EUGENE, Ore. (August 1, 2007) –- The Oregon Classic presented by Kendall Auto Group has awarded Jonathan Moore a sponsor’s exemption to participate in the tournament taking place September 10-16 at Shadow Hills Country Club. Moore is the first of four players to be offered an exemption; the remaining three will be announced at a later date. Moore will be making his professional debut at the Oregon Classic after an impressive amateur career. Jonathan plans to represent the United States in the Walker Cup at Royal County Down in Ireland the weekend before coming to Eugene.

After winning the individual NCAA Championship in 2006, Moore’s remarkable summer was only beginning. He participated in the US Open at Winged Foot and qualified for the 2007 Verizon Heritage after winning the 2006 Players Amateur. At the end of his freshman year at Oklahoma State, Moore was rewarded with the Phil Mickelson Award as the nation’s top freshman golfer.

Moore grew up outside of Portland, OR in Vancouver, WA and at the age of 16 became the youngest champion of the Oregon Amateur in 2001. Coming back to Oregon to embark on his professional golfing career is an ideal starting point for Moore. “It is a dream come true to begin my professional career in my home state of Oregon. I am looking forward to competing with the Nationwide Tour’s best at the 2007 Oregon Classic presented by Kendall Auto Group. I am very grateful to the tournament, Kendall Auto Group, and all of the sponsors and organizers of the 2007 Oregon Classic for the opportunity and I hope to make the most of it.”

“We are thrilled that Jonathan has chosen the Oregon Classic as the starting point for what will be a promising professional career. With his ties to the state of Oregon, he will surely have a little bit of “home court advantage,” tournament director Chris Hoff said. “The Oregon Classic is always looking for the future stars of the PGA TOUR. As the Nationwide Tour slogan says, ‘the future is playing now’ and that definitely seems to be the case with Jonathan.”

Oregon Classic Presented by Kendall Auto Group
The Oregon Classic is in its 10th year as an official PGA TOUR event on the Nationwide Tour. Presented by Kendall Auto Group and supported by more than 100 local businesses, the Oregon Classic has become one of the longer tenured events on the Tour. To date, more than $800,000 has been raised to help support local charities. For 2007, the Volunteers in Medicine Clinic will be the primary charitable beneficiary of the Oregon Classic. For more information on the tournament, how to volunteer and for ticket information, please contact us at (541) 242-0677 or log on to www.oregonclassic.com.