Two-Time U.S. Open Champion Lee Janzen and Comeback Player Scott McCarron to Compete in 2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic at Disney

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Two-time U.S. Open champion Lee Janzen and PGA TOUR Comeback Player of the Year award contender Scott McCarron have accepted sponsor’s exemptions to play in the 2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Wal-Mart Nov. 6-9 at Walt Disney World Resort.
“We are pleased to have Lee and Scott join what we feel will be a talented Children’s Miracle Network Classic field this year,” said tournament chairman Kevin Weickel. “Lee is one of the marquee names in the sport and Scott’s resurgence is one of the most inspiring stories of the year. Both players add excitement and tradition to this year’s tournament, which we expect will be one of the best ever.”

Janzen, an Orlando resident, won the U.S. Open in 1993 and 1998, and eight total PGA TOUR titles. He also is a two-time Ryder Cup participant.

This year he is currently 147th on the TOUR money list and will be part of the frenzied scramble at Disney to be among the final top 125 money winners who earn full exemptions for the 2009 PGA TOUR season.

He has played at Disney 16 times since 1990, with his best finishes a sixth in 1992 and a seventh in 1997.

A three-time PGA TOUR winner, McCarron is enjoying a resurgent 2008 after missing the majority of 2006 and the entire 2007 season while recovering from a shoulder injury. This season, he has posted a pair of top five finishes — second at the Wyndham Championship and tied for fifth at the RBC Canadian Open — along with a 93rd ranking on the TOUR money list.

This will be McCarron’s ninth tournament at Disney since 1995, with his best finish a sixth (tied) in 2001.

The Children’s Miracle Network Classic has four sponsor’s exemptions to extend to players who otherwise wouldn’t qualify for the field of 132 players that will tee off in the PGA TOUR Fall Series finale on Disney’s Palm and Magnolia courses.

The defending champion is TOUR veteran Stephen Ames, who joined the likes of Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Jack Nicklaus, Payne Stewart and Raymond Floyd as winners of the prestigious Disney tournament.

Tickets for individual rounds ($20) and badges for Classic week ($30) are available at www.ChildrensMiracleNetworkClassic.com. Net proceeds go to Children’s Miracle Network hospitals, including the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies in Orlando, and Shands Children’s Hospital in Gainesville.