Children Open, which will assist us in our work to help young people receive the quality medical treatment they deserve, at no cost. We look forward to the bright future of this event."

Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of facilities in North America that provides superior medical care at no charge to children under the age of 18. The first Shriners Hospital opened in Shreveport, La., in 1922, and the network today encompasses 22 hospitals in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Shriners Hospitals are at the forefront of medical treatment and research in orthopaedic, burn and spinal cord injury care, and more than 800,000 young people are today able to lead better, fuller lives, thanks to the hospitals and medical services provided.

George McNeill won the 2007 Las Vegas event, which was sponsored by Frys.com. (Badz/PGA TOUR)One of those 800,000 is Katie Walker, who was treated at the Shriners Hospital in Los Angeles when she was just a year old. Her leg was amputated and she received her first of many prostheses, and physical therapists at Shriners Hospitals taught her to walk.

Walker, now 18, is a competitive golfer -- she's a freshman on the golf team at Cal State Bakersfield -- with a passion for country singing. She has recently recorded her first CD, which includes her original composition "Challenge Me," a song about how her physical challenges were the driving force to live her life to the fullest.

"As a golfer and a singer -- but more importantly, as a patient of Shriners Hospitals for Children -- I couldn't be more excited to hear that Justin Timberlake is lending his name and his support to this tournament," said Walker, who served as an ambassador at this year's Frys.com Open Benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children. She is expected to continue in a similar role for next year's event. "His star power is going to make an already fantastic tournament even better, and I know that can only help the Shriners impact more lives like mine."