2014 Charles Schwab Cup Championship FACT SHEET Event: 25th annual Charles Schwab Cup Championship Sanctioning: The final official Champions Tour / Charles Schwab Cup event of the season; the 2014 Charles Schwab Cup Champion and Champions Tour leading money winner will be determined Dates: October 27- November 2, 2014 Site: Desert Mountain Club (Cochise Course), Scottsdale, AZ Par/Yardage: 70/6,929 Architect/Opened: Jack Nicklaus/ 1988 Format: 72 holes, stroke play Defending Champions: 2013 Tournament winner – Fred Couples 2013 Charles Schwab Cup champion – Kenny Perry Eligibility: The top 30 players on the current year’s Champions Tour official money list through the completion of the tournament preceding the event (AT&T Championship) Charles Schwab Cup: This will be the final event in the 2014 Charles Schwab Cup race. The winner will be crowned at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. The Charles Schwab Cup offers $2.1 million in annuity bonus money to the top-five finishers at season's end. Points are awarded weekly to the top-ten finishers and ties in official money events. The winner will be awarded a $1 million annuity and the second-through fifth-place finishers $500,000, $300,000, $200,000 and $100,000 annuities. Allen Doyle won the inaugural competition in 2001, Hale Irwin won in 2002 and 2004, Tom Watson won in 2003 and 2005, Jay Haas won in 2006 and 2008, while Loren Roberts captured the 2007 Cup and the 2009 Cup. Bernhard Langer won in 2010 and Tom Lehman was the first player to win the Cup in consecutive years – 2011 and 2012. Kenny Perry is the reigning Cup champion. Television: Thursday, Oct. 30 Friday, Oct. 31 Saturday, Nov. 1 Sunday, Nov. 2 (4:30-7:00 p.m. ET) (4:30-7:00 p.m. ET) (4:30-7:00 p.m. ET) (3:30-6:00 p.m. ET) Purse: $2,500,000 ($440,000 for the winner) Tickets: For ticket information, please visit schwabcup.com. Schedule of Events: Please visit SchwabCup.com for an updated schedule of events. History: The event was first played in 1990 at Hyatt Dorado Beach (East) in Dorado, Puerto Rico before moving to Myrtle Beach, SC in 1994 for seven playings, six at the Dunes Golf & Beach Club and one at the TPC Myrtle Beach. This event featured golfing legends like Lee Trevino, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Arnold Palmer. It was played at the Gaillardia Golf and Country Club in Oklahoma City, OK in 2001 and 2002. From 2003 - 2009, it was played at the beautiful Sonoma Golf Club in Sonoma, CA. The event boasted an illustrious list of past champions, including Raymond Floyd, Hale Irwin, Tom Watson, Jim Thorpe and 2009 winner John Cook. The Championship was held at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco from 2010-11 and marked its first year at Desert Mountain Club in 2012 before returning to TPC Harding Park in 2013. Desert Mountain Club again hosts in 2014 and will do so through 2016. Charity: Underscoring the PGA TOUR’s “Together, anything’s possible” charitable mission, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship will serve as an important vehicle for raising funds for a variety of non-profit organizations throughout the region. Web Site: www.schwabcup.com Tournament Management: PGA TOUR Championship Management Tournament Contacts: Executive Director: Ian Knight Tel: (480) 237-2100 Email: [email protected] Tournament Services Manager: Elizabeth Karrow Tel: (480) 237-2100 Ext. 14 Email: [email protected] Media Contact/ Credentials: Communications Manager: Maureen Radzavicz Tel: (904) 273-3301 Email: [email protected]