Senior PGA Tour Rookies Lanny Wadkins and Andy North Among First to Commit to 2000 BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland

NASHVILLE, TN., April 14, 2000 - Lanny Wadkins and Andy North, two rookies on the 2000 Senior PGA TOUR, have committed to play in the BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland being held May 28 - June 4, 2000.

Wadkins, who had 21 PGA TOUR victories, won his first Senior PGA event in February at the ACE Group Classic in Naples, FL. He was immediately exempt on the Senior TOUR by his Top-31 standing on the all-time money list.

North, a color analyst for ESPN golf telecasts, is among only 17 players ever to win the U.S. Open twice. He will receive one of four sponsor exemptions from the BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland.

"We are excited to have Lanny Wadkins and Andy North, two top rookies, lead the playing field for the seventh annual BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland," said Jere Drummond, tournament vice chairman and vice chairman, BellSouth Corporation. "Each year the BellSouth Senior Classic continues to attract top contenders and we look forward to seeing additional players - rookies and veterans alike - commit to play in this year's tournament."

The BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland, with a $1.5 million purse and live ABC television coverage of its two final rounds, is considered a premiere stop on the Senior PGA TOUR.

In it's first six years, the BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland has raised more than $1 million for Tennessee charities. This year's beneficiaries are Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Family & Children's Service, Boy Scouts of America, The First Tee and Tennessee Lions Charities.

BellSouth (NYSE: BLS) is a $25 billion communications services company. It provides telecommunications, wireless and wireless long distance communications, Internet and data services, advertising and publishing, and video and entertainment services to nearly 37 million customers in 20 countries worldwide.

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