FREE ADMISSION FOR EVERYONE ON FATHER’S DAY AT THE WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME 

St. Augustine, Fla. (June 9, 2009) — The World Golf Hall of Fame will open its doors to everyone on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for its annual Community Day, presented by AT&T Yellow Pages and Last Minute Golfer.  The museum will offer complimentary admission to every guest with the opportunity to see the Hall’s featured exhibit, “Bob Hope: Shanks for the Memory.”  All dads also will receive a complimentary round on the Hall of Fame’s 18-hole, natural-grass putting course and half-priced admission to one film at the World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX® Theater.

In recognition of Bob Hope’s connection to the U.S. military throughout his life, this year’s Community Day will feature a variety of activities from the Florida Air National Guard, a community partner of the World Golf Hall of Fame.  FLANG will have static displays of a Lakota LUH-72 helicopter, a static model of an F-16 and more, including giving families the opportunity to create pictures, notes and cards to be sent to troops serving overseas. Additionally, the Hall and the FLANG have worked together to, that day, offer specially selected local Guard families the chance to see and talk with their loved one overseas through video conferences on the large screen in the Hall’s “Bob Hope Theater.”  The families, each with their own special stories, can spend time catching up with their family member “face to face” via modern technology.

“Father’s Day is one of our favorite days of the year, when we are able to welcome so many dads with their families in to the Hall of Fame,” said Jack Peter, Sr. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the World Golf Hall of Fame. “We are also proud this year to be able to work with local military families whose fathers – and mothers – are not home for this special day and provide them the opportunity to see and hear their loved ones.  It will be a truly special and family focused day at the Hall of Fame.”

Dads and their family members can take part in a variety of contests including a long-drive contest on the museum’s simulator, multiple closest-to-the-pin contests at the Challenge Hole and putting contests on the Hall’s indoor putting green.  Each contest offers the opportunity to win a selection of prizes from businesses including 500 South at the Renaissance Resort, Comfort Suites at World Golf Village, Last Minute Golfer, PGA TOUR Golf Academy, PGA TOUR Spa Laterra, PGA TOUR STOP, Slammer & Squire and King & Bear, Wilson Golf and the World Golf Hall of Fame.

The World Golf Hall of Fame’s IMAX® Theater will feature the special engagement, “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” at 11 a.m., 1:15 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.  For film and ticket information, visit the IMAX Theater section of www.wgv.com.

The World Golf Hall of Fame & IMAX® Theater is located between Jacksonville and St. Augustine at exit 323 on I-95. For more information, call 904-940-4123 or visit www.wgv.com.  The World Golf Hall of Fame & IMAX Theater can also be found on Facebook.

World Golf Hall of Fame is the ultimate destination for the celebration and recognition of golf’s greatest players and contributors and an inspiration to golfers and fans throughout the world.  A collaboration of 26 national and international golf organizations support the Hall of Fame, including the PGA TOUR, LPGA, USGA, Augusta National, PGA of America, The European Tour and The R&A. The museum houses interactive exhibits and historic and personal artifacts that tell the stories of its members and the game of golf. For more information, visit www.wgv.com.