PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- The PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., will welcome 264 senior PGA Professionals this week, serving as host for the seventh consecutive year of the Callaway Golf Senior PGA Professional National Championship. The four-day stroke-play competition will be contested on the Ryder and Wanamaker Courses.

This year's competition promises to be one of the most competitive in the history of the championship. In addition to eight past Champions, the field also features four past PGA Professional National Champions, including 1988 Champion Bob Boyd of Wilmington, N.C., who makes his debut in the Championship and a return to national competition after surviving a second bout with leukemia.
Callaway Golf Senior PGA Professional National Championship

Since last May, the 52-year-old Boyd has spent 38 days in the hospital to battle the return of leukemia. He has increased his weight by 20 pounds to 195, and said his daily regimen is composed of a strict diet and exercise to regain the strength he lost during the past several months.

"I'm excited to be playing again, to see my friends and to be in a great event," said Boyd, who celebrated his 30th wedding anniversary with his wife, Pam, on Monday. "I was shutout in 2005 due to the hurricane, was completely out of golf in '06, and now I get this chance."

Joining Boyd are past PGA Professional National Champions Bruce Zabriski of Jupiter, Fla., the 1997 Champion; Mike Burke Jr. of Towaco, N.J., (1998) and Wayne DeFrancesco of Baltimore, Md. (2001).

Two-time Champion Mike San Filippo of Hobe Sound, Fla., a winner in 2002 and 2005, is among eight past Senior PGA Professional National Champions in the field. He is joined by defending Champion Jeff Coston of Blaine, Wash., Bob Irving (1995) of Sarasota, Fla., Tom Joyce (1990, '91) of Huntington, N.Y., Roger Kennedy (1992, '94) of Stuart, Fla., Ed Sabo (2000, '01) of Tequesta, Fla., Wes Smith (1998) of Naples, Fla., Jeff Thomsen (2003) of Boise, Idaho and Jim White (2004) of Lincoln, Neb.

"I am really looking forward to getting out there and playing this week," said San Filippo, a PGA Life Member whose two titles have come in just four career appearances. "I have a great tee time and pairing going out on the first two days, playing with Defending Champion Jeff Coston and another former winner, Jim White."

"I really enjoy the camaraderie we have as PGA Professionals during the Championship. We all come from the same background and though the Championship is important and you are playing for exemptions and you have goals, it makes it also a whole lot of fun."

Other competitors include Jack Connelly, the 32nd President of The PGA of America.

Following the first 36 holes of play, the field will be reduced to the low 70 scorers 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 low 35 finishers will earn a berth in the 2008 Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y. The top eight finishers, including ties, will receive exemptions into the 2008 Callaway Golf Senior PGA Professional Championship. In addition, the top 10 finishers will be exempt into the Champions Tour National Finals at TPC Eagle Trace, provided they have filled out an entry by the entry deadline.

The PGA of America is the world's largest working sports organization, comprised of 28,000 men and women golf Professionals who are the recognized experts in growing, teaching and managing the game of golf while serving millions of people throughout its 41 PGA Sections nationwide. Since its founding in 1916, The PGA of America has enhanced its leadership position in a $62 billion-a-year industry by growing the game of golf through its premier spectator events, world-class education and training programs, significant philanthropic outreach initiatives, and award-winning golf promotions. Today's PGA Golf Professional is the public's link to the game, serving an essential role in the operation of golf facilities throughout the country.

