SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The world’s oldest and largest golf college, San Diego Golf Academy (SDGA) proudly announces that Charlene Carson, a third-semester student at the SDGA Phoenix Campus, has qualified for the Women’s Re/Max Long Drive World Finals. Carson will join golfers from around the globe on October 22, 2007, in Mesquite, Nev., to compete for the world’s most prestigious long drive title.

“We couldn’t be more proud of Charlene,” says Tim Eberlein, campus director of SDGA Phoenix. “She has worked extremely hard to increase her driving accuracy and distance to this incredible level of competition. We are all cheering for her.”

Carson qualified for the tournament by hitting an impressive 309-yard drive, and she will be one of 32 qualifiers competing for the title of 2007 Woman’s Re/Max Long-Drive World Champion.

Founded in 1974, the San Diego Golf Academy (SDGA) is the oldest and most respected two-year golf college in the world. SDGA offers a 16-month program of golf instruction and golf business management on five campus locations in major golf markets - Phoenix, Honolulu, Myrtle Beach, Orlando and San Diego. The SDGA is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), a national advocate and institutional voice for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation.

SDGA’s 16-month program balances classroom studies, practical experience and comprehensive understanding of the business of golf.

For more information on the San Diego Golf Academy, please call 800.342.7342, email info@sdga.edu or visit www.sdga.edu.

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