MIDAS TOUR PRESS RELEASE

NEW MEN'S PRO TOUR IN SOUTH OF ENGLAND FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER

A new professional golf tour aims to provide a stepping stone for the sport’s rising stars.
The Midas Tour will consist of 18 events throughout 2008, including an end-of-season pro-am competition.
The tour gets under way at Orchardleigh Golf Club, Frome, Somerset, on April 8 and 9, and will include events across the South of England and the Midlands, with two-day 36-hole tournaments at some of the country’s most attractive courses.
Professional golfer Paul Seymour, pictured right, who has created the tour, said: “As a pro, I know that players really want to be able to play in strong, competitive tournaments without depending on sponsors with deep pockets.”
“We’re giving young, ambitious professionals a stepping stone into the EuroPro and European Challenge Tours by taking part in a highly competitive, professionally-run tour, and the chance to win good prize money too,” added Seymour, who has played on several pro tours and run his own golf school
The expected first prize at each event will be around £2,000, with a minimum of £1,000 if the entry is below 100.
Seymour, who is based in Devon, has been playing golf since he was 13, and became an assistant professional when he left school. After a career in the RAF, he returned to professional golf and also now runs his own web design and internet promotions business.
The Midas Tour schedule includes many events in the South-west of England. The full schedule is as follows:

APRIL
8-9: Orchardleigh, Frome, Somerset
21-22: The Menzies Cambridge Hotel and Golf Club, Cambridge
MAY
12-13: The Players’ Club, Codrington, Bristol
20-21: Farrington Golf and Country Club, Farrington Gurney, Bristol
JUNE
4-5: Paultons Golf Centre, near Romsey, Hampshire
17-18: Cumberwell Park, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
JULY
1-2: Rye Hill Golf Club, Banbury, Oxfordshire
17-18: South Essex Golf Club, Brentwood, Essex
21-22: Oake Manor Golf Club, near Taunton, Somerset
AUGUST
7-8: The South Staffordshire Golf Club, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton
19-20: Blue Mountain Golf Club, Binfield, Berks
26-27: Sherfield Oaks Golf Club, near Basingstoke, Hampshire
SEPTEMBER
8-9: Chelsfield Lakes Golf Club, Orpington, Kent
23-24: Traditions Golf Club, Pyrford Woking, Surrey
OCTOBER
7-8: Cumberwell Park, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
13-14: The Players’ Club, Codrington, Bristol
20-21: Bowood Golf and Country Club, Calne, Wiltshire
22: Pro-Am – Bowood Golf and Country Club.

Players and potential sponsors wanting information should contact Paul Seymour on 01769 560611 or email themidastour@hotmail.co.uk Further details are available at http://www.themidastour.com/