Travelgolf.com Launches GolfFlorida.com

Staff Report

TUCSON, Arizona (April 13, 2000) - Those looking to get the skinny on golf in the Sunshine State will now have the ultimate updated golf publication with a focus on travel.

GolfFlorida.com has been launched online today by TravelGolf.com publications. The upstart publication will start out as a three times a week updated publication and will move to a daily beginning June.

TravelGolf.com runs the largest chain of online golf publications throughout the world with a total of 15 online golf and travel publications. TravelGolf.com currently reaches better than 1.1 million readers each month. Some of TravelGolf.com's top publications include MyrtlebeachGolf.com, ScotlandGolf.com, MichiganGolf.com, GolfArizona.com and GolfCalifornia.com.

GolfFlorida.com hosts a solid array of writers including the Tampa Tribune's Bill Chastain, Devil Rays beat writer, as well as Holly Hayes, a veteran travel writer for Florida Lifestyles Magazine.

"Florida is the top state in the Union for golf and we believe that GolfFlorida.com will be very well accepted by both locals and travelers alike," said Editor Shane Sharp. "In fact, we believe that GolfFlorida.com will surpass the readership of MyrtlebeachGolf.com within a year."

To cover Florida, GolfFlorida.com will position bureau chiefs in Orlando, Tampa Bay, Pensacola, Miami and Jacksonville. GolfFlorida.com will be opening an office in Orlando in the next month. GolfFlorida.com will make the lion's share of its revenues through the sale of golf packages and golf merchandise as well as advertising sales. By June, GolfFlorida.com will also offer teetime bookings to its readers.

For more information, please call 800-367-1119.