Morgan Freeman swings into action at BMW Championship 2007. Oscar-winning actor stars in the Pro-Am

Chicago. Oscar-winning actor and golf devotee Morgan Freeman proved to be one
of the stars at the BMW Championship 2007 Pro-Am tournament in Chicago today,
joining a very competitive field of BMW invited guests and professionals for a
round of golf on the Dubsdread championship course. "It was a thrill to play
with Trevor Immelman and our fine team on such a truly challenging, and really
great course. I shot a 92 on the practice day (on the Blue-White course at Cog
Hill). But it's a very different sort of play when you're walking alongside
some of the world's most outstanding players."

One of Freeman's signature roles was in the movie Driving Miss Daisy, for which
he received his second of four Oscar nominations. At Cog Hill Golf & Country
Club, he discussed sustainability with Tom Purves, Chairman and CEO of BMW (US)
Holding corp. Freeman, who won the Best Supporting Oscar for his superb role in
the Million Dollar Baby, came to golf relatively late in life, but quickly
became what he describes as "a bona fide addict".

In a charming article he recently wrote in a Newsweek Magazine, Freeman noted:
"Golf marks a major turning point for me, because I felt like I needed a
change. But I never expected golf to be its own religion, a kind of spiritual
journey."

Freeman loves the way golf is totally absorbing. "When you are aiming at the
golf ball, it's the only thing in the universe of any importance," he observed
before adding: "The bigger point here is that golf is a good metaphor for one's
life ... It's something you always have to work at; you don't get perfect at
golf. It's the never-ending quest for betterment."

Like anybody who has endured golf's ability to seem almost easy one day and
then impossible the next, Freeman said it was encouraging to watch the top pros
like Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Jim Furyk, all of whom are competing in the BMW
Championship. "The game frustrates them in the same ways as it frustrates the
rest of us," he said. Then, with a wry qualification, he added: "Lucky for
them, they're not frustrated nearly as often."

After the Pro-Am, Purves said the event had been a great experience for all the
participants. "It was exhilarating and humbling to play alongside some of the
world's best players," said Purves, a long-standing player in his own right.

Also in the field of amateurs was 71-year-old Gary Zimmerman from Hartland,
Wisconsin. Zimmerman was the winner of a unique online contest, dubbed "The
Ultimate Foursome," in which BMW owners were asked to submit essays via
www.bmwusa.com describing which professional player they would most like to
team with and why. Selected on the basis of creativity, originality and
sincerity, Zimmerman's essay won the top prize, giving him first pick in the
Pro-Am draw as well as a trip for two to the BMW Championship with hotel
accommodations and VIP access to tournament events.

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