AREA AIMS TO KEEP PGA TOURNAMENT VALENCIA CLUB 6-YEAR HOST.Byline: ALEX DOBUZINSKIS Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, -- With AT&T signing on with the PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used. (2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. for another year as sponsor of the Champions Classic, talks are set to determine whether the event can stay in Valencia. The PGA Champions Tour has been held at the Valencia Country Club since 2001. It will be held there again this year, from March 12 to 18. Representatives from the club, the phone company and the PGA are scheduled to talk next week about having the 2008 AT&T Champions Classic in Valencia, participants said. ``I think we've been very pleased with the relationship, and we'd like to continue it,'' tournament chairman Brian Fitzgerald Brian Fitzgerald (born March 1 1947) is an Irish Independent politician. He was a Labour Party Teachta Dála for Meath from 1992 to 1997. Previously a trade union official with SIPTU, Fitzgerald was elected to Dáil Éireann for Meath during the swing to Labour in the 1992 said. ``And if we can reach an equitable relationship that's good for both sides, then we anticipate that we'll continue,'' he said. The AT&T Champions Classic is part of the PGA Champions Tour, a tournament for professional golfers 50 or older. Last year, Tom Kite Thomas Oliver Kite, Jr. (born December 9, 1949) is an American professional golfer. Kite was born in McKinney, Texas. He began playing golf at age 6 and won his first tournament at age 11. won the AT&T Champions Classic in Valencia. This year, Kite is expected to be joined on the links by Chip Beck Charles Henry "Chip" Beck (born September 12, 1956) is an American golfer who was a three time All-American at the University of Georgia. He has four victories on the PGA Tour and twenty runner-up finishes. Beck was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. , Ray Floyd, Peter Jacobsen Peter Erling Jacobsen (born March 4, 1954) is an American professional golfer. Early life Jacobsen was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from Portland’s Lincoln High School.[1] He played golf in college at the University of Oregon. , Jay Haas and others. ``I think the (PGA) members really like it,'' said Craig Cliver, head golf professional with the Valencia Country Club. ``We do it for the city. Valencia Country Club was really founded on kind of the centerpiece of Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. , and I think it continues our mission to do that to bring this type of event to the Santa Clarita Valley.'' The city, which for the past year has been pushing to expand event tourism, also would like to see the AT&T Classic come back next year. ``The AT&T Champions Classic has been the premiere sporting event for Santa Clarita for several years,'' said Jason Crawford, film and tourism associate for the city. ``And we're really excited that they come here, and we'll continue to work with them and make sure they come here for the foreseeable future.'' A representative from AT&T could not be reached for comment. SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. used to sponsor the Champions Classic, before buying AT&T last year. From 2001 to 2006, the PGA had a five-year contract with the Valencia Country Club, with the possibility of two one-year extensions. It extended the contract for this year, and another extension is available for next year. The Champions Classic has drawn 25,000 to 40,000 people a year, and it brings $7million a year in revenue to the city, Crawford said. alex.dobuzinskis@dailynews.com (661) 257-5253 |
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