Starwood Golf Vacations Announces Tee-rrific Nike Golf Tiger Woods Collection Offer; Plus, New Catazine Features Insider Golf Course Tips From Top-Rated PGA Tour Players.Business Editors WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2003 To kick off the program's second year, Starwood Golf Vacations(SM) has partnered with Nike Golf on a great offer - book a Starwood Golf Vacations package by December 31, 2003 and travel by June 30, 2004 and receive a Nike Golf Tiger Woods In addition, the program features a new four-color glossy in-room catazine that is chockfull of valuable golf-related information for both the novice and professional alike. There are quotes on "hole by hole" golf course tips on some of Starwood's best resorts provided by such prestigious PGA Tour The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USA's main professional golf tours. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. Its name is officially rendered in all caps as “PGA TOUR". players as Lee Janzen Lee McLeod Janzen (born August 28 1964) is an American golfer who is best known for twice winning the U.S. Open. Overview Janzen was born in Austin, Minnesota and spent most of his childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, where he played Little League baseball. , Corey Pavin Corey Allen Pavin (born November 16, 1959) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. Pavin was born in Oxnard, California. He attended UCLA and turned professional in 1982. and Jeff Sluman Jeffrey George "Jeff" Sluman (born September 11, 1957) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous professional golf tournaments including six PGA Tour victories. Sluman was born in Rochester, New York. He attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. and strategic golf tips on how to improve your game by noted PGA TOUR players Jeff Maggert Jeffrey Allan Maggert (born February 20, 1964) is an American golfer. Maggert was born in Columbia, Missouri. He attended Texas A&M University and turned professional in 1986. and Doug Tewell Douglas Fred Tewell (born August 27, 1949) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level, including two senior major championships. Tewell was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. . Planning the ultimate golf getaway is now only a phone call away with Starwood Golf Vacations. Launched in June 2002 and now celebrating its second year, Starwood Golf Vacations will take care of all the details to customize your next golf vacation at any one of Starwood's fabulous world-class golf resorts. Starwood Golf Vacations includes more than 40 golf destinations in 15 countries featuring 356 courses and 4,536 holes of the world's best golf! All you have to do is book and play and let Starwood's Golf Vacations Concierge take care of the rest including hotel accommodations, airfare, car rental, guaranteed advance tee times and more. Simply call 1-866-4 GOLF SW (1-866-446-5379) or book online at www.starwood.com/golf and you're on your way to planning the most exhilarating golf vacation of your life! Starwood Golf Vacations not only provides golfers with access to more than 40 of Starwood's premier golf resorts around the world, but also provides access to USA PGA TOUR Tournament Player Club championship and award-winning courses including The Resort Course at The Westin La Cantera Resort - home of the PGA TOUR Valero Texas Open The Valero Texas Open is an official tournament on the PGA Tour. It dates back to 1922 when it was first called the Texas Open. It is played at The Resort Course at La Cantera Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas. , The Challenge at Manele course at The Manele Bay Hotel and The Copperhead copperhead, poisonous snake, Ancistrodon contortrix, of the E United States. Like its close relative, the water moccasin, the copperhead is a member of the pit viper family and detects its warm-blooded prey by means of a heat-sensitive organ behind the nostril. course at The Westin Innisbrook Resort, home of the PGA TOUR Chrysler Championship. You can also experience great rounds of golf at some of the most prestigious resorts in the world, including The Phoenician, Scottsdale, AZ; The Diplomat Country Club & Spa, Hallandale, FL; The Westin Mission Hills Resort, Rancho Mirage, CA; The Westin Turnberry Golf Resort & Spa, Scotland; The St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa, Dana Point, CA; El Tamarindo Golf Resort, Mexico; The Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler, British Columbia Whistler, British Columbia, is a Canadian resort town incorporated as a resort municipality, with a permanent population of approximately 9,965. Over two million people visit Whistler annually, primarily for its world-famous alpine skiing and mountain biking at Whistler-Blackcomb. , Canada; and, some of Starwood's newest resorts - Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, both in Phoenix, AZ and The Westin and Sheraton at Our Lucaya Beach & Golf Resort on Grand Bahama Island. In addition, Starwood Preferred Guest(R) members earn 500 bonus points per every package booked, and can redeem their Starpoints(SM) for Starwood Golf Vacations certificates. Plus, new members applying for the Starwood Preferred Guest(R) Credit Card from American Express can earn up to 6,000 Starpoints(SM), enough for two free nights at many of Starwood's world-renowned golf resorts. To apply for the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express Card, apply at www.spg.com/americanexpressgolf or call 1-877-366-6731. This year, Starwood is planning to promote the program with a new in-room catazine, print advertising, and direct + online campaigns. For more information about Starwood's Golf Vacations, call 1-866-4 GOLF SW or visit www.starwood.com/golf. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HOT) is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 740 properties in more than 80 countries and 105,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. With internationally renowned brands, Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts including: St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, Four Points by Sheraton Four Points by Sheraton is Starwood Hotels & Resorts mid-market hotel brand, targeted towards business travelers and small conventions. Four Points was created by the former ITT Sheraton before Starwood acquired the firm in 1998. , W brands, as well as Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. 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