`The Vinny' Launches Web Site and CBS Sportsline Promotion.NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 23, 1999-- The Vinny, Vince Gill's star-studded Aug. 2nd and 3rd Pro-Celebrity tournament for Tennessee junior golf, has launched a web site at www.thevinny.com to provide player commitments, facts, trivia and updated information. The Vinny also has an on-line presence via a promotion with CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. Sportsline (www.sportsline.com), one of the most popular sports news sites on the Internet. From the contest area of the CBS Sportsline, users can register for a trip for two to The Vinny in the year 2000. Promotion prizes also include complete Vince Gill  The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. CD collections and Vinny golf hats autographed by Gill. Live Internet and radio feeds will be provided by CBS Sportsline from the Golf Club of Tennessee, annual site of The Vinny. The Vinny web site was brought online by InterAccess, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a Nashville-based company that creates, designs, hosts and maintains Internet sites. The Vinny and Sportsline sites are linked to make it convenient for fans to get complete tournament information. "The participation of CBS Sportsline takes The Vinny to a much higher level of national visibility," said Tournament Producer Fred Scrutchfield. "That coverage, in combination with our own tournament site, will enable more people than ever to find out about the tournament." In its first six years, The Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Vinny has contributed more than $1.5 million for junior golf and youth programs in Tennessee. Proceeds from the seventh edition of The Vinny (1999) will set that bar even higher and put the event well towards its goal of raising $2 million by the year 2000. The event features stars from the PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used. (2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. and LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association Tours participating in Monday's event (Aug. 2), and marquee celebrities from the sports and entertainment fields playing on Tuesday (Aug. 3). Fans from across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , as well as Canada and overseas, make an annual pilgrimage to The Vinny to see some of their favorite players and pickers on the links. The Vinny will be held at the Golf Club of Tennessee in Kingston Springs, outside Nashville. Two-day (Aug. 2 & 3) tickets for The Vinny are $12 each, unchanged from 1998. Tickets are on sale at Proffitt's, First Union Bank and The Vinny office, (615) 790-7755. For information on Tennessee Junior Golf programs, call (615) 591-7349. |
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