Rickie Fowler and Tom Pernice Jr. are among the earliest
commitments for the Oct. 11-17 Frys.com Open at CordeValle, an
event spokesman announced Tuesday
SAN MARTIN — Rickie Fowler and Tom Pernice Jr. are among the first commitments for the Oct. 11-17 Frys.com Open at CordeValle, an event spokesman announced today.
Fowler, one of the up and coming golfers on the PGA Tour, was runner-up at the 2009 Frys.com Open in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Pernice Jr. is a two-time event winner on the tour.
Members of the PGA Tour have until Oct. 8 to commit to the Frys.com Open, the tour’s first event in Silicon Valley. Eligible players are assigned one of 38 priority rankings based on their performance in the PGA Tour. The field will change as players with better rankings commit to the tournament in San Martin.
Also today, Frys.com Open director Ian Knight announced that Kevin Chappell will receive the first sponsor exemption for the event. Chappell, another talented young player, has had success in the Bay Area. His April victory in the Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae made him the leading money winner on the Nationwide Tour. Chappell has played in five PGA Tour events in the past two years, including a sixth-place finish in the 2009 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Part of the PGA Tour’s fall series, the Frys.com Open will feature a full field of 132 players and a $5 million purse and $900,000 payout to the winner.
TICKET NEWS: Vendini Inc. has been named the online ticket partner of the Frys.com Open, Knight announced Wednesday. Vendini is the fastest-growing ticket provider in the industry.
The company will handle all online orders for daily tickets and weekly badges through the tournament’s website, www.FrysOpenGolf.com. Fans can also place orders by calling the Frys.com Open tournament office at (408) 487-4653. Multiple-day ticket orders require multiple online transactions.
