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NORTON, MASS. (Jan. 30, 2007) -- The Deutsche Bank Championship and its partners raised a record $2.6 million for New England Charities and the Tiger Woods Learning Center during the 2006 Championship, $1 million more than was raised in 2005. The Deutsche Bank Championship is a highlight of the PGA TOUR schedule and in just four years has raised $7 million for local and national charities. In 2007, the tournament becomes one of four exclusive members of the high-profile PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, further raising the Championship's profile both regionally and nationally.

The primary charitable beneficiary of the Deutsche Bank Championship is the Tiger Woods Learning Center. In addition, many local New England charities benefit from the Championship's programs, including Artists for Humanity, G-Row Boston (Girls Row), St. Mary's Women and Children's Center, Young Entrepreneurs Alliance (YEA), Mother Caroline Academy, Nativity Preparatory School, Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Tenacity, Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston and Providence, Bottomline, Norton/Attleboro YMCA, Hockomock YMCA, Boston Cares and the Stop & Shop Family Foundation.

"The Deutsche Bank Championship keeps getting better every year, but nothing is more gratifying than our record-breaking achievements in charitable giving," said Seth Waugh, CEO of Deutsche Bank Americas. "We are committed to being a good corporate citizen in the communities where we live and work, so we are extremely proud to support such a worthy group of organizations."

"I was really pleased to win the Deutsche Bank Championship over Labor Day weekend. It's such a great tournament, and we're proud of the partnership with Deutsche Bank in their support of our Learning Center," Tiger Woods said.

"The primary purpose of the Deutsche Bank Championship is to serve its local New England community by exhausting all efforts to raise money for its charities, and I am extremely pleased with these impressive results," Deutsche Bank Championship Director Eric Baldwin said. "The Tiger Woods Learning Center and all of the Championship's valuable contributors have formed an indispensable team that continues to make a difference with our children every day."

In addition to the several charities that galvanize local efforts, the Deutsche Bank Championship also supports many other local organizations throughout the year through events, live and silent auctions, youth clinics and educational programs. The Deutsche Bank Championship also takes pride in contributing to communities it directly impacts, including the towns of Norton and Mansfield, Mass.

The PGA TOUR reached the $1 billion milestone in charitable contributions in 2005. Since the TOUR's first recorded donation of $10,000 in 1938, more than 2,000 charities and one million people have been helped annually.

About Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank <NYSE: DB> is a leading global investment bank with a strong and profitable private clients franchise. A leader in Germany and Europe, the bank is continuously growing in North America, Asia and key emerging markets. With Euro 1,097 billion in assets and 67,474 employees in 73 countries, Deutsche Bank offers unparalleled financial services throughout the world. The bank competes to be the leading global provider of financial solutions for demanding clients creating exceptional value for its shareholders and people.

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., member NYSE, NASD and SIPC, is the investment banking and securities arm of Deutsche Bank AG in the United States.

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About IMG and IMG Media

IMG is the world's premier Sports, Entertainment and Media Company. IMG is a diversified global business with two major business segments: IMG Sports & Entertainment, and IMG Media. IMG employs over 2,300 people in 30 countries. Forstmann Little & Co. purchased IMG in 2004.

IMG Sports & Entertainment includes: consulting services; event ownership and management; fashion events and models representation; licensing; golf course design; client representation in golf, tennis, broadcasting, European football, rugby, cricket, motorsports, coaching, Olympic sports and action sports. In addition, IMG Academies are the world's largest and most advanced, state-of-the-art, multi-sport training and educational facility, delivering world-class sports training experiences to over 12,000 junior, collegiate, adult and professional athletes each year.

IMG Media, which includes our content production subsidiaries TWI and Darlow Smithson Productions, is recognized as a global leader in the delivery of traditional and new media content and services, with Internet, broadband and mobile expertise, transforming how audiences access and interact with content. IMG Media produces and distributes over 9,000 hours of sports, documentary, docu-drama, entertainment, and popular factual content annually, over multiple platforms across 200 countries, including award-winning television and radio programming. It also represents the broadcast rights to many of the world's premier sporting events and has the world's biggest sports archive with more than 200,000 hours of footage.

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About The Tournament Players Club of Boston

The Tournament Players Club of Boston is an addition to the PGA TOUR's prestigious Tournament Players Club Network. Featuring a signature Arnold Palmer-designed course, the TPC of Boston offers a quality golf experience for all levels of play. The course offers five sets of tees, measuring 7,415 yards from the championship tees, and features a 10-acre practice facility and elegant 34,000 square-foot clubhouse. Located in the Great Woods of Norton, MA, the TPC of Boston opened in June 2002 as the 22nd Tournament Players Club, which is owned by PGA TOUR Golf Course Properties. The Network includes more than 30 facilities, including licensed courses and international facilities.