ORLANDO, Fla. -- Golf Channel announced that David Allen has joined GolfChannel.com as editor of instruction and equipment.

Allen has been a golf journalist for 12 years, with previous stints at Golfonline and Golf and Golf For Women magazines. He has written instructional articles with many of the top players on both the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour, as well as with some of the most respected teachers in the game. In addition, Allen co-authored Golf Annika's Way with Annika Sorenstam and Golf Rx, a core conditioning fitness book. He also edited Golf Magazine's Better by Saturday series and Golf for Women's 100 Classic Tips for Women.

Golf Channel (www.GolfChannel.com), co-founded by Arnold Palmer and a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, is available in more than 120 million homes worldwide through cable, satellite and wireless companies. Golf Channel features a programming schedule that includes more live golf coverage than all other networks combined, as well as news, instruction and original productions. Starting in 2009, more than 2,100 hours and over 750 original hours will air in native HD featuring tournaments and all-new original series. In addition to more than 40 PGA Tour events and at least 15 European Tour events, Golf Channel will air selected LPGA Tour stops, The Presidents Cup and the Solheim Cup in HD. The network became the exclusive cable home of the PGA Tour in 2007, and televises part or all of every PGA Tour event. In addition, the network is exclusive television home of the Nationwide Tour, European Tour and Canadian Tour, and the exclusive cable home of the Champions Tour. Also featured is a generous mix of other competition from the LPGA Tour, USGA, PGA of America, Asian Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia and Sunshine Tour of Southern Africa.

For more information contact, Golf Channel Public Relations, 407/355-4653.