U.S. Pro Golf Tour Visits Tunica National for $300,000 Mississippi Classic
More Than 150 Touring Professionals set to
Test the Tunica Track April 2-8, 2007
Orlando , FL - The U.S. Pro Golf Tour will visit Tunica National Golf & Tennis Club, April 2-8, 2007, for the $300,000 Mississippi Classic, which will pay $40,000 to the winner. This will be the 2 nd stop on the Tour's ten-event schedule. Set in the heart of "The South's Casino Capital," Tunica National is a 7,210-yard, par 72 championship layout designed by renowned PGA TOUR Player and architect Mark McCumber. "We are excited about bringing the U.S. Pro Golf Tour to Tunica National Golf and Tennis Club," said Gary DeSerrano, President, Sports Group, Greens Worldwide, Inc. "I'm certain our touring professionals will find Tunica National challenging, and the many amenities of the city exciting."
With more than 150 touring professional golfers and Tour staff calling the Tunica area home for the better part of a week, the economic impact for the region will be substantial. "We are pleased to have players of this level come to Tunica National Golf and Tennis Club," Webster Franklin, President and CEO of the Tunica Convention & Visitors Bureau, said. "Our nine world-class casinos, championship golf courses, non-stop entertainment, sensational restaurants and award-winning attractions make Tunica the perfect destination for this tournament, and we hope this will become an annual event."
Among the players in the $300,000 Mississippi Classic field is Stuart Deane. The native Australian earned national and international fame by winning the Trump Million Dollar Invitational this past May. Deane won $1 Million in the high-stakes shootout, which featured all U.S. Pro Golf Tour players. The Major Championship of the USPGT was staged at Donald Trump's course on Canouan Island in the Grenadines . Also entered are Gibby Gilbert III and Lee Williams. Gilbert III, son of Champions Tour veteran Gibby Gilbert, earned more than $250,000 on the USPGT in 2006, winning the season-ending Tour Championship and $180,000. Williams, the USPGT money-leader heading into the Tour Championship, played in the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot, finishing 40 th and an astounding 2 nd overall in putting.
The $300,000 Mississippi Classic features a Pro-Am, parties, hospitality, stadium seating and a junior clinic. There's also a clinic by Dr. Travis Fox of "Beat The Bogey Man," and entertainment by Ron Garland, founder of the "Golf Nut Society," which boasts thousands of members, including former NBA superstar Michael Jordan. Dr. Fox is renowned Psychologist and Clinical Hypno-therapist, and is the creator of the patent-pending process used in programs such as his "Beat The Bogey Man" series that teaches "HyPerformance Relaxtion" techniques for the golf course. Dr. Fox is the official "Head" doctor of the U.S. Pro Golf Tour, and currently works with several USPGT members on the mental aspects of their games.
For more information, please visit www.usprogolftour.com , www.beatthebogeyman.com or www.grwwsports.com . The U.S. Pro Golf Tour is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Greens Worldwide, Incorporated - Stock symbol GRWW.OB.
About Tunica National
Located on U.S. Highway 61 North in Tunica, Tunica National has an 18-holeMark McCumber-designed public golf course, six-hole par-3 practice course,20,000-square-foot clubhouse, circular driving range, golf training academy,
and four indoor clay tennis courts, which are the only Hydro-Grid Har-Tru indoor clay courts south of Washington, D.C. Tunica National opened in May2004 and is a public facility owned by Tunica County . To book a tee time or court time, call 1-866-TEE-OFF-1. Tunica National Golf and Tennis Club is managed by Kempersports, which manages more than 75 courses throughout the United States , including Bandon Dunes, Glen Club and Desert Willow. For more information, log onto www.kempersports.com
About Tunica, Mississippi
Tunica, an area where cotton, rice, soybean fields and catfish ponds still thrive, is "The South's Casino Capital." Located 30 minutes south of Memphis, Tunica welcomes more than 12 million visitors annually to its nine world-class casino resorts, with more than 6,300 new hotel rooms, over 40 restaurants, three championship golf courses, outdoor recreation, museums, outlet and antique shopping, and much more. For travel information, please visit the Tunica website at tunicamiss.com or call Tunica toll free at 888-4-TUNICA. |
