Bank of America Announces Updated Field List for 2008 Bank of America Open

CHICAGO (Map) - CHICAGO, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America today announced the updated field list for the 2008 Bank of America Open, the Nationwide Tour tournament to be played at The Glen Club in Glenview, Ill. next week. Among the current field are 20 PGA TOUR champions, 40 players who have appeared on the PGA TOUR this year and several players with local connections. Collectively, the 20 PGA TOUR veterans represent a total 35 wins, led by six- time champion Steve Pate.

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As the Bank of America Open tees off at The Glen Club next Thursday, the PGA TOUR will host The Memorial, a tournament whose field consists of only 105 golfers as opposed to a full field of 156. PGA TOUR players not eligible for The Memorial frequently opt to participate in the Bank of America Open not only for the opportunity to compete, but for a chance to win its $135,000 champion purse.

Bank of America also announced the addition of three players to the field via its sponsor exemptions, two of which have strong local ties. Local favorites Gary Hallberg (Berwyn) and Northwestern University alumnus Jess Daley will appear in this year's field as well as former PGA TOUR champion Ian Leggatt.

Hallberg, a native of Berwyn, Ill., will make his final Nationwide Tour appearance at the Bank of America Open as he celebrates his 50th birthday during tournament play (May 31). Upon reaching 50, the three-time PGA TOUR champion will immediately graduate to the Champions Tour. Hallberg returns to the Bank of America Open field after finishing T58 in the 2007 tournament.

Daley has appeared in the last five consecutive Bank of America Open tournaments and recently earned a spot in the PGA TOUR's 2008 U.S. Open qualifier. After receiving All-American accolades at Northwestern, Daley appeared on the PGA TOUR in 2002. His best finish at The Glen Club was T23 in 2005.

Leggatt is the 2002 champion of the PGA TOUR's Tucson Open, a title that helped him place 47th on the money list that year. The Canadian native also serves as the Worldwide Ambassador for Ronald McDonald Children's Charities of Canada.

Earlier this season, exemptions were extended to Madalitso Muthiya of Zambia and Mike Natale of Darien, Ill. who won the April 28 Bank of America Open Amateur Invitational. One sponsor exemption remains and will be announced closer to tournament week.

On Tuesday, May 27 just prior to tournament play, open qualifiers will be held at Bolingbrook Golf Course and Deerfield Golf Club. The top 14 finishers of the 18-hole round will be awarded entry into the Bank of America Open completing the full field of 156 golfers.

    The current field list for the Bank of America Open follows. Final field
lists will be available the morning of Wednesday, May 28 at
bankofamericaopen.com:
    Brad Adamonis
    Tyler Aldridge
    Jason Allred
    Chris Anderson
    Jeremy Anderson
    Darren Angel
    Arjun Atwal
    Ricky Barnes
    Ben Bates
    David Berganio, Jr.
    Oskar Bergman
    Matt Bettencourt
    Henrik Bjornstad
    Kris Blanks
    Andrew Bonhomme
    *Guy Boros (1)
    Craig Bowden
    David Branshaw
    Jeff Brehaut
    D.J. Brigman
    Josh Broadaway
    Andrew Buckle
    *Bob Burns (1)
    *Tom Byrum (1)
    Miguel Angel Carballo
    Tom Carter
    Greg Chalmers
    Gary Christian
    Paul Claxton
    *Keith Clearwater (2)
    Gavin Coles
    Kris Cox
    +Jess Daley
    Joe Daley
    *Robert Damron (1)
    *Glen Day (1)
    Brendon De Jonge
    Bryan DeCorso
    Bubba Dickerson
    *Trevor Dodds (1)
    Scott Dunlap
    Brad Elder
    Jason Enloe
    Matthew Every
    Kim Felton
    Sebastian Fernandez
    Todd Fischer
    Cody Freeman
    Jonathan Fricke
    Brad Fritsch
    Tommy Gainey
    Scott Gardiner
    Gibby Gilbert III
    Chad Ginn
    Fabian Gomez
    Scott Gordon
    Jeff Gove
    Paul Gow
    Kelly Grunewald
    Bret Guetz
    Scott Gutschewski
    Hunter Haas
    *+Gary Hallberg (3)
    Matt Hansen
    David Hearn
    *Mike Heinen (1)
    Bob Heintz
    Jim Herman
    *Gabriel Hjertstedt (2)
    Tripp Isenhour
    Kevin Johnson
    Tom Johnson
    Craig Kanada
    Skip Kendall
    J.J. Killeen
    John Kimbell
    Chris Kirk
    Jeff Klauk
    Colt Knost
    Hank Kuehne
    Doug LaBelle II
    Franklin Langham
    *+Ian Leggatt (1)
    Marc Leishman
    Spencer Levin
    *J.L. Lewis (2)
    Bill Lunde
    Jarrod Lyle
    Brock Mackenzie
    David Mathis
    Bob May
    Tee McCabe
    *Blaine McCallister (5)
    David McKenzie
    Bryce Molder
    David Morland IV
    Garth Mulroy
    +Madalitso Muthiya
    Chris Nallen
    +Mike Natale
    Wade Ormsby
    Garrett Osborn
    Greg Owen
    Brendan Pappas
    Scott Parel
    *Steve Pate (6)
    Cameron Percy
    D.A. Points
    Ewan Porter
    Aron Price
    Rick Price
    *Dicky Pride (1)
    Jonathan Prior
    Alex Prugh
    Michael Putnam
    Fran Quinn
    Kyle Reifers
    *Chris Riley (1)
    Dave Schultz
    Jason Schultz
    Michael Sim
    Geoffrey Sisk
    Sonny Skinner
    *Chris Smith (1)
    Darren Stanek
    *Paul Stankowski (2)
    B.J. Staten
    Darron Stiles
    Daniel Summerhays
    Roger Tambellini
    John Thompson
    Kyle Thompson
    Chris Tidland
    Esteban Toledo
    Peter Tomasulo
    Tjaart van der Walt
    Vance Veazey
    *Grant Waite (1)
    Ron Whittaker
    *Garrett Willis (1)
    Casey Wittenberg
    + - Sponsor Exemptions
    * - PGA TOUR champion (# of wins)
    Alternates:
    Keith Nolan
    Ryan Hietala
    Lee Curry
    Josh McCumber
    Rich Barcelo
    John Morse
    Brent Delahoussaye
    Won Joon Lee
    Spike McRoy

The Bank of America Open will tee off tournament competition on Thursday, May 29 at The Glen Club in Glenview. Complete details on tournament play, related events, charitable programs and tickets are available at bankofamericaopen.com.

Bank of America Open

PGA TOUR golf will make its annual Chicago appearance as the Nationwide Tour's Bank of America Open arrives in suburban Glenview, Ill. May 29-June 1. The tournament, whose original roots stem back 70 years to the Chicago Open, will welcome a full field of 156 professional golfers ranging from the up-and- comers to seasoned PGA TOUR veterans. The Bank of America Open offers week- long tournament passes for $10, free parking and the best opportunity to obtain front row seats to professional golf. Held at The Glen Club, the Bank of America Open offers a $750,000 prize purse - one of the largest on the Nationwide Tour which sends its top 25 money leaders to the PGA TOUR each year. For more information, visit pgatour.com.

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