2017 ADVANCE MEDIA INFORMATION

Contacts: Dave Senko 904-728-1307 (C) [email protected]

Event: Boeing Classic, the 18th of 26 Charles Schwab Cup events.

Dates: August 21-27, 2017 Site: The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge, Snoqualmie, Wash.

Par: 36-36—72 Yards: 7,172

Course Designer: (1999)

Format: 78 players, 54 holes of , no cut

Purse: $2,100,000 ($315,000 to the winner)

2016 Champion: (69-67-67—203/-13); defeated & in a one-hole .

Television: The event will be televised live on CHANNEL all three days from 3:00-5:00 p.m. All times are local.

The 2017 Schedule: The 13th annual Boeing Classic is the 18th of 26 official events in 2017, a season that concludes with the Charles Schwab Cup Championship from November 9-12 at Phoenix Country Club in Phoenix, AZ.

About PGA TOUR Champions: PGA TOUR Champions is a membership organization of golf’s most recognizable and accomplished players, age 50 and older, including 32 members of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The Tour’s mission 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 and generate significant charitable and economic impact in tournament communities. In 2017, the PGA TOUR Champions schedule includes 26 tournaments in 18 states, Japan, Wales and Canada, with purses totaling more than $55 million, an average of $2.1 million per event. The Charles Schwab Cup, which includes the Regular Season and the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs, is used to determine the season-long champion. All events are televised in the , with most receiving complete coverage on Golf Channel, the exclusive cable-television partner of PGA TOUR Champions. Internationally, telecasts air live, tape-delayed or in a highlights-package format in excess of 206 countries and territories, reaching more than 145 million households. The PGA TOUR's web site is PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Follow PGA TOUR Champions at facebook.com/PGATOURChampions, on Twitter @ChampionsTour and on Instagram @pgatourchampions.

2016 Recap: Bernhard Langer overcame a shaky front nine (1-over-par 37) with a blistering back nine (6-under-par 30) to claim his second Boeing Classic title. Trailing by five shots at the turn, Langer birdied five of the first six holes on the back nine and then made a critical birdie at No. 18 to set up a playoff with Kevin Sutherland and Woody Austin. Sutherland posted an 8-under-par 64 in the final round, the day’s low round. However, Langer made a 3-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff to win the event for the first time since 2010 when he beat by three strokes. The victory came just one day after his 59th birthday.

Title Sponsor: Boeing is the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft, combined. Additionally, Boeing designs and manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems. As a major service provider to NASA, Boeing operates the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. The company also provides numerous military and commercial airline- support services. Boeing has customers in more than 100 countries around the world and is one of the largest exporters in terms of sales. Headquartered in Chicago, Boeing employs more than 150,000 people across the United States and in 65 countries. This represents one of the most diverse, talented and innovative workforces anywhere. More than 125,000 Boeing employees hold college degrees—including nearly 32,000 advanced degrees—in virtually every business and technical field from approximately 2,700 colleges and universities worldwide.

BOEING CLASSIC STORYLINES…

The 2017 Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs: In 2016, Bernhard Langer won the inaugural Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs and won the Charles Schwab Cup for the third year in a row, and fourth time overall. This year’s three-tournament playoff series begins in Richmond, Virginia, before heading west to Thousand Oaks, California, and concluding in Phoenix. • October 16-22 | Dominion Charity Classic (The Country Club of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia) • October 23-29 | PowerShares QQQ Championship (Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, California) • November 6-12 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship (Phoenix Country Club, Phoenix, Arizona)

At the start of the playoffs, each player’s regular-season money total will become the equivalent number of points (e.g.$330,000 equals 330,000 points). During the first two playoff events, each dollar earned is worth two points, and those points will be added to a player’s regular-season point total. After the Dominion Charity Classic, the top 54 players will advance, and after the PowerShares QQQ Championship, the top 36 players will qualify for the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Points will be reset for the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, similar to the reset in the FedExCup Playoffs before the TOUR Championship. Any of the top-five players will win the Charles Schwab Cup with a victory in the season finale, and all 36 players are mathematically capable of winning the Charles Schwab Cup, depending on his performance and the results of the rest of the field.

