Press Releases — 2020

Early 2020 Cologuard Classic Commitments Include O’meara, Mccarron, Kelly, Langer and Jimenez

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Tucson, Ariz. (February 6, 2020) – With the Cologuard Classic PGA TOUR Champions event less than three weeks away, the field continues to take shape with some of the biggest names in golf already committing to play in the tournament, including 2019 tournament champion Mark O’Meara, 2019 Charles Schwab Cup winner Scott McCarron, Cologuard ambassador Jerry Kelly, 40-time PGA TOUR Champions winner Bernhard Langer, as well as the talented and charismatic Miguel Angel Jiménez. The Cologuard Classic will be played February 26-March 1, 2020 at Omni Tucson National’s Catalina Course. A field of 78 players will vie for the $1.7...

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Lee Brice and Roger Clemens To Play in Cologuard Classic “Celebrity Challenge” on Saturday, February 29th

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Tucson, Ariz. (February 6, 2020) – Country music singer-songwriter Lee Brice and Major League Baseball pitching great Roger Clemens will play in the second annual Cologuard Classic “Celebrity Challenge” on Saturday, February 29th . Two additional celebrities will be announced a later date. Played during the second round of the PGA TOUR Champions event, the celebrity group will play 9 holes, teeing off on the back nine at approximately 2:30 p.m. The celebrities will compete for far more than pride and bragging rights, as a $50,000 donation will be made to colorectal cancer related charities on behalf of the celebrity...

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Get Your Rear in Gear® for Colon Cancer Awareness Sun., Feb. 23

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Planned in partnership with the Tucson Conquistadores, the nation’s premier run/walk event for colorectal cancer awareness returns to Tucson as part of the Cologuard Classic. TUCSON, ARIZ. (Feb. 4, 2020) --- On Sun., Feb. 23 nearly 1,000 runners, walkers, volunteers, colorectal cancer survivors, and caregivers will gather in the fight against the nation’s No. 2 cancer killer: colon cancer. Part of the Cologuard Classic Golf Tournament and planned in partnership with the Tucson Conquistadores, Get Your Rear in Gear® − Tucson is a family-friendly 5K Run/Walk & Kids’ Fun Run planned to raise awareness and encourage screening for this largely...

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Rising Country Music Star Lindsay Ell to Join Lee Brice at 2020 Cologuard Classic Military Appreciation Concert

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Nova Home Loans Named Presenting Sponsor Of Concert Tucson, Ariz. (January 20, 2020) – Rising country music star Lindsay Ell has been added to the 2020 Cologuard Classic Military Appreciation Concert presented by Nova Home Loans, opening for headliner Lee Brice at Omni Tucson National Resort on Saturday, February 29th. The concert event will take place on the practice range following the second round of competition at the Cologuard Classic. Nova Home Loans, the Tucson-based mortgage lender, has been added as the concert’s presenting sponsor. For a second year, the Cologuard Classic, managed by the Tucson Conquistadores, has teamed with...

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