WHAT: The 17th Annual Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge - the only professional golf tournament that pits three players from the PGA, LPGA and Champions Tours against each other in a head-to-head competition for tour bragging rights and a share of the $1 million dollar purse. Each threesome consists of one player from each Tour competing in two separate, nine-hole stroke play matches. For complete tour information, please visit www.Wendys3Tour.com.
WHO:
PGA team: Stewart Cink, Rocco Mediate, Kenny Perry
LPGA team: Helen Alfredsson, Natalie Gulbis, Cristie Kerr
Champions team: Fred Funk, Jay Haas, Nick Price
WHERE: Rio Secco Golf Club - renowned for its world-class golf experience and home of the acclaimed Butch Harmon School of Golf. Located at 2851 Grand Hills Dr., Henderson, NV 89052.
WHEN: Tuesday, November 11 is free and open to the public. Play begins at 8:30 a.m.
TICKETING: Golf enthusiasts are invited to Rio Secco for the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge on Tuesday, November 11 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Complimentary tickets are available at the Rio Secco clubhouse. For more information, please call Rio Secco at 702.777.2400.
MEDIA: Media is invited to cover the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge on Tuesday, November 11 as well as the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Pro-Am Tournament on Monday, November 10, beginning at 8:30 a.m. both days.
Photo, video and interview opportunities will be available following the Pro-Am tournament on Monday. Media contact: Sara Gorgon, Rio Public Relations, 702.296.6173
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge is the prime fundraiser for The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a nonprofit 501(c)3 public charity dedicated to dramatically increasing the adoptions of the more than 150,000 children in North America's foster care systems waiting to be adopted. Created by Wendy's® founder, Dave Thomas, who was adopted as a child, the Foundation leads programs such as Wendy's Wonderful Kids, placing adoption recruiters throughout the U.S. and Canada to find permanent, loving families for children in the foster care system, and Adoption-Friendly Workplace, encouraging employers to offer adoption benefits to their employees. The Foundation also works with adoption advocates and officials to streamline the adoption process and make adoption more affordable for families. To learn more, please visit www.DaveThomasFoundationforAdoption.org. November is National Adoption Month.
