TELUS World Skins Game brings in additional PGA TOUR stars to ensure fans don't miss any world-class

Organizers of the 2009 TELUS World Skins Game, taking place Monday and Tuesday, announced today that they will bring in a number of PGA TOUR stars for a Golf exhibition tomorrow at La Temp?te Golf Club. The additional players will substitute for the front nine holes of the event that will be moved to Tuesday due to the weather delays at the U.S . Open . In order to thank the fans for their support, and to ensure that every minute of the day is filled with world class Golf action, organizers announced that PGA stars Padraig Harrington from Ireland, Michael Campbell from New Zealand, and Chris DiMarco from the United States, would be joining top-ranked Qu?bec pro, R?mi Bouchard, for an exhibition match on Monday at La Temp?te Golf Club in L?vis. "We saw this as a chance to thank the fans of Qu?bec for the support they have showed from the time we announced La Temp?te as the location for the 2009 event, and to ensure that this is the best TELUS World Skins Game yet." said Brad Pelletier, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of IMG Canada. "Fans will see even more world-class Golf action with the addition of Padraig, Michael and Chris on Monday before the main TELUS World Skins Game event on Tuesday." Because the U.S. Open will be carried over to Monday, fans will see Couples, Harrington, Campbell and DiMarco participate in the 8 a.m. Pro-Am, followed by an exhibition match at 12:30 p.m. with the same pros joined by Qu?bec PGA pro Remi Bouchard. It is expected that all five TELUS World Skins Game players, will arrive in Qu?bec City by Monday night, and ALL 18 HOLES of the TELUS World Skins Game, featuring Weir, Couples, Garcia, Ogilvy and Poulter would be played on Tuesday beginning at 12:30 p.m.

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?????Monday,?June?22

?????8:00?a.m.?-?Professionals?play?in?Pro-Am?(Front?nine?holes).

?????12:30?p.m.?-?Exhibition?Match?featuring?Fred?Couples,?Padraig?Harrington,

?????Michael?Campbell,?Chris?DiMarco?and?Qu?bec?PGA?pro?R?mi?Bouchard.

?????Tuesday,?June?23

?????8:00?a.m.?-?Professionals?play?in?Pro-Am?(Back?nine?holes).

?????12:30?p.m.?-?Mike?Weir,?Fred?Couples,?Sergio?Garcia,?Geoff?Ogilvy?and?Ian

?????Poulter?to?play?ALL?18?HOLES?of?the?TELUS?World?Skins?Game.

Fulfilling its promise to "give where we live", TELUS has partnered with Op?ration Enfant Soleil, a local charity that invests in the development of quality pediatric care in Qu?bec, for the 2009 TELUS World Skins Game. Owned and operated by IMG in Canada for 17 years, the TELUS World Skins Game has included many of the biggest names in the game including Jack Nicklaus, Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples and Greg Norman. The TELUS World Skins Game is also sponsored by Audi, Desjardins, Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, GREY GOOSE(R) Vodka, Qu?bec City Tourism, Qu?bec Tourism and Samsung. About IMG Operating in 30 countries, IMG Sports & Entertainment'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 and action sports. IMG Academies are the world's largest, multi-sport training and educational facilities, delivering world-class training experiences to more than 12,000 junior, collegiate, adult, and professional athletes each year. About TELUS TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $9.7 billion of annual revenue and 11.6 million customer connections including 6.2 million wireless subscribers, 4.2 million wireline network access lines and 1.2 million Internet subscribers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video. In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed $137 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered more than 2.6 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Nine TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead our local philanthropic initiatives. For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.