The Golf Channel begins Father's Day Dream Trip Campaign

The Golf Channel's "Father’s Day Dream Trip" will celebrate the connection between fathers, their children and golf. As part of the campaign, which will run through June 15, will honor one lucky father and his son or daughter with a trip of a lifetime to the home of golf, St. Andrews, Scotland. The campaign is an essay contest that encourages consumers to submit a story that recounts a life lesson learned from their fathers through golf. Others prizes to be won are 25 semifinalists will each receive The Golf Channel prize pack, including a $50 gift card from Dick’s Sporting Goods and a dozen TaylorMade golf balls. Five finalists, selected by an internal panel of judges and online voters, will receive a trip to the 2008 U.S. Open in San Diego, in addition to other prizes. The grand-prize winner will receive a $5,000 gift card from Dick’s Sporting Goods and $5,000 worth of golf equipment and apparel from TaylorMade-adidas Golf apart from the excursion to St. Andrews and the prize pack.
“If you’ve ever played the game of golf, chances are it was your father who placed that golf club in your hands for the very first time,” said Golf Channel president Page Thompson in a statement. "And, most likely, it was your father who taught you the lessons that have not only served you well on the golf course, but also in life,”