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Friday, June 30, 2006

Philip Bough Appointed Commissioner of U.S. Pro Golf Tour

Philip Bough Appointed Commissioner of U.S. Pro Golf Tour

HERTFORD, N.C., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Greens Worldwide Incorporated (BULLETIN BOARD: GRWW) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary U.S. Pro Golf Tour, Inc. has appointed Philip C. Bough Commissioner of the U.S. Pro Golf Tour under a three year contract effective July 15, 2006. Prior to joining the USPGT in this capacity, Mr. Bough most recently served as the Vice President of Winnercomm and Innovative Media Solutions.

A native of London, Philip Bough has more than 20 years experience in the sports television industry, with the past 13 years in professional golf. Bough began his golf career as an Executive with IMG Europe, working with major clients including; Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie, Retief Goosen and Vijay Singh. In 1995 he joined Jack Nicklaus Productions in Los Angeles as Director of Event Operations and worked on numerous events, including the historic Shell's Wonderful World of Golf series. In 2000, he returned to the UK to work for European Tour Productions/TWI as Head of Television for the European Seniors Tour, European Challenge Tour and the Southern Africa "Sunshine" Tour. During this time he worked on numerous European Tour events around the world, including: the 2002 Ryder Cup, the Senior British Open, the South African Open, the Dunhill Links Championship, the Deutsche Bank Open, the Scandinavian Masters and the Johnny Walker Classic in Thailand. He returned to the U.S. in September 2005 to work as VP Sponsorship Sales on two ESPN made-for-TV golf events: People Vs the Pros, an event featuring stars from the PGA Tour and the new Trump Million Dollar Invitational. He lives in Los Angeles.

"I am extremely pleased that Phil has joined our Flagship Tour in this capacity. Phil brings years of event development, sponsorship and corporate advertising experience and television industry knowledge to the U.S. Pro Golf Tour. I fully expect that Phil will continue the growth of the Tour for many years to come and I look forward to working with him in building the next significant Professional Golf Tour," stated R. Thomas Kidd, Chief Executive Officer, Greens Worldwide Incorporated.

"I am delighted to be joining the U.S. Pro Golf Tour at this very exciting time in the Tour's development. Tom Kidd has a tremendous vision for this Tour and I'm looking forward to working with him and the other highly experienced U.S. Pro Golf Tour staff to make that vision a reality." said Bough. "Having watched these players at the recent Trump Million Dollar Invitational I know how incredibly talented they are, and the four major Trump Championship events next year will provide them with an even greater opportunity to showcase their considerable skills to a national and international audience."

About U.S. Pro Golf Tour, Inc.

The U.S. Pro Golf Tour is the country's premier intermediary professional golf tour. Our tour-caliber events feature former PGA golfers, players preparing for the Champions Tour, non-exempt professionals on the Champions Tour, celebrity challengers and professionals 18 and older gearing-up for the PGA Tour. The U.S. Pro Golf Tour conducts a Pro-Net competition for players with handicaps of all skill levels, 18 years and older, competing for substantial prize money in a tour-event atmosphere. All tournaments are weeklong events, and feature junior clinics, pro am events, media coverage, entertainment, electronic leader boards and hospitality, with local market charities benefiting from the events. U.S. Pro Golf Tour events are televised on Fox Sports Net nationally and ESPN. For more information on the U.S. Pro Golf Tour, phone 252.264.2064, or visit our website, www.usprogolftour.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. Forward-looking statements deal with the Company's current plans, intentions, beliefs and expectations. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed from time to time in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact
Tom Kidd
Chief Executive Officer
252.264.2064

Source: Greens Worldwide Incorporated

CONTACT: Tom Kidd, Chief Executive Officer of Greens Worldwide
Incorporated, +1-252-264-2064

Web site: http://www.usprogolftour.com/

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