Stateline, Nevada - This year, in celebration of the 20th Annual American Century Golf Championship, Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course will offer one lucky sweepstakes winner and a friend the chance to hit the fairways, swap stories, and spend time with the biggest names in sports and entertainment. The Grand Prize winner and guest will play with the likes of Super Bowl Champ Ben Roethlisberger, Comedian Ray Romano, and dozens of other major celebrities for the tournament’s first round, starting on July 14, 2009, and multiple 2nd and 3rd place prizes are also up for grabs.
“2009 is a banner year for the American Century Golf Championship, celebrating its twentieth anniversary, and we want to share this fantastic event with a couple of lucky golf aficionados,”
Besides getting a chance to play the tournament’s opening round, the Grand Prize winner and guest will be put up at the nearby Harvey’s Lake Tahoe for July 13th and 14th, and both will receive official American Century Celebrity Golf Championship Gift Bags, the same gift bags that go to the celebrities, as well as be eligible for further prizes. The sweepstakes will also award five 2nd Place Prizes, which are one-week passes for the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship;
This year’s American Century Championship should be the most compelling yet, boasting a full field of celebrities from the big screen to the sports field. In addition to regulars like Roethlisberger, Romano, Joe Theismann, Marshall Faulk, Kenny Lofton, Jack Wagner, and Ray Allen, other top names will include the ever-popular Oscar De La Hoya, NFL Stars Drew Brees, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Dan Marino, and tournament first-timers like Green Bay Packers' AJ Hawk, Major League Baseball's Joe Carter and Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith.
To register for this sweepstakes, interested applicants can visit www.edgewoodtahoe.com. Sweepstakes entry is free and the deadline is June 21, 2009, and the winners will be chosen at random on June 22, 2009. For complete terms and conditions, including eligibility requirements, please visit www.edgewoodtahoe.com.
About Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course and Restaurant
On the southern shore of Lake Tahoe, Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course and Restaurant offers a distinctive and exceptional golf and dining experience. The course was designed by legendary architect, George Fazio with enhancements by similarly celebrated designer, Tom Fazio, and has been the home of the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship for the last 19 years, as well as host of the U.S. Senior Open and U.S. Public Links. Edgewood is conveniently located within blocks of the major South Lake Tahoe resorts and casinos and Edgewood Restaurant delivers fine dining fare with an unequaled view of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the beautiful shoreline of Lake Tahoe. The resort is home to Brooks Bar & Deck, one of Golf Digest’s “Best 19th Holes in America” and it is the premier location for special events and weddings. For more information, call (775) 588-2787 or visit www.edgewoodtahoe.com.
