For more information:
Greg Presley
Mother Hen Software
(512) 301-1614
presley@motherhensw.com

EAST LANSING, Michigan – April 29, 2001 –Mother Hen Software’s tournament scoring system, handegolf , provided a real-time leaderboard at the 2001 Bruce Fossum/TeamGearOnline.com Invitational hosted by Michigan State University at the Forest Akers West Course. Fifteen collegiate teams competed, including Michigan State, Minnesota, Kent State, and Northwestern, while walking scorers used handegolf to provide up-to-the-minute team and individual scores to coaches and fans. Northwestern University shot rounds of 278-287-286=851 to finish 10 strokes ahead of second-place Minnesota in the final event before next weekend's Big Ten Championships. Northwestern Senior Luke Donald carded a final round of 7-under-par 64 to win his third consecutive tournament.

Parents, fans, media, and coaches had the unique opportunity to view real-time standings for this college event. Because the leaderboard was “web cast”, fans at home could also view the leaderboard to get up-to-the-minute standings for each team and player.

“Can you imagine a college basketball game without an updated scoreboard? And then to not know the winner until thirty minutes after the game is over?” said Mark Hankins, Head Golf Coach at Michigan State University. “Real-time leaderboard action definitely adds excitement and fan appeal to college golf. Scores and standings change quickly because of the five-player, count four scores team format. Without a leaderboard, the drama is lost.”

“We proved the value of real-time scoring in collegiate golf. I am convinced that handegolf provides the best mechanism for managing collegiate golf scoring,” said Greg Presley, co-founder of Mother Hen Software. “ I could feel the ‘buzz’ from coaches and fans, especially when there were about 8 teams all within a few strokes of each other during the last round. It really heightened excitement for the crowd.”

About handegolf
handegolf is an automated, interactive golf scoring system. It features an affordable, real-time leaderboard that supports events of all sizes and formats. The solution is efficient, exciting for players, easy to use, and beneficial to golf course owners, tournament organizers, and competitive golfers. Organizers can manage event pairings, handicaps, scoring, ranking, statistics, and all of the tasks necessary to keep an event running smoothly. During the round, each group of golfers carries a handheld unit. Players tap in their scores, and the handheld transmits the data to a website for viewing. They can track their own scores, as well as the scores of their competitors, in real time.

About Mother Hen Software
Mother Hen Software is an advanced technology supplier that provides software products and services to the golf industry. Mother Hen Software, with offices in Austin, Texas and Detroit, Michigan, combines expertise in wireless computing and golf tournament management. To find out more about Mother Hen Software, visit www.motherhensw.com.

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