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GOLF MAGAZINE has selected Karen
Brackenridge of Mason, Ohio, as
one of the 30 amateur golfers and one of just three women from
across the country to compete to win $250,000 in its dynamic new
reality TV show, “The St. Joseph Pressure Challenge.”
CBS Sports commentators David Feherty and
Bill Macatee will host the show, airing on the CBS Television
Network on May 14, 2-3 p.m. EST
and May 20, 2-3 p.m. EST. The event takes place at The Links at
Lighthouse Sound in Ocean City, Md.,
one of GOLF MAGAZINE’s Top 100 Courses.
As a college math instructor,
Brackenridge, 36, wonders if she will be able to “make the correct
financial decision” when the time comes during “The St. Joseph
Pressure Challenge.” The married mother of one is an 11.7
handicap.
GOLF MAGAZINE searched the country for
golfers with a USGA-registered handicap of 8 or higher who were
excited for the opportunity to battle TOUR-like pressure in front of
cameras, spectators and a national viewing audience. After
reviewing more than 1,100 online applications, conducting four open
casting calls and analyzing more than 64 hours of taped interviews
with more than 500 golfers, producers narrowed the field to 30
participants who will earn a trip to participate in the show’s
taping on April 19 and 20 at The Links at Lighthouse Sound in Ocean
City, Md.
The cast will compete in a “closest to
pin” qualifying competition and golfers who advance to the first tee
will then attempt to par nine consecutive holes, each with an
increasing monetary value ($1,000, $2500, $5000, etc). A $250,000
grand prize is awaiting the player(s) who can accomplish the feat.
Participants will be entitled to three “mulligans” – golf-speak for
do-overs – with a limit of one per hole and not to be used for
putting. After each par, players must decide whether to keep their
winnings or continue to play and risk their winnings on the next
hole. After five consecutive pars, players are guaranteed to leave
with no less than $10,000.
The 30 competitors that will get the
opportunity to shoot for $250,000 include: Azam Baig, Annapolis, Md;
Larry Baker, Jacksonville, Fla.; Ken Barnes, Higley, Ariz.; Esteade
Bolden, Austell, Ga.; Karen Brackenridge, Mason, Ohio; Sherry Brodie,
Ridgewood, NJ; Ron Childs, Bronx, NY; David Comey, Villanova, PA;
Philip Dishner, Kingsport, Tenn.; James Durfer, Florence, Mass.;
Simon Ecob, Mesa, Ariz.; John Egan, Island Park, NY; J. Esparza, San
Rafael, Calif.; Matt Forrer, Ephrata, PA; Sonya Geisel, Phoenix, AZ;
Jim Henderson, Pittsburgh, Penn.; Bill Herbst, Ocean City, MD; Joe
Ianetti, Bloomingdale, NJ; Jonathan Klingler, Vienna, Va.; Todd
Koppa, Mesa, AZ; Eddie Krumpotich, New Market, Md.; Brian Machowski,
Mountaintop, Penn.; Brice Mindrum, Roy, Utah; Rick Murray,
Scottsdale, Ariz.; Steve Poppe, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Michael Sczepanik,
Titusville, Fla.; Dave Singletary, Wareham, Mass.; Shane Urry, Mesa,
Ariz.; Richard Weber, Berlin, Md. Additional information and a
video clip of each competitor is available at
www.stjosephpressurechallenge.com:
The show’s title sponsor, St. Joseph®
Aspirin, maker of St. Joseph 81 mg Adult Low Dose Aspirin (www.stjosephaspirin.com),
will choose the final contestant, who will play on behalf of a
charity (both contestant and charity will be named at a later
date). Additional sponsors of the “St. Joseph Pressure Challenge”
include: Cobra Golf, equipment sponsor; Buick Motor Division,
automotive sponsor; Dockers® San Francisco, apparel sponsor; Ocean
City Golf Getaway and Ocean City, Maryland, host sponsor.
In addition to any cash winnings earned,
contestants will receive Cobra Golf bags to transport their own
clubs through the course, and any golfer who birdies the second hole
will receive a full club set from Cobra Golf including: a Speed
driver, Speed 3 wood, a Baffler, a set of Inertia irons and a new
Optica putter. As the official automotive sponsor of the show,
Buick Motor Division will provide complimentary transportation to
the Links at Lighthouse Sound in Buick Lucernes and will provide
Buick Lucerne golf carts during the competition. Additionally,
Buick will give away a Lucerne to the first golfer who gets a
hole-in-one on the third hole. The official apparel sponsor,
Dockers® San Francisco, will wardrobe all contestants in golf
outfits, and golfers who birdie the seventh hole will receive a
complete Dockers wardrobe retail valued at $1,000. Golfers who
birdie the fifth hole will receive two first class tickets to/from
any American Airlines/American Eagle/American Connection city in the
contiguous 48 United States, Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean
including Bermuda and the Bahamas.
The taping of “The St. Joseph Pressure
Challenge,” is open to the public but space is limited. Log on to
www.stjosephpressurechallenge.com
for more information.
About GOLF MAGAZINE
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Doug Drotman, Drotman Communications
631-462-1198
doug@drotmanpr.com
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