Tucson, AZ
Feb.
10, 2003
– Before heading to the East Coast, the
Arizona
desert serves as the sixth and final West
Coast site of the 2003 PGA TOUR/USA
Youth Golf Clinics. The clinic
precedes and runs adjacent to the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. This
program is the initiative of the PGA TOUR and USA Network in which 29 clinics
spanning coast-to-coast are scheduled to eventually introduce the game of golf
to over 10,000 youths nationwide in 2003.
The PGA TOUR/USA Youth Golf Clinics
with 300 multicultural kids participating at Tucson's Silver Bell Golf Course,
starting February 17th, 2003 and Fred Enke Golf Course on the 18th includes
five weeks of 1 1/2 hour sessions with each participant receiving a golf
shirt, golf balls and hat. Each day, participants will learn and practice the
fundamentals of the game of golf. On Feb. 25, an exhibition at the famed
Omni Tucson National Golf Resort will showcase shot-making skills and trick
shots, with the Dennis Walters Golf Show as well as Tiger Woods' former coach
Rudy Duran. The final clinic includes a golf challenge competition, graduation
ceremony, food and beverages, as well as awarding trophies and
certificates. Two youngsters will receive golf scholarships and all
participants receive mini-sets of golf clubs.
The PGA TOUR/USA Youth Golf Clinics are designed to introduce youngsters to golf
and provide them access to the game, facilities, equipment and instruction.
Each clinic is available to children (7-17 years-old) residing within a
30-mile radius of the clinic locale. This event is coordinated through USA
Network, PGA TOUR and the Multicultural Golf Association of America (MGAA).
Cox Commumications is the local cable affiliate sponsor of the program.
Four rounds of coverage of the Chrysler Classic of Tucson can be seen
Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 27-March 2 (
8-10 PM ET/PT) on USA Network. Bill Macatee and Peter Kostis, golf television's
longest-running announce team, call the action from the 18th tower.
The PGA TOUR is a tax-exempt membership organization of professional golfers. More than 120 events are being contested on the three tours in 2003, for approximately $290 million in prize money. In addition to providing competitive opportunities for its membership, TOUR events also generate significant sums of money for charity. TOUR events have raised nearly $700 million for charity since 1938, the first year such records were kept. The PGA TOUR's web site address is www.pgatour.com
USA Network is cable television's leading provider of original series and feature movies, sports events, off-net television shows and blockbuster theatrical films. USA Network is available in 82% of all U.S. homes, and is seen in 86 million U.S. homes. The USA Network Web site is located at www.usanetwork.com.
USA Network is a program service of Universal Television Group (www.universalstudios.com), a division of Vivendi UNIVERSAL Entertainment (VUE), the U.S.-based film, television and recreation entity of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications company.
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Contact: Tom Caraccioli
USA Sports
(212) 413-5686
Tom.Caraccioli@unistudios.com
