Released on: May 8, 2008, 12:13 am

Press Release Author: Bill Conwell

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Discounted golf through Players Pass extends IPT membership
benefits. Since 2001, Player's Pass has helped over 425,000 golfers save money on
their rounds of golf and has raised more than 6.5 million dollars for high school
athletic programs and junior golf development.

Press Release Body: Saginaw, TX. May 8, 2008 -- Player's Pass (PLP) and the
International Players Tour (IPT) have formed a strategic partnership to enhance IPT
membership benefits and strengthen future member and course participation for
Players Pass. Player's Pass, a national company that markets a discount golf
membership program featuring half-price and reduced fee golf at golf courses
nationwide, will provide a complimentary first year membership to IPT members
starting immediately. Ron Beaman, IPT's Founder and President, said, We're very
pleased with this new partnership with Andy Mears and his team at Player's Pass. Our
members will take advantage of this significant PLP offering of discounted golf on
some great courses around the country. And Beaman added, and with the rapid
expansion of PLP courses, renewal rates in future years will provide strong
synergies for our companies going forward.

PLP and IPT will also promote each other's products and services through mutual web
links, membership communications, and the development of field-level sales
relationships with their regional teams. Andy Mears, President, Player's Pass, said,
The partnership program with IPT is an important building block for member growth.
Player's Pass is proud to provide a complimentary membership to all IPT members and
looks forward to a long-term mutually beneficial partnership. The golf industry
needs more networking like this in order to grow the game and rounds played.

About Player's Pass (PLP)

Since 2001, Player's Pass has helped over 425,000 golfers save money on their rounds
of golf and has raised more than 6.5 million dollars for high school athletic
programs and junior golf development.

Player's Pass is a division of Varsity Gold, a Gilbert, Arizona based company
founded in 1988 that every year helps more than 15,000 high school athletic teams,
elementary and middle schools raise more than $40 million to fund programs. Player's
Pass, which promotes expanded participation at golf facilities nationwide through a
discount program, is sold through Varsity Gold's fundraising organization, as well
as via direct marketing. Details are available at www.playerspass.com.

About International Players Tour (IPT)

International Players Tour, operated by prior management of Champions Golf Tour
(CGT), was launched in January 2008 for the purpose of bringing PGA style
competition to avid golfers everywhere. Operations began in April 2002 under the
banner of the Champions Golf Tour, which was founded by Ron Beaman in the
Dallas/Ft.Worth area. Ron developed a business model that would provide avid
recreational golfers a chance to play in an environment similar to major tour events
inside the ropes for significant prize money utilizing a proprietary handicap
system.

After conducting its first event in June, 2002, CGT followed with 17 tournaments in
2002 and awarded nearly $60,000 in prize money. Significant and sustained growth has
occurred in subsequent years in player participation, number of events, and prize
money. With over 1200 players in their system, IPT management conducted over 150
events in 2007 within ten state and twelve metropolitan city areas with payouts
exceeding $570,000. In 2008, the IPT will conduct 200+ events in fifteen different
metro areas, culminating in the Tour Championship at the Horseshoe Bay Marriott
Resort in Texas, with the winner taking home $20,000 in GUARANTEED first place prize
money!

The Model that Works is now being adopted effectively and implemented successfully
in multiple cities, with projected expansion into 5-10 new markets each year
including international locations - through a unique licensing rights program.
See www.ipgtour.com for further details.
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For Information Contact:

Bill Conwell
International Players Tour
Saginaw, TX
(704) 366-2047
bill.conwell@ipgtour.com
www.ipgtour.com

Andy Mears
Players Pass
(866) 436-4653
andy@playerspass.com
www.playerspass.com

Web Site: www.ipgtour.com

Contact Details: Saginaw, TX