(Duluth, Georgia, May 6, 2008) -- Two of the game's top young stars – Camilo Villegas and Hunter Mahan -- are among the most recent commitments to an A&T Classic field that already includes such world class players as Stewart Cink, Greg Norman, Retief Goosen and defending champion Zach Johnson. This 40th anniversary of the tournament will be played May 12-18 at TPC Sugarloaf. The 156-player field will compete for a total purse of $5.5 million and a first place check of $990,000. Here are some quick facts on Villegas and Mahan.

• Now in his third full year on the PGA TOUR, Villegas enjoyed his best year to date in 2007 when he collected a half dozen top 10s in 24 starts including a third place tie at the AT&T Classic where he finished three shots out of the Zach Johnson-Ryuji Imada playoff. Three of his top 10s occurred during the PGA TOUR playoffs for the FedExCup which jumped him to 24th in the final point standings. His money total of $1,866,961 was a career best.


• His rookie year in 2006 was also rock solid with earnings of more than $1.7 million and four top 10s including a second place tie at the FBR Open in Phoenix. The dashing native of Medelli, Columbia has developed an enormous fan base thanks in large measure to his booming tee shots, his bulging biceps and his acrobatic positions while lining up putts.


• Villegas was a four-time All-American selection at the University of Florida and won eight collegiate events. As an amateur he also won the Columbian Open in his native country.


• After three steady years on the PGA TOUR, Mahan made a quantum leap in his fourth campaign last year, finishing 16th on the money list with $2,858,995. Much of that cash was earned during his win at the Travelers Championship, the first of his career. But he also collected five other top 10s highlighted by a fifth place tie at The TOUR Championship and a tie for sixth at the British Open.


• He is off to another solid start this year with a tie for fifth at the season-opening Mercedes Championship and a tie for 6th at the Arnold Palmer Championship in Orlando.


• Mahan was a two-time first team All-American selection at Oklahoma State and was named college player of the year in 2003. The Orange, California native won the 1999 U.S. Junior Championship.

As part of the tournament’s 40th anniversary celebration, first ever champion Bob Charles will hit a ceremonial tee shot prior to the afternoon pro-am round on Wednesday, May 14th. When Charles captured that first edition in 1967, he won by two strokes over Tommy Bolt, Dick Crawford and another former champion Gardner Dickinson. His winning check was $22,000. Last year that amount represented a tie for 39th.

Former champions in the field include Bob Tway (1986), Corey Pavin (1991), Paul Stankowsi (1996), Scott McCarron (1997 and 2001), David Duval (1999), Retief Goosen (2002), Ben Crane (2003) and Zach Johnson (2004 and 2007).