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GolfLink.com Acquires Leading Golf Instruction Video "How-To" Site

Golfspan.com Acquisition Expands GolfLink's Content Library with more than 1,400 Exclusive Instructional Golf Tips and Videos

SEATTLE, WA, July 11th, 2007 -- GolfLink.com, the leading online golf information resource, today announced its acquisition of GolfSpan.com and its existing video library to build out its site that now includes more than 1,400 exclusive instructional golf tips and videos. The videos feature some of the world's top 25 instructors, including Jim McLean, Hank Haney, Jimmy Ballard and Chuck Cook. GolfSpan's featured video instructors have taught hundreds of tour professionals, many who have won on tour, including all four major championships.

GolfLink currently has more than 100,000 registered members and is the third most popular golf site behind PGAtour.com and Golf.com, respectively, according to comScore's Media Metrix. The newly redesigned site provides users with a new look that's easier to navigate, 700 professionally-produced videos from leading golf instructors, 700 instructional golf articles from Golf Tips Magazine and the exclusive "My Game" Tool Kit that provides a personal dashboard to track, analyze and improve their game all year long.

Since its creation in 1995, GolfLink has been the most complete online golf resource available on the web. With a host of useful information valuable to golfers of all abilities, GolfLink is the ultimate one-stop shop for every golfer, from duffer to pro.

"GolfLink's acquisition of GolfSpan and the newly redesigned site offer the golfing community a uniquely specialized experience with exclusive content, robust information and the specialized tools unlike any other place on the web to serve golf enthusiasts everywhere," said Doug Colbeck, co-founder and GM of GolfLink's parent company, Hillclimb Media. "With more than 1,400 tips and videos, GolfLink will continue to be the leading resource on the web for people looking to enhance their skills - from beginners to avid golfers ? by continuing to provide the same quality and personalized instruction from the world's best instructors in a manner that is simple, easy-to-understand and accessible 24 hours a day 7 days a week."

GolfLink Features Include:

  • A new look that is easier to navigate
  • 700 professionally-produced videos from leading golf instructors (including Hank Haney, Jim McLean, Jimmy Ballard and many more)
  • 700 instructional golf articles from Golf Tips Magazine™
  • Exclusive My Game tracker and stats to record and analyze your game
  • A free one year subscription to GolfLink for visitors that sign up by August 1st.

Additionally, the site features include many of the same resources that subscribers currently enjoy such as a comprehensive directory of golf courses throughout North America, with over 20,000 course descriptions for the USA and Canada, covering locations from coast and waterfront to mountain and desert. Also included are GolfLink's Top 100 US Golf Courses and detailed articles on courses and resorts.

About GolfLink.com
GolfLink is a leading online golfing resource, providing golfers of all interests and skill levels indispensable information about every aspect of the game. With a host of unique offerings, including GolfLink Travel (recognized as a Forbes Magazine "Best of the Web" for golf travel in 2005), professional golf tips and videos, and descriptions of more than 20,000 golf courses and golf resorts, GolfLink puts a world of useful content at every golfer's fingertips. GolfLink has been a reliable online source for golfing information since its original inception in 1995, making it one of the most trusted and venerable golf sites on the web. For more information, visit www.golflink.com.

GolfLink is owned by Hillclimb Media, a Demand Media, Inc. company, and is located in Seattle, Washington.

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