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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY GOLF TEAM TO CALL PRESTIGIOUS ACE CLUB HOME

March 7, 2008

Courtesy of Tony Berich, Philadelphia University SID

PHILADELPHIA, PA?The Philadelphia University golf team has reached an agreement with the ACE Club for the course to serve as the team's home venue beginning with the 2008-09 academic year. Director of Athletics Tom Shirley made the announcement today, adding that the Rams will use the course for practice only this spring with the team's 2008 schedule already completed.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for our golf program, providing our student-athletes with an elite golf course to call home and one that is just minutes from campus," said Shirley of the agreement. "I would like to thank (ACE Club Vice President and General Manager) Kris Fair as well as (Membership Director) David Sands for their hard work in making this a reality. Our president, Dr. Spinelli, as well as Jim Hartman, Assistant Vice President of Finance and Administration at Philadelphia University, as well, for their tireless work in getting this done."

The ACE Club, formerly known as Eagle Lodge Country Club, is located in Lafayette Hill, Pa. and measures 7500 yards to the furthest tees and plays to a par of 72. The course hosts the annual Exelon Challenge each summer, a four-man PGA pro event that featured Jim Furyk, Padraig Harrington, Charles Howell III and Retief Goosen last year.

"Our team is very excited to play at the ACE Club," added first-year Head Coach Tony Berich. "The course is without question one of the top tracks in the golf-rich Philadelphia area and we are very fortunate. As far as our team playing the course, the challenging length and design set forth by Mr. Player will ready us for our matches like no other course could. We would like to thank Dr. Spinelli, Tom Shirley and Mr. Hartman, along with everyone at the ACE Club, for the opportunity and we are very excited to get started."

The Rams capped their fall season by participating in the Dominican College Invitational on October 14-15 and will begin play in the spring with a quad match at Island Green Country Club, hosted by Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) foe University of the Sciences on March 28th. "Our fall didn't go as planned in terms of results, but the team has worked extremely hard over the winter and with our lineup set, we should be significantly better this spring."