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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 31, 2012)

Mark O’Meara to Return to En-Joie Course Past Masters and British Open Champion to Play Dick’s Sporting Goods Open

ENDICOTT N.Y. – The Dick’s Sporting Goods Open is proud to announce that 16-time PGA TOUR Champion Mark O’Meara will join the 2012 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open Field. O’Meara, whose career was capped off by 1998 victories at both the Masters and British Open, will make his first appearance at the En-Joie since finishing T13 in the 1994 B.C. Open. Newly released players joining O’Meara include: last week’s Sr. PGA Champion , Rochester native , current Charles Schwab Cup Points runner-up , and fan favorite . The 2012 event will be held the week of August 13th – 19th at the En-Joie Golf Course in Endicott, NY.

“To be able to further add quality players to our already stellar field speaks volumes about how the players feel about the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open,” said Tournament Director John Karedes. “There is a reason a 2-time Major Champion decides to commit after not participating here in almost 20 years – Mark wants to be a part of the Premiere Event on the Champions Tour – something Dick’s Sporting Goods has created right here in their Hometown.”, added Karedes. O’Meara has racked up an impressive 33 Champions Tour top-ten finishes, including two wins at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf and the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship.

Roger Chapman is currently ranked 3rd in Charles Schwab Cup Points. He is the reigning Champion of the Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid. Roger won the Senior PGA Championship by two strokes over John Cook, becoming the third Englishman to win on the Champions Tour and second () to claim a Major Championship. He led or shared the lead in each of the four rounds at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, MI. His victory came in his 16th career Champions Tour start. Roger enjoyed a five-stroke lead after 54 holes, and his advantage reached nine strokes early Sunday before he held on for a two-shot victory that made him immediately exempt on the Champions Tour. He became the second first-time winner this season and the first since at the 2011 U.S. Senior Open to have his first title come at a major.

Sluman, the 1988 PGA Champion and 2001 B.C. Open Champion accrued 10 top10 finishes in the 2011 Champions Tour season. He has four victories in his Champions Tour career. He has finished 3rd on the Champions Tour two times in 2012. Jeff ranks 12th in Charles Schwab Cup Points on the Champions Tour.

Cook, who was the runner-up at last week’s Sr. PGA Championship, has two 2nd place finishes this year on the Champions Tour and is currently 2nd in the Charles Schwab Cup race.

Peter Jacobsen, always a fan favorite, has won 2 Champions Tour Majors (2004 U.S. Senior Open, 2005 Ford Senior Players Championship) and 7 PGA TOUR victories. Jacobsen had three 2nd place finishes in his history at the En-Joie Golf Course.

These players will join previously committed Champions Tour members , , , , , , , R.W. Eaks, Olin Browne, , , , and .

The event, traditionally contested in June, will be played in August this year to allow the En-Joie Golf Course more time to recover from the devastating floods that affected our region last September.

Weekly ticket packages are available at a discount price of $50 through July 31st and are available at Dick’s Sporting Goods stores and the Tournament Office at En-Joie Golf Course. For additional information about these events, please call the Tournament Office at (607) 205-1500.

Please visit www.DicksSportingGoodsOpen.com for volunteer, ticket purchases, charity or general information.

Please visit www.dsgopensponsorship.com for 2012 Sponsorship opportunities. # # #

About The Champions Tour Collectively, the Champions Tour has the most recognizable and accomplished players in the game with many of its 29 members of the competing regularly in its events and numerous other major championship winners among its members. The Champions Tour is a membership organization of professional golfers age 50 and older. Conceived in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour, it started with just four events and purses totaling $475,000. Points earned in official Charles Schwab Cup events in 2011 determined as the Charles Schwab Cup champion, the season-long competition designed to recognize the Champions Tour’s leading player. The Champions Tour's primary purpose is to provide financial opportunities for its players, entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back, protect the integrity of the game and generate significant charitable and economic impact in communities in which it plays. In 2011, tournaments on all three Tours (PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour) generated more than $118 million for local charitable organizations, bringing the TOUR’s all-time total of charitable contributions to more than $1.7 billion. The Commissioner of the PGA TOUR is Tim Finchem. Mike Stevens is President of the Champions Tour. The PGA TOUR’s website is www.pgatour.com, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

About Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. is an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment, apparel and footwear in a specialty store environment. The Company also owns and operates Golf Galaxy, LLC, a golf specialty retailer. As of April. 28, 2012, the Company operated 480 Dick's Sporting Goods stores in 44 states, more than 80 Golf Galaxy stores in 30 states and e-commerce web sites and catalog operations for both Dick's Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy. Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. news releases are available at http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/investors.

About Broome County Community Charities Broome County Community Charities, Inc. has been the cornerstone of professional golf in Central New York since the first event was held in 1971. As host of the PGA TOUR's B.C. Open and Champions Tour Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, Broome County Community Charities has contributed over $10.7 million to numerous local charities. Our primary charitable recipients are the Lourdes Hospital Foundation and United Health Services Foundation. Additionally, local service clubs such as Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions who assist in the operation of the tournament, have received substantial dollars for their charitable organizations. www.DicksSportingGoodsOpen.com Follow us at Facebook.com/dsgopen and on Twitter @Dicksopengolf.

Media Contacts: John Karedes/ Tournament Director / Dick’s Sporting Goods Open 607.205.1500 [email protected]