Kuchar and Johnson Win 2011 CVS Caremark Charity Classic by Setting Tournament Record
KUCHAR AND JOHNSON WIN 2011 CVS CAREMARK CHARITY CLASSIC
SETTING TOURNAMENT RECORD
Johnson Also Won The Day’s Closest to the Pin Contest
BARRINGTON, R.I. (June 21, 2011) – Heading into day two of the 2011 CVS Caremark Charity Classic, PGA TOUR stars Matt Kuchar and Zach Johnson never gave up their first-round lead, fending off challengers Morgan Pressel and Davis Love III to claim the title by two strokes. The formidable team of Kuchar/Johnson posted a tournament-record low score of 24-under-par 118.
For the third consecutive year, a coed team sat solo in second place at the end of the two-day tournament. Pressel and Love finished strong at 22-under-par 120. Defending champions J.B. Holmes and Ricky Barnes tied for third with Camilo Villegas and David Toms with a score of 21-under-par 121.
Classic Skins Competition
Five total Classic Skins were earned during the two-day tournament including four on day two.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Team Hole Skin
Juli Inkster/Peter Jacobsen Eagle #6 $25,000
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Team Hole Skin
Paula Creamer/Brandt Snedeker Eagle #6 $6,250
Billy Andrade/Bill Haas Birdie #7 $6,250
Morgan Pressel/Davis Love III Eagle #8 $6,250
Billy Andrade/Bill Haas Eagle #11 $6,250
Closest to the Pin
Johnson also won the closest to the pin contest with 4’9” on hole 17 earning $25,000 for Save The Bay, the tournament’s charity partner with which he was paired. The win is especially fitting since Rhode Island Country Club sits along Narragansett Bay.
Birthday Surprise
Kuchar celebrated his 33rd birthday on Tuesday and was presented with an ice cream cake during the 18th Green Awards Ceremony. The cake was carried out to him by his two young sons.
The following are the final results after the two-day event:
1 -24 (118) $300,000
Matt Kuchar/Zach Johnson
3 3 4 3 2 4 3 4 3 29 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 29 58 (-13)
3 3 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 30 2 4 3 4 3 4 4 2 4 30 60 (-11)
2 -22 (120) $200,000
Morgan Pressel/Davis Love III
4 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 30 2 5 3 4 4 4 3 2 3 30 60 (-11)
3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 31 2 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 29 60 (-11)
T3 -21 (121) $160,000
Camilo Villegas/David Toms
4 3 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 31 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 31 62 (-9)
3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 32 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 27 59 (-12)
T3 -21 (121) $160,000
J.B. Holmes/Ricky Barnes
3 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 29 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 30 59 (-12)
3 4 4 4 2 3 5 4 4 33 2 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 29 62 (-9)
5 -20 (122) $130,000
Brad Faxon/Gary Woodland
3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 30 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 32 62 (-9)
4 3 4 3 2 3 4 5 3 31 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 29 60 (-11)
6 -19 (123) $120,000
Paula Creamer/Brandt Snedeker
3 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 31 3 5 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 32 63 (-8)
3 3 4 4 3 2 4 4 4 31 2 4 3 4 4 4 3 2 3 29 60 (-11)
T7 -15 (127) $112,500
Suzann Pettersen/Brett Quigley
3 3 4 4 2 4 4 4 3 31 3 5 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 33 64 (-7)
4 3 3 4 2 3 4 4 4 31 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 32 63 (-8)
T7 -15 (127) $112,500
Juli Inkster/Peter Jacobsen
3 5 4 3 3 2 4 5 4 33 2 4 3 4 5 3 4 3 4 32 65 (-6)
4 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 3 31 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 2 3 31 62 (-9)
9 -12 (130) $105,000
Billy Andrade/Bill Haas
4 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 35 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 4 32 67 (-4)
3 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 32 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 31 63 (-8)
10 -8 (134) $100,000
Ben Crenshaw/Jhonattan Vegas
4 4 4 3 2 4 4 5 3 33 3 5 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 32 65 (-6)
4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 32 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 34 69 (-2)
About the CVS Caremark Charity Classic
The CVS Caremark Charity Classic is Rhode Island’s largest charitable sporting event and hosts some of the best PGA and LPGA professional golfers in the world. During the last 13 years, the CVS Caremark Charity Classic has raised $14 million for charities around the region, providing vital funding for a variety of critical programs serving children, families and people in transition throughout Southeastern New England. For more information, visit cvscharityclassic.com.
About CVS Caremark
CVS Caremark is the largest pharmacy health care provider in the United States with integrated offerings across the entire spectrum of pharmacy care. We are uniquely positioned to engage plan members in behaviors that improve their health and to lower overall health care costs for health plans, plan sponsors and their members. CVS Caremark is a market leader in mail order pharmacy, retail pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, and retail clinics, and is a leading provider of Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans. As one of the country's largest pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), we provide access to a network of approximately 65,000 pharmacies, including more than 7,200 CVS/pharmacy® stores that provide unparalleled service and capabilities. Our clinical offerings include our signature Pharmacy Advisor™ program as well as innovative generic step therapy and genetic benefit management programs that promote more cost effective and healthier behaviors and improve health care outcomes. General information about CVS Caremark is available through the Company's website at http://info.cvscaremark.com/.
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