Draw is Established for Tavistock Cup, the World Golf and Country Club Championship, Presented by Hughes Supply, Pitting Isleworth vs. Lake Nona, in an Exciting Team Competition, March 29-30, at Lake Nona, Fla.

Press Release

Posted 2004-03-29

ORLANDO, Fla., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Playing captains Ernie Els and Mark O'Meara will open play when the inaugural Tavistock Cup presented by Hughes Supply, Inc., is contested Monday, March 29 and Tuesday, March 30 at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club.

In conducting the draw for the $2.5 million ($1.5 million purse, $1 million par-three prizes) team event matching international professional golf members and residents of the high-profile developments of Isleworth and Lake Nona in the Orlando, Fla., area, Els (Lake Nona) and O'Meara (Isleworth) paired themselves in the first match. Els and Sven Struver will take on O'Meara and Darren Clarke in the first of four Fourball matches.

Eight players from each team play each day, with eight points available under the first day's Fourball (better-ball) Medal Matchplay format. Under that format, the two-person team with the lowest 18-hole better-ball total wins the match.

On Tuesday, the players will go out in foursomes and play singles matches against each of the opposing two other players in their foursome. Essentially, each player plays two singles matches with 16 points up for grabs.

The first team to accumulate 12 1/2 points wins. Each player on the winning team will receive $100,000, and each player on the losing team will receive $50,000. In addition, there will be a $100,000 purse for the low individual score on Day 2: $50,000 for first place, $30,000 for second and $20,000 for third.

Entire team prizes will be awarded for spectacular individual performances on any of the four par-three holes. If a player makes a hole-in-one, the player wins the prize and for all seven of their teammates.

Hole-in-one prizes include BMWs on two of the par threes, Nautiques by Correct Craft performance boats on one par three and Harley Davidsons on the other par three.

Also, there will be a $10,000 cash award to each member of the team with the highest number of eagles throughout the two-day event and an Omega Double Eagle watch for all team members if a player scores a double eagle throughout the event.

Joining Els and Struver on the Lake Nona team are Nick Faldo, Sergio Garcia, Retief Goosen, Trevor Immelman, Ian Poulter, Justin Rose, and Annika Sorenstam. Struver will play Monday and Sorenstam Tuesday.

Along with Clarke, O'Meara's Isleworth team includes Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, John Cook, Scott Hoch, Charles Howell III, Lee Janzen and Craig Parry, who will replace Cook on Tuesday.

The two-day Tavistock Cup will be televised live on The Golf Channel (1-6 p.m. ET) in the United States and Canada, and live on BSKYB's SKY SPORTS (6-11 p.m. GMT) in the United Kingdom.

It will re-air March 29-30 from 7:30-10:30 p.m. each day on The Golf Channel and again on April 1-2 from 8:30-11:30 p.m.

The Tavistock Cup is an exclusive and intimate tournament with limited galleries consisting of club members and invited guests.

About Tavistock Group Tavistock Group is a privately-held investment company with diverse holdings in real estate, life sciences companies, financial services, oil and gas investments, manufacturing, and consumer goods and retail companies. The group's exclusive residential club communities include the top-rated Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Old Fort Bay in the Bahamas, and the legendary Isleworth Country Club. For information about the Tavistock Group, please contact Doug McMahon at 407-816-6685. About Hughes Supply Hughes Supply, Inc., founded in 1928, is one of the nation's largest diversified wholesale distributors of construction, repair and maintenance- related products, with 495 locations in 38 states. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Hughes Supply employs approximately 8,400 associates and generates annual revenues of over $3 billion. Hughes Supply is a Fortune 500 company and was named the #2 Most Admired Company in America in the Wholesalers: Diversified Industry segment by Fortune Magazine. For additional information on Hughes, you may visit http://www.hughessupply.com .

About Citigroup Private Bank

The Citigroup Private Bank, one of the largest private banking businesses in the world, provides personalized wealth management services for clients through 126 offices in 90 cities in 37 countries. The Citigroup Private Bank offers unmatched global reach, coupled with a full range of portfolio management and investment advisory services from Citigroup Asset Management, an array of structured lending and banking services, as well as expertise from the Global Corporate and Investment Bank. Citigroup Private Bankers act as financial architects, designing and coordinating insightful solutions for individual client needs, with an emphasis on personalized, confidential service. The Citigroup Private Bank provides services and products through various Citigroup affiliates. Not all services and products are available at all locations in the U.S. Region, investment services and alternative investments are provided by Citicorp Investment Services or Smith Barney, members NASD/SIPC. Additionally in the U.S., Relationship Managers are registered representatives of Citicorp Investment Services, a federally registered investment adviser, an affiliate of Citibank, N.A., and a subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc.

