RAIN BIRD INSTALLS FIRST UNDERGROUND HOSE REELS AT TWO PREMIER GOLF COURSES

TUCSON, Ariz., (January 24, 2006) – Rain Bird Golf has announced that two leading golf courses are the first to install its new Underground Hose Reel, a new tool for superintendents that allows for quick and easy spot irrigation and won’t damage turf or disrupt play. The renowned courses are The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards in Sunset, S.C., and Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and Spa in Tucson, Ariz.

The Cliffs at Keowee Vinyards Golf Course is part of The Cliffs Communities, which are premier, private, master-planned, gated residential communities located in the heart of the Carolina Preserve. Tri-State Pump and Controls worked with Daniel Brazinski, vice president - golf maintenance and Mike Harbin, director of golf maintenance for The Cliffs Communities, to facilitate the installation of the Underground Hose Reel on the 11th hole of the course. Tri-State Pump and Controls is a distributor of Rain Bird Golf irrigation equipment providing totally integrated irrigation solutions from Reservoir to Rotor™. Sodfather, an irrigation contractor from Spartanburg, S.C., completed the installation.

Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and Spa installed the Underground Hose Reel on the first hole of its recently opened Sonoran Course. Home of the PGA Tour Chrysler Classic of Tucson, Omni Tucson National, was selected as one of Golf Digest's 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America. Horizon, one of Rain Bird’s distributors, helped coordinate the installation with Michael Petty, head golf course superintendent for Omni Tucson National. Ben Orozco, assistant golf course superintendent, easily completed the installation. Horizon provided the irrigation equipment - including two Rain Bird pump stations - for the recent renovation and expansion of the Sonoran Course. The installation of the Underground Hose Reel highlighted Horizon’s ability to provide complete irrigation solutions for golf courses.

Rain Bird recently introduced its Underground Hose Reel product to help save money and preserve optimal golf course conditions. This is done by reducing turf damage and hose wear caused by transporting hoses across the playing surface. Rain Bird’s Underground Hose Reel is ideal for installation next to greens and is designed to help crew members respond faster during periods of extreme heat stress or dry conditions. The Underground Hose Reel makes the tedious job of hand-watering quick and easy. Directly connected to the main line, the Underground Hose Reel is quickly accessible and provides less interruption of play when hand-watering specific areas is necessary.

About Rain Bird Golf

Rain Bird Corporation – Golf Division manufactures a wide range of irrigation products for golf courses: Pump Stations, EAGLE™ gear drive rotors, the new EAGLE™ Wireless Rotor series, field controllers, map-based central control irrigation systems, decoders, swing joints, flow meters, filtration systems, valves and irrigation accessories. Rain Bird central control components are serviced and supported by a comprehensive Global Service Plan (GSP). These products are sold worldwide through an extensive network of specialty irrigation distributors. For more information, please contact 1-800-RAINBIRD or www.rainbird.com.