MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - It has been announced that the winner of the Scholarship America Showdown, a new Nationwide Tour event, will also win a chance to play in the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee (formerly the Greater Milwaukee Open), a PGA TOUR event. 

The Scholarship America Showdown, hosted by Tom Lehman, will be held at Troy Burne Golf Club in Hudson, Wisc., July 5 - 11, 2004.

The U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee will be held at Brown Deer Park Golf Course, July 19 - 25. The tournament is a non-profit event that contributed over $500,000 to Milwaukee charities last year and in excess of $3.9 million since the event's move to its current site in 1994.

"We are thrilled to offer the winner of the Scholarship America Showdown an exemption to play in our tournament," says Dan Croak, tournament director for the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. "For the past 36 years, our tournament has seen some of the greatest players in the game of golf. We look forward to giving another potential great player the chance to play."

"This is a wonderful opportunity for a Nationwide Tour Player to get a taste of the PGA Tour," says Kelly McDyre, tournament director for the Scholarship America Showdown. "We are grateful to the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee for their generosity."

For more information on the Scholarship America Showdown, call toll-free at 866.263.4653 or 763.287.0116, or go online at www.scholarshipamericashowdown.com. For more info on the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, call 414.540.3800 or go online at www.usbankchampionship.com.

About Nationwide Tour
Owned and operated by the PGA TOUR, the Nationwide Tour is in its 15th season in 2004. Nationwide, one of the world's largest insurance and financial services providers, is in its second year as the umbrella sponsor of the Tour. The 2004 season will consist of 31 events played in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Panama. Purses will reach approximately $15.8 million this year. The Top 20 money winners of the season will automatically earn playing privileges of the 2005 PGA TOUR. The PGA TOUR is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and its website is www.pgatour.com.