Press Release

Birdies for the Brave® Honors Veterans Advantage Members with Ticket Discounts

Discounts on Select PGA TOUR® and Champions Tour Events

Birdies for the BravePonte Vedra Beach, FL (February 6, 2012) – Birdies for the Brave and Veterans Advantage today announced that Veterans Advantage Card members are now eligible for discounted tickets to select PGA TOUR and Champions Tour events during the 2012 season.

Beginning with World Golf Championships–Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Ariz., Veterans Advantage members can access these special ticket offerings via the Veterans Advantage website.

How to get your PGA TOUR and Champions Tour ticket discounts

See All Member Benefits Online: Go to MEMBERS ONLY anytime at VeteransAdvantage.com and click on "Travel & Entertainment" to find details on the professional golf tickets discount, or just click PGA TOUR & Champions Tour Tickets.

NOTES: You will be asked to create a separate account while purchasing your tickets online at ticketmaster.com, and then download your tickets.

Remember to bring your Active Veterans Advantage VetRewards Card to the participating tournament to validate your discounted ticket.

“We are honored to become a Veterans Advantage benefits partner,” said Steve Kupcha, Retired Navy SEAL and head of Birdies for the Brave. “We believe that support for all who serve is important, and the Veterans Advantage program is a great way to extend our appreciation of our men and women in uniform.”

“We appreciate the support of Birdies for the Brave in providing this benefit and applaud its longstanding history of supporting those who serve” said H. Scott Higgins, a Vietnam Veteran and avid golfer. “I encourage our VetRewards Card members to enjoy the world-class competition and professionalism that the PGA TOUR represents and have some fun in the process.”

The ticketing program to honor veterans and their families will be administered through Birdies for the Brave. Active duty, retired, and Reserve military are all offered complimentary admission at many PGA TOUR events in addition to the discounted ticketing for veterans and their dependents now available through Veterans Advantage.  For a complete list of participating tournaments, please visit and click on ticketing.

About Birdies for the Brave
A PGA TOUR Charities, Inc. program, Birdies for the Brave was originally created in 2005 by PGA TOUR player Phil Mickelson and his wife, Amy, to support combat-wounded veterans.  In 2006, the PGA TOUR adopted the program, and expanded it to include a wide variety of military outreach efforts, including complimentary admission for military members and their families during most PGA TOUR events; Military Appreciation Day celebrations, integration opportunities for wounded warriors, care package assembly stations, and complimentary military hospitality chalet.  For more information, please visit www.birdiesforthebrave.org or follow them on Facebook.

Contact: 
Marc Raiken
Birdies for the Brave
904.543.5112
marcraiken@pgatourhq.com

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