WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS Coming Up Soon in SF

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WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS Coming Up Soon in SF

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 7, 2015
Two events remain to qualify for World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match Play 
Event provides youth (18 and under) and military families complimentary admission
SAN FRANCISCO – Players hoping to participate at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match Play have two weeks remaining to rank within the top 64 in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) as of Monday, April 20, 2015 when the best players in the world come to TPC Harding Park April 27 – May 3.  Players will have this week’s event at The Masters and next week’s event, the RBC Heritage (PGA TOUR), as the final two opportunities to either stay or remain in the top 64 in the OWGR in order to qualify.
J.B. Holmes has moved significantly up in the standings since the start of February thanks to his stellar play over the last half dozen starts. Following his playoff-win over fellow Americans Johnson Wagner and Jordan Spieth at last week’s Shell Houston Open, Holmes is currently ranked No. 12 in the standings, up from No. 72 in the middle of February. In his last six events on the PGA TOUR, Holmes has five top-25 finishes (four in the top 10) including two runner-up finishes and his victory in Houston.
The Kentuckian has two previous starts at the Cadillac Match Play. In his first attempt at the event in 2008, Holmes (then No. 64 seed) gave Tiger Woods all he could handle jumping to a 3-up lead through 13 holes during the first round. Woods birdied three consecutive holes from 14-16 on his way to one the tournament’s most memorable comebacks.
Players on the bubble for qualifying include:
Rank  Player                                           In the Masters?
60       Miguel A Jimenez                    Yes
61       George Coetzee                       No
62       Mikko Ilonen                             Yes
63       Charley Hoffman                      Yes
64       Thomas Bjorn                            Yes
65       John Senden                              Yes
66       Ben Martin                                 Yes
67       Francesco Molinari                  No
68       Tommy Fleetwood                  No
69       Marcel Siem                               No
70       Daniel Berger                             No
71       Graham Delaet                         No
72       Ross Fisher                                 No
73       Koumei Oda                               No
74       Kevin Streelman                       Yes
75       Steve Stricker                            Yes
76       Russell Knox                               No
77       Nick Watney                              No
78       Richie Ramsay                           No
79       Cameron Tringale                    Yes
80       Jonas Blixt                                   Yes
Tournament officials announced that the Cadillac Match Play is proud to continue its policy of providing free or affordable access to the tournament for men and women of the Armed Services. The tournament will provide all active duty, Reserve, military retirees and dependents with complimentary admission to the tournament grounds all week. The Cadillac Match Play also offers significantly discounted admission to veterans.  Military members who are interested in the complimentary or discounted admission should go to worldgolfchampionships.com and click on the ticket link for instructions about how to gain access, which is a different process than the past. Non-career military veterans should also log on to worldgolfchampionships.com and find instructions about how to obtain discounted tickets to the tournament.  Voucher and Military ID will be required for admission at the gate.
An Opening Ceremony highlighting the military will take place on Wednesday at approximately 9:30 a.m. Join a military member as they sing the National Anthem and the Color Guard in a special presentation to kick off tournament competition.
Tournament officials also announced that youth 18 years or younger will gain complimentary admission if accompanied by a ticketed adult. Free youth admittance provides grounds access only.
“We hope that with a small gesture of providing complimentary access to our event, we can show our support to the men and women in uniform and their families for their past or continued sacrifice,” said Tom Clark, executive director of the Cadillac Match Play. “We also feel a calling to grow the game of golf. By admitting youth 18 and under free of charge, we believe that exposing a young audience to everything that makes the PGA TOUR and the Cadillac Match Play so great, we’re making a positive investment in the game’s future generation of players and fans.”
The Cadillac Match Play is the only official tournament on the PGA TOUR schedule with a match-play format. The 64-player Cadillac Match Play field will be divided into 16 four-player groups. Each group will play round-robin matches within their group on WednesdayThursdayand Friday. The player with the best record in each of the four groups advances to the Round of 16 for single-elimination match play (in the event of a two-way tie in a group, head-to-head results will be used as the tiebreaker; a three-way tie will require a sudden-death playoff). The Round of 16 will be played Saturday morning, followed by the Quarterfinals Saturday afternoon. The Semifinals will be Sunday morning, followed by the Championship Match and Consolation Match on Sunday afternoon. This means that fans are guaranteed to see the field in its entirety during the first three days of competition before players begin being eliminated.
If the qualification deadline were today, the top 16 seeds would be as follows –
Rank      Country    Player
1              NIR             Rory McIlroy
2              SWE           Henrik Stenson
3              USA           Bubba Watson
4              USA           Jordan Spieth
5              AUS           Jason Day
6              AUS           Adam Scott
7              USA           Dustin Johnson
8              USA           Jim Furyk
9              ESP             Sergio Garcia
10           USA           Jimmy Walker
11           ENG           Justin Rose
12           USA           J.B. Holmes
13           USA           Rickie Fowler
14           GER            Martin Kaymer
15           USA           Patrick Reed
16           USA           Matt Kuchar
Tickets are on sale for the Cadillac Match Play and options include Weekly Tickets (Monday – Sunday) for $185 and daily options starting at $20. To purchase tickets or for more information, call 1-844-868-7465 or visit www.worldgolfchampionships.com.
Parking around TPC Harding Park will be limited. Spectators have multiple options for transportation to and from the course:
  • BART: Take BART to the Daly City BART station. From there free shuttles will run continually from Daly City BART Station to the main tournament entrance at Sunset Circle.
  • PUBLIC PARKING: Public parking will be available at COW PALACE for $15 per day. A free shuttle will take patrons from Cow Palace to the main entrance at Sunset Circle.
  • BIKE RACKS: Take advantage of bike racks, which will be located at the main entrance gate at Sunset Circle.
  • UBER/LYFT/TAXI: will drop off at the main entrance gate at Sunset Circle.
 Photo Caption: PHIL MICKELSON, as of press time, not a top 16 seed.
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