18-hole playoff.
"It is an honor to serve as honorary chairman for the U.S. Women's Open and the USGA," said Palmer,
who added with a chuckle, "It will be fun to participate in a championship that I could never win."
Deacon Palmer, Arnold's father, was the head professional and greens keeper at Latrobe Country Club
and introduced him to the game a very young age. Arnold was awarded a golf scholarship from Wake
Forest University but left to serve his country as part of the United States Coast Guard. After a three-year
break from the game, Palmer returned to competitive golf and won the 1954 U.S. Amateur
Championship.
Shortly thereafter, Palmer began playing golf professionally and has recorded an impressive 92 wins
during his lengthy career, including one U.S. Open Championship, one U.S. Senior Open Championship
and four victories at The Masters Tournament.
For additional information on the 2010 U.S. Women's Open, please visit www.2010uswomensopen.com.
Championship tickets are now on sale and limited volunteer positions are still available.
About the 2010 U.S. Women's Open
The 2010 U.S. Women's Open will bring a field of 156 of the world's best professional and amateur
women golfers to Oakmont Country Club. It will be the second time the Women's Open will be contested
at Oakmont. Patty Sheehan won the 1992 championship in a playoff over Juli Inkster after finishing at 4-
under-par for 72 holes of regulation play.
About the USGA
The USGA is the national governing body of golf in the USA and Mexico, a combined territory that
includes more than half the world's golfers and golf courses.
The Association's most visible role is played out each season in conducting 13 national championships,
including the U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Senior Open. Ten additional USGA national
championships are exclusively for amateurs, and include the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Women's
Amateur.
The USGA also writes the Rules of Golf, conducts equipment testing, provides expert course maintenance
consultations, funds research for better turf and a better environment, maintains a Handicap System and
administers an ongoing "For the Good of the Game" grants program, which has allocated more than $65
million over 13 years to successful programs that bring the game's values to youths from disadvantaged
backgrounds and people with disabilities. For more information about the USGA, visit www.usga.org.
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Contact:
Lindsay Weber – 2010 U.S. Women's Open – lweber@2010uswomensopen.com - (412) 828-2010
Tom Wallace – Oakmont Country Club – twallace@oakmont-countryclub.org – (412) 828-8000
Posted by scurry at 04:14 PM
PALMER TO ATTEND ICAP CHARITY DAY
NEW YORK, NY – Legendary golfer Arnold Palmer will be participating in the 2009 ICAP Charity Day in New York City Wednesday December 9th. Since its inception in 1993, ICAP’s Charity Day has raised US$100 million and supported over 700 well deserving and needy causes worldwide.
For one day in December, ALL revenue and commissions from ICAP's worldwide offices are distributed to charities. Since ICAP is driven by revenues and commissions, every single employee works a 10-hour day (at least) and all of their hard work goes straight to the charities.
Each regional ICAP office nominates charities they wish to support. Those charities can range from organizations with a national reach to local charities that help fulfill a specific need. These organizations typically change from year to year in order to further expand impact.
The selection process is based on how the charity uses donations to make a direct impact on the community and world at large. In 2007, ICAP made a donation to the Arnold Palmer Medical Center where the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Women and Children and the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies are located.
This year, as the golf world celebrates Arnold's 80th birthday, the hospital celebrates two decades of service. During the last 20 years, the Arnold Palmer Medical Center has delivered more than 186,000 babies, cared for more than 26,000 of those babies in its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and treated more than 1.5 million patients. The Medical Center was named thePGA TOUR Charity of the Year in 2009.
Mr. Palmer will be representing his namesake Medical Center on the trading floors among other celebrities. Some of the prior NY attendees have included figures such as JonBon Jovi, Michael J Fox, Denzel Washington, Joe Torre, Yogi Berra, Katie Couric, Heather Graham, Jorge Posada, Steve Buscemi, John McEnroe, Harry Carson, David Blaine, Mary Louise Parker, Joe Montana, Anna Kornikova, Jeff Gordon, Stanley Tucci, Mat Dillon, Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep and President Clinton to name a few.
More information on ICAP and Charity Day can be accessed at www.icap.com.
Posted by scurry at 04:09 PM