NEWS RELEASE For Release: Monday, August 15, 2005 Ticket Info: www.saschampionship.com or 1-800-531-7PGA (7742) Contact: Chris Madigan, [email protected] or (203) 354.7465 SAS Championship Celebrates WakeMed Cary Hospital Health Day on Friday, September 30 First 1,000 Patrons to Receive Commemorative PGA TOUR ‘Drive to $1 Billion’ Pin CARY, N.C. – Continuing to create programs for the Triangle area, the SAS Championship has partnered with Tournament Sponsor WakeMed Cary Hospital to host WakeMed Cary Hospital Health Day on Friday, September 30. The SAS Championship returns to Prestonwood Country Club, September 26 – October 2. “This is an excellent opportunity for us to show our support of Cary and the SAS Championship by giving back to our community,” said Deb Friberg, Executive Director, WakeMed Cary Hospital and Senior Vice President Cary Market Operations. “We encourage all patrons to experience the excitement surrounding the Tournament and stop by the WakeMed First Aid tent for free health screenings.” The first 1,000 Tournament Patrons will receive a special pin commemorating the PGA TOUR’s pending milestone of more than $1 billion in charitable proceeds since the TOUR’s inception in 1938. This is a commitment that is unparalleled in professional sports. “WakeMed Cary Hospital has been involved with the Tournament since our inaugural event in 2001,” said Jeff Kleiber, Tournament Director. “Matching the Hospital’s commitment to the community and the Tour’s commitment to charity will make Friday a very special day.” The SAS Championship and the Triangle area have become one of the most popular stops on the Champions Tour. Boasting one of the largest non-Major purses on the Tour, the Tournament annually draws one of the strongest player fields of the year. Craig Stadler ran away with last year’s title, adding his name to the SAS Championship winners’ circle that already includes D.A. Weibring and two-time winner Bruce Lietzke. The SAS Championship has supported various educational organizations since 2001. In partnership with the Triangle Community Foundation, SAS has donated Tournament proceeds to nonprofits like Communities In Schools of Wake County (CISWC). CISWC operates the Tournament’s signature project, the SAS Community Learning Center in a public housing community in Raleigh, NC. CISWC offers educational programming to help young people succeed in school and in life and was named the 2003 Champions Tour Charity of the Year. Tickets for the SAS Championship are on sale and can be purchased by logging onto www.saschampionship.com, by calling 1-800-531-7PGA (7742) or by visiting participating area Triangle Harris Teeter Locations after September 12. About SAS SAS is the market leader in providing a new generation of business intelligence software and services that create true enterprise intelligence. SAS solutions are used at more than 40,000 sites -- including 90 percent of the Fortune 500 -- to develop more profitable relationships with customers and suppliers; to enable better, more accurate and informed decisions; and to drive organizations forward. SAS is the only vendor that completely integrates leading data warehousing, analytics and traditional BI applications to create intelligence from massive amounts of data. For nearly three decades, SAS has been giving customers around the world The Power to Know®. About WakeMed WakeMed Health & Hospitals, one of the first hospital systems in the country, is a private, not-for-profit health care organization based in Raleigh, N.C. The system comprises a network of health care facilities throughout Wake and Johnston Counties, including a 515-bed tertiary referral hospital, a 114-bed full- service hospital, a 68-bed rehabilitation hospital, two full-service clinics as well as two short-term, skilled-nursing and outpatient facilities. Specialty service areas include cardiac care, women’s and children’s services, physical rehab, emergency and trauma, orthopaedics, neurosciences and home care. WakeMed’s team of 7,000 nurses, technologists and medical support staff and more than 1,000 affiliated physicians serve the residents of North Carolina using the most advanced technologies and facilities to ensure the finest in health care. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org. About Octagon’s Golf Division Octagon’s Golf Division manages some of the finest professional golf events including two Champions Tour events, The ACE Group Classic and the SAS Championship presented by Forbes; two LPGA Tour events, the Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury and the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic; and one Nationwide Tour event, The Rex Hospital Open. Octagon’s Golf Division also represents nearly 40 golfing professionals including Davis Love III, Chris Smith, Meg Mallon, Beth Daniel, Emilee Klein, Tom Kite, Gary Koch, and brothers, Bobby and Lanny Wadkins. # # # .