Acura to repeat as title sponsor of Acura ClubCorp Team events

DALLAS -- ClubCorp, The World Leader in Private Clubs, is pleased to announced that Acura will again be the title sponsor for the fourth year in a row of two Acura ClubCorp Team Championships held at Pinehurst in Pinehurst Village, North Carolina, in July and September.

More than 330 members will represent 50 business clubs, sports clubs and societies at this year’s Team Championship July 9 – 13. An additional 440 members will meet Sept. 3 - 7 on behalf of the company’s 80 country clubs and resorts.

“This 15-year partnership with Acura is one we truly value and appreciate,” stated Frank Gore, ClubCorp’s executive vice president of membership. “With the Acura test drives, the skills challenge, the hole-in-one opportunities at the tournaments and club qualifiers, our members find great value in our partnership with Acura.”

About ClubCorp

Dallas-based ClubCorp is The World Leader in Private ClubsSM. ClubCorp and its affiliates own or operate more than 150 golf courses, country clubs, private business and sports clubs and resorts. ClubCorp's Signature Gold membership level offers complimentary greens fees at more than 90 golf and country clubs and complimentary dining at more than 60 private business and sports clubs. In addition, members with Signature Gold benefits enjoy privileges at more than 200 facilities worldwide that includes exceptional deals at affiliate hotels and resorts (including KSL Resort properties in California, Colorado, Virginia and Texas), ticket and shopping services and more. Among ClubCorp’s nationally recognized golf properties are Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio (site of the World Golf Championships – Bridgestone Invitational) and Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California (home of the Kraft Nabisco Championship). The renowned collection of business and business sports clubs include the Columbia Tower Club in Seattle; Metropolitan Club in Chicago; and the City Club of Washington, D.C. More than 15,000 employees within the family of ClubCorp serve nearly 200,000 member households and more than one million guests who visit ClubCorp’s clubs each year. Visit www.clubcorp.com for additional company information.

About Acura

Acura offers a full line of technologically advanced performance luxury vehicles through a nationwide network of 268 dealers within the United States. The 2008 Acura lineup features five distinctive models including the RL luxury performance sedan, the TL performance luxury sedan, the TSX sports sedan, the turbocharged RDX luxury crossover SUV and the award-winning MDX luxury sport utility vehicle. For additional information about Acura vehicles, please visit www.acura.com. For media inquiries, please go to www.acuranews.com.