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Byron
Nelson Prize Awarded to Tom Lehman
The
Salesmanship Club awarded Tom Lehman with the first Byron Nelson
Prize at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship Opening Ceremony on
Tuesday.
The Byron Nelson Prize is awarded to a person or
organization in the golf world who exemplifies the ideals of "giving
back" that Byron Nelson personified. Each year the Salesmanship Club
will solicit nominations for this award from PGA TOUR, Nationwide
Tour and Champions Tour professional golfers, as well as golf
writers and reporters from around the world.
The
Salesmanship Club of Dallas awarded $100,000 to the charity of
Lehman's choice. Lehman directed this charitable contribution to the
McKenzie Monks Foundation, an organization that helps kids cope with
cancer.
"Tom and his wife, Melissa, have given back to the
community in so many important areas, including raising more than $4
million for the Children's Cancer Research Fund at the University of
Minnesota," said Salesmanship Club of Dallas President Mac Wesson.
"Like Byron, he is a man of great faith, great courage and great
perseverance. He is clearly a man of whom Byron was proud and who is
clearly deserving of receiving this inaugural award."
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EDS
Auctions Off Autographed Pinball Machine to Benefit
Salesmanship Club Youth and Family
Centers |
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 EDS
will auction off an Orange County Choppers (OCC) themed
pinball machine, autographed by PGA TOUR players participating
in the 2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship, as well as the
Teutuls - the creative forces behind OCC and stars of the
international hit television show "American Chopper." This is
EDS' second year to host an online auction, with all proceeds
benefiting Salesmanship Club Youth and Family
Centers.
In EDS' 2007 pinball game, Ultimate Golf Ball Frenzy,
the squirrels pose as the Teutuls and build three choppers in
the basement of the Golf Ball Works factory. Further
incorporating the chopper theme, parts of the machine have
been done in custom chrome, including the legs, side rails,
flipper bats and ball shooter.
A replica of this
one-of-a-kind pinball machine is in the OCC shop. EDS
presented it to the Teutuls to kick off the fabrication of the
EDS Byron Nelson Championship Chopper, which will also be up
for bid.
The online auction opens Friday, April 20 at
7 p.m. CDT and closes Monday, April 30 at 7 p.m. CDT. You can
access the auction at www.eds.com/auction.
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PGA
TOUR Golf Professionals' Wives Visit New Charity
Program |
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Today,
PGA TOUR golf professionals' wives and friends visited the
Family Works Center (FWC) and heard stories of hope for
families with troubled adolescents and young children.
Participants included Stacey Schultz, Sandy Perry, Julie
Petrovic, Radha Ollidina, Amy Garrigus, Amanda Byrd and Sybi
Kuchar.
This new facility for kids (birth through age
15) and their families has four programs, combining
prevention, early intervention and treatment services:
- Therapeutic
After School Program - An intensive after school treatment
program for adolescents ages 12 through 15 and their
families
- Infant-Child
Comprehensive Assessment Program - Family-driven,
strength-based comprehensive assessment services for young
children (ages birth through six) showing emerging signs of
difficulties
- Family Life
Education - Skill-based parent-child training for families
with young children (ages birth through six) experiencing or
at-risk for emotional and behavioral problems
- Family Therapy
- Outpatient therapy for children birth to age 20 and their
families who are experiencing emotional and behavioral
problems
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Children
of SCYFC Program Pay Tribute to Byron Through
Music |
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Today,
the J. Erik Jonsson Community School Chorale sang a tribute to
Byron Nelson, entitled "You Can Do Anything." The song,
boasting music and lyrics by Jonsson School's own music specialist Kevin
Roberts, is the children's way of giving back to a man whose
legacy will continue for years through the J. Erik Jonsson
Community School and the Salesmanship Club Youth and
Family Centers.
As
requested by many members of the media, TOUR professionals and
golf patrons, the following are the song lyrics as performed:
I knew a man
Lord Byron was his name
Champion
all around
Golf was his claim to fame
He taught so
many
By example every day
The wise lord Byron
Once I
heard him say
"You can do anything
You feel you
need to do"
Reach for the stars
Keep the faith in you
"You can do anything"
Just keep your head held
high
Respect all that He has given
He'll give you wings
to fly
"You can do anything
You feel you need to
do"
Reach for the stars
Keep the faith in you
Even though his skill
Earned him great
rewards
The most precious one of all
Was his friendship
with the Lord
The game's finest man
Follower of
Christ
Humble and gentle
A rich blessed life
For
more information contact Malinda Mason Miller at (214)
915-4756, or visit www.salesmanshipclub.org.
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Sponsor
Spotlight: American
Airlines |
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 American
Airlines returns as the official airline of the EDS Byron
Nelson Championship in 2007. As part of their sponsorship,
American Airlines provides travel services, which allows the
Championship's Player Relations Committee to attend PGA TOUR
events to recruit the world's top professional golfers.
In addition, our volunteers and staff travel to other
PGA TOUR events to study best practices and garner new ideas
to enhance the EDS Byron Nelson Championship for professional
golfers, sponsors and spectators.
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Media
Information |
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TELEVISION
COVERAGE:
Thursday, April 26:
The Golf Channel
2-5
p.m. CDT
Friday, April 27:
The Golf Channel
2-5 p.m. CDT
The Golf Channel will replay
coverage from 7:30-10:30 p.m. on Thursday and
Friday.
Saturday, April 28:
CBS
2-5 p.m. CDT
Sunday, April 29:
CBS
2-5 p.m. CDT
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Wednesday, April
25
Gold Pro-Am
EDS Byron Nelson
Championship Chopper Unveil 11:30 a.m. on TPC No. 1 tee
Thursday, April
26
First Round
Friday, April 27
Second Round
Saturday, April 28
Third Round
Byron Nelson's Congressional Gold
Medal Celebration,
11 a.m.
Moment of Silence,
3 p.m.
Sunday,
April 29
Sunrise Service featuring Tom
Lehman,
6:30 a.m.
Final Round
Closing
Ceremony on TPC No. 18 Green
CONTACT US:
Tracy
Cobb, Director of Communications
E-mail:
tcobb@scdallas.org
Lyndsay Lovell, Communications Coordinator
E-mail:
llovell@scdallas.org
Kayla Craddick, Communications Intern
E-mail:
kcraddick@scdallas.org
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