Company Will Refund Entry Fees To Contestants
ROANOKE, TEXAS (Nov. 11, 2008) – Long Drivers of America (LDA) today announced the cancellation of the 2008-09 Exceptional Driver Championship (EDC).
The EDC, an annual driving contest for amateur golfers that rewarded accurate power, had been scheduled for a November 2009 finals in Mesquite, November.
“We regret having to cancel the Exceptional Driver Championship,” said LDA owner and chief executive officer Art Sellinger, who created the competition in 2005. “The reality is the tournament lacked sufficient financial underpinning to sustain itself during the coming year.”
Sellinger added: “Prospects of finding new tournament sponsors in the current financial environment were slim to nonexistent. Eliminating the EDC after its promising three-year run and its move to Golf Channel is an act of necessity dictated entirely by economic conditions.”
Sellinger said contestants who have already competed in 2008-09 EDC qualifying events would have their entry fees refunded.
Information about LDA and its professional power golf events, including the 2009 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship, is available at www.longdrivers.com.
Contact:
Russ Pate (817) 819-4547 or (214) 349-3603
