MacGraw and Johnstone to Face Goosen and McCord in 2006 BASF People vs. the Pros at Pinehurst

MacGraw and Johnstone to Face Goosen and McCord in 2006 BASF People vs. the Pros at Pinehurst

PINEHURST, N.C., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Greg MacGraw of Davie, Fla., will face two-time U.S. Open Champion Retief Goosen and Doug Johnstone of Staten Island, NY takes on popular PGA Champions player and CBS announcer Gary McCord tomorrow in the 2006 BASF People vs. the Pros at Pinehurst, a unique reality television event that will be televised nationally on ESPN2 later this fall.

MacGraw, a 47-year-old transportation manager for Office Depot, defeated Randy Giddens of Charlotte in a one-hole playoff to advance to Tuesday's Grand Prize Match, where he will tee off against Goosen on Pinehurst No. 8 at 10:45 a.m.

Johnstone, 51, advanced to Tuesday's Grand Prize Match by defeating Pinehurst's Michael Robinson by one stroke; he will tee off against McCord on Pinehurst No. 8 tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. Johnstone is president of Staten Island Golf Practice Center and Staten Island Paintball, Inc.

The event is open to the public free of charge.

Total purse is $100,000; $50,000 goes to each winner's charity of choice. All proceeds are being donated to the respective winners' designated charity.

In addition, BASF will host the third annual BASF Superintendent's Cup, where the two golf course superintendents with the lowest net scores from the three-day Finals event -- Steve Jones, a superintendent at Greenville C.C., Greenville, S.C. and Ron Dobosz from Ludlow C.C. in Ludlow, Mass. -- will compete in head-to-head match play for a grand prize of $10,000 in cash and $10,000 worth of BASF products for their home course. The second place finisher in the BASF Superintendent's Cup will receive a cash prize of $5,000. The BASF Superintendent's Cup will be played on Pinehurst No. 8 in conjunction with the People vs. the Pros Grand Prize Match starting at 10:15 a.m. tomorrow.

People vs. the Pros is a production of Manhattan Beach, CA-based Innovative Media Solutions and Winnercomm, Inc., America's largest independent sports production company. Full tournament details and daily scores are on the event's web site, http://www.pvpgolf.com/ .

Contact: Lynda Haschke at 972-740-3529 or LHaschke@winnercomm.com .

Source: People vs. the Pros

CONTACT: Lynda Haschke, +1-972-740-3529, or LHaschke@winnercomm.com ,
for People vs. the Pros

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

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