Local Favorites Lead After Monday's First Round
LOCAL FAVORITES LEAD AFTER MONDAY'S FIRST ROUND
Nine out of Ten Teams are Within Three Strokes of the Lead
BARRINGTON, R.I. (June 18, 2012) – Three teams sit atop the leader board after Monday’s first round of the 14th annual tournament. Leading teams are at 9-under-par and include tournament co-hosts Billy Andrade and Brad Faxon, who are playing together for the first time since 2003, first-time partners Morgan Pressel and Jay Haas, who are making their fourth and sixth appearances, and local favorite Dana Quigley, who is partnering with World Golf Hall of Famer Juli Inkster.
Hot on their heels are Lexi Thompson and Corey Pavin at 8-under-par, followed by four teams at 7-under-par.
Classic Skins Competition
Two Classic Skins were won today by the teams of Juli Inkster and Dana Quigley and Lorena Ochoa and Mark Calcavecchia, with eagles on holes 4 and 8, respectively. Each team was awarded $12,500 for their feat.
Closest to the Pin
Adding an exciting element to the tournament’s charitable component, Monday’s Closest to the Pin contest was won by Corey Pavin with 2’ 3” on hole 17, and earned $25,000 for Youth Price, Inc., the tournament’s charity partner with which he was paired.
Morning Pro-Am Team Wins Pepsi Max Shootout
The early bird must get the worm, as the morning shotgun team from Sunday’s Pepsi Pro-Am edged out their afternoon shotgun competitors for the second time to win Monday’s Pepsi Max Amateur Shootout.
Place Name
1st Helena Foulkes (Providence, R.I.)
Colin Armstrong (Sydney, Australia)
Kevin Tassinari (Andover, Mass.)
Rick Hayward (Hampden, Maine)
2nd Paul Ferns (Medway, Mass.)
Keith Duffy (Wellesley, Mass.)
Paul Keating (Norfolk, Mass.)
Steven Costa (Somserset, Mass.)
The following are the results after day one of the 2012 CVS Caremark Charity Classic:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 36 3 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 35 71
T1
Billy Andrade/Brad Faxon
4 4 3 4 2 3 4 4 3 31 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 31 62 (-9)
T1
Juli Inkster/Dana Quigley
3 4 4 2 3 3 4 5 4 32 2 5 3 3 4 5 3 2 3 30 62 (-9)
T1
Morgan Pressel/Jay Haas
4 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 33 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 29 62 (-9)
4
Lexi Thompson/Corey Pavin
4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 33 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 2 3 30 63 (-8)
T5
Lorena Ochoa/Mark Calcavecchia
4 4 3 5 3 4 3 3 4 33 3 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 31 64 (-7)
T5
Yani Tseng/Jeff Sluman
4 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 32 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 32 64 (-7)
T5
Cristie Kerr/John Cook
3 4 4 4 2 3 4 4 3 31 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 33 64 (-7)
T5
Suzann Pettersen/Fred Funk
3 3 4 4 2 3 4 4 3 30 3 6 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 34 64 (-7)
9
Brittany Lincicome/Brett Quigley
3 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 3 32 2 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 33 65 (-6)
10
Annika Sorenstam/Peter Jacobsen
4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 37 3 5 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 36 73 (+2)
Final Round Tee-Times for Tuesday, June 19, 2012
9:00 a.m. Brittany Lincicome/Brett Quigley (-6) 9:30 a.m. Juli Inkster/Dana Quigley (-9)
Annika Sorenstam/Peter Jacobsen (+2) Lexi Thompson/Corey Pavin (-8)
9:10 a.m. Suzann Pettersen/Fred Funk (-7) 9:40 a.m. Morgan Pressel/Jay Haas (-9)
Yani Tseng/Jeff Sluman (-7) Billy Andrade/Brad Faxon (-9)
9:20 a.m. Cristie Kerr/John Cook (-7)
Lorena Ochoa/Mark Calcavecchia (-7)
Other news coming out of the 14th annual tournament includes:
- CVS Caremark Charity Classic Social Media
Twitter and FaceBook
Golf fans can get the latest information about tournament happenings by following the Charity Classic on Twitter (@CVSClassicGolf) or by joining the FaceBook community at facebook.com/cvsclassicgolf.com.
- Enhanced Tournament Challenges
Closet to the Pin Contest
Each of the 20 main field professionals will be paired with one of the tournament’s charity partners. Each day, the golfer whose tee shot lands closest to the pin on the 17th hole wins $25,000 for the charity for which they are playing.
Classic Skins Competition
The tournament’s 10 two-person teams will compete in the annual Skins Competition featuring a daily prize pool of $25,000.
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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