Tiger Woods Foundation receives $50,000 donation

NORTON, Mass. -- John Rollins, Jason Bohn, Carl Pettersson, Billy Andrade and Olin Browne were named this week’s CRESTOR (rosuvastatin calcium) Charity Challenge winners for their first-place standing entering the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship. It’s the first time since the CRESTOR Charity Challenge was introduced in early 2004 that five players have shared honors for the title.

The CRESTOR® Charity Challenge is a season-long competition that recognizes and rewards the tournament leader entering the final round at 35 PGA TOUR events. Through the program, now in its second year, AstraZeneca will donate $3.5 million a year to designated health and PGA TOUR charities. At each of the selected tournaments, a $100,000 contribution will be made, supporting the PGA TOUR’s “Drive to a Billion” campaign which celebrates the spirit of giving that has helped the TOUR and its tournaments approach the milestone of $1 billion in charitable giving.

For their performance, CRESTOR, an AstraZeneca pharmaceutical product, and the Deutsche Bank Championship will donate $50,000 to the Tiger Woods Foundation. In addition, $10,000 each will be donated to the health care charity of their choice. CRESTOR® Charity Challenge winners and the tournament’s designated charity will be recognized during the network or cable telecast of each tournament.

Last year, Vijay Singh was in the lead entering the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship. For his performance, AstraZeneca donated $50,000 to the Massachusetts Golf Association’s (MGA) ForeKids program on behalf of the Tiger Woods Foundation, for a total of $100,000 over the past two years, and Singh donated $50,000 to the American Red Cross.

"We are honored to be selected as this year's recipient of the CRESTOR® Charity Challenge,” Greg McLaughlin, Tiger Woods Foundation president, said. “This generous donation will help us to continue empowering America’s youth through character development and educational programs.”

The CRESTOR® Charity Challenge is the centerpiece of a multi-year PGA TOUR partnership with AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN). Last year, AstraZeneca donated $2.7 million through the program. Highlights from the CRESTOR® Charity Challenge include:

• Justin Rose was the last CRESTOR® Charity Challenge winner, triumphing at the Buick Championship .

• Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson lead all players in 2005 with three (3) CCC victories (Singh: Mercedes Championships, Shell Houston Open and Buick Open; Mickelson: Buick Invitational, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and Ford Championship at Doral).

• The other multiple CRESTOR® Charity Challenge winners in 2005 are Luke Donald, Kenny Perry and Jim Furyk, who have each won twice

• Singh has won eight (8) CRESTOR® Charity Challenges since the program's inception in 2004 resulting in $350,000 to the charities of his choice – $150,000 of which was donated to the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund. (Singh tied for the lead entering the final round at two tournaments)

"After just one year, the CRESTOR® Charity Challenge has become a visible extension of the PGA TOUR's mission of giving back in local communities throughout America," said Tony Zook, senior vice president, commercial operations, AstraZeneca U.S. "Through AstraZeneca's support, the CRESTOR® Charity Challenge will play a major role in the PGA TOUR's "Drive to a Billion" charitable program."

Fans can log on to www.crestor.pgatour.com to read about past CRESTOR® Charity Challenge winners and learn more about CRESTOR. CRESTOR is the presenting sponsor of TOUR Fantasy Golf at www.pgatour.com/fantasy and the PGA TOUR's year-end charity special that will air in December.