Advance reservations for the 2008 A Taste of WCI are now being accepted! This year's special 20th Anniversary edition is available for $110 and once again includes a weekly pass to the Merrill Lynch Shootout, over fifty (50) rounds of cart fee only golf at twelve (12) premier championship courses, discounts on Greg Norman Collection clothing & Rick Smith Golf Academy lessons and a Frequent Player Reward Program.

NEW for 2008 - PELICAN MARSH GOLF COURSE has been added to the collection of first-class Taste of WCI courses. Pelican Marsh, located in North Naples across the street from Tiburon, is a par 72 championship course that winds its way through a breathtaking panorama of rolling fairways, sparkling lakes and pristine natural preserves.

Also new to the 2008 book, ask how you can play eight (8) additional rounds of golf at your local Taste of WCI course!

CALL (888) 66 SHARK or (239) 254 9770 TO RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!

Visit www.mlshootout.com/taste_wci.php for more information!

As we continue our 20th Anniversary celebration, please join us as this month we look back at the 1998 & 1999 events.

1998 - The tenth anniversary of the Shootout was celebrated in style as tournament host Greg Norman and Steve Elkington defeated the team of Peter Jacobsen & John Cook in the event's first ever playoff. Jacobsen & Cook forced a playoff thanks to their record tying score of 55 on Sunday. The field was expanded in '98 to 24 players and featured seven Presidents Cup participants including Davis Love III, Justin Leonard, Fred Couples, Mark Calcavecchia and Norman. The twelve two-person teams competed for a record $1.3 million purse.

1999 - Fred Couples and David Duval captured a six-stroke victory over the team of Scott McCarron and Scott Hoch. The win was a record tying third Shootout title for Couples who was also victorious in 1990 & 1994. Couples & Duval each earned $175,000 for their efforts from the record purse of $1.5 million. The Shootout was played for the eleventh and final time at Sherwood Country Club in 1999 as plans were unveiled to move the event to Florida.

The Merrill Lynch Shootout congratulates June O'Connell for winning the 2008 U.S. Open Championship Fantasy Challenge. After five days and 91 holes of intense competition, June's team which included Tiger and Naples resident, Rocco Mediate, earned $2,299,018 in championship winnings as she narrowly defeated a very competitive field. For her efforts, June has won two (2) weekly passes to the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout. Congratulations June!

As the summer heats up, so does the golf as the world's best will travel to Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Scotland to compete in the third major championship of the season! As the deep and balanced field battles the fierce British Open conditions in search of the elusive Claret Jug, the Merrill Lynch Shootout wants you to have a stake in the outcome. This month, we've added a new twist to the Fantasy Challenge providing four fans an opportunity to win. Put your golf knowledge to the test as you answer the following questions:

Here's how to play:

1. Submit your answer to each of the following four (4) questions.
• Who will win the British Open Championship?
• What will the winning score be?
• Where will the cut line fall?
• Which 2007 Merrill Lynch Shootout participant will finish highest?
  • www.mlshootout.com/players.php
2. Once you have answered all four questions, please email them to rob.hartman@gwse.com
• All answers must be submitted by Wednesday, July 16, 2008
3. There will be an individual winner to each of these questions and a blind draw will be used to break a tie. If no contestant guesses correctly, the closest guess will determine the winner.
4. The winner of each question will receive two (2) weekly passes to the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout and will be announced in the August edition of Golf News & Living.