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When the PGA Tour returns to the Quail Hollow Club next spring, everything will look familiar – including the name of the golf tournament.
The event will again be named the Wachovia Championship when it's played April 27-May 3.
The decision ends weeks of uncertainty about whether the event would have a new name as a result of the proposed merger of Wachovia and Wells Fargo /banks.
“As with everything else with the proposed merger, we're being thoughtful and deliberate with everything,” said Wachovia spokesman Matt Wadley. “The decision was made to maintain the Wachovia name.
“As for 2010 and the years beyond, I don't think those decisions have been made yet.”
The tournament also announced it has donated $1 million to its primary beneficiary, Teach For America. The donation is made by Champions For Education, the organization that owns and operates the PGA Tour event.
In six years, the tournament has donated more than $9.4 million to charity, primarily Teach For America, which funds a national group of teachers that work in under-resourced public schools.
Elsewhere
PGA: Scott Verplank shot his second straight 8-under 64 in Orlando to take a three-stroke lead in the Children's Miracle Network Classic.
LPGA: Mayu Hattori and Miki Saiki shot 5-under 67s in Shima, Japan, to share the first-round Mizuno Classic lead.
NATIONWIDE: Darron Stiles was inches away from a double eagle on the final hole in McKinney, Texas, but the tap-in for eagle kept him in the lead after two rounds.
Stiles (67) finished at 11-under 131 and is joined at the top by Garrett Osborn (65).
EUROPEAN TOUR: Heavy rain wiped out play in Shanghai at the HSBC Champions event, forcing organizers to squeeze in 54 holes today and Sunday.
Henrik Stenson led Thursday's first round with a 7-under 65. Sergio Garcia, Adam Scott, Anthony Kim and Phil Mickelson were a stroke behind.
