 November 18, 2004
SkyGolf Teams with AdamsGolf Tight Lies Tour
SkyGolf’s “next generation” GPS rangefinder is the first and only yardage-measuring device approved for use by professional golfers during tournament play
JACKSON, Miss. – SkyGolf’s SkyCaddie “next-generation” GPS rangefinder, has been selected as the official yardage-measuring device and is approved for use by players in competition by the Adams Golf Tight Lies Tour for all Tour events beginning in 2005.
“Both the Tight Lies Tour and the Tight Lies Classic Series are excited to have SkyGolf as the only approved yardage-measuring device for use during competition for our events,” said Gary DeSerrano, President of the Texas Sports Group, Inc. – parent company for both tours. “This new technology is the future of golf and we have no doubt that SkyGolf will be an asset for the Tour and our Touring professionals. SkyGolf will speed up play and provide the pros with vital course information instantaneously — something that’s not possible with any other means of distance measurement, including printed yardage books. We are proud to be the first professional golf tour to allow such advanced technology to be used during tournament competition. SkyGolf is a wonderful addition to the distinguished list of Tight Lies Tour and the Tight Lies Classic Series partners.”
“This landmark decision by the Tight Lies Tour represents the first time in the history of professional golf that an electronic yardage-measuring device has been approved for use during tournament competition,” said Richard Edmonson, CEO of SkyGolf. “In addition to being a defining moment for our company and the world of professional golf, their decision to use SkyGolf in professional competition further validates our claim that our technology gives golfers of all skill levels instant access to the information they need to play their best golf.”
The SkyCaddie takes the guesswork out of playing golf by providing exact distances to critical targets on the golf course without pacing or guessing – enabling golfers to select the perfect club for each shot. Designed to be used and personally owned by golfers, SkyGolf provides the exact information a professional caddie gives his player from any location - even the wrong fairway - on thousands of golf courses throughout the world. At a mere 4.8 ounces, SkyGolf’s SkyCaddie is about the size of an average cellular phone, and has a rechargeable battery life of more than ten hours. According to RankMark, a leading independent golf equipment testing company, SkyGolf’s SkyCaddie improved the scores of the test participants by an average of 5 strokes per round and saved them up to 25 minutes per nine-holes.
Noted golf industry experts have hailed SkyGolf as the greatest advancement in distance technology since the product’s launch to rave reviews at the 2003 PGA Expo in Orlando, FL. USA Today rated SkyGolf’s SkyCaddie one of the “Top 5 Most Exciting New Golf Products for 2003” – prompting the PGA of America to select SkyGolf GPS as a product demonstration partner to showcase SkyGolf at The PGA Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, Florida. In December 2004, Golf Digest put SkyGolf’s SkyCaddie on its equipment “Hot List.”
SkyGolf has been rapidly expanding its database of 5,000+ participating SkyCourses – golf courses that have been recorded and are available for use with SkyGolf. Courses are being professionally marked at a rate of 50 -100 per week, and the company estimates that 8-10,000 SkyCourses will be available by the end of 2005. Players may also use SkyGolf to record their favorite courses themselves – a one-time, sixty- to ninety-minute process then never have to calculate distances again.
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