Allianz Championship Announces Appointment of New Chairman and Four New Directors to 2010-2011 Boca Raton Champions Golf Charities (BRCGC) Board

Boca Raton, FL, December 24, 2010 --(PR.com)-- A new chairman of the board and four new directors have been appointed to the Boca Raton Champions Golf Charities (BRCGC) board for the fifth annual Allianz Championship, a PGA Champions Tour event to be held Feb. 7-13 2010 at The Old Course at Broken Sound in Boca Raton. The announcement was made by Allianz Championship Tournament Director Ryan Dillon and Mike “MJ” Arts, outgoing BRCGC board chairman.

Brent Colson, President-Southern Region, Konica Minolta, who has served on the BRCGC for three years has been appointed 2010-2011 chairman of the BRCGC board of directors, with William “Bill” Berger-Senior Partner, Greenspoon Marder, P.A; Patti Hamilton- Vice President, Southern Waste Systems; J.C. Perrin – Senior Vice President, U.S. Trust; and Ivan Snyder-President, Broken Sound Club joining as directors of the BRCGC board that serves as the operational and financial oversight group for the annual Boca Raton event as well as the oversight group for the distribution of all charitable funds. All net tournament proceeds will benefit Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Champions Tour events generate significant sums of money for charity; the three tours of the PGA and their tournaments reached the $1.5 billion mark in charitable, more than all other professional sports combined.

Berger, Hamilton, Perrin, and Snyder join long-standing BRCGC board members: Don Allison,-Partner, Gillespie & Allison, PA; Mike “MJ” Arts-past BRCGC Board Chairman; Gary Bhojwani – President & CEO, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America; Hollis Cavner-President, Pro Links Sports; John Crean-Ex-officio General Manager, Broken Sound Club; Jim Dunn – Vice President & General Manager, JM Lexus; Jerry Fedele-President and CEO, Boca Raton Regional Hospital; Mark Gensheimer – President, Penn-Florida Companies; Nancy Jones-Chief Marketing Officer, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America; J. Scott McCleneghen-Managing Senior Vice President, City National Bank of Florida; Keith O’Donnell-Managing Director, Flagler Real Estate Services.; David Rosenberg- Founder, Rosenberg Diamonds; Jan Savarick-President & Executive Director, Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation; Dick Schmidt-Chairman of the Board, Boca Raton Regional Hospital President, Schmidt Companies; and Susan Whelchel-Mayor, City of Boca Raton.

"We are pleased to have longtime board member Brent Colston take the helm this year and add four new accomplished, community-focused leaders to our board to support the 2011 Allianz Championship,” noted Dillon. “They each bring an abundance of diverse personal and business relationships that will further empower the board and the tournament team to making this year’s tournament the best yet.”

The tournament is managed by Pro Links Sports, headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. Directing six tournaments on the Champions Tour schedule, all are continuously voted in the top ten tournaments by the players. This reputation attracts the top golfers on the PGA Championship Tour to Boca Raton, along with other legends of golf.

The week-long fifth annual Allianz Championship schedule of events includes three days of championship play from Friday through Sunday, Feb. 11th-13th plus a first Annual Women’s Executive Pro-Am on Tuesday, Feb. 8th with an Executive Pro-Am Pairings Party that evening; two days of Executive Pro-Am play on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 9th and 10th; a second annual Golf & Wine Experience at the close of first day of championship play, Friday, Feb. 11th; and a first annual Allianz Championship Fairway 5K/Family Day on Saturday, Feb. 12th. This year the Allianz Championship has also added a “Birdies Fore Charity” fundraising program through which participating nonprofit organizations solicit pledges from supporters based on the number of birdies made by PGA Champions Tour players during the three-day championship play.

The Allianz Championship, with free general admission on all three championship play days, will be held on The Old Course at Broken Sound Club, located at 1401 NW 51st Street, (Yamato Road), Boca Raton, FL 33431. The tournament office is located at 6450 E. Rogers Circle, Boca Raton, FL 33487. For more information, contact 561-241-GOLF (4653); fax 561-241-4658, or visit www.allianzchampionship.com.

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