October 17, 2012 • Vol. 10, No.40
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Thrill-seekers set to converge on Cave Creek MARC BUCKHOUT MANAGING EDITOR
If life truly is measured by the number of moments that take our breath away, as the popular inspirational phrase goes, then a group headed to Cave Creek Saturday seem primed for some very memorable moments. A year after some 1,000 thrill-seekers ran a .25 mile course doing their best to evade 21 bulls, another new crop are showing up to tempt fate. “My family thinks I’m crazy,” Brittany Corona, a 23-year old from Los Angeles said. “The common question I
keep getting is, you know you can die. I keep responding, but at least if I do I’ll be going out with a bang.” While critics might write off a 23-year old college student’s willingness to tangle with 1,500 pound animals as the exuberance and naivety of youth, what explains the 60 somethings like Charles Phelps, 60, from San Antonio and Michael Ballmann of Cave Creek who will be lining up right next to someone nearly 40 years their junior?
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For the second straight year Cave Creek will host the Running of the Bulls. The event begins at 9:30 a.m., Saturday with opening ceremonies before a series of seven runs take place during the course of the day.
Champions Tour checks up in Scottsdale STAFF REPORT
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Scottsdale pro Tom Lehman will be in the field of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship Oct. 31 – Nov. 4 at Desert Mountain Club in Scottsdale.
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The Charles Schwab Cup Championship, featuring some of the most accomplished players in PGA Tour history, will be held Oct. 31-Nov. 4 on the Cochise course at the Desert Mountain Club in Scottsdale. Fans of the game can expect to see Scottsdale’s own Tom Lehman, Bernhard Langer, Jay Haas, Fred Couples, Michael Allen, John Cook, Fred Funk and Corey Pavin among the top 30 players in this seasonending event of the Champions Tour. Jay Don Blake was the 2011 tournament winner and Lehman, the 2011 season-long cup champion. Gates open to the public from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Oct. 31 for the official tournament pro-am. The tournament gets underway
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from 9 a.m. -5 p.m., Nov. 1-4. Free, convenient parking with complimentary shuttle service is adjacent to the Cochise course. Desert Mountain is located just east of Pima Road on Cave Creek Road. Follow the directional signs along Pima and Cave Creek roads. Tickets good for any one day are available for $20 and a weekly grounds ticket, valid Oct. 31- Nov. 4, is available for $50. To purchase tickets, visit schwabcup.com or call 888-401-8000. Children 18 and younger are admitted free when accompanied by a ticketed adult. Complimentary tickets are available for all active, retired and reserve military and their dependents. In addition, discounted tickets are available for military
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veterans and their dependents. The Champions Tour estimates that the economic impact of the tournament to the Scottsdale-Phoenix area will be $10.2 million primarily generated through hotel, transportation, dining, entertainment and retail purchases. The Champions Tour will spend more than $4 million in the Valley on the event alone. The tour expects 40,000-50,000 spectators during tournament week. In addition, the Golf Channel will broadcast 10 hours of live coverage to more than 85 million households around the world. For information and tickets, visit www.birdiesforthebrave.org. For information on the course go to desertmountain.com.
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