Where the Charles Schwab Cup Race Stands: Heading into this week’s Boeing Classic, Bernhard Langer continues to lead the season-long race with $2,456,035 followed by Scott McCarron with $1,706,055, a margin of $749,980. is third with $1,353,120. Rounding out the top five are Fred Couples ($1,197,597) and ($1,182,785).

The 2017 Boeing Classic Field: Once again, the Boeing Classic will have a stellar field competing for the $2.1 million purse. Below is a breakdown of the field. • 52 players with 302 career victories on the PGA TOUR • 46 players with 217 career wins on PGA TOUR Champions • 12 players have won major titles on the PGA TOUR and 18 have won majors on PGA TOUR Champions • There are five current members of the World Golf Hall of Fame (Couples, Singh, Montgomerie, Langer, Kite). Former PGA TOUR Winners Highlight New Faces in 2017: A host of former winners on the PGA TOUR are among the several new faces making their debuts at this year’s Boeing Classic. The former winners include Steve Flesch, Bob Estes, Vijay Singh, David Toms, Jose Maria Olazabal, and . In addition, long-time European Tour competitors and Ryder Cuppers Miguel Angel Jimenez and Phillip Price will compete for the first time. , Bobby Gage, Brian Mogg and Landon Jackson will also debut.

Langer Back to Defend 2016 Title: Bernhard Langer, a four-time winner this year, including three major titles, comes into the event in a position he has become quite familiar with on PGA TOUR Champions...defending champion. The winner of 33 PGA TOUR Champions titles which is second to (45 wins), Langer is a two-time winner of this event. In addition to his victory a year ago, Langer also won here in 2010. In eight starts in the Boeing Classic, Langer owns five top-10 finishes, including his two victories. He was also second in 2015, T3 in 2009 and T4 in 2013. He enters this year’s tournament with a streak of 14 consecutive sub-par rounds in this event. Langer will celebrate his 60th birthday on Sunday of tournament week.

More on Langer: Of the 26 events on the 2017 PGA TOUR Champions schedule, Bernhard Langer has posted a victory in 15 of those at least once. In 201 career starts, Langer owns 33 career victories, has been second 27 times and third 21 times. In 10 seasons on Tour, he has posted multiple victories in nine of those years. The lone exception came in 2011 when he was sidelined for an extended period with an injury which limited him to 14 starts. In addition, he has finished in the top 10 a total of 143 times (71.1%) in his career.

McCarron Continues to Chase Langer: Scott McCarron claimed his third win of the 2017 campaign, besting Kevin Sutherland last week at DICK’S Sporting Goods Open. McCarron was T35 after an opening- round 1-under-par 71, but rebounded with an 11-under-par 61 on Saturday and an 8-under-par 64 on Sunday which included birdies on his final three holes. His 36-hole total of 17-under-par 125 on the weekend is the second-lowest score (tie with four others) for consecutive rounds on Tour. Although he trails Bernhard Langer by well over $700k in the Charles Schwab Cup race, McCarron is having a great year. His three wins are just one shy of Langer in 2017 and he also has a pair of runner-up efforts.

Parry and Singh Won Here: Craig Parry and Vijay Singh both enjoyed success here when the PGA TOUR visited the area earlier. Parry won the 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational at Sahalee CC by four strokes over and Robert Allenby, while Singh was victorious by two strokes over at the 1998 PGA Championship also at Sahalee CC.

Success for Players Age 56+ in 2017: So far in 2017, an impressive eight of 16 tournament wins have been posted by players aged 56 and older. Coming into this season, nearly 85 percent of tournament winners in PGA TOUR Champions history have been between the ages of 50-55. The players aged 56 and older with victories this year include Bernhard Langer (4 wins), Fred Couples (2 wins), Kenny Perry and . BOEING CLASSIC NOTES…

Can Another Playoff be on the Horizon? Although the Boeing Classic is just 12 years old, there have been six playoffs. Here is a rundown on those six playoffs.

