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Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan Team Up In Wells Fargo Championship's Wednesday Pro-Am

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CHARLOTTE N.C., April 30, 2007- Two of the most recognized athletes in the world will share 18 holes of golf Wednesday at the Wells Fargo Championship Pro-Am. It will be the first time Tiger Woods, golf's No. 1 player and basketball legend Michael Jordan have played in an official competition together.

"Wachovia and the Wells Fargo Championship wanted to bring these two great athletes together to give the patrons at the Wells Fargo Championship an opportunity to see something special," said Dan Fleishman, director of sponsorships and alliances for Wachovia. "Certainly Michael and Tiger are good friends and have played a lot of personal golf together. But we are grateful they agreed to compete in the pro-am together this year."

The Wells Fargo Championship's Wednesday Pro-Am has a unique format on the PGA TOUR of two amateurs per TOUR professional, unlike the traditional four amateurs at other PGA TOUR stops.

The threesome will tee off at 7:30 a.m. off the first tee Wednesday morning.

"We are pleased to have this opportunity to enhance the patrons experience on Wednesday and this special threesome will only be the beginning of an extraordinary Pro-Am," said Executive Director of the Wells Fargo Championship, Kym Hougham. "These two gentlemen are two of the most well-known athletes in the world and to have them both here for one day playing in the same group is a special treat." 

About the Wells Fargo Championship
The Wells Fargo Championship is one of the largest, most prestigious sporting events in the Charlotte region. Now leading up to its fifth year, the tournament is intended as an annual tradition that will bring customers, players and patrons back each year for an unforgettable golf experience. In a short four years, the national and international golf community has already recognized it as one of the top events on the PGA TOUR. The 2007 tournament will be held April 30-May 6. Sponsored by Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB), the tournament's $6.3 million purse is one of the largest on the PGA TOUR. A combination of Quail Hollow Club, the spirit of the Charlotte area community and the support of Wachovia are several reasons the Wells Fargo Championship has and should continue to draw many of the world's top golfers to Charlotte.

For more information, visit the tournament website, www.wachoviachampionship.com.

About Wachovia
Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) is one of the nation's largest diversified financial services companies, providing a broad range of retail banking and brokerage, asset and wealth management, and corporate and investment banking products and services. Including the Golden West merger, which closed on October 1, 2006, Wachovia has retail and commercial banking operations in 21 states with 3,400 retail banking offices from Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas and California. In addition, two core businesses operate under the Wachovia Securities brand name: retail brokerage with 737 offices in 49 states and in Latin America, and corporate and investment banking in selected industries nationwide. Other nationwide businesses include mortgage lending in 39 states and auto finance covering 46 states. Globally, Wachovia serves clients through more than 40 international offices. Online banking is available at wachovia.com; online brokerage products and services at wachoviasec.com, and investmentproducts and services at evergreeninvestments.com. At September 30, 2006, Wachovia had assets of $559.9 billion and market capitalization of $88.2 billion. On the same date, based on pro forma data, Wachovia's combined assets were approximately $700 billion and combined market capitalization was $107 billion.

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