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LADIES PROFESSIONAL GOLF ASSOCIATION AND NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY AFFILIATE TO CONDUCT FIRST-OF-ITS KIND RESEARCH FOR GOLFERS

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LADIES PROFESSIONAL GOLF ASSOCIATION AND NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY AFFILIATE TO CONDUCT FIRST-OF-ITS KIND RESEARCH FOR GOLFERS

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. August, 2003 - The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary has just announced an affiliation, a first-of-its kind for the LPGA. The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary is the official charity of the Sybase Big Apple Classic and with this special relationship with the LPGA will launch a national research project, as well as a grassroots program to bring ear and eye health and education to the New York metro area.

“Our Golf Tour could not exist without the commitments made week in and week out by charities like the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary,” said Ty M. Votaw, LPGA commissioner. “Now to have extended the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary’s commitment beyond the Sybase event, through the LPGA and into research projects that may have a profound affect on people’s lives, golfers and non-golfers alike, is an exciting undertaking that will serve the LPGA, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and the public well.”

"Everyone at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary is absolutely delighted to be affiliated with the LPGA, which not only champions excellence in women's golf but also contributes to the well-being of the world community through its research, educational and charitable activities,” said Joseph P. Corcoran, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary President and Chief Executive Officer.

The first phase of the relationship involves a research project exploring the effects of auditory and motion interventions on golf learning and performance. This study will be conducted by Dr. Debbie Crews, an LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) member since 1981 and a research professor at Arizona State University. Dr. Crews will work with Christopher Linstrom, M.D., Joseph Arigo, M.D. and George Alexiades, M.D. at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary to analyze the effects of auditory/motion training relative to golf performance to determine if differences exist relative to gender and skill level. This research will examine the impact of auditory related elements such as music and balance on a golfer’s performance.

Phase two of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary LPGA relationship will feature a grassroots program to be launched in the spring of 2004, coinciding with the opening of the golf season in the New York metropolitan area. Details will be announced in early 2004.

In conjunction with this relationship, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary will provide numerous services to LPGA Tour players, LPGA T&CP members and LPGA staff: diagnostic and treatment services; on-call availability of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary 24-hour eye trauma center; New York Eye and Ear Infirmary’s ongoing ocular, ENT and plastic and reconstructive services on a consultation and treatment basis; and complimentary screenings throughout the year.

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