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PJP Names Tournament Director For Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am Contact Terri Wheeler PORTLAND, Ore. (August 5, 2003) -- Peter Jacobsen Productions (PJP), has named Bob Burris tournament director for the Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am, according to Ed Ellis, president and chief operating officer. Burris is no stranger to the PGA TOUR. In 1994, Burris became the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour) Sponsors Associations first executive director. While serving as director, he was responsible for being the liaison between each tournament on the Tour and the Champions Tour office. Since that time, Burris has served as executive director for two Champions Tour events at the same time - the ACE Group Classic and The American Express Invitational, which partnered with Major League Baseball. Burris' career has also included time as business manager for the Denver Bears Baseball Club, vice president of marketing and corporate sponsorships for the Denver Nuggets, director of sales and marketing for the LPGA and sports sales specialist for KOA Radio. "Bob definitely has the leadership and knowledge in producing PGA TOUR events," said Ellis. "We are very excited to have him join the PJP team and look forward to Bob doing great things at the Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am." The Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am is a second-year tournament on the Champions Tour. The event will take place June 7-13, 2003, at The National Golf Club in Kansas City, Mo. About Peter Jacobsen Productions, Inc. Peter Jacobsen Productions, Inc., is a sports marketing and event management company headquartered in Beaverton, Ore., with offices in Providence, R.I.; Baltimore, Md.; and Kansas City, Mo. Since its founding in 1989, PJP has produced more than 100 events nationwide. Some of the events it currently produces are the CVS/pharmacy Charity Classic, Barrington, R.I.; the Save Mart Shootout, Fresno, Calif.; the 2003 U.S. Women's Open Championship, North Plains, Ore.; and three Champions Tour events (formerly Senior PGA Tour): the JELD-WEN Tradition, Aloha, Ore. (the final major on the Champions Tour), the Constellation Energy Classic in Baltimore, Md., and the Bayer Advantage Invitational, Kansas City, Mo. |