December 30, 2005

National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Selects SkyCaddie As Official Rangefinder

Becomes first professional tour to permit use of yardage-measuring devices since USGA granted approval for 2006

RIDGELAND, Miss. – Within weeks of the USGA and R&A’s decision to allow the use of rangefinders as a condition of competition, SkyGolf, makers of the SkyCaddie “next-generation” GPS rangefinder, has been selected by the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) to be the organization’s official rangefinder. This means any of approximately 3,000 women’s NCAA Division I, II or III golfers could be some of the first to employ SkyCaddie for critical distances during competition once the new USGA ruling takes effect in January 2006.

Last fall, the SkyCaddie was selected by the Tight Lies Tour as the official yardage-measuring device and was approved for use by players in competition for Tour events during the 2005 season. This marked the first time in the history of competitive golf for an electronic measuring device to be used by professional golfers during competitive tournament play. The results on Tour were phenomenal as twelve of the Top 15 money winners used the SkyCaddie to measure distances. “I never bothered to walk off any yardages during a single tournament,” said Adam Rubinson, a 2002 PING All-American at TCU and 2003 Walker Cup team member from Fort Worth, Texas. “The information provided by the SkyCaddie was instant and on-the-money, giving me the time to focus on course management and club selection.”

“The National Golf Coaches Association is comprised of some the most respected coaches in the game today,” said SkyGolf CEO Richard Edmonson. “These individuals do a tremendous job preparing talented young athletes for competition at the collegiate level, as well as life after college. We’re delighted to have the opportunity to help support this organization and its members, and that more and more teachers of the game are realizing our product can play a major role in helping them best position their athletes to succeed.” SkyGolf was also named the preferred GPS rangefinder of the Golf Coaches Association of America in November 2005.

Edmonson said SkyCaddie’s technology provides instant access to the vital course information golfers need to play their best golf. Now golfers have at their fingertips information that was previously unavailable, without slowing down the game by pacing and calculating, allowing them to spend more time focusing on their next shot. According to RankMark, an independent golf equipment testing company, SkyCaddie improved scores of test participants on average by 5 strokes per round and saved them up to 25 minutes per 9-holes.

“The NGCA is excited about the impact range-finding devices could have on college golf over time and potentially the pace of play,” said NGCA Executive Director Roger M. Yaffe. “We believe SkyGolf’s innovative SkyCaddie GPS range-finding system will be beneficial to college players and coaches at all levels.”

Currently, over 8,000 courses, including 65 of Golf Digest’s “2005 List of America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses,” are making the benefits of the SkyCaddie available to their members and guests. This database of SkyCourses – golf courses that have been professionally marked and are available for use with the SkyCaddie – is growing at a rate of 50 – 100 per week. SkyGolf estimates that more than 10,000 SkyCourses will be available by spring of 2006 - including almost 2,000 international courses.