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Larry The Cable Guy and Rusty Wallace to Join Lee Brice and Roger Clemens For Cologuard Classic “Celebrity Challenge” on Saturday, February 29th

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Tucson, Ariz. (February 13, 2020) – Comedian/actor Larry The Cable Guy and racing legend Rusty Wallace will join country music singer-songwriter Lee Brice and Major League Baseball pitching great Roger Clemens in the second annual Cologuard Classic “Celebrity Challenge” on Saturday, February 29th . 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 four celebrities will compete for far more than pride and bragging rights, as a $50,000 donation will be split between three colorectal cancer advocacy groups on behalf...

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John Smoltz Receives Sponsor Exemption to Play in 2020 Cologuard Classic

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Tucson, Ariz. (February 6, 2020) – The Cologuard Classic announced today that Hall-of-Fame pitcher John Smoltz will receive a sponsor exemption to play in the 2020 Cologuard Classic, to be played February 26- March 1, 2020 at Omni Tucson National’s Catalina Course. 2020 will mark the second straight year that Smoltz has played in Tucson’s PGA TOUR Champions event on a sponsor exemption. In 2019, Smoltz finished T53 with rounds of 73-74-73 on the par 73 Catalina Course. The 52-year-old, 1996 NL Cy Young Award winner played in three PGA TOUR Champions events in 2019, including the Mitsubishi Electric Classic...

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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

Posted by Rob Myers on

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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