
2011 FRYS.COM OPEN AWARDS $1,000,000 TO CHARITY

SAN MARTIN, Calif. - Frys.com Open Tournament Chairperson
and Fry's
Electronics Executive Vice President Kathy Kolder announced today that the
2011 Frys.com Open, an official event on the PGA TOUR, awarded $1,000,000
from tournament proceeds to a number of designated charities.
"The 2011 Frys.com Open was a resounding success," Kolder said. "The
strength of our field combined with the beautiful Northern California
weather in October helped us set new tournament records for attendance and
charity dollars. I can't thank the local community and all of our volunteers
enough for their support."
The tournament raised $800,000 in 2010, and in its
six year history has
awarded more than $4 million to charity.
The tournament's main beneficiary is The American Institute
of Mathematics, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based organization whose chief goal is
to expand the frontiers of mathematical knowledge by funding focused
research projects, conferences and the development of an on-line mathematics
library. Other beneficiaries include The First Tee of San Jose, Northern
California Golf Association, American Cancer Society and many other local
charities.
After serving as tournament director in 2007 in Las Vegas and in 2010-2011
in San Jose, Ian Knight is resigning. We are proud to announce that Jeff
Sanchez, who was the 2011 Frys.com Open assistant tournament director, is
replacing Knight as tournament director. Sanchez, 36, a PGA Class A Member
since 1999, was most recently the head golf professional at Silver Creek
Valley Country Club in San Jose for the past eight seasons before joining
the Frys.com Open team in late 2011.
"Jeff is respected in the area for his work as a golf professional in the
Northern California PGA Section," said Duke Butler, who will continue in his
role as tournament president. "He was a key contributor to the Frys.com Open
as a volunteer in recent years, in addition to working in an official
capacity as assistant tournament director in 2011."
The 2011 Frys.com Open finished in dramatic fashion as Bryce Molder
outlasted Briny Baird in a six-hole playoff to capture his first PGA TOUR
victory.
The Frys.com Open is part of the PGA TOUR's Fall Series and features a
full-field (132 players), four-day tournament with a $5 million purse and a
$900,000 payout to the winner. The tournament will be played Oct. 8-14, 2012
at CordeValle in San Martin, Calif., located just 25 minutes south of title
sponsor Fry's Electronics headquarters in San Jose, Calif. For more
information go to www.frysopengolf.com <http://www.frysopengolf.com/>
or
find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/frysopengolf.
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