Wandering Golfer Host Chad Maulsby To Serve As Honorary Chairman Of The 2006 PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship August 28 – September 1
June 14, 2006, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – The 23rd annual PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship and FINE LIVING TV NETWORK have teamed up to find the next Wandering Golfer. As a new supporting sponsor of the 2006 World Am, FINE LIVING will utilize the World Amateur to search for the next host of the network’s popular golf travel show, The Wandering Golfer. As part of the sponsorship package, World Am golfers can submit audition tapes beginning in mid-June. FINE LIVING will be on-site at the "World’s Largest 19th Hole" providing fun and entertainment for participants as well as taping auditions for the next Wandering Golfer search. In addition, Chad Maulsby, the Honorary Chairman of the 2006 World Am and current Wandering Golfer host, will participate in Thursday night’s closing ceremonies and the finals of the Centex Homes "Villa Quest."
In the weekly The Wandering Golfer series that airs on FINE LIVING, Maulsby visits many of the world’s greatest golf destinations to explore golf’s history and culture and meet people from around the globe with a passion for the game. The new Wandering Golfer will host all 13 episodes of the show’s third season, tentatively slated to air in the spring of 2007.
"The PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship is a perfect partner to assist FINE LIVING in our nationwide search for the next Wandering Golfer," explained Chad Youngblood, general manager for FINE LIVING. "We are seeking a golfer with passion for the sport, travel, and life in general. We are confident that World Am participants possess all three of these qualities and are hopeful many of them will apply."
FINE LIVING will accept video audition applications from World Am participants between now and September 15 with the new host announced on November 15. Golfers can find out more information about the search by visiting www.FineLiving.com/golf.
"We are excited to assist FINE LIVING in finding its next host," said Steve Mays, tournament director for the PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship. "Our annual tournament attracts avid and passionate golfers from around the world and the opportunity to be paid to travel the globe and play many of the game’s most revered courses is a ‘dream job’ for any of our golfers."
The PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship, the world’s largest single-site golf tournament, is a 72-hole tournament played on 66 Myrtle Beach area golf courses each August. Participants compete for the right to be crowned World Amateur Golf Champion and to win some of the more than $500,000 in prizes given away at the tournament. Players are flighted according to their handicap, age, and gender, and at the conclusion of the 72-holes, flight winners advance to the 18-hole world championship playoff at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club.
Each evening after tournament play, participants and their guests attend the "World’s Largest 19th Hole" which includes an extensive golf exposition, equipment demos, entertainment, open bars, prize drawings and dinner buffet featuring 15 of Myrtle Beach’s best restaurants. Returning to the 19th Hole again in 2006 is the 40,000 square foot PGA TOUR Superstore interactive experience featuring merchandise from leading golf equipment and apparel manufacturers; clinics from leading instructors, as well as game improvement areas, skill contests and games for participants and guests.
Returning to the tournament in 2006 is the Centex Homes "Villa Quest" where one talented golfer will walk away with the keys to a brand-new $150,000 Myrtle Beach villa in one of Centex Homes’ premier Grand Strand communities, Berkshire Forest. Valued at approximately $150,000, the villa will be awarded to the World Am golfer who sinks a 10-foot putt Thursday night at the 19th Hole. All golfers are eligible to win the villa and the event begins Tuesday with a closest-to-the pin contest in each flight.
New in 2006 is the United States Qualifier of the International Pairs Championship where World Am contestants compete as a twosome for the opportunity to win an all-expense paid trip to St. Andrews to represent the United States in the 2007 International Pairs World Finals.
For more information on the PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship, visit www.WorldAmGolf.com.
About FINE LIVING TV NETWORK
FINE LIVING TV NETWORK is the first television network dedicated to inspiring and empowering people to find the most rewarding ways to spend their time and money, allowing them to uncover the greatest value from their experiences. FINE LIVING’s programming categories are Home Living where viewers learn how to live comfortably, entertain with confidence and relax at home; Buyer’s Guides, which reveals the secrets to getting quality products, goods, and services at the best price; Life’s Adventures for those people who aspire to get the most out of life; and Day Dreaming, which appeals to those dreaming of luxury, adventure, thrills, and escape. FINE LIVING is distributed to more than 37 million homes. Its companion website, FineLiving.com, is an award-winning resource that enhances the television experience and provides yet another avenue for people to obtain useful and motivating information.
About Centex Homes
Centex Homes is the largest and most respected home builder along the Grand Strand, with 28 neighborhoods from Brunswick County, N.C., to Georgetown County, S.C. The Centex Homes Myrtle Beach Division (www.CentexHomes-SCcoast.com) is a J.D. Power & Associates "Certified New-Home Builder," and has been honored with Habitat for Humanity’s coveted "Golden Brick Award."
Dallas-based Centex Corporation (NYSE: CTX), founded in 1950, is one of the nation’s leading home building companies. Centex operates in major U.S. markets in 25 states and delivered more than 39,000 homes in the United States in its most recent fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. Its leading brands include Centex Homes, Fox & Jacobs Homes, CityHomes and Centex Destination Properties. In addition to its home building operations, Centex’s (www.centex.com) related business lines include mortgage and financial services, home services and commercial construction. These businesses provide operational or financial support to home building operations and are leaders in their respective industries. Centex consistently ranks among the most admired companies in its industry, according to FORTUNE magazine.
Centex Homes’ Berkshire Forest (www.BerkshireForest.com) is a 600-acre master-planned community that offers its residents coastal living at its best. Conveniently located near several Grand Strand championship golf courses, it features superb amenities, which include a planned residents’ club, 32-acre silver lake with sandy beach and dock, and a private oceanfront beach club. Ideal for primary, retirement, or second home living, Berkshire Forest includes villas, townhomes, carriage homes, and single-family homes.
About PGA Tour Superstore
PGA TOUR Superstores are owned and operated by Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc. (GTPS), headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. Each Superstore is dedicated to providing consumers with exceptional selection, services and prices within an entertaining, interactive store environment. GTPS is the PGA TOUR’s exclusive PGA TOUR partner for off-course/off-airport golf retailing. Two Superstores operate as Martin’s PGA TOUR Superstore in Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Three Superstores operate in the Atlanta area (Roswell, Kennesaw, and Duluth) as PGA TOUR Superstore. All Superstores are focused on game improvement in golf and tennis, as well as growing the games. Each store offers swing analysis, golf instruction by professional instructors, club fittings, indoor practice greens and hitting nets, as well as golf and tennis apparel, golf-themed home furnishings, and a vast selection of golf and tennis equipment. The PGA TOUR Superstore’s Web site address is www.PGATourSuperstore.com.
About Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday is a non-profit trade association of 85 championship golf courses, 54 accommodations and four golf schools in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area. Founded in 1967, the organization has been and continues to be the driving force behind the growth of the Myrtle Beach area golf market. In addition to managing the PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship each summer, Golf Holiday also hosts the Hootie and the Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament and Golfapalooza each spring, the Summer Family Golf Tournaments, the Spring and Fall Palmetto High School Golf Championships, the Veterans Golf Classic and the FDNY 9-11 Memorial Golf Outing. For more information, call Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday at 1-800-833-8798 or visit www.golfholiday.com.
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