Memorial Tournament Launches New Website

Memorial Tournament Launches New Website
Cutting-Edge Technology Brings Prestige of Tournament to Life

Dublin, Ohio – April 30, 2003 – The Memorial Tournament, one of the most prestigious and well regarded tournaments on the PGA TOUR, today announced the launch of a new Web site, www.thememoritaltournament.com going live at 12:00 p.m. EST. Jack Nicklaus’ lifelong dream became a reality in the spring of 1976, the year of the first Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village. Now celebrating its 28th year, The Memorial Tournament is consistently acknowledged as “one of the greatest golf tournaments in the world” by players, officials and spectators alike.

The Memorial Tournament breaks into cyberspace with great style, illustrating the class, style and tradition of this significant sporting event destination, while using the latest Web-based technology to make the user’s on-line experience both enjoyable and informative.

Designed and hosted by local Dublin, Ohio company, Synnapps, Inc., The Memorial Tournament Web site boasts fully interactive video showcasing highlights of the tournament, past winners and honorees. The site will also include daily tournament updates, printable pairing sheets (detailing tee times for all golfers Thursday through Sunday during tournament week), and live tournament scoring through PGATOUR.com

Through innovative design and implementation of new technology, Synnapps, Inc., formed in 1998, is on the cutting edge of Web design and development. Using macro media flash technology, Synnapps, Inc. has developed a premiere Web site to introduce The Memorial Tournament to the online golfing community.

Interesting features to visit while browsing the Web site include:

Tournament Detail - reviewing a schedule of events, traffic and parking, course maps and broadcast hours.

Retrospective – includes a timeline of all past Memorial Tournament winners with video highlights of each of the last 27 tournaments; plus a “Facts and Figures” section providing items such as scoring lows, scoring summaries and a prize money distribution chart, to name a few.

Pro Shop – A secure link with official Memorial Tournament merchandise for sale.

Jack Nicklaus – Career Highlights of the Tournament founder with links to www.Nicklaus.com and the Jack Nicklaus Museum.

Tickets and Hospitality – Information regarding tournament badges and entertainment options.

Golf Course – A hole-by-hole overview of Muirfield Village Golf Club.

Honorees – Comprehensive section detailing those recognized as the inspiration for the Tournament’s name.

The Memorial Tournament is held annually at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. The Tournament, which was founded and is hosted by Jack Nicklaus, is conducted each year with three goals in mind: to honor the memory of individuals living and deceased who have distinguished themselves in the game of golf; to showcase the world’s best golfers competing on one of the most challenging venues in the world for the enjoyment of spectators; and to benefit charitable organizations in central Ohio. For more information, call 614-889-6700 or visit our Web site at www.memorialtournament.com;