MARK O’MEARA AND SCOTT HOCH COMMIT TO AT&T CHAMPIONS CLASSIC AT VALENCIA COUNTRY CLUB MARCH 12-18

WHO:  Mark O’Meara

· Two-time Major Champion winner

· Won the 1998 Masters Tournament and 1998 British Open

· 1998 PGA Tour Player of the Year, also named Player of the Year by the PGA of America and Golf Writers Association of America

· Recorded 16 PGA Tour victories in a 25-year career

· Won the U.S. Amateur and the California State Amateur in 1979

· Became eligible for the Champions Tour this year when he turned 50 on January 13

· Has made two starts on the Champions Tour this season

· Debut came at the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am (Feb. 16-18) where he finished tied for 38th

· Finished tied for 5th at The ACE Group Classic (Feb. 23-25)

· Local Connection – Grew up in Mission Viejo in south Orange County; was an All-American golfer at Long Beach State, graduating in 1980 with a degree in marketing; teamed with PGA Tour Design Services to build the TPC Valencia (CA), which opened in 2003

WHO: Scott Hoch

· Joined the Champions Tour in 2006

· Owns 11 PGA Tour victories, including the Ford Championship at Doral in 2003

·  One of the most consistent players on the PGA Tour, finishing among the Top 40 on the money list every year between 1982-2002, except in 1992 when he had shoulder surgery

· Spent majority of last year rehabbing a hand injury following surgery

· Made his Champions Tour debut in September of 2006 at the Constellation Energy Classic, finishing tied for 27

· Followed that up two weeks later, finishing tied for 8th at the SAS Championship

· Has played in the last three Champions Tour events:  finished T9 at Allianz Championship (Feb. 9-11), T7 at Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am (Feb. 161-8) and T11 at The ACE Group Classic (Feb. 23-25)

O’Meara and Hoch will join other notable Champions Tour stars at Valencia Country Club March 12-18, including defending Champion Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Jay Haas, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Gil Morgan, Loren Roberts and Fuzzy Zoeller to name a few.

INFORMATION: Valencia Country Club, located in the Santa Clarita Valley, just north of Los Angeles.  Tickets, Pro-Am and Hospitality opportunities are available for sale by calling the tournament office at 661-260-1897.  For additional information, log onto www.attchampionsclassic.com.

Contact:  Dennis Bickmeier, Media Director, 714-488-0112