Year Champion Runner(s)Up # of Holes 2006 One Hole/Birdie 2007 , Joe Ozaki, Two Holes/Eagle R.W. Eaks, , , 2011 One Hole/Birdie 2012 Mark O’Meara Two Holes/Birdie 2014 One Hole/Birdie 2016 Bernhard Langer Woody Austin One Hole/Birdie Kevin Sutherland

No. 14 is Signature Hole: Hole No. 14 at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge ranks as one of the most exciting holes on PGA TOUR Champions. Although it measures 431 yards, it features a 70-foot drop from the tee over Bear Canyon and is a drivable par-4. Since the PGA TOUR Champions started playing at the site in 2005, the course’s signature hole has given up 26 eagles during that time, including three by R.W. Eaks and two each by Hajime Meshiai and Ben Crenshaw. A total of 23 different players have made 2s at the hole. Tom Kite leads all players with 22 birdies on No. 14, while Tom Purtzer has 14. The highest score recorded on this hole was an eight by Bill Longmuir in the second round in 2006. The Boeing Classic champion has played this hole under par for the week nine times in the previous 12 times the event has been held. In 2006, Kite played the hole in even-par and still went on to win in a playoff, while Jay Don Blake and also played it at even-par.

Year Player Round 2005 R.W. Eaks Third 2005 Hajime Meshiai Third 2006 First 2006 Morris Hatalsky Second 2006 Hajime Meshiai Third 2007 Mitch Adams Third 2007 Third 2008 Phil Blackmar First 2009 Jerry Pate Third 2009 David Eger Third 2009 Third 2009 Ben Crenshaw Second 2009 Mark McNulty First 2010 R.W. Eaks Second 2011 Ben Crenshaw First 2011 Jeff Hart Third 2011 Keith Clearwater Third 2012 R.W. Eaks First 2012 John Huston Second 2012 Brad Faxon Second 2012 Jim Gallagher, Jr. Third 2013 Kenny Perry Third 2014 Robin Freeman Third 2015 Grant Waite Third 2015 Bobby Wadkins Third 2015 Wes Short, Jr. Third

Most Birdies on 14th Hole Player Birdies Kite, Tom 22 Purtzer, Tom 14 Eger, David 13 O'Meara, Mark 12 Roberts, Loren 11

Most Eagles at Boeing Player Eagles Eaks, R.W. 7 O'Meara, Mark 7 Hallberg, Gary 5 Perry, Kenny 4 Rutledge, Jim 4 Romero, Eduardo 4 Jenkins, Tom 4 Cook, John 4 Johnson, Mark 4

Most Birdies at Boeing Player Birdies Kite, Tom 158 Gilder, Bob 138 O'Meara, Mark 124 Purtzer, Tom 124 Langer, Bernhard 121 Goodes, Mike 119 Morgan, Gil 118 Sluman, Jeff 112 McNulty, Mark 111 Simpson, Scott 109

Gilder and Kite Have Played Them All: Only two players in this year’s field have competed in all 12 Boeing Classics – Bob Gilder and Tom Kite. Gilder’s best showing came in 2011 when he was T5, while Kite won in 2006 and 2008 and was second at the inaugural event.

10th Anniversary of Record 7-Man Playoff: It was 10 years ago that the Boeing Classic was the site of the largest playoff in a PGA TOUR-sanctioned event as seven players participated in the record-setting event. Denis Watson sank an 18-foot eagle putt on the second playoff hole to end the largest playoff in the history of the TOUR. Watson was one of seven players who started the playoff one hole earlier. After Gil Morgan, Dana Quigley, David Eger and Joe Ozaki were eliminated, Watson joined Craig Stadler and R.W. Eaks for a second hole after chipping in from 23 feet for a birdie on the first extra hole. Moments later, he sank an 18-foot downhill putt to become the first PGA TOUR Champions player at the time to win a playoff with an eagle since Lee Elder won the 1985 Merrill Lynch Golf Digest Commemorative. Ray Stewart, who led the event by four strokes after 36 holes, narrowly missed the playoff, falling one stroke shy. His undoing came on Nos. 15 and 17 when he made double bogeys on each of the holes.

