TIGER TALK Greenbrier Classic Lands World's Biggest Name In Golf
Reported by: Kennie Bass
Videographer: Matt Durrett
Web Producer: Kennie Bass
Reported: May. 16, 2012 6:55 PM EDT
Updated: May. 16, 2012 7:38 PM EDT
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White Sulphur Springs
, West Virginia
Greenbrier Resort owner Jim Justice has been trying to persuade Tiger Woods to play in his golf tournament for three years.
This week, he got his man.
Justice says Woods' decision to play in the Greenbrier Classic is a big win for the tournament.
Last year, about 213-thousand people attended the Classic. PGA Tour numbers show when Woods is in the field, a tournament's attendance goes up by about 30 percent. However, Greenbrier Classic Tournament Director Tim McNeely says ticket sales will probably be cut off if they reach 230-thousand.
Woods joins a field that includes major champions Phil Mickelson, John Daly, Justin Leonard, Jim Furyk and Lucas Glover. But the visionary who dreamed of staging a first class PGA tour event in the Mountain State says Woods takes things to a whole new level.
Here is a list of some of the big names who have committed to play in this summer's Greenbrier Classic:
Stuart Appleby
Ricky Barnes
Erik Compton
John Daly
Jim Furyk
Tommy "2 Gloves" Gainey
Lucas Glover
J.B. Holmes
Charles Howell III
Justin Leonard
Rocco Mediate
Phil Mickelson
Kevin Na
Sean O'Hair
Kenny Perry
D.A. Points
Scott Stallings
Johnson Wagner
Jimmy Walker
Boo Weekley
Tiger Woods
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