PGA Legend, Lee Elder, First African American Golfer to Compete in the Masters Will Attend The Opening Ceremony and Also Will Prominently Assist Co-Founder Cindy Wulf in 'Girls On Course' Golf Clinic Sponsored by the Global Victory Foundation With Initial Complement Of Six Girls From the Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association.
LOS ANGELES, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Full field 144 lady golfers of "The Pro Women's Victory Golf Tour," the professional women's new golf tour, The Victory Tour will officially announce its debut in Orlando, FL., April 30, 2007, at Mystic Dunes Golf Club (located at Mystic Dunes Resort & Golf Club, 7850 Shadow Tree Lane, Celebration, FL. 34747). Present will be Lee Elder, who broke the color barrier at Augusta as the first African American to play at the Masters and to play on a Ryder Cup Team. Also present will be Oscar and multi Broadway stage awards winner, including the Tony's, Shirley Jones, who, like playing the mother of the TV series "Partridge Family," will be the "Mom" of the new ladies golf tour.
"The Pro Women's Victory Golf Tour" will play in eight cities in 2008, 12 major cities in 2009 and 18 cities in 2010 and the same number the following years. The cities scheduled for 2008 are Orlando, FL., Jacksonville, FL., Birmingham, AL., Atlanta, GA., Nashville, TN., Asheville, NC., Washington, DC. and Snow Hill, MD. In addition to the cities scheduled in 2008, the following cities will be added in the 2009 schedule: Boston, MA., New Orleans, LA., Philadelphia, PA., and San Antonio, TX. The 2010 schedule in addition to the 2009 schedule will include Albuquerque, NM., Las Vegas, NV., Norfolk, VA., Palms Springs, CA., Salt Lake City, UT. and Scottsdale, AZ.
First year purses will be $100,000, second season $125,000 and the third season $150,000. The purse will increase every year.
The first tee-off will be April 28, 2008, at Mystic Dunes Golf Club in Orlando. Cindy Wulf, a professional golfer has played in LPGA qualifying events, as well as in Europe, the Asian tour and the Futures tour.
Ms. Sims was named by Forbes magazine in 2006 as one of the "World's Hottest Party Planners." She is a public relations and event productions professional with a career-long track record for producing high-profile, sold-out events, including A-list celebrity galas, award shows and tournaments. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Sims was the President of Lion's Share Communications, Inc. (LSC) (http://www.lionsshareinc.com/), a global event and public relations firm that she founded in 1989.
Ms. Wulf has been a professional golfer for 11 years and competed in more than 200 professional golf tournaments. Ms. Wulf has organized successful golf tournaments during this period. Since 1994, Ms. Wulf has been self-employed as a professional golfer, acting as her own agent, business manager and promotions firm. She successfully attained sponsorships and endorsements to keep her career flourishing. Ms. Wulf also organized tournament operations for numerous country clubs and golf courses.
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DATASOURCE: Pro Women's Victory Golf Tour CONTACT: Lee Solters or Heath T. Hamaguchi, both for Pro Women's Victory Golf Tour, +1-323-993-3000 Web site: http://www.victorygolftour.com/
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