Actor and Comedian George Lopez to Kick Off 2007 Chrysler Club Championship as Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Gets Underway

  What:  As the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (BHCC) hosted by George Lopez
         kicks off the first mainland event of the 2007 PGA TOUR, the
         Chrysler brand and Lopez will announce the start of the fourth
         annual Chrysler Club Championship (CCC), the fastest-growing, most
         prestigious amateur golf event in the country. The Chrysler brand
         will also announce exciting changes to the 2007 competition that
         will open the field to more than 1,200 clubs and 115,000 amateur
         golfers, and include a national finals event tied to the PGA TOUR'S
         premier post-season event.  Through the brand's sponsorship of the
         BHCC, the grand prize for the two winners of the CCC - one man and
         one woman - is to play alongside PGA TOUR professionals and
         celebrities at the BHCC.

  Who:  George Lopez, comedian and actor Susan Thomson, Senior Manager,
        Chrysler Global Brand Communications Rocco Mediate, PGA TOUR
        Professional David Obst and Marci Zweifel, 2006 Chrysler Club
        Championship winners

  When:   Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007
          9:00 a.m.

  Where:  Classic Club
          75-200 Northstar Resort Parkway
          Palm Desert, CA 92211
          (760) 601-3600

  Other:  FROM ONTARIO AIRPORT (Approx drive time is 70 min -- 80 miles):
          Start out going NORTHEAST on MOORE WAY toward E Airport Dr. Turn
          RIGHT onto E AIRPORT DR and then turn LEFT onto S ARCHIBALD AVE.
          Merge onto I-10 E toward SAN BERNARDINO and continue traveling for
          78.4 miles. Take the COOK STREET exit and turn LEFT on COOK ST.
          Take a RIGHT on VARNER ROAD and The Classic Club will be on your
          LEFT.

          FROM PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT (Approx drive time is 15 min -- 10
          miles): Start out going SOUTH and turn LEFT onto S EL CIELO RD.
          Turn LEFT onto E RAMON RD for 6 miles. Merge onto I-10 E for 3.3
          miles and take the COOK STREET exit and turn LEFT onto COOK
          STREET. Turn RIGHT on VARNER ROAD and The Classic Club will be on
          your LEFT.

          FROM LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAX) (Approx drive time is
          2 hr 15 min -- 135 miles): Take the I-105 East toward NORWALK 17
          miles to the I-605 North. Travel on I-605 N for 12.8 miles and
          merge onto I-10 East. Continue traveling on I-10 E for 103 miles
          to the COOK STREET exit. Turn LEFT on COOK STREET and then turn
          RIGHT on VARNER ROAD. The Classic Club will be on your LEFT.

  Contact:  Jodi Tinson
            (248) 512-2944
            jt658@dcx.com

            Carrie McElwee
            (248) 512-2664
            cm63@dcx.com

PRNewswire -- Jan. 9