CROSS NAMED OFFICAL PEN OF THE 2006 BANK OF AMERICA CHAMPIONSHIP

Cross, the American maker of fine writing instruments and accessories, has signed on as the Official Pen of the 2006 Bank of America Championship. This tournament, the premier event on the PGA’s Champions Tour, features the legends of golf competing for a $1.6 million purse in one of the largest spectator sporting events in New England. The Championship will be held from June 5-11 at the Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord, Massachusetts.

Fans will be able to greet some of the biggest names in golf at Cross Autograph Avenue, just steps from the eighteenth hole. Pack your favorite Cross pen and meet these titans of golf, legends such as Tom Kite, Curtis Strange, Craig Stadler and Hale Irwin, as they finish play and sign autographs for the crowd.

The week of events will include twelve Major League Baseball celebrities, such as Hall of Famer Johnny Bench, playing alongside the golf champions in a special “Swing with the Legends Tournament.” Eighteen top comics from the region will also join these baseball greats in pro-am events. On Saturday Lenny Clarke, performing with a cast of comedians, will host Hilarity for Charity – a stand-up comedy show. The Bank of America Championship will generate hundreds of thousands of dollars for local charities, including Boys & Girls Clubs, The Genesis Fund, and The First Tee of Massachusetts.

This is the first sponsorship appearance at the Bank of America Championship for Cross, the venerable 160-year old firm. Cross operates two stores in the Boston area, in the Chestnut Hill Mall and in Harvard Square.

For Boston area information, please contact Barbara Quiroga at 617.965.5141.
For national media inquires, please contact Patricia Russo at 212.688.4868.