2006 Tour Schedule And Purses FinalizedTour Championship Purse Set At $1,000,000

The US Pro Golf Tour, a wholly owned subsidiary of Greens Worldwide Incorporated , has completed negotiations and contract signing for its tour events and has set the guaranteed purses for 2006.

The US Pro Golf Tour, a wholly owned subsidiary of Greens Worldwide Incorporated , today announced that it has completed negotiations and contract signing for its tour events and has set the guaranteed purses for 2006.

The events on the 2006 schedule are as follows:

May 4 - 7, 2006
Cypress Creek Invitational
Entry Fee: $300 / Purse: $200,000 / First Place: $36,000
Cypress Creek Golf Club
Ruskin (Tampa), Fla.

May 18 - 21, 2006
Cobb's Glen Classic
Entry Fee: $300 / Purse: $200,000 / First Place: $36,000
Cobb's Glen Country Club
Anderson, S.C.

June 1 - 4, 2006
Chateau Elan Challenge
Entry Fee: $300 / Purse: $200,000 / First Place: $36,000
Chateau Elan Golf Club
Braselton (Atlanta), Ga.

June 22 - 25, 2006Cannon Ridge Classic
Entry Fee: $300 / Purse: $200,000 / First Place: $36,000
Cannon Ridge Golf Club at Celebrate Virginia
Fredericksburg, Va.

July 27 - 30, 2006
Cooks Creek Invitational
Entry Fee: $300 / Purse: $200,000 / First Place: $36,000
Cooks Creek Golf Club
Ashville (Columbus), Ohio

August 24 - 27,2006
Lakeway Challenge
Entry Fee: $300 / Purse: $200,000 / First Place: $36,000
The Clubs of Lakeway
Austin, Texas

September 21-24, 2006
Desert Greens Classic
Entry Fee: $300 / Purse: $200,000 / First Place: $36,000
Desert Greens Golf Club
Albuquerque, N.M.

October 5-8, 2006
Gleneagle Invitational
Entry Fee: $300 / Purse: $200,000 / First Place: $36,000
Gleneage Golf Club
Colorado Springs, Colo.

October 26-29, 2006
San Diego Challenge
Entry Fee: $300 / Purse: $200,000 / First Place: $36,000
Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club
San Diego, Calif.

November 9-12, 2006
Tour Championship
Entry Fee: $300 / Purse: $1,000,000* / First Place: $180,000
Desert Pines Golf Club
Las Vegas, N.V.

The top 180 players on the money list for 2006 regular season events will be eligible for the Tour Championship, which carries a purse of $1,000,000 with $180,000 to the winner, provided the following conditions are met:

1) The player must have competed in a minimum of six of the regular season events during 2006.

2) The player must have applied for and received a tour card for fully exempt status on or before March 1, 2006.

The Tour is accepting applications for fully exempt status for 2006. Information on exemption and application for a tour card is available at www.usprogolftour.com.

About The U.S. Pro Golf Tour

The U.S. Pro Golf Tour is the country's premier intermediary professional golf tour. Its tour-caliber events feature former PGA golfers, players preparing for the Champions Tour, non-exempt professionals on the Champions Tour, celebrity challengers and professionals 18 and older gearing-up for the PGA Tour. The U.S. Pro Golf Tour is televised on The Golf Channel, featured in the program "54 Holes to Sunday".

For more information, call 252.264.2064, or visit www.usprogolftour.com.

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