For Immediate Release – August 20, 2009 What: United States Disc

For Immediate Release – August 20, 2009

What: United States Disc Golf Championship

When: October 7 – 10, 2009

Where: Winthrop University Recreational Complex / Rock Hill, South Carolina

What is at Stake: The title of United States Disc Golf Champion and more than $80,000 in prize money

Who is Competing: Nearly 200 of the world’s top disc golf professionals, representing the United States, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Japan

Top Players to Watch: Nate Doss – 2-time World Champion, Defending US Champion Avery Jenkins – Current World and Japan Open Champion Ken Climo – 12-time World Champion, 5-time US Champion Barry Schultz – 2-time World Champion, 3-time US Champion David Feldberg – 2005 US Champion and 2008 World Champion

Beneficiaries: Habitat for Humanity, Educational Disc Golf Experience, and York County Schools

Corporate Partners: Innova Champion Discs, Rock Hill Coca-Cola Bottling Company, First Citizens Bank, Comer Distributing Company, Wingate by Wyndham, Kicker Audio, Keen Footwear

Summary: For the 11th consecutive year, York County will host disc golf’s most prestigious event. Discs will soar hundreds of feet with pinpoint accuracy as competitors face the toughest course, the strongest field, for the most money, and under greater pressure than at any other event. The intense action at the US Championship is always dramatic and guaranteed fun for all ages.

Ticket Information: Single Day Pass: $10.00 VIP Pass: $25.00 * Free Admission for Ages 12 and under * Free Admission for Winthrop University students with ID * Free Tournament Disc for first 1000 Single Day Ticket Holders

Contact: Jonathan Poole, Event Director 800.476.3968 (toll free) 803.366.5028 (local) 704.724.1352 (cell) [email protected]