AUSTIN, Texas – Feb 23, 2005 – UpLink Corporation, the industry leader in golf course management applications, helping courses realize increased profitability from innovative sponsorship programs, integrated tournament management support, and revolutionary golf car monitoring and management systems, sponsored the NGCOA's annual golf outing to attendees of the Golf Industry Show held Feb. 10-12, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. A total of 268 attendees played the two courses which uses UpLink's Golf Course Management System (GCMS).
As part of the outing, the players experienced UpLink's proprietary AdSmart Program first hand. AdSmart gives courses the opportunity to sell advertising sponsorships that appear on the screens in each golf car. This new source of revenue can significantly offset the cost of acquiring UpLink's GCMS, and in fact can become a courses' second largest source of profits.
According to Mike Tinkey, Deputy Executive Director of the NGCOA, the outing was a great success: "The golfers, many of whom are golf club owners, had a great outing. The combination of the UpLink System on Club Cars, two terrific courses, and the tournament software from Vision Perfect no doubt made this a memorable experience for the players. Equally significant is that we were able to complete the round in approximately five hours compared to almost six hours last year without the course management system."
Adds Mark Seabrook, NGCOA president and general manager of the Canadian Golf and Country Club, "I truly enjoyed the tournament; the UpLink System provided an enjoyable experience and having the on-car scoring was a tremendous addition. In fact, I recently met with UpLink about the AdSmart sponsorship opportunities and we are thoroughly impressed with the program. The club (Canadian Golf and Country Club) is looking to implement UpLink at the facility."
UpLink is pleased that its long-standing relationship with the NGCOA can produce these kinds of memorable events. To this end, UpLink will once again sponsor the 2006 golf outing scheduled as part of the Solutions Summit February, 7-11, 2006 in New Orleans.
About UpLink
UpLink is headquartered in Austin, Texas with regional offices throughout the U.S. UpLink's product line consists of the Advantage™ Golf Course Management System and ViewPoint, a sophisticated entry level GPS system. Both are designed to lower acquisition costs by providing the tools that can increase revenue, reduce costs and improve customer service (attract and retain golfers). In particular, advertising and sponsorships on the golf car mounted GPS display units (Caddy), is considered the largest single untapped source of revenue available to courses today. UpLink's two product lines enable courses to take full advantage of this revenue stream through the advertising and promotion power built into both systems. UpLink's founders developed the patent that enables GPS on golf courses and UpLink owns the exclusive rights to the patents that permit advertising and sponsorships on all GPS systems used on golf courses and golf facilities.
UpLink is a member of Club Car's Solutions Network, an alliance of leading providers of value-added products and services offered to Club Car customers.
For more information on UpLink, visit www.uplinkgolf.com or call 1-877-787-5465.
Contact:
Corrine Perry-Rotan
512-637-4884
cperry@uplinkgolf.com
