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Natalie Gulbis Awarded The William and Mousie Powell Award

Keeping a positive attitude has always been a priority for the 25-year-old Natalie Gulbis, the recipient of the William and Mousie Powell Award. She took almost six years—a stretch where everything from her swing to her image was called into question—to record her first victory on the LPGA Tour. When it came, a season filled with lingering back problems that forced her to withdraw from several events was all but forgotten. Gulbis’ sudden-death playoff victory over Jeong Jang at the Evian Masters effectively hushed her critics and, for Gulbis, it solidified an already impressive career.

“Exemplifying a positive attitude and spirit on and off the course has always been very important to me and I am sincerely touched that my fans and colleagues recognize my efforts to do so,” Natalie Gulbis said. “It is with great honor that I accept this award on behalf of the LPGA. I would like to express my gratitude to all of my colleagues who voted for me.”

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Natalie Gulbis Signs With IMG
Thursday January 24, 9:19 am ET

LPGA Tour Professional Natalie Gulbis Chooses IMG for Worldwide Management and Marketing Representation

NEW YORK, NY–(MARKET WIRE)–Jan 24, 2008 — IMG, the world’s premier sports, entertainment and media company, today announced that LPGA Tour Professional, Natalie Gulbis, has selected IMG for worldwide management and marketing representation across all major platforms, including media, sponsorship, licensing, commercial endorsements and modeling.

In making the announcement, John Steele, Senior Vice President, IMG, said, “Natalie is one of those rare combinations of natural athletic prowess, beauty, charm and talent that can transcend her sport. Add IMG’s leading sports management, the top international modeling agency, global brand marketing and one of the world’s largest independent media production companies, and Natalie will be an even brighter star on the course and off.”

Gulbis said, “IMG works with some of the biggest icons in sports, fashion and entertainment, creating for them the kind of opportunities no other company can provide. With my success this past season on the course and my natural entrepreneurial spirit, IMG will help me reach my full potential, both professionally and personally. I couldn’t be more excited.”

About Natalie Gulbis

Of Latvian descent, the California-born Gulbis, 25, is one of the LPGA Tour’s breakout young athletes. She played in her first LPGA tour event as an amateur at the age of 14 and turned professional just four years later after one season on the women’s golf team at the University of Arizona.

Gulbis has consistently been a high earner on the LPGA money list and played on the winning United States Solheim Cup teams in 2005 and 2007. She placed in the top 10 in four consecutive major championships from the 2005 McDonald’s LPGA Championship to the 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship. Her first professional win came in 2007 at the Evian Masters where she defeated Jeong Jang to claim the winner’s share of the $3 million purse.

Gulbis’ current endorsement agreements include TaylorMade, Adidas, Canon, Anheuser-Busch, Raymond Weil, Electronic Arts and 24-Hour Fitness. Her reality television series, “The Natalie Gulbis Show,” has run for three seasons on The Golf Channel.

Gulbis’ management team will be led by John Steele in New York.

More information about Gulbis is available at: Natalie Gulbis.

About IMG

IMG is the world’s premier sports, entertainment and media enterprise.

Operating in 30 countries, IMG’s diverse businesses include: consulting services; event ownership and management; fashion events and models representation; licensing; golf course design; and client representation in golf, tennis, broadcasting, speakers, European football, rugby, cricket, motor sports, coaching, Olympic sports and action sports. IMG Academies are the world’s largest and most advanced multi-sport training and educational facilities, delivering world-class sports training experiences to more than 12,000 junior, collegiate, adult, and professional athletes each year.

IMG’s media and entertainment operations include content production subsidiaries Darlow Smithson Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions. Globally, IMG produces and distributes more than 11,000 hours of sports, documentary, drama, comedy, entertainment, popular factual and children’s content annually. IMG also represents the broadcast rights to many of the world’s premier sporting events and has the world’s largest sports archive with more than 250,000 hours of footage.

Forstmann Little & Co. purchased IMG in 2004.

More information about IMG is available at IMG World.

Contact:

Contact:
Jim Gallagher
IMG
(212) 774-4419
Jim.Gallagher@imgworld.com

Brian Weiss
IMG
(212) 774-6782
Brian.Weiss@imgworld.com

Source: IMG

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One of the most marketable names in golf, Natalie Gulbis, has changed management agencies.

LPGA star Natalie Gulbis has left Octagon for IMG, joining a stable of golfers that includes Tiger Woods and Annika Sorenstam. Calls placed Jan. 9 to Gulbis were not immediately returned, and attempts to reach John Steele, who will represent her for IMG, were unsuccessful.

Terms of the deal were unknown.

The move was confirmed by several industry sources. It also was confirmed by a copy of IMG’s internal client list that it circulates among industry executives quoting prices for each of its golfers for corporate outings and other events that was obtained by Golfweek.

Gulbis’ separation from Octagon ends a two-year run during which she became one of the most visible women in golf, if not sports. In that span, she signed endorsement deals with MasterCard, RSM McGladrey, Canon, Raymond Weil, Sem Group, Anheuser-Busch and 24 Hour Fitness, as well as an extension with TaylorMade-Adidas.

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LPGA superstar, Natalie Gulbis, fresh off completing another private signing with ItsAlreadySigned4U.com Sports Memorabilia, has some new memorabilia just in time for the holidays. Natalie has autographed a commemorative photograph of her kissing the 2007 Evian Masters Trophy following her huge 1st LPGA win in 2007. Also available are a stunning shot of Natalie Gulbis in a green Adidas golf ensemble as well as copies of Natalie Gulbis’ 2008 Calendar. As always, all autographed memorabilia directly from Natalie Gulbis is authenticated by Natalie Gulbis Authenticated and ItsalreadySigned4U.com. Pick up an item for yourself or give one to another Natalie Gulbis fan as gift!

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