Canadian Tour Pro Golfer Seeks Corporate Partner Through eBay, Portion of Auction Proceeds and Percentage of 2005 Tournament Earnings to Benefit Charity.

As featured on The Golf Channel's 2/22 Golf Central: Brian Payne, a Canadian Tour winner and Illinois Open Champion, has posted an auction on eBay offering corporate logo space on his golf bag and golf outerwear. A portion of the auction proceeds will benefit two charities selected by Payne, and a percentage of Payne's 2005 gross tournament earnings - the higher the winning bid the higher the percentage - will be donated to an approved charity selected by the winning bidder.

(PRWEB) February 23, 2005 -- The following in exerpted from Brian Payne's eBay auction...Brian Payne...1996 Northwestern University Graduate...2001 Canadian Tour Aliant Cup Champion...January 2002: Ranked 275th in Golfweek/Sagarin World Ranking...2002 Illinois Open Champion...2000 - 2005 Canadian Tour Member...I am offering the prominent placement of your corporate logo on my golf bag and/or golf outerwear through December 31, 2005. In addition, I will donate at least 10% of my gross 2005 tournament earnings to an approved charity (or charities) selected by the winning bidder - the higher the winning bid, the greater the percentage donated - up to 50%! Furthermore, I will donate 10% of the winning bid amount to charities close to my heart: 5% to USA Cares (provides financial and basic needs assistance to military families) and 5% to The Peter Levin Memorial Foundation for Graft Versus Host Disease (a side effect of bone marrow transplants)....The PGA TOUR, having raised more than $920 million for charity - more than the other major professional sports combined, recently launched its "Drive to a Billion" campaign. While I have not yet reached my goal of becoming a PGA TOUR player, the TOUR's "Drive" and unparalleled track record emphasize that a privileged career as a professional golfer at any level goes hand in hand with serving greater causes. Become the winning bidder and ignite a win-win-win partnership.

# # #