Book4golf.com and National Golf Course Owners Association Finalize Deal.Business Editors SCOTTSDALE Scottsdale, city (1990 pop. 130,069), Maricopa co., central Ariz.; settled in 1895 by Winfield Scott, inc. 1951. It is a resort and retirement center in the Phoenix metropolitan area. , Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2000 Book4golf.com (CDNZ CDNZ Cubic Defence New Zealand Limited (defense training systems) :BFG BfG Bundesanstalt für Gewaesserkunde (Germany: Federal Institute of Hydrology) BFG Big Friendly Giant (Roald Dahl book) BFG Battlefleet Gothic (game) BFG Briefing .) Joins Ngcoa Smart Buy Network as Exclusive Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the Tee-time Provider The National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) and Book4golf.com(SM) Corporation announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement in which Book4golf.com will join the Smart Buy Network, the NGCOA's group purchasing program, as its exclusive Internet tee-time reservation system and electronic tee-sheet provider. The three-year relationship will enable the more than 4,000 NGCOA member courses to benefit from the services offered by the premier Internet-based real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. , tee-time reservation network to the golf industry. As part of the agreement, NGCOA chapters will receive incentives to encourage members to utilize the Book4golf.com network. Additionally, a percentage of the booking fees made at NGCOA member courses will go back to the course. Book4golf.com will get the opportunity to participate in regional and state chapter field days and multi-course management meetings, as well as be included in member prospect packages. Book4golf.com will be listed on the NGCOA web site, and NGCOA member courses will receive special broadcast faxes regarding Book4golf.com and Smart Buy Network promotional opportunities. "The Internet is becoming increasingly important to golfers and golf course operators. This agreement enables our 4,000 members to take full advantage of the benefits offered by the Internet and Book4golf.com's premier web-based products and services," said Mike Hughes Mike Hughes (b. November 17, 1974) is an Canadian professional wrestler who has competed on the North American independent promotions throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s as a co-founder and mainstay of Real Action Wrestling [1] , NGCOA executive director. "The team at Book4golf.com has demonstrated a strong commitment to serving golfers and golf course owners. We are proud to be associated with such an industry leader." "The NGCOA's significant presence includes major chapters in the leading golf regions of 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. and membership by most of the leading management companies, several of which have relationships with Book4golf.com," said Dan Drolet, executive vice president, Book4golf.com. "NGCOA constituents now have the leadership and guidance they have sought in the online, tee-time reservation arena. This will enable Book4golf.com to bring more courses online for golfing consumers nationwide, adding to the nearly 1,000 courses we currently have under contract." "We are excited about the opportunities this agreement presents to our members," said Jim Bailey For the football player of the same name see Jim Bailey (football player). James Hopkins "Jim" Bailey (b. December 16 1934, Strawberry Plains, Tennessee) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Cincinnati Redlegs during the 1959 , director, Smart Buy Network. "Book4golf.com has established itself as the clear leader in the Internet tee-time industry by building partnerships with such travel industry giants as Sabre Inc. and America West Golf Vacations and through letters of intent with the leading management companies such as American Golf Corporation and Meadowbrook Golf Group, Inc. Our members will benefit from Book4golf.com's clear expertise and commitment to the golf industry." About Nnd the Smart Buy Network The mission of the NGCOA Smart Buy Network is to enable NGCOA members to profit from the strengths of group purchasing. The National Golf Course Owners Association, representing more than 4,000 golf courses, is an international trade association devoted exclusively to furthering the interests of golf course owners and operators. About Book4golf.com Book4golf.com is the leading Internet-based, real-time, tee-time reservation network in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The Book4golf.com web portal See portal. will allow golfers to reserve tee times anytime, anywhere. In addition, the golfer will be able to use the web site to access golf news, instructional tips from world-renowned golf instructor Jim Flick, course information, weather forecasts and driving directions to courses across town or across North America. Book4golfVacations will soon allow the Internet golfer to book golf vacation packages online. The Book4golf.com web site is http://www.book4golf.com. |
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