Rising PGA TOUR Stars Lucas Glover, Ryan Palmer, Justin Rose
and Bubba Watson Commit to 2006 Booz Allen Classic
Potomac, Md. (May 22, 2006) – Tournament Executive Director Bob Jeffrey today announced
that four rising PGA TOUR stars – Lucas Glover, Ryan Palmer, Justin Rose and Bubba
Watson – have committed to the 2006 Booz Allen Classic, returning June 19-25 to the TPC
Avenel in Potomac, Md.
Defending champion and international star Sergio Garcia headlines a growing field featuring 156
of the world’s best golfers competing at the Washington area’s only PGA TOUR stop.
Challenging Garcia for the Booz Allen Classic crown along with Glover, Palmer, Rose and
Watson are notables Fred Funk, Chris DiMarco, Lee Westwood, Charles Howell III, Padraig
Harrington, Tom Kite, Lee Janzen, Aaron Baddeley, Bernhard Langer, Carlos Franco and Chris
Couch.
Lucas Glover
 Current rankings: No. 19 PGA TOUR money list; No. 47 Official World Golf Ranking
 One PGA TOUR win and one Nationwide Tour victory
 Posted nine top-25 and seven top-five finishes as TOUR rookie in 2005
 Ranked 30th with $2,050,068 on 2005 money list
 Missed cut in two Booz Allen Classic appearances (2004 & ’05)
Ryan Palmer
 Current rankings: No. 62 PGA TOUR money list; No. 89 Official World Golf Ranking
 One PGA TOUR win and one Nationwide Tour victory
 Finished T2 at FBR Open (2006)
 Five career top-10 and 13 top-25 finishes
 Best Booz Allen Classic finish: T11 (2004)
Justin Rose
 Current rankings: No. 87 PGA TOUR money list; No. 102 Official World Golf Ranking
 Four international wins
 Earned 10 top-25 finishes in 2005
 Recorded T4 at British Open as amateur (1998)
 Finished T5 at U.S. Open debut (2003)
 First and second-round leader at Masters (2004); finished T22
 Missed cut at lone Booz Allen Classic appearance (2005)
Bubba Watson
 Current rankings: No. 81 PGA TOUR money list; No. 167 Official World Golf Ranking
 TOUR rookie finished T3 at Chrysler Classic of Tucson and 4th at Sony Open (2006)
 First Nationwide Tour long-drive champion to advance to PGA TOUR next season
 Blasted longest recorded drive in Nationwide Tour history with 422-yard tee shot (2004)
 First appearance at Booz Allen Classic
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Glover, Palmer, Rose and Watson release
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Tournament tickets, including daily and week-long general admission Grounds and Pavilion Club
tickets and badges as well as Clubhouse and Champion’s Club badges, are available for sale
online at http://www.boozallenclassic.com. Fans can also purchase tickets by calling the
Tournament Office at (301) 469-3737, through all Ticketmaster outlets, at http://www.waggle.com
or by visiting area Washington Golf Center locations.
Attracting more than 100,000 fans over Tournament week each year, the Booz Allen Classic is
the Washington area’s only PGA TOUR stop, hosting the world’s top professional golfers. The
popular sporting event returns to the region for its 27th year, featuring four competitive rounds,
two Pro-Am competitions, practice rounds and a host of other exciting on-site activities.
Since moving to the Washington area in 1980, the Booz Allen Classic has distributed nearly $10
million to charities, both locally and nationwide. Title sponsor Booz Allen Hamilton and
Tournament host Washington Golf Charities, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, established a
new tradition with the 2004 Tournament, assuring that 100 percent of all net proceeds are
distributed to local charitable organizations.
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