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News Release Archive
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 May 8, 2006
New England Pro Golf Tour Partners with SkyGolf
Becomes first professional tour to permit use of yardage-measuring devices since USGA granted approval for 2006
LITTLETON, Mass. – The New England Pro Golf Tour, a wholly owned subsidiary of Greens Worldwide Incorporated, (OTCBB GRWW), announced today that SkyGolf’s “SkyCaddie” GPS rangefinder has become the official yardage-measuring device of the New England Pro Golf Tour and the only device approved for use on the tour in 2006.
With the announcement, the New England Pro Golf Tour becomes the first professional tour to permit the use of yardage-measuring devices since the United States Golf Association approved the use of such devices as a condition of competition beginning Jan. 1, 2006.
“The New England Pro Golf Tour is excited to have SkyGolf GPS as the only approved yardage-measuring device available for use during our tournaments,’’ said Brian Hebb, president of the New England Pro Golf Tour. “This technology represents the future of golf, and we believe this partnership will be an asset for our tour as well as our players. We are proud to be the first professional tour to allow yardage-measuring devices following USGA approval.’’
As a result of the partnership with SkyGolf, New England Pro Golf Tour players will compete for significant bonuses throughout the 12-event season, which begins June 8 at Atkinson (N.H.) Resort. The SkyGolf Player of the Year Award – presented to the tour’s top-performing member using the SkyCaddie – can earn up to $4,500 to be used for their 2006 PGA Tour qualifying school entry fee. The top player each week utilizing the SkyCaddie can also earn up to $1,000.
The partnership with SkyGolf is one of numerous exciting developments for the New England Pro Golf Tour, which has blossomed into one of the nation’s premier developmental golf tours. The Tour plans to increase purses and reduce entry fees in the near future, and recently announced a contract with The Golf Channel to have 10 of its 12 events televised in 2006.
The SkyCaddie is the only distance device that has proven to enhance pace-of-play in competition, while providing instant access to the vital course information golfers need to play their best golf. According to RankMark, an independent golf equipment testing company, SkyCaddie improved scores of test participants on average by five strokes per round and saved them up to 25 minutes per nine holes.
“We are very excited to be associated with one of the nation’s top developmental tours,” said Richard Edmonson, CEO of SkyGolf. “The New England Tour’s decision to allow professional golfers to use the SkyCaddie in competition further validates that our technology gives golfers – regardless of skill level - instant access to valuable information they need to play at the highest level.”.
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For further information:
Contact: Todd Graff, Conover Tuttle Pace
Phone: 781-246-9300; 617-309-0401
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About New England Pro Tour, Inc.
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The New England Pro Tour, Inc., was founded in 2001 and included 50 players in the field each week. The New England Pro Golf Tour has grown to 120 players and purses in excess of $1.3 million for 2006, and the tour signed a contract with The Golf Channel to televise 10 of its 12 events in 2006. With former New England Pro Golf Tour players such as 2005 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Sean O’Hair, Champions Tour player Rick Karbowski and a host of other players now on the Nationwide Tour, Asian Tour and many other Tours, The New England Pro Golf Tour is ready to move on to the next level as a Tour for the benefit of its players, partners, sponsors and communities.
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About Greens Worldwide Incorporated
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Greens Worldwide Incorporated is a vertically integrated sports marketing and management company, engaged in owning and operating sports entities and their support companies and is publicly traded under the stock symbol GRWW. Our current operating subsidiaries are the US Pro Golf Tour, Inc. www.usprogolftour.com , Breakthru Media, Inc. www.breakthrumedia.com , Crowley and Company Advertising, Inc. www.crowleyadvertising.com, Las Vegas Golf Schools www.gotogolfschool.com, New England Pro Tour, Inc. www.neprogolftour.com, North American Football League www.nafl.org, and Still Moving, Inc. www.still-moving.com. In our continuing effort to develop a more cohesive and synergistic organization, we are structured in a way that allows all of our wholly owned subsidiaries to utilize each other’s resources to the greatest extent possible. In addition, the Company’s strategic plan is to be able to deliver substantial value by providing multiple sports platforms and media to leverage our partners advertising and promotional dollars, while delivering the finest entertainment opportunities to retain and build customers. For our non-sports businesses, we will utilize the media and promotional benefits of our media platforms in Television, Radio, and Print, together with Internet Television and other like strategic relationships, to grow our consolidated revenues. The Company intends to continue its strategy of acquiring profitable sports organizations and sports related firms, together with other businesses that would benefit from the synergy the company provides.
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About SkyHawke Technologies, LLC
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SkyHawke Technologies, LLC is a private company specializing in the development of innovative positioning systems for recreational use. The systems, designed for consumers, are both accurate and easy to use. SkyGolf GPS is leading a revolution that will change the way golfers play the game. Currently, over 10,000 courses, including 78 of Golf Digest’s “2005 List of America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses,” are making the benefits of SkyGolf’s SkyCaddie available to their members and guests. This database of SkyCourses – golf courses that have been professionally mapped and are available for use with the SkyCaddie – is growing at a rate of 100 per week. SkyGolf estimates that at least 15,000 SkyCourses will be available by spring of 2007 - including over 3,000 international courses.
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