How the Leaders Have Fared: In the 12-year history of the Boeing Classic, no first-round leader has gone on to victory. Second-round leaders have gone on to win the Boeing Classic seven times in 12 years, including six of the last eight years. The exceptions were in 2012 when Jay Don Blake came from three back of 36-hole leader then beat Mark O’Meara in a playoff and last year when Bernhard Langer came from four strokes back over 36-hole leader to win in a playoff.

Aces…Few and Far Between: Aces have been rare in the 12-year history of this tournament. made the first hole-in-one in Boeing Classic history, holing out on the par-3 6th hole in 2009. Hale Irwin made the only other ace at the par-3 9th hole in 2011. Both aces occurred in the first round of the tournament.

Titles Came in 1st Start Here: David Eger, the tournament’s inaugural champion in 2005, Denis Watson, a winner in 2007, John Riegger, the 2013 champion, and Scott Dunlap (2014) all won the Boeing Classic in their first appearance in the event.

Some Facts on Snoqualmie Ridge: No previous winner has opened with a round of par/worse and gone on to victory and nine of the last 10 winners have started with a round in the 60s. The exception was Mark Calcavecchia, (70 in 2011) …, the 2015 champion, was the first winner to post a round in the 70s…The average winning score at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge is 13.00 under par…Andrade’s 8-under 208 score in 2015 was the highest winning score in this tournament since Denis Watson prevailed with a 9-under-par total in 2007…The furthest a player has come back from to win the Boeing Classic after Round 1 is T36 by Tom Kite in 2006. Kite trailed by eight strokes after Friday’s opening round…In eight of the last nine years, no player has won this event without being in the top-10 on the leaderboard after Friday’s round. The exception was a year ago when Bernhard Langer was T12…No champion has ever been outside the top-five after 36 holes. Last year’s champion (Langer) was T5 after 36 holes which is the furthest back...Seven of the previous 12 winners have been first or tied for first after 36 holes.

Langer is Top Money Winner: Bernhard Langer, the 2010 and 2016 champion, is the leading money winner in the Boeing Classic with $1,071,857. Tom Kite, a two-time winner is second with $765,869. Mark O’Meara is third with 562,967.

Oldest/Youngest Winners: When John Riegger captured the Boeing Classic in 2013, he became the event’s youngest winner at 50 years, 2 months and 12 days. Bernhard Langer’s second Boeing Classic victory in 2016 came at 59 years, 1 day which made him the tournament’s oldest champion.

TPC Snoqualmie is a Jack Nicklaus Design: The TPC Snoqualmie Ridge is one of six venues designed by Jack Nicklaus that are currently in use on the 2017 PGA TOUR Champions schedule. TPC Snoqualmie Ridge joins Hualalai Golf Club (Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai), Top of the Rock (Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf), The Club at Twin Eagles/Talon (), Bear Mountain Resort (Pacific Links Championship), and Sherwood Country Club (Power Shares QQQ Championship).

Final Grouping is the Place to Be: The winner of the Boeing Classic has come from the final grouping in seven of the previous 10 years. The exceptions were in 2007 (Denis Watson next-to-last grouping), 2012 (Jay Don Blake second-to-last grouping) and 2016 (Bernhard Langer was in the next-to- last grouping).

Sauers Has Been Close in this Event: Gene Sauers has been third, T4, T9 and fourth in his last four starts in this tournament. He was the 36-hole leader a year ago before a final-round 72 dropped him to fourth overall.

25 Years Ago, this week: Below is a rundown on what took place on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions and Web.com Tours 25 years ago this week.

