October 24, 2007

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — CarlSpacklerOpen.com, the premier amatuer sports entertainment website, announced today the active rumor mill is available for update. Jean Dore of Virginia Beach talked about the rumor mill, which implies 60-64 golfers to sign for the 2008 Carl Spackler Open.

The Rumor Mill became interactive in July with three levels of commitments for all registered golfers of the Carl Spackler Open. "The attendance rumors are designated for forecasting and setting event expectations for the participants," said senior member Jean Dore. "Most importantly, this gives the Spackler Business Office better forecasting tools, which gives the tournament the best opportunity to cut costs and add services."

The three levels of commitments are verbal, written and signed. Verbal Commitments are attendance estimates made by community managers based on rumors. Written Commitments are attendance expectations from actual members made online at sign-in. Signed Golfers are actual participants included in the 2008 Carl Spackler Open Championship. Rick Dosky signs a player after receiving non-refundable non-transferable $120 deposits.

The latest verbal or written commitment is used to best communicate accurate information. Verbal and written commitments are removed when a participant signs for the major championship.

"We are glad to add such a service to golf trip management," said Dore. "This is one of the those things that should have been implemented many years ago."

There are presently 29 written commitments for attendance. There are 9 other verbal commitments. There are another 14 written commitments indicating "probable" attendance. There are 7 additional rumors of "probable" attendance.

Members of the Carl Spackler Open can update their attendance expectation by signing into the website. Expectations can be updated using the "Attendance Manager" under TOOLS.