CORRECTION: Unique Game at The Golf Channel is Teed Up by Internet Sports Network, Inc.Business Editors NOTE TO EDITORS: This release is a correction to the Internet Sports Network news release issued on April 3, 2000. Please note that the website address should read www.thegolfchannel.com instead of www.golfchannel.com. The complete and corrected release follows: PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2000 Challenge Begins April 6 with The Masters; Two Winners Will Drive Away in New Audi A8 Sedans Internet Sports Network, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :ISNI ISNI Intermediate Signaling Network Identification ) announced today that it has teamed up with The Golf Channel (TGC TGC The Golf Channel TGC The Game Creators (forum) TGC Trading Card Game TGC Time-Gain Compensation TGC The Gungan Council TGC The Golden Compass (Phillip Pullman book) TGC Take Good Care ), an Arnold Palmer Productions company, to launch the interactive Leaderboard lead·er·board n. A board that displays the leaders in a competition. leaderboard Noun a board displaying the current scores of the leading competitors, esp in a golf tournament Report Fantasy Golf Game on www.thegolfchannel.com. ISN Noun 1. ISN - Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations International Relations and Security Network , a leading Applications Service Provider (ASP) of customer retention solutions, is designing, hosting and powering the game, providing end-to-end solutions and support for The Golf Channel and its customers. Two grand prize winners from The Golf Channel Leaderboard Report Fantasy Golf online challenge will each drive away in a new Audi A8 luxury sedan, valued at $65,000. Other prizes include two seven-day Marriott Vacation Club International  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . Resort golf getaways, including airfare for two and rental car, plus golf equipment and accessories. The challenge is the first time the five major Tours, 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. , LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association , EPGA EPGA Embedded Programmable Gate Array (VariCore) EPGA Emergency Petroleum and Gas Administration EPGA East Point, Georgia , SPGA See PGA. SPGA - Staggered Pin Grid Array , and Buy.com (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : BUYX) have been brought together in one game. The contest is organized in a two part pay-to-play game branded "The Front Nine" and "The Back Nine." Pre-registration is now open and accessible by logging onto www.thegolfchannel.com. The "Front Nine" will tee off April 6 with The Masters and play through July 16 with the Greater Milwaukee Open. The "Back Nine" starts July 20 with the British Open and will run through October 29, concluding with the National Car Rental Golf Classic. Contestants will receive free Strata golf balls and major discount coupons to purchase The Golf Channel merchandise. Contest prizes will be awarded weekly to the top three winners who will receive an Adams Tight Lies2 Fairway Wood. A grand prize will be awarded at the conclusion of the contest. The Golf Channel, which boasts over five million subscribers, will analyze best picks of the week on its weekly show titled 'The Leaderboard Report'. Winners will be announced LIVE on the show each Monday at 10pm ET. Additionally, The Golf Channel will have some of their most recognized on-air personalities participate as 'celebrity pickers'. The Golf Channel is available throughout the United States, Canada, and Asia through cable, satellite and wireless television providers. The programming schedule includes more live golf coverage than all other networks combined and brings an extensive blend of PGA TOUR, Senior PGA TOUR, LPGA, BUY.COM TOUR, USGA USGA United States Golf Association USGA Uhren & Schmuck Gassner (Germany) USGA US Global Nanospace Inc. (stock symbol) USGA Undergraduate Student Government Association , PGA of America, European Tour and PGA Tour Australasia competition; instruction with world renowned teaching professionals; Golf Central, a CableAce award-winning nightly golf news show; Golf Talk Live, a show featuring today's and yesterday's golf heroes and personalities, such as Arnold Palmer; Viewer's Forum, a live weekly call-in show featuring viewers' feedback on current golf happenings; celebrity interviews; and video tours of the world's great courses and specials. Internet Sports Network, Inc., a leading Applications Service Provider (ASP) of customer retention solutions, delivers interactive web-based games, contests, and promotions that help deliver strategies for stickiness to the Internet's leading brands. With nearly 2,000,000 registered users, Internet Sports Network, Inc., (http://internetsportsnetwork.com) through its site www.sportsrocket.com, and four wholly owned subsidiaries, is a leading provider of Internet-based sports entertainment and investment contests featuring fantasy leagues, retailing, advertising, promotions and a sports memorabilia and merchandise auction site. ISN has been developing and operating online sports entertainment and contest applications since 1997, and similar offline products, since 1985. During the last 12 months, ISN has completed four acquisitions: SportsMark Promotions Inc., Pickem Sports Inc., Ultimate Sports Publishing and Sports Buff and made several strategic alliances including partnerships with SportsLine.com, Playboy.com, About.com, beer.com, E-Lottery, Actfit.com and others. 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