LONDON POWERPLAY GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS - FULL DETAILS RELEASED

Capital city gets world's first PowerPlay Golf open event

02 May 2007

Ground-breaking Middlesex golf venue Playgolf Northwick Park has announced the entry details and requirements for the inaugural London PowerPlay Golf Championships.

Four events will take place over the summer at the popular Harrow complex, beginning on May 26 and culminating in a grand final in September.

Described as golf’s answer to Twenty20 Cricket, PowerPlay Golf is a shortened version of the normal game, played over nine holes, but with each green containing two flags: one black, one white.

Players are required to aim for the much-harder black flag on three of the nine holes. Stableford points are doubled for birdies and net birdies on the black flags, meaning a bad round can turn into a good round in an instant.

At the London PowerPlay Golf Championships, golfers will play twice round the highly-rated six-hole Majors course at Playgolf Northwick Park – three holes to warm up, followed by nine holes of serious PowerPlay Golf competition.

Entry to the PowerPlay Golf Championships is open to men up to a handicap limit of 28 and women with a maximum handicap of 36. And there’s good news for players without an official handicap who wish to acquire one to take part in the Championships - as Playgolf Northwick Park can help golfers to do so beforehand with their official handicapping scheme.

The cost to enter the London PowerPlay Golf Championships is £25 for non-members of Playgolf Northwick Park, to include 12 holes on the Majors course, a bucket of 50 balls on the state-of-the-art driving range, plus use of the National Short Game Centre. The cost for members is £20.

Players are free to enter any of the four previously-announced qualifiers, with the top eight players in each tournament securing a berth in the Grand Final on September 29th, 2007.

- TO ENTER, CALL PLAYGOLF NORTHWICK PARK ON 020 8864 2020

- ASK TO ENTER THE LONDON POWERPLAY GOLF CHAMPIPNSHIPS

The winner will enjoy the distinction of being the first official PowerPlay Golf Champion anywhere in the world. To enter the Championships, golfers should use the normal Northwick Park telephone booking procedures on 0208 864 2020.

Further prize details will be announced in due course.

Qualifier dates:

• First Qualifier: Saturday 30 June 2007
• Second Qualifier: Saturday 28 July 2007
• Third Qualifier: Saturday 25 August 2007
• Grand Final: Saturday 29 September 2007

More details about PowerPlay Golf are available on the new website www.powerplay-golf.com

CONTACTS:

PowerPlay Golf Contact: Peter McEvoy, PowerPlay Golf Ltd
Tel: +44 (0)1684 291345 Email: golf@powerplay-golf.com

Playgolf Northwick Park: Jimmy Wallace
Tel: +44 (0)208 864 2020 Email: jimmywallace@playgolfworld.com

MEDIA CONTACT: Paul Hamblin, Hiseman Partners
Tel: + 44 (0)1780 757537 / + 44 (0)7847 189748
Email: paul@hiseman.com