NBC, in conjunction with the Sports Network (SNI), will
broadcast the 1994 Skills Challenge in Phoenix, AZ, on October
15th.  The Skills Challenge pits top PGA pros in a test of
various golf skills.  Now in its third year, the tournament has
received "excellent" overall sales.  SNI VP Don Roennigke:
"Sponsors recognize this as an established event with growing
ratings" (THE DAILY, 9/15).
     KMART GOLF NEWS:  Kmart's recent decision to close 110
stores will "have no effect on its association with the PGA
Tour's Greater Greensboro Open. The existing contract provides
for Kmart's title sponsorship of the $1.5M tournament through
1996." Stanhope Johnson, chairman of the '95 GGO: "Our
relationship is as strong as its ever been" (Helen Rose,
GOLFWEEK, 9/17 issue).