The Callaway Golf Senior PGA Professional National Championship Field

Bob Ackerman, W. Bloomfield, Mich.
Kenneth Allard, Rochester, Mich.
Thomas Anderson, Laurel, Mont.
Bill Andrews, Greenland, N.H.
David Arbuckle, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Jim Arendt, Naperville, Ill.
Perry Arthur, Plano, Texas
Robert Bailey, Old Greenwich, Conn.
Gary Baker, Pepper Pike, Ohio
Steve Ball, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Mike Barge, Chanhassen, Minn.
Barry Basham, Louisville, Ky.
Scott Basse, Marysville, Wash.
Steve Benson, Long Grove, Ill.
Mike Beveridge, Vacaville, Calif.
Kevin Bishop, Tumwater, Wash.
Mark Black, Frankenmuth, Mich.
James Blair, Ogden, Utah
Mike Borich, Salt Lake City, Utah
Joseph Bostic, Wilton, Conn.
Bob Boyd, Wilmington, N.C.
Bob Boyle, Auburn, Ala.
Leigh Brannan, Canton, Miss.
Tommy Brannen, Augusta, Ga.
Mike Brengard, Edwardsville, Ill.
Will Brewer, Franklin, Tenn.
Don Brigham, Jersey City, N.J.
William Britton, Tinton Falls, N.J.
Ric Burgess, Colusa, Calif.
Michael Burke, Towaco, N.J.
Mike Buss, Las Vegas, Nev.
Butch Butler, Patuxent River, Md.
John Calabria, Naples, Fla.
Vincent Cali, Orlando, Fla.
Christopher Campbell, Vero Beach, Fla.
Mike Carney, Watertown, Conn.
Jim Cichra, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Russell Clark, Aurora, Colo.
Chuck Coatney, Edmond, Okla.
Cleve Coldwater, Clarks Summit, Pa.
Jack Connelly, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.
Dave Cook, Hamden, Conn.
Michael Cook, Sonora, Calif.
Doyle Corbett, Ketchum, Idaho
Jon Corliss, Virginia Beach, Va.
Ken Corliss, Columbus, Ohio
Thomas Costello, Park City, Utah
Jeff Coston, Blaine, Wash.
Bern Coulter, Wilmington, N.C.
Clif Council, Kihei, Hawaii
Jerry Covich, Biloxi, Miss.
Steve Cox, Vine Grove, Ky.
John Craw, Lincoln, Neb.
Christopher Dachisen, Wayne, N.J.
John Dahl, Oxbow, N.D.
Paul Daniels, Port St Lucie, Fla.
Bob Darling, Lewiston, Maine
Mike Darrell, Bay Shore, N.Y.
Scott Davis, Hurricane, W.Va.
John DeForest, Accord, N.Y.
Wayne DeFrancesco, Columbia, Md.
Wyatt Detmer, Newnan, Ga.
Jim Dickson, The Woodlands, Texas
Bill Dodd, Phoenix, Ariz.
Kim Dolan, Las Vegas, Nev.
Tom Doozan, Apollo Beach, Fla.
Ron Dunham, Jackson, Wyo.
Stephen Dunning, River Forest, Ill.
Juan Elizondo, Omaha, Neb.
Randy Erskine, Lake Orion, Mich.
William Feil, La Quinta, Calif.
Jim Fellner, Little River, S.C.
Woody Fitzhugh, Great Falls, Va.
Gerald Fitzpatrick, S. Sioux City, Neb.
Marty Fleckman, Cypress, Texas
Terry Florence, Awendaw, S.C.
Bob Ford, Oakmont, Pa.
Denny Ford, Indianapolis, Ind.
George Forster, Villanova, Pa.
Tom Fortuna, West Bloomfield, Mich.
Daniel Fabian, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Greg Farrow, Marlton, N.J.
Dennis Foster, Thousand Palms, Calif.
Gil Foushee, Lakeland, Fla.
Thomas Fussaro, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Bill Galloway, Owasco, N.Y.
