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2012 Ryder Cup Captain Davis Love III Will Play The Wyndham

GREENSBORO, N.C. – 2012 Ryder Cup Captain Davis Love III will play in the Wyndham Championship again this year, it was announced today.  The 73rd annual Wyndham Championship is set for Aug. 13-19, 2012.

Love is competing in the Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in England this week.  He joins a Wyndham field that includes 2012 U.S. Open Champion and defending Wyndham winner Webb Simpson, 2011 FedExCup champion Bill Haas and two-time 2012 PGA TOUR winner Jason Dufner.

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2011 FedExCup Champion Bill Haas Will Play Wyndham Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C. – 2011 FedExCup champion Bill Haas has joined the Wyndham Championship field, it was announced today.  Haas joins a field that already includes 2012 U.S. Open Champion and defending Wyndham winner Webb Simpson and Jason Dufner.  The 73rd annual Wyndham Championship is set for Aug. 13-19, 2012.

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2012 U.S. Open Champion First to Putt on Sedgefield's New Champion Bermudagrass Greens

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It’s been quite a year for Webb Simpson.

The Raleigh native and U.S. Open champion’s star has taken off during the 10 months since he claimed his first PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship — and he has confirmed that he’ll be back in August to defend that title.

The Greensboro-based tournament holds special significance for Simpson, and not just because he caddied at the event’s pro-am when he was a teenager or played college golf roughly 30 miles down the road at Wake Forest.

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WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP “CHARITY OF CHOICE” AWARENESS CAMPAIGN RETURNS; ONLINE FAN VOTING TO DETERMINE FINALISTS

GREENSBORO, N.C. (JUNE 28, 2012) – Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN), one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, today announced their commitment to supporting local Piedmont Triad charitable organizations dedicated to improving the lives of children through this year’s Wyndham Championship “Charity of Choice” awareness campaign.  Wyndham’s philanthropic program, Wishes by Wyndham, is the official charity of the Wyndham Championship and supports numerous local non-profit organizations including Victory Junction, The First Tee of the Triad and Brenner Children’s Hospital.

“The Wyndham Championship gives us a national platform to support the efforts of so many outstanding organizations as part of our commitment to enhance the quality of life in communities around the world,” said Stephen P. Holmes, chairman and CEO, Wyndham Worldwide. “We are thrilled to host the “Charity of Choice” awareness campaign again during this year’s tournament.”

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