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TNT and PGA.com Team to Deliver Unprecedented Multi-Platform Simulcast During the 88th PGA Championship, August 17-20, 2006

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TNT and PGA.com Team to Deliver Unprecedented Multi-Platform Simulcast During the 88th PGA Championship, August 17-20, 2006











Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) August 6, 2006

In a first for a golf event, Turner Network Television (TNT) and PGA.com, one of golf’s leading interactive Web sites, will partner to bring golf fans inside the ropes with 11 hours of live golf TV coverage featuring TNT and CBS’ on-air announcers, camera coverage and editorial content as they call the 2006 PGA Championship from Medinah (Ill) Country Club. The coverage tees off on Thursday and Friday, August 17 – 18, with PGA.com simulcasting six hours of TNT’s on-air content with coverage from 2 – 5 p.m. ET for both the first and second rounds. Also, PGA.com will webcast five additional hours of bonus coverage from the first two rounds of the championship. The exclusive bonus coverage will allow viewers to watch exclusive golf coverage on the Internet on Thursday and Friday from 12:30 – 2 p.m. ET, and then again on Saturday and Sunday from 10 – 11 a.m. TNT broadcast partner CBS will follow late-round coverage on Saturday and Sunday to the championship’s conclusion.

As an added feature, PGA.com will provide fans the ability to pick and choose the TNT golf TV coverage angle they would like to watch through a mosaic of four video streams using CNN’s pipeline technology. Video stream No. 1, Greenside Live, will show the same vantage points that will air on TNT’s telecast. Video stream No. 2, the Player Cam, will allow viewers to follow the designated group of the day as they attempt to climb the leaderboard. Video stream No. 3, titled Inside the Ropes, will give visitors front-row seats to PGA Championship press conferences as well as exclusive course flyovers, player profiles and historical PGA Championship moments. A fourth video stream will spotlight The PGA Learning Center. Hosted by PGA Director of Instruction Rick Martino and featuring other noted PGA instructors, this webcast will provide PGA.com visitors with insightful tips from many of the top names in golf.

“One of the benefits of providing six hours of simulcast coverage on Thursday and Friday is to build interest and viewership of the PGA Championship on TNT,” said David Levy, president, Turner Sports. “This landmark multi-platform experience is the perfect example of how, with the help and tremendous access provided by our friends at The PGA of America, we can leverage our expertise and technology to enhance our network coverage giving the fan the most complete two-screen experience. We wanted to debut this big idea at a big event, and what could be better than to do so at a major championship.”

“The PGA of America is proud to share in an exciting new chapter in Turner Sports’ coverage of the PGA Championship, an opportunity for golf fans to enjoy as never before the season’s final major,” said PGA of America Chief Executive Officer Joe Steranka. “It seems only fitting that we introduce these new features during our 90th anniversary, establishing new ways to enjoy all the excitement of major championship golf.”

In addition to the live golf TV coverage on TNT and PGA.com, AOL members will have access to live video coverage of select par-3 holes. This coverage will be available exclusively at AOL.com allowing members to watch TV on the Internet. Announcers Grant Boone, Beau Estes and Christine Pullara will provide users with an in-depth look and analysis of the world’s greatest golfers as they make their way through the challenging par-3 holes at Medinah (Ill.) Country Club. Also offered is a unique interactive open forum where golf fans can email, log on to chat or send an AOL Instant Message to our anchors and expert analysts.

About PGA.com

In 2003, Turner Sports acquired the interactive rights to PGA.com and extended its agreement with The PGA of America to continue televising the PGA Championship and the PGA Grand Slam of Golf through 2011.

Turner Sports presents some of the best and most popular sporting events worldwide and is a leader in televised sports programming. With events airing on two networks – TBS & TNT – Turner Sports’ line-up includes the NBA, NASCAR and NASCAR.COM, Major League Baseball, college football, professional golf and PGA.com.

Turner Network Television (TNT), television’s destination for drama and one of cable’s top-rated networks, offers original movies and series, including the detective drama series The Closer, starring Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee Kyra Sedgwick; Saved, a new character-driven drama starring Tom Everett Scott; and this summer’s eagerly anticipated anthology series Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King. TNT is also home to powerful one-hour dramas, such as Law & Order, Without a Trace, Las Vegas, Cold Case, ER, NYPD Blue, Charmed and Judging Amy; broadcast premiere movies; compelling prime-time specials, such as the Screen Actors Guild Awards; and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR and the NBA. TNT is also available in high-definition.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and a leading provider of programming for the television industry.

