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PGA Interactive, TNT To Feature PGA.com Grand Slam Sweepstakes; PGA.com To Give Fans Chance To Win A Trip To 2003 PGA Grand Slam Of Golf In Hawaii Contact Holly Northey ATLANTA (March 24, 2003) - PGA Interactive, the production alliance of The PGA of America and Turner Sports Interactive (TSI), and Turner Network Television (TNT) are launching the PGA.com Grand Slam Sweepstakes. Beginning Monday, March 24, visitors to PGA.com will be able to log-in and select the golfers they think will win each of golf's four major championships this year. Fans can either predict all four golfers at once or come back to make or change their selections before each major. In conjunction with PGA.com and TNT, participants will receive one grand-prize entry for each correct prediction, for the chance to win a five-day, four-night trip for two to the 2003 PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Poipu Bay Golf Course and Hyatt Regency Kauai Resort & Spa in Kauai, Hawaii. The PGA Grand Slam of Golf features the winners of golf's four majors -- the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship -- and will air on TNT on December 5-6, 2003. Along with tickets to the tournament, the grand prize winner will have the opportunity to play with one of the Grand Slam competitors in the Pro-Am the day before the tournament begins. In addition to the grand prize winner, there will be four first prize winners randomly selected, who will receive a three-day, two-night trip for two to the PGA Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Fans will have the chance to predict the winners of each of the following Major Golf Championships: Masters (April 10-13) Beginning in 2003, TNT will air more hours of coverage of golf's majors than any other network, broadcast or cable. TNT will air 28 hours of British Open coverage this year, including live weekend coverage, a first for a cable network at the Open Championship. The network will also air four days of live coverage of the 85th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, NY, as well as televise the 2003 PGA Grand Slam of Golf from Hawaii. PGA Interactive is the production alliance of The PGA of America and Turner Sports Interactive (TSI) - an AOL Time Warner company. As the managing partner of PGA Interactive, TSI produces PGA.com, the official online destination for the PGA and home to the PGA Championship, the Senior PGA Championship, PGA Grand Slam of Golf, The Ryder Cup and The British Open. TSI and the PGA formed the 10-year alliance in June 2002 with a mission to serve the golfing public, PGA Professionals and golf trade with products and services that inspire, direct and facilitate participation nationwide. Turner Sports Interactive is the online production company of Turner Sports, Inc. Based in Atlanta, TSI is also the exclusive producer of NASCAR.com. Turner Network Television (TNT), the destination for drama, is a Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. 24-hour advertiser-supported service. TNT, basic cable's reigning 2002 demo king in prime for adults 18-49 and 25-54, is cable's only network combining award-winning original films; broadcast premieres; powerful one-hour dramas, such as Law & Order, ER, NYPD Blue, The X-Files and Charmed, with Judging Amy and Angel joining in 2003; and championship sports coverage including NASCAR, the PGA and the British Open and the NBA. Turner Sports, Inc., an AOL Time Warner company, presents some of the best and most popular sporting events worldwide and is a leader in televised sports programming. With events airing on three networks - TBS Superstation, TNT and Turner South - Turner Sports' line-up includes the NBA, NASCAR and NASCAR.com, Atlanta Braves baseball, Atlanta Thrashers hockey, Atlanta Hawks basketball, college football, Arena football, professional golf and PGA.com, and figure skating. |