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STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE...
Official correspondence on the Links series from
Microsoft
Links 2001 VGA Tour Media Alert (July 23rd, 2001)
SECOND
LINKS 2001 VGA TOUR EVENT
BEGINS TODAY
 Microsoft
announced today that the Links European Open, the second event in the Links
2001 Virtual Golf Association (VGA) Tour, begins today. Participants are
urged to visit www.linkstour.zone.com
to register and begin play today through the last day of the event, next
Sunday, July 29. This week's tour stop takes place on the venerable Old
Course at St Andrews Links, considered the "birthplace of golf."
Last
year's runner-up, Mike Scheutz (SCHEUTZ) is tied for the lead with MikeM,
who both shot a -65. Defending champion Paul Willey (Paul_Willey) is a close
second and tied with HanSomVinner, both only 2 strokes back after shooting a
-63. The current rankings, following the Links American Open held in June,
can be found at http://linkstour.zone.com/moneyboarddetail.asp.
This year, VGA Tour
participants are comprised of cyber-golfers from up to 12 different
countries, all of whom are competing for a share of over $75,000 in prize
money. All PC golfers who use Links 2001, Microsoft's award winning golf
simulation for the PC, are eligible to join. With just a few clicks of
the mouse, golfers who visit www.linkstour.zone.com
can be part of the most realistic golf tour on the Internet. Registration
will continue throughout the VGA Tour.
Over
12,000 golfers participated in Microsoft's inaugural Virtual Golf
Association Tour last year. The
champion, Paul Willey, took
home the VGA Tour crown in Hawaii along with over $100,000 in tournament
winnings. Joe Montana and Russ Francis were on
hand to present the grand prize.
The 2001 Virtual Golf
Association Tour includes three preliminary
major tournaments, a semi-final
for the top 70 on the money board,
and a final event in a location yet to
be determined which will pit the top four
players against each other head-to-head.
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