THE 2014 BMW CHAMPIONSHIP AND ITS CARS JUST DROVE OUT OF CHICAGO AND TO DENVER
IN 2014.

The 2014 BMW Championship has just rolled off the assembly line and out of town
to Denver Colorado and the Cherry Hills CC. Cherry Hills member and former NFL
quarterback John Elway helped host a press conference about the event.

No announcement has been made about the 2013 championship, and details are
still unfolding. The 2011 Championship will be at Cog Hill, and the 2012 BMW will
be held at Crooked Stick outside of Indianapolis.

On Tuesday of this week, the PGA Tour, BMW, and Western Golf Association
surprised everyone with an announcement nobody saw coming. The 2014 BMW
Championship will be played at the Cherry Hills Country Club, in Cherry Hills
Colorado (just outside of Denver).

Cherry Hills has a long famous history of hosting championship golf. Including
eight USGA tournaments, five of them US Opens ( 3 men, 1 women, 1 senior).
The ninth USGA championship will be the US Amateur in 2012. The club has
already twice hosted the PGA Championship.

Arnold Palmers lone US Open title was the 1960 US Open at Cherry Hills, when
Palmer shot 65 in the final round for a come from behind win.

Cherry Hills members include current club president former NFL quarteback and
Superbowl MVP John Elway, and PGA Tour member and former world number
one player David Duval.
 
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(L-R) ANDY PANZER PGA TOUR, DAVID DUVAL, VINCE PELLEGRINO WGA, JOHN ELWAY,
WGA DIRECTOR CHERRY HILLS MEMBER GEORGE SOLICH, CHERRY HILLS PRO JOHN
OGDEN.

"Cherry Hills has served as a worthy venue for many of golf's finest championships
and has been a loyal supporter of the Evans Scholars Foundation, which is the
sole beneficiary of the BMW Championship," said Vince Pellegrino Western Golf
Association (WGA) vice president of tournaments. "Were looking forward to bringing
the world's top players to Colorado for the 2014 PGA Tour Playoffs."

Elway also spoke at the press conference and added the following statement.

"Cherry Hills welcomes the opportunity to once again showcase our course and
put Denver at the center of the golf world in September of 2014," Elway said. "An
important component of our club's rich heritage has been to offer a worthy venue
for the world's finest professional and amateur golfers. Hosting the 2014 BMW
Championship reaffirms our commitment to opening our course for competition
at the highest level."

Past champions at Cherry Hills a William S. Flynn design include, Palmer, Jack
Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, Hubert Green, Andy North, Ralph Guldahl.

Cherry Hills has six current Evans Scholars at the University of Colorado, and
has had 32 caddies earn Evans Scholarships.

" We are pleased to bring the BMW Championship experience to the Denver
area," said Dan Creed, Vice President of Marketing, BMW of North America.
"this should increase the support of the Evan Scholars Foundation in this
community."

"The BMW Championship plays an important role as the third of four events
in the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedExCup," said Andy Panzer, PGA Ex-VP
and chief of operations. "Cherry Hills with it's world-class golf course and
rich history, will be a great venue foe the 2014 BMW Championship."

What does the 2014 BMW Championship at Cherry Hills in Colorado mean
for professional golf in Chicago. For one it means another summer of Chicago
golf fans driving to the John Deere Classic in Moline to see the PGA Tour in
person.

For more, see our new feature "The GOG Blog Speaks Out"  Mondays at the
GOG BLOG, starting this Monday and running through the Monday after the
PGA Tour Championship.