Safewaygolf.com site launched for two LPGA tournaments

February 3, 2004

A new website providing information on two LPGA tournaments sponsored by Safeway Stores, Inc. has been launched. Tournament Golf Foundation, the owners and organizers of the Safeway International and the Safeway Classic announced the new website for fans and media. The address is www.safewaygolf.com.

According to Tom Maletis, President of Tournament Golf Foundation, “The new website will allow fans to get up-to-date information on both tournaments, including tickets, schedules, participating players, volunteer opportunities, charities who benefit from proceeds, tournament history and even an LPGA trivia contest. Additionally, through a link to the LPGA website, safewaygolf.com will offer real-time scoring from both events for those who want to follow the tournaments online.”

Designed by GA Communications, Inc. (www.gasolutions.com) headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with offices in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and San Francisco, the site is fan friendly, easy to navigate and packed with information for both the serious and the casual visitor. “Our goal in developing the site was to provide anyone who wanted additional information on any aspect of our two events to have access to that data by way of our website,” notes Maletis. “GA Communications did a wonderful job of bringing our vision to reality.”

The Safeway International will be held March 15-21 at Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, just east of Phoenix, Arizona. The event is in its 21st year and has raised over $9 million for local charities in the Phoenix area.

The Safeway Classic will be held September 13-19 at Columbia-Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Oregon. The event is in its 33rd year, the oldest continuous event on the LPGA tour. Since 1972, the Safeway Classic has raised over $8 million for local children’s charities in Oregon.