Longest Driver on the PGA TOUR, John Daly, Hits the Links in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2004 from EA SPORTS

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - March 19, 2003 - John Daly, the longest driver on the PGA TOUR, has signed a deal with Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq:ERTS) to appear in EA's interactive golf software products, including Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2004. The winner of four PGA TOUR tournaments, including two majors - 1991 PGA Championship and 1995 British Open Championship, Daly joins Woods, Adam Scott, Jesper Parnevik, Charles Howell III, among others on the virtual links in the latest installment of the best selling golf title from EA SPORTS .  He will be motion captured today by EA to ensure the game has the most accurate representation of his powerful swing.

"I'm really looking forward to teeing it up against Tiger and the rest of the PGA TOUR gang in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Golf," Daly said. "Working with EA SPORTS is definitely a lot of fun and I'm really looking forward to seeing how true-to-life both my swing and my character look in the game."

Last season Daly won his 11th Driving Distance crown with a record mark of 306.8, topping his own 2001 mark of 306.7.

Scheduled to launch this fall, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2004 will feature some of the most prestigious PGA TOUR courses, including Pebble Beach Golf Links, St Andrews Golf Links as well as new courses, and 15 of the best golfers on the PGA TOUR. EA, continuing its exclusive partnership with the PGA TOUR and the world's best and most famous golfer, Tiger Woods, delivers the most realistic golf simulation for fans of PC as well as console golf on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube™.  

EA SPORTS (www.easports.com) is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world. Its top-selling franchises and games include FIFA soccer, John Madden Football™, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR golf, NHL® hockey, Knockout Kings™ boxing, NBA LIVE basketball and NASCAR Thunder racing.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.7 billion for fiscal 2002. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for the Internet, personal computers and video game systems. EA markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA GAMES™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and EA.COMSM.  More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com

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