 November 16, 2007 - Orlando, FL: The U.S. Pro Golf Tour is pleased to announce appointments to the 2008 USPGT Player Advisory Board. The ten-player board was selected by USPGT Founder and Greens Worldwide/SportsQuest CEO R. Thomas Kidd based on leadership, the respect of fellow professionals and dedication to the USPGT.
The 2008 U.S. Pro Golf Tour Player Advisory Board is:
Tim Cantwell, Jr.*
Sean Dougherty
Gibby Gilbert, III*
Anders Hultman
Ed Moses
Alex Rodger
Chad Saladin
Brendan Steele
Kevin Streelman
Brad Weesner
(*denotes co-chairs)
Mr. Kidd has also chosen Tim Cantwell, Jr. and Gibby Gilbert, III as Player Advisory Board Co-Chairs.
“I am indeed pleased and excited to appoint these fine professional golfers to the 2008 Player Advisory Board,” said Mr. Kidd. “While they are all outstanding golfers, they are even greater gentlemen, and certainly a Board that will be well respected by the entire USPGT membership, staff and sponsors. We are extremely confident these ten dedicated individuals with represent the USPGT with the utmost professionalism, and I look forward to their valued input as we prepare for the exciting re-launch of the U.S. Pro Golf Tour in 2008”
Co-Chair Gibby Gilbert, III is the 2006 USPGT Champion, earning more than $260,000 while winning the Global Media Fund Classic and $1 Million USPGT Championship. Chad Saladin is winner of the 2006 Gleneagle Invitational and also recipient of the prestigious 2006 “USPGT Byron Nelson Award.” Other Board members include Ed Moses, who captured Gold and Silver medals (swimming) at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. In high school, Moses was one of the top golfers in his home state of Virginia. Board members Anders Hultman, Alex Rodger and Kevin Streelman were all part of the ten-player shootout at the 2006 Trump Million Dollar Invitational, a major championship of the USPGT. Co-Chair Tim Cantwell, Jr., Sean Dougherty, Brad Weesner and Brendan Steele all had outstanding 2006 USPGT seasons.
The U.S. Pro Golf Tour will be managed by Zaring/Cioffi Entertainment, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SportsQuest, Inc. (OTCBB: SPQS), which holds a controlling position in Greens Worldwide, Inc.
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