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MEDIA WENDY’S INFORMATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3-TOUR September 30, 2009 CHALLENGE Contacts: Tom Sprouse - HNS Sports Group 6189 Memorial Drive 614-889-6791 DUBLIN, OHIO 43017 (614) 764-4653 Mark Blais - Harrah’s LV Golf (614) 764-4710 (fax) 702-777-2423

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHO WENDY’S 3-TOUR CHALLENGE ~ Now celebrating its 18th anniversary, the Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge, benefiting adoption, is the only professional golf tournament that pits three players from the PGA, LPGA and Champions Tours against each other in a head-to-head competition for tour bragging rights and a share of the $1 million dollar purse.

WHAT PGA TOUR TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT

STEWART CINK ▪ FRED COUPLES ▪ BUBBA WATSON

Stewart Cink will be making his third appearance at the Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge. During his first stop in 2006, with teammates Zach Johnson and Scott Verplank, he was a member of the most recent PGA TOUR squad to win the made-for-television event. On strength of four top-10 finishes so far in 2009 -- including his sixth career PGA TOUR and first major championship victory at the British Open -- Cink is currently ranked No. 12 in the Official World Golf Rankings and No. 17 on the PGA TOUR money list with more than $2.8 million. Cink has been a member of three Presidents Cup teams (2000, 2005 and 2007) and the past four consecutive Ryder Cup teams (2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008).

Fred Couples is a fan favorite and has recorded 15 PGA TOUR victories, including the 1992 Masters, in a professional career that has spanned more than 25 years. He played in the inaugural Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge in 1992 and has since been a member of three winning PGA TOUR teams (1994, 1996 and 1997) during a record setting eight appearances in the event. Couples has posted four top-10 finishes so far in 2009, including two third place finishes at the Northern Trust Open and Shell Houston Open. He has been a member of five Ryder Cup teams (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1997) and four Presidents Cup teams (1994, 1996, 1998 and 2005). In February of 2008 Couples was named as captain to the United States team for the 2009 Presidents Cup.

Bubba Watson is a rising star on the PGA TOUR. He finished tied for fourth in his first-career PGA TOUR start at the 2006 Sony Open in Hawaii. He is coming off his most consistent season as a professional in 2008. He made the cut in 19 events last year and shared the 54-hole lead with four other players, including eventual champion, Tiger Woods, at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. So far

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in 2009 he has recorded two top-10 finishes. Watson is currently ranked No.2 in driving distance on the PGA TOUR with a 311.3 yard average. He will be competing in his second Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge this November at Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson, Nevada. In 2007 Watson was a member of the PGA TOUR team with Chris DiMarco and Camilo Villegas.

WHERE RIO SECCO GOLF CLUB ~ Gracefully draped across 240 acres in the foothills of the Black Mountain Range and located 15 miles from the Las Vegas Strip, Rio Secco Golf Club is renowned for its world-class golf experience and acclaimed Butch Harmon School of Golf. The 7,318-yard, par 72 course was named in USA Today newspaper among the “Top Ten Golf Destinations in the World.” Offering instruction for newcomers and professionals alike, The Butch Harmon School of Golf is famed for working with such talents as Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink and Natalie Gulbis. Located in Henderson, Nevada, Rio Secco is a Harrah’s Entertainment golf destination. Other Harrah’s Entertainment golf courses are: Grand Bear, in Biloxi, Mississippi; The Links at Cottonwoods, in Tunica, Mississippi; the historic Atlantic City Country Club, in Atlantic City, New Jersey; Chariot Run, in Laconia, Indiana; Cascata, in Boulder City, Nevada; and Caesars Golf Macau. More information about Rio Secco Golf Club is available online at www.riosecco.net ; Ph (702) 777-2400.

WHEN NOVEMBER 10, 2009 - GENERAL ADMISSION IS FREE TELEVISION AIR DATES & TIMES - DECEMBER 19 AND 20, 2009, 4:00PM-6:00PM

WHY TO RAISE CHARITY DOLLARS FOR WENDY’S 3-TOUR CHALLENGE PRIMARY BENEFICIARY, DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION ~ The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a nonprofit 501(c)3 public charity dedicated to dramatically increasing the adoptions of the more than 150,000 children in North America’s foster care systems waiting to be adopted. Created by Wendy’s® founder, Dave Thomas, who was adopted as a child, the Foundation leads programs such as Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, placing adoption recruiters throughout the U.S. and Canada to find permanent, loving families for children in the foster care system, and Adoption-Friendly Workplace, encouraging employers to offer adoption benefits to their employees. The Foundation also works with adoption advocates and officials to streamline the adoption process and make adoption more affordable for families. As the only foundation dedicated exclusively to foster care adoption, we are driven by Dave’s simple value: Do what’s best for the child. To learn more about the Foundation’s work, please visit www.DaveThomasFoundationforAdoption.org.

HOW General Admission to the Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge is FREE For information regarding golf and social event packages please visit www.wendys3tour.com # # #