MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Ben Crane was named this week’s CRESTOR® (rosuvastatin calcium) Charity Challenge winner for his first-place standing entering the final round of the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.
The CRESTOR® Charity Challenge is a season-long competition that recognizes and rewards the tournament leader entering the final round at 35 PGA TOUR events. Through the program, now in its second year, AstraZeneca will donate $3.5 million a year to designated health and PGA TOUR charities. At each of the selected tournaments, a $100,000 contribution will be made, supporting the PGA TOUR’s “Drive to a Billion” campaign which celebrates the spirit of giving that has helped the TOUR and its tournaments approach the milestone of $1 billion dollars in charitable giving.
For Crane’s perfromance, CRESTOR, an AstraZeneca pharmaceutical product, and the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee will donate $50,000 to the Milwaukee Golf Charities with funds being earmarked to the Aurora Healthcare Foundation. In addition, $50,000 will be donated to the health care charity of Crane’s choice. CRESTOR® Charity Challenge winners and the tournament’s designated charity will be recognized during the network or cable telecast of each tournament.