thelinksclubs.net Signs Intent Agreement as Internet Golf Association
Affiliate, Bringing IGALinks.com 4,000 Members Company's Proprietary Golf Portal
Attracts Marketing Alliances With Top Rated Web Sites
DANA POINT, Calif., Dec 21, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Internet Golf Association
Inc. (OTCBB:IGAT) publisher of www.IGALinks.com, the Internet's first membership
fee based golfing community, dedicated to affording members the lowest prices on
quality golf merchandise, trips, and golf related virtual entertainment online,
today announced the The Links Club, a Scottsdale based golf membership company
since 1993, has agreed to become an affiliate to promote the Company's
interactive golf portal, www.igalinks.com.
The Links Club's website, thelinksclub.net, gives members total access to a vast
resource of services for the golf enthusiast, such as tee times, discounts on
green fees, etc. The site's content will be enhanced due to its newly formed
affiliate relationship with IGALinks.com. Members will have the option to renew
and become a new member of the Internet Golf Association as well. Going forward,
this will give members access to IGALinks.com's proprietary content such as
online golf tournaments, a pro shop, auctions, golf properties, and a national
tee time service. In addition, the affiliate relationship will incorporate a
revenue sharing agreement for all new memberships to the Internet Golf
Association.
Links Club founder & President Jeff Bedbury comments, "We are extremely excited
as a company and for our members. This relationship with IGA and their
outstanding programs and staff will truly take us into the 'golfing
millennium.'"
Vince Castagnola, CEO of Internet Golf Association commented, "Adding the Links
Club as one of our affiliates is a great opportunity for both companies. We will
be receiving increased traffic to our site and an entirely new audience will
have access to our great golf content. In turn, The Links Club will be offering
IGALinks.com's services and unique golf experience to their current and new
members, giving them another value-added service. We are extremely pleased to be
developing our affiliate program. IGALinks.com will be implementing a revenue
sharing program with our affiliates, allowing both the affiliate and the
Internet Golf Association to receive revenues from new and renewing members. In
turn the IGA will attract new consumers, boost sales and generate traffic from
its affiliates, making this a win-win situation for all parties involved."
About The Links Club
For the past 6 years The Links Club has provided its members, now totaling over
4,000 in 11 states & Canada, a "roving" country Club benefits package, whereby
each member can host up to 3 guests at preferred green fee rates with tee time
advances at championship courses. These privileges also include excellent
wholesale stay and play packages at most major golf resorts and hotels in AZ and
CA as well as member tournaments and events. LC member utilize a handsome
passport style four-color member book and secured tee-times using an exclusive
ID number via the member book or Gold and Platinum cards.
About Internet Golf Association
Internet Golf Association is in the process of launching the premiere golf
Internet portal site, www.IGALinks.com. This golfer's mega site, when completed,
will be the Internet's first membership fee based golfing community, dedicated
to affording members the lowest prices on quality golf merchandise, trips, and
golf related virtual entertainment. www.IGALinks.com is not a one-dimensional
site. It provides its customers best of class interactive golf entertainment as
well as current golf news and instruction. The goals being to continually grow
and maintain a dominant membership presence. The operating philosophy is simple.
Keep costs down and pass the savings on to our members. A large membership base
and key strategic alliances will create tremendous buying power. Combine this
with an efficient operating system and the result will be the best possible
attainable prices for the membership.
Included in this release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Although the Company believes that
the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements will prove to have
been correct. The company's actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors
including sales levels, distribution and competition trends and other market
factors.
CONTACT: Creative Capital
Manny Pantilakis
631/744-0190
or
Internet Golf Association
Vince C. Castagnola
949/493-9546
www.igalinks.com
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