PGA EuroPro Tour & BSkyB Extend Contract - 24/05/2007

THE PGA EuroPro Tour are delighted to announce that they have signed a three-year contract extension with BSkyB which will see coverage of events on Sky Sports continued until at least the end of 2010.

Sky Sports currently screen highlights of every PGA EuroPro Tour event, with the existing contract running until the end of 2007.

However, Sky Sports have furthered their commitment to the world's leading developmental tour with a three-year extension to their contract and an increase in the coverage to two hours per programme.

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"With each event from 2007 onwards being shown as a two-hour highlights programme, this exemplifies Sky Sports' commitment to the PGA EuroPro Tour and the developmental side of the game.

"Commercially this is also great news for our golf courses, members and our commercial partners who I'm sure will welcome this added exposure.

"We continue to syndicate the PGA EuroPro Tour throughout the world and look forward to developing our relationships with our broadcast partners as the PGA EuroPro Tour continues to go from strength to strength."

The PGA EuroPro Tour will return to action in April, with the PartyPoker.com Qualifying School taking place over two stages.

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The 2007 PGA EuroPro Tour schedule will be announced in the coming days.