8/23/92: Brad Faxon wins the PGA TOUR’s The INTERNATIONAL in the modified Stableford format at Castle Pines and wins $216,000. Lee Janzen finished second.

8/23/92: Mike Joyce claims the GTE Northwest Classic at Inglewood CC in Kenmore, WA, closing with an 8-under-par 64 to defeat Mike Hill by two strokes. He earns $67,500 with his victory.

8/23/92: At the Ben Hogan Tulsa Open, Steve Lowery overcomes a final-round 1-over-par 73 to defeat Jeff Coston in a playoff. He wins $30,000. Just missing the playoff by one stroke was .

Winner’s Scores: Scores Par Margin Check Purse

2005 David Eger 68-64-67—199 -17 +3 $240,000 $1,600,000 2006 Tom Kite 71-64-66—201 -15 playoff $240,000 $1,600,000 2007 Denis Watson 69-69-69—207 -9 playoff $240,000 $1,600,000 2008 Tom Kite (2) 69-67-66—202 -14 +2 $255,000 $1,700,000 2009 68-65-65—198 -18 +1 $270,000 $1,800,000 2010 Bernhard Langer 66-63-69—198 -18 +3 $285,000 $1,900,000 2011 Mark Calcavecchia 70-67-65—202 -14 playoff $300,000 $2,000,000 2012 Jay Don Blake 68-70-68—206 -10 playoff $300,000 $2,000,000 2013 John Riegger 69-64-68—201 -15 +2 $300,000 $2,000,000 2014 Scott Dunlap 69-63-68—200 -16 playoff $300,000 $2,000,000 2015 Billy Andrade 69-65-73—207 -9 +1 $300,000 $2,000,000 2016 Bernhard Langer (2) 69-67-67—203 -13 playoff $300,000 $2,000,000

Winner’s Progression in Tournament Standings: Year Winner Standings after: 18 36 54 2005 David Eger T12 (-2) T1 (3-way) 1 (+3) 2006 Tom Kite T36 (-8) T4 (-3) 1 (playoff) 2007 Denis Watson T7 (-3) T2 (-4) 1 (playoff) 2008 Tom Kite T6 (-2) T3 (-3) 1 (+2) 2009 Loren Roberts T2 (-2) T1 (2-way) 1 (+1) 2010 Bernhard Langer T3 (-3) 1 (+1) 1 (+3) 2011 Mark Calcavecchia T8 (-4) T1 (4-way) 1 (playoff) 2012 Jay Don Blake T2 (-3) T3 (-3) 1 (playoff) 2013 John Riegger T7 (-3) 1 (+3) 1 (+2) 2014 Scott Dunlap T20 (-5) 1 (+1) 1 (playoff) 2015 Billy Andrade T2 (-2) 1 (+3) 1 (+1)

Round-by-Round leaders: (score/par/lead) Year Round 1 Round 2 Winner 2005 Tom Kite Morris Hatalsky David Eger Jim Thorpe David Eger (199/-17/+3) Morris Hatalsky Craig Stadler (132/-12) (66/-9)

