Two-Time Tour Winner Mindy Kim Moves Into Lead
At Falls Auto Group Classic 

LONDON, Ky., Aug. 9, 2008 – Two-time Duramed FUTURES Tour winner Mindy Kim of Diamond Bar, Calif., carded a 4-under-par 68 to take the lead in second-round play at the Falls Auto Group Classic presented by Little Caesars and WYATT, TARRANT & COMBS.

Kim’s two-day total of 137 (-7) puts her one stroke ahead of Stacy Lewis (64) of The Woodlands, Texas, who has a two-round score of 138 (-6).

Nicole Jeray (69) of Berwyn, Ill., and four-time Tour winner Vicky Hurst (71) of Melbourne, Fla., are two shots off the lead at 5-under-par 139.

Kim earned back-to-back wins in wire-to-wire fashion this year at the Aurora Health Care Championship in Lake Geneva, Wis., and the Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship in Leawood, Kan. The second-year Tour pro currently ranks second on the season money list and has finished in the top 10 on eight occasions.

Kim slipped out in front of Lewis with a birdie on the 17th hole and bounced back from an early bogey on her fifth hole. She only needed 11 putts to finish 4-under par on the back nine.

“I just didn’t feel like I was hitting it solid today,” Kim said. “I had some good breaks here and there and I guess it added up to a pretty good round.”

Despite being in the lead, Kim said she was pushing her shots to the right and rushed out to the driving range to practice after turning in her scorecard. She is looking forward to playing in the final group on Sunday, which promises to be an exciting finish at the inaugural event.

“I don’t feel nervous anymore,” Kim said. “I just tried to put myself in good position to knock on the door for a win.”

Lewis mounted a second-round charge with eight birdies in a bogey-free round. She set a course record at the Crooked Creek Golf Community and was two strokes shy of tying the Tour 18-hole scoring record set by Erica Blasberg (-10) at the 2004 Laconia Savings Bank FUTURES Golf Classic in Canterbury, N.H.

“I worked really hard on the range yesterday and tried to be more aggressive with my swing,” said Lewis, who started the day in a tie for 42nd. “I was able to put myself in better position and make some putts.”

Lewis’ prowess on the green showed with 26 putts, seven fewer than the 33 putts she needed for a 2-over-par 74 in Friday’s round. She made four birdies on both sides of the course and barely missed a 12-foot eagle putt on No. 18 before making the turn, tapping in for birdie.

Lewis tied for third at the U.S. Women’s Open Championship earlier this year and is competing in her first event on the Duramed FUTURES Tour.

Jeray, a three-time Tour winner, made birdie on three of her first seven holes, briefly owning a share of the lead in the afternoon.

“I played really well and consistent,” Jeray said. “For some reason, I’ve been playing the front side better than the backside, but it really helps to have a great caddie who knows yardages.”

Seventy-seven players made the cut at 6-over-par 150.

Final-round play begins tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. The leading group of Kim, Lewis and Jeray tees off at 12:10 p.m.

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Duramed FUTURES Tour Players Embrace Olympic Tradition

With 31 countries representing a wide range of diversity on the Duramed FUTURES Tour roster, players were anxiously awaiting the opening ceremony and Parade of Nations at the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. As soon as Friday’s first round was completed, many players watched the opening festivities to root for their home country.

Vicky Hurst of Melbourne, Fla., enjoys watching gymnastics. Rebecka Heinmert of Stockholm, Sweden lists the track-and-field events among her favorites. Sophia Sheridan of Guadalajara, Mexico, prefers the volleying of a badminton match.

The order of countries introduced for the Parade of Nations was determined by the number of strokes in the first character of the countries’ respective simplified Chinese names. It was a very short wait for Malaysian natives Bing Lim of Kuala Lumpur and Cindy-Lee Pridgen of Sabah, as their country was unveiled 10th out of 205.

“Everyone grew up playing badminton,” Lim said. “Unfortunately, it’s really our only hope.”

Sarah-Jane Kenyon of Queensland and her country of Australia was introduced third to last in the 203rd slot.

“I couldn’t stay up that late,” Kenyon said. “I guess we’re known for swimming, but we’re pretty good in archery, rowing and rifle shooting. We just don’t fare very well in the Winter Olympics.”

Stacey Tate (No. 190) of Auckland, New Zealand, and Sheridan (No. 197) also had to wait patiently if they wanted to see their country introduced towards the latter part of the ceremony.

Sheridan embraces Olympic tradition and watched the opening festivities with her London host family after carding a 2-under-par 70 in first-round play.

“I like watching sports like badminton,” Sheridan said. “I wish golf was an Olympic sport, but it’s really too late for me to start picking one up now.”

Kelly Froelich of Raizeux, France, is good friends with a member of the French men’s swimming team who already qualified for the finals of the 400 freestyle. She also knows several athletes on the U.S. men’s swimming team from her college days at the University of Georgia.

Streaming Video and Audio Coverage of Falls Auto Group Classic to be Offered Online

The Duramed FUTURES Tour is proud to make streaming video and audio coverage of the Falls Auto Group Classic available to fans for Sunday’s final round. The video feed and audio broadcast is being streamed courtesy of JM Video Productions and a link can be found on the left side of the Falls Auto Group Classic tournament page at www.duramedfuturestour.com.

Eaton Sisters Help Make London a “Twin City”

Duramed FUTURES Tour rookies Melissa and Nicola Eaton of Port Shepstone, South Africa, arrived to Kentucky this week and had many people believing they were seeing double. The sisters are identical twins, with Nicola making her professional debut this week.

Players were sizing up the sisters all week, desperately seeking some kind of distinction to tell the twins apart. The Eatons speak with soft, South African accents and ordered blue and white customized golf bags in time for the beginning of the tournament.

Melissa has competed in six tournaments this season, making her Duramed FUTURES Tour debut in Lafayette, La., nearby where the twins played collegiate golf at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

Weather: Mostly sunny with a high temperature of 79 degrees and winds blowing from the west at 5-10 mph.

Contact: Ben Schlesselman, 386-214-9726, Ben@duramedfuturestour.com.