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Pairings and starting times set for 21st annual Wendy?s 3Tour Challenge on Tuesday November 13 2012

Dublin, Ohio ? Pairings and starting times are set for the 2012 edition of the Wendy?s 3Tour Challenge, benefitting the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. The 21st playing of the only professional golf tournament that pits three players from the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour and Champions Tour against each other in a head-to-head competition for tour bragging rights and a share of the $1 million purse will be held Tuesday, November 13 at Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson, NV.2012 Pairings and Starting Times?Starting Time?PGA TOUR?Champions Tour?LPGA Tour?9:00 AMJason Day ????Tom LehmanStacy Lewis9:10 AMNick WatneyFred FunkNatalie Gulbis9:20 AMDavis Love IIIBernhard LangerSuzann PettersenThis year?s field of competitors is among golf?s elite, representing more than 150 professional victories worldwide, including 14 major championships. They join a long list of golfing royalty that make up the rich history of this unique event, including Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Johnny Miller, Hale Irwin, Nick Price, Dottie Pepper, Nancy Lopez, Annika Sorenstam, Patty Sheehan, Julie Inkster, Greg Norman, Fred Couples, Paul Azinger, Payne Stewart, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, and Bubba Watson to name a few. For a complete history of past Wendy?s 3Tour Challenge participants and results visit http://www.wendys3tour.com/aboutUs.html.The LPGA?s Stacy Lewis has recorded the most wins of her fellow participants in this year?s edition of the Wendy?s 3Tour with a total of four, which is also the highest win total on the LPGA Tour this season. Lewis will be crowned the Rolex Women?s Player of the Year if she finishes eighth or better this week in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico. She has logged six top-10 outings in her last 10 tournaments. The Champion?s Tour team boasts a combined six victories this season and includes the past three Charles Schwab Cup Champions. Bernhard Langer won the title in 2010 and Tom Lehman became the first player to capture back-to-back championships in 2011 and 2012, winning this year in dramatic fashion with a victory at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Two of golf?s brightest young stars and 3Tour rookies are featured on the PGA TOUR team, Australian native Jason Day and Las Vegas resident Nick Watney. The team is anchored by 2012 Ryder Cup Captain, Davis Love III, who is?returning for his third Wendy?s 3Tour appearance. Love is a major championship winner with 20 career PGA TOUR titles and has been an ambassador for the game for more than 25 years.Rio Secco Golf Club is gracefully draped across 240 acres in the foothills of the Black Mountain Range and located 15 miles from the Las Vegas Strip. Rio Secco Golf Club is renowned for its world-class golf experience and acclaimed Butch Harmon School of Golf. The 7,318-yard, par 72 course was named in USA Today newspaper among the ?Top Ten Golf Destinations in the World.? Offering instruction for newcomers and professionals alike, The Butch Harmon School of Golf is famed for working with such talents as Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink, Dustin Johnson, Nick Watney and Natalie Gulbis. Located in Henderson, Nevada, Rio Secco is a Caesars Entertainment golf destination. Other Caesars Entertainment golf courses are: Grand Bear, in Biloxi, Mississippi; The Links at Cottonwoods, in Tunica, Mississippi; the historic Atlantic City Country Club, in Atlantic City, New Jersey; Chariot Run, in Laconia, Indiana; Cascata, in Boulder City, Nevada; and Caesars Golf Macau.The tournament?s primary beneficiary is the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a national nonprofit public charity dedicated exclusively to finding permanent homes for the more than 134,000 children waiting in North America?s foster care systems. The Foundation was created by Wendy?s? founder Dave Thomas, who was adopted, and implements evidence-based, results-driven national service programs, foster care adoption awareness campaigns and advocacy initiatives. Since its inception in 1992 the Wendy?s 3Tour Challenge has raised nearly $44 million for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.Children from the Clark County Children and Family Services, in association with Wendy?s Wonderful Kids, a signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, will be guests of the tournament on Monday, November 12 beginning at 2:30pm. The children will be treated to a game of miniature golf with the Tour professionals at the Butch Harmon School located at Reo Secco Golf Club. The pros and children, along with executives from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and The Wendy?s Company, will be available to the media for interview opportunities. In addition, the Tour players will also be available to the media on Tuesday, November 13 at the conclusion of the tournament. Additional interview opportunities are available upon request. Please contact Tom Sprouse at 614-519-1873 or [email protected]. General admission to the Wendy?s 3Tour Challenge is free to the public. Spectators are encouraged to walk the fairways of Rio Secco Golf Club with the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour and Champions Tour pros as they compete for the crown of top Tour in this one of a kind event. General tournament and spectator information is available online at http://www.wendys3tour.com/admission.html. The telecast premiere for the 2012 Wendy?s 3Tour Challenge will air exclusively on Golf Channel on December 10 at 8:00 p.m. EST. Check local listings for additional airtimes.About The Wendy?s CompanyThe Wendy’s Company is the world’s third-largest quick-service hamburger company. The Wendy’s system includes more than 6,500 franchise and Company-operated restaurants in the United States and 27 countries and U.S. territories worldwide. For more information, visit aboutwendys.com or wendys.com.Media Contacts:Tom Sprouse – HNS Sports Group614-889-6791Mark Blais – Harrah?s LV Golf702-777-2423?