rgj.com
Jul 3, 2008
BY DAN HINXMAN • dhinxman@rgj.com • July 2, 2008 Kirk Triplett made it official, and another PGA Tour player with ties to the University of Nevada has also committed to the Legends at Sparks Marina Reno-Tahoe Open. Charlie Wi, who played golf for the Wolf Pack his freshman year before transferring to Cal, is among a growing list of international players who have committed to play in the 10th annual PGA Tour event, July 31-Aug. 3 at Montreux Golf & Country Club. Wi, 93rd in FedEx Cup points standings, is from South Korea and was raised in Westlake Village, Calif. Other international players who have committed include Alejandro Canizares (Spain); Ryuji Amada and Daisuke Maruyama (Japan); Kevin Na, Jin Park and Y.E. Yang (South Korea); Mathias Gronberg, Richard S. Johnson and Gabriel Hjerstedt (Sweden); Marco Dawson (Germany);...
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