HERTFORD, N.C. -- Greens Worldwide Incorporated announced that its wholly owned
subsidiary US Pro Golf Tour, Inc. has executed a Television Broadcast
Agreement with National Sports Programming, owner and operator of Fox Sports
Net (FSN). The agreement provides for a one-hour telecast of each of its nine
regular tour events and a two-hour telecast of the Tour Championship on FSN.
Initial event telecasts will air on FSN on the weekend starting in May, and
will be re-aired on a weekday through November concluding with the Tour
Championship.
"I am extremely pleased that we have been able to partner with FSN in
bringing the US Pro Golf Tour into the homes of golf fans across the country.
FSN viewers will be treated to the stories behind the professional golfers,
and in the truest sense, enjoy the best of reality sports programming. In
addition, this television platform will deliver significant value to our
sponsors and partners, enhancing our advertising relationships and driving
revenues," stated R. Thomas Kidd, Chief Executive Officer.
"The US Pro Golf Tour represents an elite level of golf played by very few
in this country," said George Greenberg, FSN's Executive Vice-President of
Programming and Production. "Their talent pool is enormous and the stories
behind these athletes waiting for their big breaks are simply amazing. We're
happy to be in business with them."
About National Sports Programming/FSN
FSN reaches more than 81 million homes through its network of 22 regional
sports channels. FSN, based in Los Angeles, serves as the cable TV home to 62
of the 82 MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States, and produces over
4,500 live events each year. In addition to home team games, FSN telecasts a
wide variety of national sports events and programming, including Best Damn
Sports Show Period and Beyond the Glory. For the latest up-to-the-minute
sports news and opinions, visit the FOX Sports/FSN website at
http://www.FoxSports.com.
About Greens Worldwide Incorporated
Greens Worldwide Incorporated is a vertically integrated sports marketing
company engaged in golf events and with companies involved in managing those
events and is publicly traded under the stock symbol GRWW. In our continuing
effort to develop a more cohesive and synergistic organization, we are
structured in a way that allows all of our entities 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
acquire profitable sports organizations and sports related firms, together
with other businesses that would benefit from the synergy the Company
provides.
About US Pro Golf Tour, Inc.
The US Pro Golf Tour is the country's premier intermediary professional
golf tour. Our tour-caliber events feature former PGA golfers, players
preparing for the Champions Tour, non-exempt professionals on the Champions
Tour, celebrity challengers and professionals 18 and older gearing-up for the
PGA Tour. The US Pro Golf Tour conducts a Pro-Net competition for players
with handicaps of all skill levels, 18 years and older, competing for
substantial prize money in a tour-event atmosphere. All tournaments are
weeklong events, and feature junior clinics, pro am events, media coverage,
entertainment, electronic leader boards and hospitality, with local market
charities benefiting from the events. For more information on the US Pro Golf
Tour, phone 252.264.2064, or visit our website, http://www.usprogolftour.com.
Contact
Tom Kidd
Chief Executive Officer
252.264.2064