2006 Massy Kuramoto Tom Kite (63/-9/+2) (132/-12/+1) (201/-15/playoff)

2007 Ray Stewart Ray Stewart Denis Watson (66/-6/+2) (134/-10/+4) (207/-9/playoff)

2008 Scott Simpson Tom Kite Mark Wiebe (133/-11/+2) (202/-14/+2) (67/-5)

2009 Mark O’Meara Mark McNulty Loren Roberts (66/-6/+2) Loren Roberts (198/-18/+1) (133/-11)

2010 Nick Price Bernhard Langer Bernhard Langer (63/-9/+1) (129/-15/+1) (198/-18/+3)

2011 Russ Cochran Mark Calcavecchia Mark Calcavecchia (66/-6/+1) Russ Cochran (202/-14/playoff) Kenny Perry (137/-7)

2012 Mark Calcavecchia Tom Jenkins Jay Don Blake (65/-7/+3) (135/-9/+2) (206/-10/playoff)

2013 Bart Bryant John Riegger John Riegger (66/-6/+1) (133/-11/+3) (201/-15/+2)

2014 Mike Goodes Scott Dunlap Scott Dunlap (64/-8/+1) (132/-12/+1) (200/-16/playoff)

2015 Larry Mize Billy Andrade Billy Andrade (67/-5/+2) (134/-10/+3) (207/-9/+1)

2016 Gene Sauers Gene Sauers Bernhard Langer Kirk Triplett (132/-12/+2) (203/-13/playoff) (65/-7) First round leaders/co-leaders who have gone on to win: (0/12)

Second round leaders/co-leaders who have gone on to win: (7/12) David Eger 2005 Loren Roberts 2009 Bernhard Langer 2010 Mark Calcavecchia 2011 John Riegger 2013 Scott Dunlap 2014 Billy Andrade 2015

Stats of The Champions …

Year Winner Score Eagles Birdies Pars Bogeys D/Bog/Worse 2016 Langer -13 0 15 37 2 0 2015 Andrade -9 0 15 35 3 1 2014 Dunlap -16 2 15 34 3 0 2013 Riegger -15 2 15 33 4 0 2012 Blake -10 0 13 39 2 0 2011 Calcavecchia -14 1 17 31 5 0 2010 Langer -18 1 19 31 3 0 2009 Roberts -18 0 20 32 2 0 2008 Kite -14 0 21 26 7 0 2007 D. Watson -9 0 15 34 4 1 2006 Kite -15 1 19 28 6 0 2005 Eger -17 1 18 32 3 0

Year Winner Fairways Hit Greens/Regulation Putting 2016 Langer 30/42 –71.4% (T42) 44/54 –81.5% (1) 29.3 (T54) 2015 Andrade 30/42 –71.4% (T55) 40/54 –74.1 (T4) 27.0 (T7) 2014 Dunlap 33/42—78.6% (T23) 41/54—75.9% (T5) 26.7 (T5) 2013 Riegger 34/42—81.0% (T9) 40/54—74.1% (T9) 26.7 (T1) 2012 Blake 27/42—64.3% (T63) 39/54—72.2% (T17) 28.0 (T7) 2011 Calcavecchia 33/42—78.6% (T13) 35/54—64.8% (T12) 26.3 (T2) 2010 Langer 34/42—81.0% (T9) 39/54—72.2% (T3) 25.0 (T1) 2009 Roberts 34/42—81.0% (T7) 36/54—66.7% (T28) 24.3 (1) 2008 Kite 32/42—76.2% (T38) 39/54—72.2% (T27) 26.0 (1) 2007 D.Watson 30/42—71.4% (T33) 35/54—64.8% (T24) 27.0 (T13) 2006 Kite 24/42—57.1% (T72) 33/54—61.1% (T55) 24.0 (1) 2005 Eger 30/42—71.4% (T32) 44/54—81.5% (1) 27.7 (T20)

Margin of Victory – 12 events Playoff: 6 – 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 1 stroke 2 – 2009, 2015 2 strokes 2 – 2008, 2013 3 strokes 2 – 2004

Round-by-Round Scoring Averages: Year: Par Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Rank 2005 72 71.321 70.538 72.179 71.346 21/29 2006 72 71.128 70.753 70.579 70.823 26/29 2007 72 72.782 72.156 71.208 72.052 13/30 2008 72 72.974 71.662 71.182 71.939 14/29 2009 72 72.603 71.551 71.256 71.803 14/25 2010 72 71.831 73.156 72.468 72.485 11/26 2011 72 73.500 72.938 72.273 72.911 6/24 2012 72 72.291 71.821 72.667 72.260 11/24 2013 72 72.238 71.228 72.203 71.891 13/26 2014 72 71.185 71.679 71.185 71.351 16/26 2015 72 73.346 72.245 71.988 72.589 8/24 2016 72 72.049 70.963 71.463 71.494 17/26