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ADVISORY/Upper Deck to Surprise Free Clinic Winners with Chance to Be Tiger For a Day.


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ADVISORY...for Monday (Oct. 13)

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Trading Card Photo Shoot, Autograph Hounds, Media Interviews Added

to Original Prize in Reality Show-Like Twist

WHO:

Fourteen winners of Upper Deck's "Swing with Tiger" sweepstakes. Flown to Orlando, Fla. for a free clinic with Tiger Woods Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. , the participants will be surprised the morning of the event with an early wake up call -- followed by a grueling schedule, simulating what it's like to be Tiger for a day (see below).

Winners include a widowed 74-year old movie extra/ordained minister from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , a South Bend South Bend, city (1990 pop. 105,511), seat of St. Joseph co., N Ind., on the great south bend of the St. Joseph River, in a farming and mint-growing region; inc. as a city 1865. , Ind. Vietnam veteran This article is about veterans of the Vietnam War. For the French psychedelic musical group, see Vietnam Veterans.
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 recipient -- and two sports-collectible crazed teenage boys (a Portland, Ore. high school sophomore and a Detroit steel shop worker, 19).

WHAT:

The thrown-into-the-spotlight participants will be run through a gauntlet of promotional and on-course duties performed daily by the world's No. 1 player, including:

-- Power breakfast, weight training;

-- Apparel, footwear, equipment fitting and feedback;

-- A trading card photo shoot, with proofs to be approved at end

of day;

-- Continuous autograph signings in the form of behind-the-ropes

fans;

-- Media training, interviews, news conference.

WHY:

The goal of the event is to underline what Upper Deck has successfully done for the last 15 years: take the fan out of the stands, putting them in the shoes of their favorite athlete -- helping to capture for them the same on-field intensity.

WHEN:

Oct. 13, 2003; 6 a.m.-2 p.m. (8:30-10:30 a.m., actual clinic)

Grand Cypress Villas and Golf Resort

Orlando, Fla. (directions at http://www.grandcypress.com/maps.htm)

PHOTO/B-ROLL:

NOTE: Notice of your outlet's needs must be given 72 hours prior to event.

Upper Deck will have a photographer on hand, a b-roll crew -- and will be producing a day-of press release detailing the above events, including on-air and print sound bites from Tiger.

Photos and press release can be downloaded at 5 p.m. ET on Oct. 13 in the Press Box section of Upper Deck's site (www.upperdeck.com). A VNR VNR Video News Release
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 will be uplinked via satellite at the same time and available at KU; SBS See Small Business Server.  6; Transponder 5; Audio 6.2, 6.8; Downlink Frequency 11823(H).

RSVP/CONTACT:

To reserve a spot in the media pool -- or to receive any of the above collateral -- call Don Williams, Upper Deck, 760.929.3056 or Zack Smith, 858.864.8180 (cell).

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