WOONSOCKET – Seeing some of golf’s greatest players just got easier thanks to CVS Caremark.
Golf fans can pick up free tickets to the annual, CVS Caremark Charity Classic golf tournament by simply purchasing qualifying products at all Rhode Island CVS/pharmacy stores and participating locations in neighboring Southeastern Massachusetts. The tickets, good for any day of the June 21-23 tournament which is held at the Rhode Island Country Club, offer fans an up-close-and-personal chance to catch the action of this signature event. The CVS Caremark Charity Classic, co-hosted by Rhode Island PGA pros Billy Andrade and Brad Faxon, brings together 20 of golf’s top players from the PGA, LPGA and Champions tours. The 2009 field includes legendary players Nick Price, Davis Love III and Retief Goosen as well as young superstars Zach Johnson, Nick Watney, Anthony Kim, Camilo Villegas and Bubba Watson. Top-rated LPGA professionals Morgan Pressel, Natalie Gulbis, Juli Inkster and Helen Alfredsson will also take the links.
The CVS Caremark Charity Classic benefits numerous regional charities. Since its inaugural event in 1999, the tournament has donated $12 million to hundreds of New England-area philanthropic organizations dedicated to helping children and families. The 2008 tournament raised $1.8 million.