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Champions Tour newcomers Fred Couples, Corey Pavin and Paul Azinger have committed to play in the Toshiba Classic, which will be March 1-7 at Newport Beach Country Club. "Southern California golf fans ought to be ecstatic with the inclusion of Fred Couples, Corey Pavin and Paul Azinger to what is, pretty much, an already full-strength Champions Tour field at the Toshiba Classic," Toshiba Classic Tournament Executive Director Jeff Purser said. "We appreciate their commitments to join us at Newport Beach Country Club. With this terrific trio, I believe the Champions Tour has not been this strong in quite a while. Come March, the Toshiba Classic is certain to have one of its most prominent fields ever." Couples, a La Quinta resident, has won 15 times on the PGA Tour, including the 1992 Masters. Pavin was born in Ventura, attended UCLA and also has 16 Tour wins, including the 1995 U.S. Open. In 2010, both players are splitting their times between the PGA and Champions tours. Azinger captained the United States Ryder Cup team to victory in 2008, and Pavin will look to do the same in leading the U.S. against the Europeans in Wales later this year. Couples was at the helm of the victorious U.S. Presidents Cup team in San Francisco in 2009. The Toshiba Classic's lead charity and operator is Hoag Hospital Foundation. During the last 12 years, the Toshiba Classic has raised more than $12 million for charity, the most on the Champions Tour. Hoag Hospital Foundation also received the inaugural PGA Champions Tour Charity of the Year Award in 1998. Toshiba Classic supporters can congregate online and expand the tournament's fan base through its official fan pages on Facebook and Twitter. Register to become a fan or follower of the Toshiba Classic at each fan page, meet and chat with new friends and golf fans, and stay up to date on all tournament and player information. Tournament information, statistics, activities and updates are also available at the tournament's official website. Brener, Zwikel & Associates contributed to this report. |
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