Purchase a ticket to next week’s Northern Trust Open, running from February 15-20, and 80-percent of the net proceeds will go to Palisades Charter High School. The PGA TOUR sponsors Tickets FORE Charity, which allows PaliHi to benefit from each ticket purchased through northerntrust.com/tournament/ticketforecharity or by calling PaliHi Executive Director Mike Smith at (310) 230-6650. A single ticket for Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday is $30 and a weekly grounds ticket for Tuesday through Saturday is $80. Weekend grounds passes (which includes both Saturday and Sunday) are also available for $45, while practice round ground passes are $20. The tournament started in 1926 when the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce put up a $10,000 purse for the first L.A. Open. This year, golfers will vie for the $6.5-million purse. Last year’s champion, Steve Stricker shot -16 under par (268) to take home the 2010 winner’s trophy and $1,152,000 last year. He is currently ranked No. 8 in the world, Stricker will likely defend his title, but the field is yet to be finalized. The final sponsor’s exemptions were awarded last week, as tour veterans Scott McCarron (a UCLA graduate) and Brad Faxon, as well as Kyung-Tae Kim’currently ranked No. 30 in the world’were among those granted exemptions. They join Northern Trust Open exemption recipient Joseph Bramlett, a 22-year old TOUR rookie, as members of the early field. Past champions include Stricker, Phil Michelson, Adam Scott and Mike Weir.
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