Golf's Collegiate Elite Tee Off At Baltusrol Golf Club for the 2001 Palmer Cup Presented by CSFBdirect.Business & Sports Editors JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2001 Top U.S. Collegiate Players Compete with British and Irish Counterparts June 27-28 in Springfield, N.J. The 2001 Palmer Cup, a premier competition highlighting the world's best collegiate golfers, will be presented by CSFBdirect at Baltusrol Golf Club The Baltusrol Golf Club is a 36-hole country club located in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey. Baltusrol was the site of the 87th PGA Championship. The course architect is A. W. in Springfield, N.J. on June 27-28. The prestigious Ryder Cup-style event, a competition between the top collegiate men's players in the U.S., Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain and Ireland are the two largest islands in the British Isles. A former state, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, was composed of the political union of the two. (GBI), elevates the level of collegiate/amateur golf around the world. The fifth annual competition will be played on the lower course at the prestigious Baltusrol Golf Club courtesy of CSFBdirect (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : DIR), the online brokerage service of Credit Suisse First Boston Credit Suisse First Boston was originally the trading name of the Financière Crédit Suisse-First Boston, a London-based 50-50 investment banking joint venture formed in 1978 between the First Boston Corporation and Credit Suisse. . Former collegiate stars -- including Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and the competition's namesake, Arnold Palmer -- went on to earn their PGA Tour Cards and win numerous U.S. Open Championships. Today's Palmer Cup collegiate stars may become the top PGA Tour draws of tomorrow. The event rotates between European courses and U.S. courses. "We are delighted to be a first-time sponsor of the Palmer Cup, and are happy to support the best young golfers in the game today. This will be a memorable experience for spectators and players, alike," said Blake Darcy, Chief Executive Officer of CSFBdirect. Competition is expected to be fierce, as four members of the 2001 GBI team were also members of the 2000 team, which defeated the Americans (12 1/2 -11 1/2) in the event at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. Reigning U.S. Amateur Champion Jeff Quinney of Arizona State is one of the eight-man team selected to represent the United States. Last year Quinney won the 2000 U.S. Amateur at Baltusrol, which is ranked among the top 100 U.S. courses by Golf Digest. Completing the team roster are: Nick Cassini, University of Georgia Organization The President of the University of Georgia (as of 2007, Michael F. Adams) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents. ; Erik Compton, University of Georgia; John Engler, Clemson University; Lucas Glover, Clemson University; Scott Lander, UNLV UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas ; Bryce Molder, Georgia Tech; and Chris Wisler, East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is an accredited American university, founded October 21911 and located in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents system of colleges and universities. . Texas A&M men's coach Bob Ellis will coach the American team. The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA GCAA Golf Coaches Association of America GCAA General Civil Aviation Authority (United Arab Emirates) GCAA Ghana Civil Aviation Authority GCAA Gambia Civil Aviation Authority GCAA Gulf Coast Angler's Association ) member coaches submitted nominations, and selections were made by its All-America committee. 2001 GBI team members are Jamie Elson, Augusta State University History The school was chartered as the Academy of Richmond County in 1783. It opened in 1785 and offered collegiate-level classes from its earliest days. Graduates were accepted into colleges as sophomores or juniors. ; David Inglis, University of Tulsa; Justin Kehoe, University College Dublin; Graeme McDowell, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Philip Rowe, Stanford University; Kyron Sullivan, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff The University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (Welsh: Athrofa Prifysgol Cymru, Caerdydd, commonly abbreviated UWIC) is a higher education institution situated in Cardiff. ; Stuart Wilson, University of Abertay; and Oliver Wilson, Augusta State University. Keith Williams will coach the GBI team. Throughout the event, CSFBdirect will have an active presence, introducing its award-winning Web site and software to spectators, demonstrating new products and assisting in opening accounts. About CSFBdirect CSFBdirect is one of the world's premier online brokerage firms offering a diversified range of investment products and services to self-directed investors. As of March 31, 2001, CSFBdirect had over one million worldwide customer accounts representing over $21 billion in assets. CSFBdirect has received numerous honors over the past year, including a number one "4-Stars" rating in March 2001 by Barron's; "Best of the Web" in March 2001 by Forbes.com; "Best Online Brokerage Service" in March 2001 by the Software Information Industry Association (SIIA); "#1 Online Brokerage" in March 2001 by the American Association of Individual Investors' (AAII AAII See: American Association of Individual Investors ) Customer Survey; number one for "Transaction Performance and Transaction Success Rate" in February 2001 by Keynote Systems, Inc.; "Best for Site Reliability" in August 2000 by TheStreet.com's Online Broker Survey; "Top Online Broker" by the 2000 Readers' Choice Awards, Worth magazine; and "Best Bet, Feature Rich" in May 2000 by PC World magazine. Headquartered in Jersey City, NJ with offices in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Charlotte, NC, Narberth, PA, Atlanta, GA, Delray Beach, FL, Sandy City, UT, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Dubai, CSFBdirect employs 1,600 people. CSFBdirect trades on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the ticker symbol "DIR" as a tracking stock of Credit Suisse First Boston (USA), Inc. For more information on CSFBdirect, visit the company's Web site at www.CSFBdirect.com. About Credit Suisse First Boston Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) is a leading global investment bank serving institutional, corporate, government and individual clients. CSFB's businesses include securities underwriting, sales and trading, investment banking, private equity, financial advisory services, investment research, venture capital, correspondent brokerage services and retail online brokerage services. It operates in over 87 locations across more than 39 countries on 6 continents, and has some 28,000 staff worldwide. The Firm is a business unit of the Zurich based Credit Suisse Group, a leading global financial services company. For more information on Credit Suisse First Boston, please visit our website at http://www.csfb.com. |
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