Sarah Ellerby To Appear On The Golf Channel

Sarah Ellerby to appear on The Golf ChannelWPBA Professional guest on Sprint Post Game ShowSarah Ellerby A.K.A Velvet will appear on The Golf Channel’s Sprint Post Game Show on December 8th, 2006. The Golf Channel is conducting a series of feature interviews with top athletes who also play golf. Velvet was interviewed by Kelly Tilghman, the first full time female golf commentator on the PGA Tour, starting in 2007. The interview took place at Reunion Resort, home of one of the richest events on the LPGA’s schedule, the Ginn Open. “This is phenomenal exposure for our sport.

The Golf Channel has a rich history and reach a completely different demographic than billiards, it’s very positive,” says Velvet. Kelly talks with Velvet about her recent success playing against the men on the International Pool Tour, as well as her 95 lb. weight-loss onSlim Fast and how it affected her career on and off the table. The interview will also air at a later date on The Golf Channel UK. Tune in on the 8th for the full scoop on Velvet!The Women’s Professional Billiard Association was formed in 1976 to promote competitive 9-Ball. In 1976 the tournaments were scarce with prize money barely covering the winner’s expenses. The organization has grown from a handful of players into a well organized professional tour including a program of nine affiliated, recognized regional tours serving the needs of the over one thousand members in 2006. Since the WPBA began airing on ESPN in 1993, many of the women have become familiar names.The Golf Channel (www.thegolfchannel.com), co-founded by Arnold Palmer and owned by Comcast Corp., features a programming schedule that includes more live golf coverage than any other network – an extensive blend of golf competition from around the world – as well as news, instruction and original productions, such as the popular realty series The Big Break . In addition to being the exclusive television home of the Nationwide Tour, European Tour and Canadian Tour, The Golf Channel is the exclusive cable home of the Champions Tour and televises other competition from the LPGA Tour, USGA, PGA of America, PGA Tour of Australasia and Sunshine Tour of Southern Africa.