Barclays Classic Golf Academy

[Yoda]

Barclays Bank, PLC and Lynn Blake Golf, LLC are pleased to announce the Barclays Classic Golf Academy to be conducted at the PGA TOUR's Barclays Classic, June 5-11, 2006, in Westchester County, New York www.barclaysclassic.com.

The Academy facility will be specially constructed contiguous to the Barclays Hospitality Pavilion overlooking the 18th Green of the famed West Course at the Westchester Country Club. It will operate from 8 a.m to close of play Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. to close of play Saturday and Sunday. The Academy will feature individual and group instruction, clubfitting and clinics exclusively for Barclays private clients.

Instructors will be Lynn Blake, GSED, Ted Fort, GSEB, PGA and Jeff Hull, GSEM, PGA. Golf clubs and clubfitting will be provided by Henry-Griffitts, Inc., a leader in custom-fit golf clubs since 1983 www.henrygriffitts.com. Launch monitors will be provided by About Golf, Inc., the world leader in indoor golf technology since 1988 www.aboutgolf.com.

[12 piece bucket]

Man this is great!!!! Congrats guys!!! I know Mr. K would be proud of you boys!!!

The train is pullin' outta the station . . .

[YodasLuke]

Lynn and I have been looking forward to the announcement. We can hardly wait!

[psheehan]

Figures.... now that I'm out of there something great like this happens...lol... congratulations. I'm going to tell all my friends still on wall street to get tickets and go....

[Daryl]

Good luck everyone. Four days of golf talk and instruction. I'm sure you'll have great success and enjoy it very much at the same time.

[Daryl]

Yoda,

What will be your approach to the 1,000’s of people who come to learn from you at the Barclays?

I think that walking up the isle dressed in Vestment and Hat holding the Little Yellow Book is fine for us, your congregation, (by the way, I think Gold and Red are your colors) but the general golfing public may not get the humor.

How do you explain to these 1,000’s that a nearly forty year old out of print book holds the “Secret to Golf”? After all, it does.

I would focus on drills. The Tree Imperatives. Hands-on for the audience. Set up some PVC pipes a foot above the floor, with a piece of tape wrapped around at the impact position. See if they can get there with a flat left wrist and take the hands, Clubshaft and Clubhead into impact. Explain the Three Dimensional Impact, Pivot lag. I would bring all of the toys. They’ll want to play with the launch monitor.

Remember, they’re there to have fun.

If all else fails, does Ted play the Organ? Gregorian Chants are nice. Ted can demonstrate the "X Pattern" Basic Putting Stroke.

Seriously. Good luck and have a great time.

[Yoda]

Yoda,

What will be your approach to the 1,000’s of people who come to learn from you at the Barclays?

Good luck and have a great time.

Thanks for the boost, Daryl. Knowing that you and our many other friends are out there and supporting our efforts makes it all worthwhile.

Actually, while there definitely will be thousands of fans at the tournament -- it is one of the most prestigious events on the PGA TOUR -- we will be seeing far fewer in our Academy. As I write, the 'hard-walled' Academy is being constructed, and the only access will be through the main level of the Barclays Hospitality Pavilion off the 18th green. That credential will be available only to a select list of Barclays private clients, and not all of them will take advantage of the Academy.

So, to answer your question, our approach will be very personalized and 'hands on'. And while we will be flying only the colors of Barclays and Lynn Blake Golf, the principles of The Golfing Machine will serve as the foundation of all we do.

[Ian Clark]

Lynn,
Just want to wish yourself and Ted all the best for a great week at the Barclays, have a great time, and if you bump into anyone who knows Larry Nelson please say Ian says hi!!

[Yoda]

Lynn,

Just want to wish yourself and Ted all the best for a great week at the Barclays, have a great time, and if you bump into anyone who knows Larry Nelson please say Ian says hi!!

Thanks, Ian. Will do!

[Yoda]

Well, it was a long day getting set up at the Barclays Classic. We're 80 percent 'go' now and will be ready to meet Barclay's sixty Pro-Am participants from noon to 3 p.m. tomorrow. Can't wait!

I've talked with the good folks at Barclays Capital, and we've arranged a limited number of complimentary daily passes to the Classic for friends of LBG. First come first served. The tournament is one of the premier stops on the PGA TOUR, watched by millions of television viewers worldwide. Its world-class field and the magnificent venue of Westchester Country Club in Harrison, New York, makes this a truly special event, one that we are very proud to be part of.

If you would like to attend this week's Barclays Classic, drop me a PM with your preferred day, and I'll do my best to make it happen. I have no way to judge demand on this, but we'll take it as far as we can.