EDS to award Orange County Choppers custom motorcycle
to 2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship winner
Second chopper to be auctioned online to benefit
tournament’s children’s charity
Design and build process to be featured on “American
Chopper” TV series
PLANO, Texas – EDS today announced it will award a
motorcycle built by renowned Orange County Choppers, Inc.
to the winner of the 2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship. The
first place prize chopper, a PGA TOUR first, will be awarded
in addition to the $1.134 million winner’s share of
the tournament’s purse at the 2007 EDS Byron Nelson
Championship, April 26-29 at the TPC Four Seasons Resort in
Irving, Texas.
Orange County Choppers, one of the world’s premier
builders of custom motorcycles, is building two additional
identical choppers themed after the EDS Byron Nelson Championship.
EDS will donate one of the choppers to an online auction to
benefit Salesmanship Club Youth and Family Centers, the charity
of the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. The third chopper will
be retained by EDS and used to raise awareness of the EDS
Byron Nelson Championship and the charity it supports.
“This breaks new ground in terms of enhancing what
already is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the
PGA TOUR,” said Ron Rittenmeyer, president and chief
operating officer of EDS. “The prize motorcycle will
be sought after by the players, and the proceeds from the
online auction of the second chopper will help the EDS Byron
Nelson Championship reach its $100 million milestone in charitable
giving, more than any other event on the PGA TOUR. By auctioning
this chopper for charity, we are helping Byron’s work
for the kids continue.”
“This is something new for us, for EDS and the PGA
TOUR,” said Paul Teutul, Sr., founder of Orange County
Choppers. “We’ve never built three identical theme
bikes at the same time before, much less for such an important
purpose – to be awarded to the champion of a PGA TOUR
event and, even better, to raise money for a great charity.”
“We applaud EDS for conceiving this innovative idea
to create excitement around the tournament and raise significant
funds for our charity,” said Brooks Cullum, chairman
of the 2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship. “We are grateful
to EDS and Orange County Choppers for helping us ensure that
Byron’s great legacy of helping others will continue.”
The motorcycle design includes:
