Tennessee Golf Foundation

TENNESSEE PROESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURED ON THIS WEEK'S
"INSIDE TENNESSEE GOLF PRESENTED BY RARITY COMMUNITIES" - AUGUST 23 AND AUGUST 26

The thirteenth and final 2008 episode of Inside Tennessee Golf Presented by Rarity Communities debuts Saturday, August 23 at 12:00pm Eastern / 10:30am Central** and is repeated Tuesday, August 26 at 5:00pm Eastern / 4:00pm (central time) on CSS  (Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast.)

This week's show comes from the Tennessee Professional Championship hosted by the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin earlier this week. The featured interviews on this week's show are:

- Will Brewer, PGA, host PGA Professional, Vanderbilt Legends Club
- Richard Rebne, PGA & Henrik Simonsen, PGA, Professional National Championship (PNC) Qualifiers
- Buddy Harston, PGA, PNC Qualifier & Audie Johnson, PGA, Tournament Winner & PNC Qualifier
- Todd Havron, Assistant Executive Director, Tennessee Section PGA
- David Olinger, Field Director, Tennessee Section PGA

Weekly segments feature the following:
PRO TIP: Rob Akins, PGA, Director of  Golf & Instruction, Spring Creek Ranch, "swinging like the pros"
SHOPPING FOR GOLF: Pete DeBraal, PGA, Director of Golf, Cattails at Meadowview, convertable junior clubs
THIS IS RARITY: Jim Christiensen, V.P of Sales, Rarity Pointe with an overview of Rarity Pointe golf property
GOLF AROUND TENNESSEE: Fall Creek Falls State Park Golf Course is featured
RYDER CUP PREVIEW: Keith Reese, PGA, Head Professional, Valhalla Golf Club, a look at the back nine at Valhalla

** NOTE: ITG will air 1/2 hour later (to 11:00 am Central) on CSS this Saturday due to a college football commitment.

Inside Tennessee Golf Presented by Rarity Communities is the only Tennessee sanctioned statewide golf television show. Now in its fourth season, the show is produced over a 13-week schedule and airs twice a week on the Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) Network from May 31 to August 26, 2008. The program is hosted by veteran sportscaster Don Russell who also serves as the show’s executive producer. 

Each week’s 30-minute show, Inside Tennessee Golf presented by Rarity Communities, features interviews and highlights from state and national tournaments, special events and some of the state’s top courses. Additional weekly segments that appear on Inside Tennessee Golf presented by Rarity Communities include Shopping for Golf, Golf Around Tennessee, Golf Tips from Tennessee’s PGA Professionals. Each week, viewers will get to see the best that Tennessee golf has to offer, from it’s best players to most scenic places to play.

Weekly airtimes on CSS:
Saturdays: 11:30 am ET/10:30 am CT / Replays Tuesdays: 5:00 pm ET/ 4:00 pm CT
ITG also airs in Knoxville on WVLT Channel 8 and 30 (MyVLT2 on digital cable) on Saturdays. Check local listings.

CSS delivers a mix of live sports programming, sports news and in-depth sports analysis that is exclusively geared towards the Southeastern sports fan, reaching 5.6 million households in 12 states, including Tennessee. To find the CSS channel number in your area, please visit: http://www.csssports.com/finder.cfm

"Golf Around Tennessee" segment sponsored by: