ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 19, 2009) – GOLF CHANNEL has formalized a new, multi-year agreement with leading golf course management software company, EZLinks Golf Inc., which represents an expanded partnership between the two companies and provides a boost to GOLF CHANNEL’s growing tee-time business, GolfNow.com.
GolfNow.com will now have the ability to interface into the EZLinks’ tee sheet management software network, which has processed more than 70 million tee times for golf facilities, hotels and travel companies. The interface will provide golfers immediate access to tee times electronically – in real time – helping golf courses sell their tee time inventory.
About GOLF CHANNEL
GOLF CHANNEL is a multimedia, golf entertainment and services company based in Orlando, Fla. The GOLF CHANNEL cable network, co-founded by Arnold Palmer and a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), is available in more than 120 million homes worldwide through cable, satellite and wireless companies. Exclusive partnerships with the world’s top tours allow GOLF CHANNEL to feature more live golf coverage than all other networks combined, added to a programming schedule distinguished by golf’s best news, instruction and original programming. GOLF CHANNEL’s digital platform of businesses is led by GolfChannel.com, the number-one golf destination on the Internet, delivering unmatched coverage of the world of golf, as well as services that help the recreational player with how to play, what to play and where to play golf. The site provides the most complete coverage of the major golf tournaments, with news and analysis led by an all-star editorial team. Meanwhile, through its inventive digital platform, GolfChannel.com is building itself into a one-stop personal golf concierge service. GolfChannel.com’s digital platform includes: Golfnow.com, the Internet’s most comprehensive online tee time booking service, offering users the ability to book tee-times at more than 1,800 courses nationwide at any time of day; and WorldGolf.com, the premier online golf travel network featuring the largest collection of national, regional and local golf travel domains. Additionally, GolfChannel.com manages and operates the GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour, the largest amateur tour in the country, currently comprising of more than 800 tournaments in 70 local chapters nationwide. The GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour provides casual players with a professionally-run golf tournament experience and the access to play at some of the greatest and most challenging courses in their hometowns.
Contact:
Dan Higgins
GOLF CHANNEL Public Relations
407-355-4018
dhiggins@golfchannel.com