Bill Garrett, Granbury, Texas
Cory George, Lancaster, Ohio
Gene George, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Don Germer, Omaha, Neb.
Robert Gibbons, Molalla, Ore.
Freddy Gibson, Orlando, Fla.
Mike Glendenning, Fairborn, Ohio
David Glenz, Hamburg, N.J.
John Godwin, Pine Mountain, Ga.
Bob Gordon, Export, Pa.
Tom Gorman, Pompey, N.Y.
Mike Gove, Snohomish, Wash.
John Graham, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Fred Griffin, Orlando, Fla.
Bob Groff, Reidsville, N.C.
Gary Groh, Highland Park, Ill.
Steve Groves, Columbus, Ohio
David Grygiel, Portland, Maine
Rusty Gunnarson, Mattapoisett, Mass.
Joe Gutterman, Palm Coast, Fla.
Mo Guttman, Sarasota, Fla.
Bill Hall, St. Louis, Mo.
Jimmy Hamilton, Knightdale, N.C.
Mike Hamilton, Simpsonville, S.C.
Greg Harmon, Mesa, Ariz.
Michael Harrigan, Chicago, Ill.
Billy Harris, Dallas, Texas
Buddy Harston, Nashville, Tenn.
John Hayes, St. Louis, Mo.
Steve Heckel, Carterville, Ill.
Denny Hepler, Winona Lake, Ind.
Mick Herron, Monument Beach, Mass.
Thomas Herzan, Findlay, Ohio
Bobby Hogan, Tonawanda, N.Y.
Skip Holton, Waterloo, Iowa
Reed Hughes, Senatobia, Miss.
Brad Hulett, O’Fallon, Mo.
Cary Hungate, Kokomo, Ind.
Jeff Hunter, San Antonio, Texas
Jerry Impellittiere, Palm City, Fla.
Bob Irving, Sarasota, Fla.
Mike Iyoki, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Tom Jaeger, Neptune, N.J.
Lynn Janson, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Paul Jaycox, Tannersville, N.Y.
Gordon Johnson, Houston, Texas
Tom Joyce, Long Island, N.Y.
Tom Kammann, Baneberry, Tenn.
Danny Kaye, Salamanca, N.Y.
Dave Kendall, Saline, Mich.
Roger Kennedy, Stuart, Fla.
Darrell Kestner, Glen Cove, N.Y.
Lon Kinney, Noblesville, Ind.
Mark Kirk, East Aurora, N.Y.
Bob Klein, Reno, Nev.
John Klug, Bermuda Dunes, Calif.
Mark Krause, Franklin, Wis.
Jonathan Kudysch, Syosset, N.Y.
Steve Kusisto, Adrian, Mich.
Tom Lernihan, Fredericksburg, Va.
Bill Lindmark, Green Bay, Wis.
Vic Lipscomb, Spartanburg, S.C.
William Loeffler, Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Jim Logue, Canton, Ohio
Brian Lowe, Windham, N.Y.
David Lundstrom, Victoria, Texas
Michael Mack, Westhampton, N.J.
Larry Mackin, Mesa, Ariz.
Scott Mahlberg, San Diego, Calif.
Robert Makoski, Novi, Mich.
Fran Marrello, Plymouth, Conn.
John Mazza, Beaver Falls, Pa.
Reed McArthur, St. George, Utah
Robert McGrath, San Jose, Calif.
Mel McIntyre, Louisville, Ky.
Allan Menne, Mashpee, Mass.
Ron Milanovich, Rimersburg, Pa.
Glen Miller, Herndon, Va.
Lindy Miller, Fort Worth, Texas
Russ Moore, Socorro, N.M.
Bob Moreland, Ottumwa, Iowa
Kelley Moser, Norwalk, Conn.
Mike Moyers, Stanardsville, Va.
Eddie Mudd, Louisville, Ky.
Mike Muranyi, Monroe, Wis.
Wayne Natti, Franconia, N.H.
Ricky Neal, Springfield, Mo.
Steve Nelke, Spokane, Wash.
Mike Nickell, Fort Worth, Texas
Rod Nuckolls, Wichita, Kan.
