Winner named in inaugural Pick 'Em Challenge

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William Costa of Minnesota is the grand prize winner of the inaugural Champions Tour Pick 'Em Challenge.

Costa, who is 43 and self-employed, is an occasional golfer who attends multiple Champions Tour events each year.

The Pick 'Em Challenge, the finale of the Champions Tour's Summer of Fun social media initiative, allowed fans of the Champions Tour to compete over a six-tournament duration for weekly prizes and the grand prize experience.

Mark O'Meara winning the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship in a playoff over Michael Allen was the key in helping Costa earn double points (810) in the final week of the Pick 'Em Challenge to finish first on the overall leaderboard with 1,292 points, just 115 points ahead of his nearest challenger. O'Meara was the only winner Costa picked in the six-week stretch of the competition.

Below are Costa's selections for each tournament, the position each player finished that particular week along with the winner of each event.

As the competition winner, Costa will receive the "Ultimate Fan Experience" for two at the 2010 Charles Schwab Championship at Harding Park in San Francisco.

The prize package includes roundtrip airfares for two to San Francisco, two invitations to the President's Dinner on Thursday evening at the St. Francis Yacht Club where Costa and his guest can meet and mingle with Champions Tour professionals, two weekly clubhouse passes and two invitations to the Charles Schwab hospitality suite. Costa and his guest will also enjoy a room at the St. Regis Hotel and a rental car for the duration of their visit.

The Charles Schwab Championship, the final event of the 2010 Champions Tour season, is scheduled to be played Nov. 4-7 at Harding Park Golf Course, in San Francisco, CA.