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ASGA Tour Welcomes Premier Sports Management




Elizabeth City, NC (PRWEB) August 2, 2004 -- The ASGA Tour, Inc. announced today that it has partnered with Premier Sports Management (PSM), a full-service sports marketing company. Premier Sports Management will provide marketing services, sponsorship management and development of grass roots programs, as well as all aspects of production for the Tour's television shows on The Golf Channel for all 15 ASGA Tour events and United States Pro Golf League (USPGL) Section Championships this year and all 25 events scheduled for the 2005 season.

Premier Sports Management, based in Kansas City, will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of national marketing and sponsorship programs, identifying strategic alliances, leveraging the current television programming into brand awareness, development of Internet based direct marketing, and the creation of grassroots marketing programs with the goal of increasing Tour participation for future expansion.

"We feel fortunate to partner with Premier Sports Management, a company with an excellent reputation and proven track record in their industry," said Tom Kidd, CEO, ASGA Tour. "With the confidence in a successful 2004 season and a goal of expanding the Tour in the future, we feel PSM will provide the ASGA Tour with the valuable expertise in the important areas of marketing and sports sponsorships, in addition to enhancing our presence on The Golf Channel."

In addition to marketing management, PSM will handle the producing, shooting and editing of a 30-minute highlight show which will air on The Golf Channel, beginning with this season's first ASGA Tour event in Covington, GA, at the end of August and culminating with the 2004 National Championship at Desert Pines in Las Vegas from February 10-13, 2005.

"We are impressed with the leadership and vision of the ASGA Tour," said Gary Heise, President of Premier Sports Management. "Having worked with some of the country's most recognized sports properties, we are confident the ASGA Tour is headed towards a very bright future. This partnership has great synergy and we are excited to join a team that is dedicated to doing things the right way."

About the ASGA Tour

The ASGA Tour is the country's premier intermediary professional golf tour conducting tour caliber events for former PGA Tour professionals preparing for the Champions Tour, non-exempt professionals on the Champions Tour, and celebrity challengers and professionals 18 years old and up preparing for the big tour. Beginning in 2004, the ASGA Tour will also conduct a Pro-Net competition for players of all skill levels 18 years of age and older who will compete for substantial prize money with their handicaps in the Tour event atmosphere of ASGA events. ASGA tournaments are week-long events with Junior Clinics, pro-ams, entertainment, leader boards and hospitality, with local market charities benefiting from the event. All 2004 events will be televised on The Golf Channel. For more information, visit www.asgatour.com.

About the US Pro Golf League

The United States Pro Golf League is a national golf organization that provides its members with the opportunity to play in a professional golf environment. Members play in a local league in three one-day (18-hole) events, and the first 144 members of each Section are automatically entered in the Section Championship. The top finishers in the each Section Championship qualify for the National Championship. USPGL members also compete for bonus pools and exempt ASGA Tour Card status for the 2005 season. In addition, everyone who signs up receives a valuable benefits package from some of the top providers in the industry. Players in the Sectional Championships and the National Championship will compete for substantial purse money and will live the dream of playing "inside the ropes" with the same media coverage as the bigger tours, with Section point leaders earning an automatic tour card for the 2005 ASGA Tour. For more information, visit www.uspgl.com.

About Premier Sports Management

Premier Sports Management is a sports marketing, event management and video production company that works with sports organizations and corporate sponsors in the development and execution of sports properties. Over the past decade, Premier has worked with high profile clients such as the National Football League, the NCAA, Major League Soccer and Major League Baseball Players Alumni. On the sponsorship side, Premier has administered programs with major corporate partners such as Bayer, Gatorade, Nike and New York Life. Its video and television production division has produced a wide variety of sports programs that have aired nationally and been showcased at major events in stadiums and arenas. For more information, visit www.premiersportsonline.com ;

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