About Correct Craft, Inc.(R)

Correct Craft, Inc.(R) manufactures the world famous Ski Nautique(R) and Super Air Nautique(R). As the oldest family-owned and operated boat manufacturer in the world, Correct Craft has a reputation for quality, performance and innovation. Since 1925, it has manufactured everything from motorized toboggans, runabouts, luxury cabin cruisers, offshore fishing boats, bass boats and, of course, the world-famous Nautiques water ski and wakeboard boats. Correct Craft currently employs 300 people; its factory has occupied the same 10 acres in Orlando, Florida, for the past 79 years. Since its founding in 1925, Correct Craft has produced over 180,000 boats.

About Daytona Harley-Davidson

Daytona Harley-Davidson, the world's largest Harley-Davidson dealer, was founded 1994. It is owned and operated by Bruce Rossmeyer. Located at 290 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach, Fla., Daytona Harley-Davidson was considered a state of the art facility that has now become the standard for Harley-Davidson franchises throughout the U.S. Daytona Harley-Davidson has been No. 1 in parts and accessories purchases' in the U.S. since its inception. The Daytona store was named winner of the Golf Bar and Shield (Harley award for high customer satisfaction). For more information, visit us online at http://www.daytonaharleydavidson.com or http://www.1hd.com .

About BMW Group In America

BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975. ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand, the MINI brand, and the ROLLS-ROYCE brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW Group's global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all Z4 roadster and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 340 BMW passenger car centers, 327 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 148 BMW motorcycle retailers, 73 MINI passenger car dealers, and 25 ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group's sales headquarters for North, Central and South America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the Internet at: http://www.bmwusa.com , http://www.bmwmotorradusa.com , http://www.miniusa.com and http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com .

About Isleworth Country Club

The premier residential country club is extremely private and boasts an outstanding golf course conceived by Arnold Palmer and designed by Ed Seay that recently underwent a multi-million dollar enhancement by Steve Smyers. The club has a lavish Mediterranean clubhouse with a new 7,000 square foot men's grill under construction that boasts an indoor basketball court and golf simulators. The golf course was built on rolling terrain and features greens that are generous, undulating and fast. Located on the picturesque Butler Chain of Lakes, Isleworth has established itself as one of the world's most prestigious luxury communities in the world, and is the principal residence for many of the world's top professional athletes and entertainers.

About Lake Nona Golf & Country Club

Lake Nona has long been known for its world-ranked golf course and club, site of the prestigious 1993 World Cup of Golf event. Designed by Tom Fazio, the par-72 championship golf course winds through the lushly wooded Estates and hugs the shores of Lake Nona, Buck Lake and Red Lake. The majestic Neo-Georgian clubhouse and 18-room guest lodge overlook the 18th hole and sparkling Lake Nona. Founded in the tradition of the world's finest golf clubs, gourmet dining and impeccable service are the standard. The club also includes The Bath and Racquet Club. For information about Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, please visit lakenona.com .

About IMG

IMG, which is managing and staging the event, is the world's largest, most diverse and only truly global company dedicated to the marketing and management of sport, leisure and lifestyle. IMG employs a staff of nearly 3,000 people and has offices, sports academies and IMG-managed real estate facilities in 34 countries.

About The Golf Channel

The Golf Channel ( http://www.thegolfchannel.com ), co-founded by Arnold Palmer, is available in more than 60 million homes throughout the United States, Canada and Japan through cable, satellite and wireless companies. It features a programming schedule that includes more live golf coverage than any other network -- an extensive blend of golf competition from around the world -- as well as news, instruction and original specials. In addition to being the exclusive television home of the Nationwide Tour, European Tour and Canadian Tour, The Golf Channel is the exclusive cable home of the Champions Tour and televises other competition from the LPGA Tour, USGA, PGA of America, PGA Tour of Australasia and Sunshine Tour of Southern Africa.

About BSKYB

BSKYB is recognized as the UK's premier satellite & cable broadcaster and Sky Sports award-winning programming can be seen in more than seven million homes, as well as in pubs and clubs throughout the UK. In 2004, Sky Sports will broadcast more than 3,000 hours of live golf coverage, from more than 100 events, including the 35th Ryder Cup, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship, all four World Golf championship events as well as coverage from the European Tour, US Tour, WPGA Tour and Seniors and Amateur Tours.