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POPULAR TREVINO TO DRIVE VALENCIA.


Byline: Daily News

VALENCIA - Golf legend Lee Trevino Noun 1. Lee Trevino - United States golfer (born in 1939)
Lee Buck Trevino, Supermex, Trevino
 will play in next week's AT&T Classic at the Valencia Country Club, organizers said Friday.

Trevino, a 29-time winner on the Champions Tour and the first golfer to ever win the U.S. Open The term U.S. Open is applied to "open" United States national championships in a particular sport, in which anybody, amateur or professional, American or non-American may compete. These include:
  • U.S. Open (golf), golf tournament of the United States Golf Association
  • U.
, Canadian Open This article is about the men's golf tournament. For the women's tournament, see Canadian Women's Open. For the tennis championships currently known as the "Rogers Cup", see Canada Masters.  and British Open in the same year, will start off the week-long event playing with actor George Lopez
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 Wednesday in pro-amateur contest.

Trevino has been a favorite at the tourney, formerly the 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.  Classic, a leg in the Champions tour for golfers 50 and over. The tournament is in its sixth year in Valencia.

``Lee Trevino is a legend in the golf community,'' said 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
, the tournament's executive director. ``His accuracy and consistency in striking the ball catapulted him to fame at an early age, and he continues to remain one of the top golfers in competition.''

In addition to winning 29 Champions Tour events, Trevino won 29 tournaments while competing on the PGA tour The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USA's main professional golf tours. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. Its name is officially rendered in all caps as “PGA TOUR". . He has won six major championships, including the U.S. Open in 1968 and 1971; British Open in 1971 and 1972; and the PGA Championship in 1974 and 1984.

Tickets for the AT&T Classic are available for purchase through the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Foundation at (661) 253-8082 or by calling the Los Angeles County Junior Golf Foundation, at (213) 738-2972.

The tournament is inviting additional charities and nonprofit organizations to join the Charity Partners program, which provides organizations with the opportunity to use the AT&T Classic to generate funds through the sale of tickets and corporate hospitality. For information, call (661) 260-1897.

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(color) Lee Trevino is seen here as most golf fans know him - smiling. The 29-time seniors tour winner will be among those at this week's AT&T Classic at the Valencia Country Club.

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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Mar 4, 2006
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