Gary Ostrega, Westfield, N.J.
Frank Palumbo, Havertown, Pa.
Mike Parrish, Guntersville, Ala.
Ron Parsons, Oakley, Calif.
James Paschal, Hendersonville, Tenn.
Michael Paul, Reno, Nev.
Mark Pelletier, El Paso, Texas
Bob Percey, Farmington Hills, Mich.
Ted Perez, Westfield, Mass.
Harold Perry, Pearl City, Hawaii
Bob Pfister, Wilmington, Del.
John Phillips, Savannah, Ga.
Wayne Phillips, Allentown, Pa.
Mickey Piersall, Dallas, Texas
Steven Pinger, Cincinnati, Ohio
George Plassmann, Olathe, Kan.
Rick Pohle, Williamstown, Mass.
Steve Prugh, Spokane, Wash.
Bob Ralston, Little Rock, Ark.
Jim Razzeto, Rolling Hills Estate, Calif.
Donald Reese, DeFuniak Springs, Fla.
Gary Robison, Canton, Ohio
Billy Rosinia, Indianhead Park, Ill.
Bob Rothgeb, Peru, Ind.
Ed Sabo, Tequesta, Fla.
Bill Sakas, Northbrook, Ill.
Ralph Salito, Danbury, Conn.
Mike San Filippo, Hobe Sound, Fla.
Tony Saraceno, Cortland, N.Y.
Bill Sautter, Warrington, Pa.
Brad Schmierer, Hastings, Minn.
Bill Schumaker, Columbia City, Ind.
Steve Seals, Whittier, Calif.
Matthew Seitz, Hutchinson, Kan.
Jack Seltzer, Panama City, Fla.
Butch Sheehan, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Jim Sheerin, Rye Beach, N.H.
Brad Sherfy, Santa Rosa Valley, Calif.
Todd Smith, Matthews, N.C.
Wes Smith, Naples, Fla.
John Snopkowski, Morgan Hill, Calif.
Jack Snyder, Gordonsville, Va.
Jim Sobb, Barrington, Ill.
Mick Soli, San Carlos, Calif.
Gary Sowinski, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Bill Spannuth, Loganville, Ga.
Scott Spence, Portsmouth, R.I.
Nick Spiegel, Farmington, N.M.
Steve Spray, St. Louis, Mo.
Jon Stanley, Phoenix, Ariz.
Chris Starkjohann, Encinitas, Calif.
Craig Stephens, Broomfield, Colo.
Stan Stopa, New Orleans, La.
Glen Stubblefield, Valley Springs, Calif.
Tom Sutter, Mount Vernon, N.Y.
Joe Tesori, Syracuse, N.Y.
Tommy Thomas, Inwood, N.Y.
Kim Thompson, Salt Lake City, Utah
Robert Thompson, Huntsville, Texas
Jeff Thomsen, Boise, Idaho
Richard Tock, Mequon, Wis.
Victor Tortorici, Stuart, Fla.
Randy Towner, Lawrence, Kan.
Don Trahan, Inman, S.C.
John Traub, Oakland Township, Mich.
Jerry Tucker, Stuart, Fla.
Rick Vershure, Armonk, N.Y.
Ron Vlosich, Lakewood, Colo.
Richard Von Tacky, Titusville, Pa.
Roy Vucinich, Moon Township, Pa.
Steve Waugh, Naples, Fla.
Ralph West, Litchfield Park, Ariz.
Chuck Westergard, San Antonio, Texas
Jim White, Lincoln, Neb.
Jeff Whitfield, Columbia, Mo.
Edward Whitman, Blairstown, N.J.
Greg Wilson, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Gary Wintz, Ponce Inlet, Fla.
Paul Wise, Redondo Beach, Calif.
Gregg Wolff, Metter, Ga.
Gary Woodside, Englewood, Colo.
Jim Woodward, Chandler, Okla.
Bruce Young, Phillipsburg, N.J.
Bruce Zabriski, Jupiter, Fla.
Michael Zaremba, Pueblo, Colo.
Bob Zimmerman, St Lucie West, Fla.
Mike Zinni, N. Mankato, Minn.
Billy Ziobro, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.