THE NGA HOOTERS TOUR TO START LADIES SERIES

12 Events from September 2005-February 2006

N. Myrtle Beach, SC (April 12, 2005)…The National Golf Association's Hooters Professional Golf Tour, presented by Hooters Restaurants and Naturally Fresh Foods announces plans to start a professional Ladies mini-tour in Florida beginning in September 2005 and running through February 2006.

"We've been exploring the idea of operating a Ladies Tour for some time now," said NGA/Hooters Tour President Robin L. Waters. "We’re just continuing our goal of being involved in every aspect of competitive golf.”

The NGA/Hooters Ladies Series will run twelve 54-hole events with a GUARANTEED 85% pay out of member's entry fees to the top 33% of the fields.

Scott Walker, The Winter Series and West Coast Series Director, will oversee The NGA Hooters Ladies Series.

The NGA/Hooters Tour is the 3^rd largest men’s 72-hole professional golf tour in the country behind the PGA and Nationwide Tours, and boasts alumni like 2003 PGA Champion Shaun Micheel, 2003 British Open winner Ben Curtis, 2003 US Open winner Jim Furyk, two time U.S. Open winner Lee Janzen, British Open and PGA Champion John Daly, as well as British Open winner Tom Lehman, PGA Champion David Toms, 2003 Tour Championship Winner Chad Campbell, 2004 BellSouth Classic winner Zach Johnson, 2004 Reno Tahoe Open winner Vaughn Taylor and TPC winner Craig Perks to name just a few. All told, the NGA/Hooters Tour’s alumni have an incredible 9 “Majors” to their credit. The NGA/Hooters Tour has helped more than 100 professionals acquire their PGA, Senior PGA, and Nationwide Tour cards. In fact, 40% of the players that earned their 2005 PGA Tour card, and 33% of the players that earned full exempt status on the Nationwide Tour started their careers on the NGA/Hooters Tour.

For more information about the The Hooters Ladies Series call the tour office at 843-281-TOUR (8687).