TICKET PACKAGES NOW AVAILABLE FOR WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT AT NEW CRABAPPLE COURSE

Daily grounds passes and corporate packages are on sale for the American Express Championship, which features the Top 50 golfers in the world Sept 30-Oct 5, 2003. Tiger Woods is the defending champion.

ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) May 24, 2003 -- For the first time the World Golf Championships-American Express Championship will be held in the United States. The new Crabapple Course of the Capital City Club, in Woodstock, GA, will play host to a field that includes the top 50 professional golfers in the world September 30-October 5, 2003, and all ticket and corporate packages are now available.

The American Express Championship features one of the largest purses in professional golf, with $6 million overall and $1,050,000 to the winner. Eligible players for the American Express Championship are the top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as well as leaders of the official money lists and orders of merit of the six Federation member Tours not eligible via the Ranking. Tiger Woods is the defending champion, who captured the 2002 Gene Sarazen cup with a one-stroke victory over Retief Goosen at Mount Juliet Estate in Kilkenny, Ireland.

Ticket packages are available for daily rounds and weekly passes. Purchasers will receive a 10% discount when tickets are purchased with American Express, the preferred form of payment. Free parking is provided for all daily ticket holders and weekly packages.

The Championship Club Package, $175, includes one ticket for each day of the event, Tuesday to Sunday. It also provides unlimited access to the Championship Club Pavilion at The Crabapple Course, which has a dining facility, a premium cash bar, and scoring terminals in a sports bar setting. A Season Ticket Package, $110, provides one ticket for each day of the event, Tuesday to Sunday.

Daily Tickets are available for each specific day of Championship Week. Tickets for Thursday or Friday are $35 each; tickets for Saturday or Sunday are $45 each. A Practice Round Pass is available for both Tuesday and Wednesday for $25.

To order tickets by telephone with a credit card, people are encouraged to call 1-888-TOUR-TIX. Tickets may also be purchased by visiting www.worldgolfchampionships.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
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A limited number of private Corporate Hospitality packages are available for businesses of all sizes, ensuring spectators an intimate setting with an up-close view of the game's greatest players. For information on corporate hospitality opportunities, call 404-378-8687.

About The World Golf Championships
The World Golf Championships debuted in 1999 with four distinct events featuring players from around the world competing against one another in varied formats (match play, stroke and team). The World Golf Championships are sanctioned and organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours, which includes the Asian PGA, European Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA TOUR, PGA Tour of Australasia and Southern Africa Tour. The World Golf Championships include the Accenture Match Play Championship, NEC Invitational and World Cup. For more information, please visit www.worldgolfchampionships.com.

Contact:   American Express Championship
      Todd Rhinehart, (404) 378-8687         
      toddrhinehart@pgatourhq.com         

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