SOURCE: STATS

 

LONDON--(Marketwire - October 22, 2008) - Imagine Golf Club, www.imaginegolfclub.com, announced today that STATS LLC, the world's leading sports information provider, will be a key content partner for its all-inclusive, online social networking golf website.

Imagine Golf Club, the "World's biggest golf club," is comprised of four golfing communities: PGA golf professionals, golf enthusiasts, golf clubs and club members. Imagine Golf Club provides up-to-the-minute golf news, live leaderboards and stats, compelling content, lively commentary and powerful search tools to find golf professionals and golf clubs. Within Europe, Imagine Golf Club will reach 15,000 golf professionals, 8,000 golf clubs and millions of golfers and enthusiasts.

"STATS is a natural selection to be our sports content provider. They fit perfectly for the Imagine Sports group going forward. This concept will be rolled out through other sports including Rugby, Cricket, Tennis and Football and STATS is able to support us on all fronts," outlined John Casson, Imagine Golf Club's Managing Director.

"It is a privilege that Imagine Golf Club chose STATS to deliver a golf content solution," said STATS Europe Managing Director, Roy Clements. "The Imagine Golf Club concept meets the needs of all golfers. We look forward to building the platform within golf and through other sports."

About Imagine Golf Club

Imagine Golf Club aims to be the world's biggest golf club. The website offers a social networking platform for both golf professionals and enthusiasts alike. Imagine Golf Club is backed by key celebrities within the sport and provides up to the minute live news feeds, informed commentary, playing tips and celebrity blogs. Our powerful search tools will allow enthusiasts to find a golf professional or golf club locally or anywhere in Europe. They will be able to read and submit golf course reviews. Golf enthusiasts can register as a member of the Imagine Golf Club and create and customise their own profile page, which will allow them to create shortcuts to their favourite areas of the site such as news or commentary, play online games, earn points to spend in the Imagine Golf Club Shop, win prizes and communicate with their friends via chat and messaging.

About STATS LLC

With more than 25 years of experience in sophisticated sports data collection, processing and distribution, STATS is the world's leading sports information, content and statistical analysis company. STATS offers a worldwide portfolio of sports information solutions, including the company's hallmark of real-time scores, historical sports information and turnkey fantasy sports operation along with AP editorial content, breaking sports news and photos. STATS' innovative sports information solutions are utilized in numerous business segments: professional teams; sports broadcast production, cable and satellite networks; interactive television; broadband, wireless and Internet; game developers and fantasy sports providers; print media and wire services. STATS is owned jointly by the Associated Press and News Corporation, with corporate offices in Bangalore, Barcelona, Beijing, Chicago, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Milan, Mumbai, Münster, New York, The Hague and Tokyo. www.stats.com