CVS Classic Attracting Top Golfers
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The CVS Caremark Charity Classic has added four more top PGA TOUR and Champions Tour professionals to the 2013 CVS Classic: Louis Oosthuizen, Bill Haas, Jeff Sluman and Fuzzy Zoeller. Each of the golfers are part of a field of 20 professional golfers who will compete in the June 23-25 charity golf tournament at Rhode Island Country Club.
Sluman, who recently won the 2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf with partner and Charity Classic co-host Brad Faxon, is back for his 10th appearance.
He, a six-time PGA TOUR and five-time Champions Tour winner, has twice won the CVS Caremark Charity Classic (2003, 1999).
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2011 FedEx Cup champion Haas is making his fifth appearance in the event. He and his father, Jay Haas, captured the CVS Caremark Charity Classic trophy in 2004. Veteran golfer Zoeller – who has 12 career victories across the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour – brings strong play to the tournament as well.
New for 2013, the CVS Caremark Charity Classic is honoring veterans by offering complimentary admission for all active, reserve and retired Military Service Members and their dependents. Veterans simply present a valid Common Access Card or Retired Military Card at the gate any day throughout the three-day tournament. Police and Fire department employees and their families also receive free admission with a valid ID.
Tickets
Tickets for the 2013 CVS Caremark Charity Classic are available through a special offer at CVS/pharmacy stores in Rhode Island as well as select CVS/pharmacy locations in Southeastern Massachusetts. Fans can purchase select products to receive a voucher good for one good-any-day ticket. Visit cvscharityclassic.com for details on eligible products.
In addition, fans can purchase a three-day pass ($60) or single, good-any-day tickets ($25) by calling 866-CVS-9441 or visiting cvscharityclassic.com for a mail-in application. Children 17 and under are free with a ticketed adult.
About the CVS Caremark Charity Classic
The CVS Caremark Charity Classic is Rhode Island’s largest charitable sporting event and hosts some of the best PGA and LPGA professional golfers in the world. Since 1999, the CVS Caremark Charity Classic has driven more than $16 million to charities around the region, providing vital funding for a variety of critical programs serving children, families and people in transition throughout Southeastern New England. For more information, visit cvscharityclassic.com.
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