╨╧рб▒с>■  9;■   8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ье┴3 Ё┐Qbjbj ">bvbvQ      l╪╪╪╪╪╪╪ььььь ° ь╢L\\\\\\\ЪЬЬЬЬЬЬ$╤ ёШ└╪\\\\\└╪╪\\╒\r╪\╪\Ъ\ЪВЪ╪╪Ъ\ ь3ШЦ╞ьь╬:ЪЪы0ЪЙЙЪьь╪╪╪╪┘FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEааа ааа ааа ааа ааа ааа Buick Championship Editorial Contact: Nathan Grube, Tournament Director 860-522-4171, x.3361  HYPERLINK "mailto:contact@canongho.com" nathan@buickchampionship.com Buick Golf Contact: Al Abrams, Buick Golf Communications 212-367-4527  HYPERLINK "mailto:contact@canongho.com" al.abrams@momentumww.com аааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа 2006 Buick Championship Announces New Players- аааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа Three Players, Three Countries ааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа Steve Elkington, Sean O'Hair, Camilo Villegas Commit. а Hartford, CT (June 22, 2006) -The 2006 Buick Championship announced today three more players coming to Hartford-Australia's Steve Elkington, Colombia's Camilo Villegas and Texan Sean O'Hair. "The 2006 Buick Championship continues to attract among the best golfers in the world with PGA Championship winner Steve Elkington, Colombian Camilo Villegas and the U.S.'s Sean O'Hair bringing their winning games to the 2006 Buick Championship," said Bradford Babbitt, 2006 Tournament Chairman. This year's Tournament, the 55th consecutive year of PGA TOUR in Connecticut, is scheduled for June 26-July 2 at the TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell, CT. PGA TOUR rookie Camilo Villegas is no rookie to the spotlight.а His game has made a splash on the course but his looks have made a splash off the course.а People Magazine named him one of the Hottest Bachelors of 2006. Villegas, who won the Colombian Open in 2001, finished second behind Tiger Woods at the 2006 Ford Championship at Doral.а He also took second place at the FBR Open in February and finished third at the Players Championship in March.а He currently sits at 26th on the 2006 PGA TOUR money list. The 2006 Buick Championship field already boasts stars from South Africa, England, Australia, Sweden and New Zealand. THREEPLAYERS, THREECOUNTRIES/2-2-2 Australian Steve Elkington has ten PGA TOUR victories including the PGA Championship in 1997, coming from six strokes behind on the final day and sinking 25-foot putt on first extra hole to win first major title. Steve is four time member of the International Presidents Cup. Steve's idol growing up was fellow Australian Bruce Devlin. He's an avid gardener and accomplished caricaturist. In 2003 while rehabbing his shoulder Steve was a youth instructor at Yeager Elementary School in Houston where his children were students. He helped out kids struggling with subjects such as Math and English. Texan Sean O'Hair won his first PGA TOUR event last season, the John Deere Classic, just one day shy of his 23rd birthday.а That win qualified him for the 2005 British Open Championship, but Sean lacked a passport.а Through some last minute scrambling, he obtained a passport, played the British and tied for 15th in his first start in a Major.а His father-in-law Steve Lucas is also his caddie. PGA TOUR players who have previously committed to play in the 2006 Buick Championship include: Billy Andrade, Paul Azinger, Aaron Baddeley, Chris Couch, Mark Calcavecchia, Stewart Cink Ben Curtis, Olin Browne, Brad Faxon, Robert Garrigus, Jason Gore, Bill Haas, J.J. Henry, J.B Holmes. Peter Jacobsen, Brandt Jobe, Zach Johnson, Jerry Kelly, Justin Leonard, Peter Lonard, Billy Mayfair, Arron Oberholser, Corey Pavin, Kenny Perry, Tim Petrovic, Tag Ridings, Patrick Sheehan, Joey Sindelar, Kirk Triplett, Scott Verplank, Bubba Watson and Brett Wetterich. THREEPLAYERS, THREECOUNTRIES/3-3-3 About the Buick Championship: The Buick Championship, New England's premier sporting event, is one of the PGA TOUR's most well attended events, typically drawing more than 300,000 spectators each year.а The Tournament has raised more than $25 million for Hartford area charities since it's inception in 1952 and is of critical importance to the Central Connecticut region as it provides over $20 million annually in direct economic benefit to area businesses and the State of Connecticut, is New England's largest sporting event, and keeps the area on the national professional sports scene while promoting the area nationally and internationally through network television. The Buick Championship is the sole fundraiser of the Greater Hartford Jaycees. The Jaycees channel those funds back into the community to improve the lives of those most in need by feeding the hungry, building affordable housing, helping children and much more.а The Greater Hartford Jaycees is an organization of 300 volunteers, ages 21-40, which promotes leadership training through community service.а For more information about sponsorship opportunities, ticket packages or to become a volunteer for the 2006 Buick Championship, please call the Tournament Office at 860-522-4171 or visit the web-site at  HYPERLINK "http://www.buickchampionship.com/" www.buickchampionship.com. About Buick Golf: Now in its 23rd year as the official car of the PGA Tour, Buick is the title-sponsor of three PGA Tour events in 2006: The Buick Invitational (January 23-29) at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, Calif.; the Buick Championshipа (June 26-July 2) at the TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn.; and the Buick Open (July 31-Aug. 6) at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, Mich. Buick has a sponsorship agreement with Tiger Woods, the world's number one player.а Through its PGA Tour events Buick has donated more than 33 million dollars to local charities since 1982. About Greater Hartford Jaycees ( HYPERLINK "http://www.ghjc.org/" www.ghjc.org):ааа ааа ааа ааа ааа ааа For over 62 years the Greater Hartford Jaycees has promoted leadership development through community service among young professionals 21to 40 years of age.а Each year the organization runs over 60 projects to benefit the community, including distributing over 3,000 turkey meals throughout Hartford.а Connecticut corporations look to the Greater Hartford Jaycees for tomorrow's philanthropic leaders.а In 1970, golf legend Bob Murphy donated his entire $20,000 purse to the Greater Hartford Jaycees, Inc. that gift started the Greater Hartford Jaycees Foundation, Inc. Over the years, the Greater Hartford Jaycees has granted and run projects to contribute over $25 million to charities and scholarships serving thousand of children, the elderly, disadvantaged, and disable residents of the Greater Hartford area. 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