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Article: Sponsor sees bright future for PGA stop; Changes set for Avenel.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 2, 2004
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Byline: Barker Davis, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Changes are afoot for Washington's PGA Tour stop. It has a new title sponsor, a new attitude and likely a new venue.
"This has been less than a first-line event for several years, and that's going to change," said Dr. Ralph Shrader, chairman and CEO of Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., the McLean-based global consulting firm that announced yesterday that it had entered into a three-year agreement as the title sponsor for the golf tournament formerly known as the Kemper Open and FBR Capital Open.
"I am not going to affiliate myself or my company to a mediocre event, so we made this commitment with an ...