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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 15, 2005
GOLFMATES.COM CELEBRATES FIRST MARRIAGE
Omaha, Neb. - Golfmates.com, the world's first online dating service
designed specifically for golfers, is delighted to congratulate
Robert Evans and Penny Chin Evans on their recent marriage. Robert
and Penny are the first couple to meet through Golfmates.com and
tie the knot.
Robert and Penny met on Golfmates.com in the summer of 2004 and
were married at sunset on Dec. 31, 2004, on the grounds of the spectacular
Stadium Course at PGA West, La Quinta, in Palm Springs, California.
Robert and Penny's first date was a "get to know you"
dinner. "We found ourselves chatting and laughing for hours,"
Penny recalls. "The next day we met for golf. And that was
the beginning of a growing relationship."
Before joining Golfmates.com, Robert and Penny both tried other
online dating services, including Match.com, eHarmony.com, and Great
Expectations-all without success.
Golfmates.com was launched in May 2004 by Omaha-based entrepreneur
Scott Kroeger, who, after setting up a handful of friends on dates,
decided that the golfing community needed an online dating service.
Today, Golfmates.com has more than 3,000 members in the United States,
Canada, and Europe.
The philosophy behind Golfmates.com is simple: Golf is the perfect
first date. Why? It's a sport men and women can enjoy playing together.
The sport provides an instantaneous icebreaker - a common interest
that two people can discuss. Golf is a relaxing, safe, outdoor activity
that provides ample opportunities for socializing between shots.
What is more, after nine or 18 holes, a round of golf comes to an
end; if two people are not compatible, the end of the round is the
end of the date.
The number of U.S. citizens using online personal ads is expected
to reach 24 million by 2007. The United States National Golf Foundation
estimates that there are more than 26 million golfers over the age
of 18 in the United States. Sixty percent of golfers in the United
States own home computers, and 90 percent use computers at work.
Fifty-eight percent of golfers in the United States use the Internet.
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