Contacts:

Jeff Pomeroy | Turner Sports | 404-827-4786 | jeff.pomeroyturnercom

Chris Gholston | Turner Sports New Media | 404-827-5417 | chris.gholstonturnercom

Julius Mason | The PGA of America | 561-624-8444 | jmasonpgahqcom

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PGA News — THE PGA OF AMERICA KICKS OFF SIXTH ANNUAL NATIONAL JOBS IN GOLF MONTH: Employment Program Connects Employers with Professionals Pursuing a Career in Golf

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PGA News — THE PGA OF AMERICA KICKS OFF SIXTH ANNUAL NATIONAL JOBS IN GOLF MONTH: Employment Program Connects Employers with Professionals Pursuing
a Career in Golf











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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (PRWEB) February 16, 2007

    During National Jobs In Golf Month, employers seeking to fill positions can post jobs at PGA.com/employment. Employers can also take advantage of the many employment services The PGA of America provides on a complimentary basis, including a job posting board and regional PGA Career Consultants who assist in finding qualified candidates that will meet the needs of the employer.

“Whether you are a seasoned PGA Professional or new to the game, The PGA’s National Jobs In Golf Month campaign is a terrific opportunity to connect employers and jobseekers throughout the industry,” said PGA of America President Brian Whitcomb. “In today’s competitive environment, finding the most qualified and professional employees are an essential part of ensuring the vitality of a golf course, company or organization. This year’s Jobs in Golf Month program will continue to provide opportunities for employers and jobseekers, touching all aspects of the industry, including instruction, management, food and beverage, retail sales, and promotions.”

Geared toward both employees and jobseekers, the PGA Employment Center serves as an online clearinghouse of complimentary employment services and can be found at PGA.com/employment. Through the site, employers can access nine region-specific PGA Career Consultants or add job postings to hire candidates interested in working in various positions throughout the golf industry. In addition, jobseekers can post resumes, access employment opportunities for hundreds of open positions, read testimonials, find out about different types of jobs in the golf industry and learn how to become a PGA Professional.

Jobseekers looking to work in the golf industry can search the job database of PGAjobfinder, a subset of the PGA Employment Center. PGAjobfinder allows the golfing public and PGA Professionals an opportunity to post resumes, apply for open positions and search for jobs throughout the golf industry. Job opportunities range from General Manager to Teaching Professional positions for PGA Professionals; and Caddie Master to Equipment Mechanic positions for the general public.

About Jobs In Golf Month

Launched in 2003, the National Jobs In Golf Month campaign grew out of the 2002 Jobs In Golf Week and is designed to provide employment services to golf employers and potential employees. The PGA Jobs In Golf Campaign works with the PGA Employment Center, located at PGA.com/employment.

About The PGA of America

The PGA of America is the world’s largest working sports organization, comprised of 28,000 men and women golf Professionals who are the recognized experts in growing, teaching and managing the game of golf, while serving millions of people throughout its 41 PGA Sections nationwide. Since its founding in 1916, The PGA of America has enhanced its leadership position in a $ 62 billion-a-year industry, by growing the game of golf through its premier spectator events, world-class education and training programs, significant philanthropic outreach initiatives, and award-winning golf promotions. Today’s PGA Professional is the public’s link to the game, serving an essential role in the operation of golf facilities throughout the country.

For more information: The Professional Golfers’ Association of America, 100 Avenue of the Champions. Tel: 561-624-8400 Fax: 561-624-8448

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PGA Tour Has Its Own Fansite Now at PGAtourforum.com

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PGA Tour Has Its Own Fansite Now at PGAtourforum.com










(PRWEB) June 1, 2006

The PGA Tour is an organization headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA that operates the USA’s main professional golf tours for men. Its name is officially rendered in all caps as “PGA TOUR.”

The PGA Tour should be distinguished from a number of other golf organizations. Since 1968, it has been completely separate from the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (“PGA of America”), which is now primarily an association of club professionals. (Prior to 1968, it was the PGA of America’s Tournament Players Division.) The PGA of America, not the PGA Tour, runs the PGA Championship and the Senior PGA Championship and co-organizes the Ryder Cup with the PGA European Tour. The PGA Tour does not run the women’s tours in the United States, which are controlled by the independent LPGA. The governing body of golf in the United States is the United States Golf Association.

In January 2006 the PGA Tour announced a new set of television deals covering 2007 to 2012. CBS Sports will remain the main carrier of PGA Tour golf, and will increase its events from 16 to 19 per season. NBC Sports will increase its coverage from 5 to 10 events. The Golf Channel will be the Tour’s cable partner on a 15 year contract, providing early round coverage of all official money events and four round coverage of a few events at the beginning and towards the end of the season. These deals do not cover the major championships as the PGA Tour does not own the rights to them. The fees involved were not mentioned in the press release, but it stated, “total prize money and other financial benefits to players will increase approximately $ 600 million over the term as compared to the previous six years, a 35-percent increase”.

The PGA Tour is also covered extensively outside the United States. In the United Kingdom Sky Sports is the main broadcaster of the tour.

With a lot of fans looking for an outlet for PGA Tour, a new site is established for PGA Tour at pgatourforum.com. It has forums, blogs, news and chat.

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