Charlotte, NC – October 14, 2011 – With three straight top-10 finishes to close the 2011 eGolf Tour season, Frank Adams III of Laurinburg, NC earned an exemption into the European Tour’s 2012 King Hassan II Trophy, to be contested in Agadir, Morocco next spring. The six-time tour winner posted finishes of T8, T4 and T3 in the three events that made up the tour’s “Road to Morocco,” and narrowly edged leading money winner Corey Nagy for the prized exemption.

The Road to Morocco, announced on September 13^th, was a three-tournament series consisting of the Cabarrus Classic presented by VisitCabarrus.com, the Bushnell Classic at Spring Creek, and this past week’s Salisbury Classic. eGolf Tour members accumulated points based on their respective finishes, with the points leader following the Salisbury Classic earning a spot in the King Hassan II Trophy.

The King Hassan II Trophy, which pairs professionals with amateurs in a Pebble Beach-style format, was recognized as an official European Tour event for the first time in 2010 as part of The Race to Dubai. The event was first contested in 1971 and boasts past champions such as Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington, Nick Price, Seve Ballesteros and Lee Trevino.

The 2012 edition will be contested at Golf du Palais Royal and Golf de L’Océan, with the former being located inside the walls of the Royal Palace. The purse for the 2011 King Hassan II Trophy was €1,517,916 (Euros), or the equivalent of $2,189,745 (USD).

Adams, a former East Carolina University standout and one of the longest tenured players on the eGolf Tour, entered the Road to Morocco on the heels of back-to-back missed cuts and just two top-10 finishes on the year.

At the Cabarrus Classic in September, Adams carded rounds of 67-68—135 to finish T8 and earn 850 points in the Road to Morocco points race.

“I played well at Cabarrus and came out of there feeling good about my game,” said Adams, 32. “I hadn’t played well leading into that week, so it was important to bounce back.”

From Cabarrus, the tour moved north to Gordonsville, VA for the Bushnell Classic at Spring Creek, where Adams put himself in position to win after opening with rounds of 67-69—136 to sit in a tie for fourth heading into the final round. A closing 72 left Adams seven shots shy of winner Matt Ryan, but nevertheless left him in a tie for fourth and in possession of 1,400 more points to move up to No. 7 on the points list.

“It felt good to get back in contention at Spring Creek,” said Adams. “The more you can do that, the better you’re going to get. Just to get that confidence up heading into the last event, it was big.”

At the Salisbury Classic this past week, Adams – who now resides in Salisbury, NC – posted rounds of 69-66—135 in yet another rain-shortened event, and was forced to wait until the tournament’s completion to discover his fate.

Possibly threatening Adams’ spot in Morocco was two-time eGolf Tour winner Corey Nagy, who was the clubhouse leader at 10-under par after rounds of 65-67—132. Three clear of Adams, who was tied for second alongside four other players, Nagy had to go to extra holes in order to win his third title of the year at Salisbury. The player Nagy defeated with a birdie on the first playoff hole, Brad Hopfinger, was a non-member, and therefore not eligible for points in the Road to Morocco race. In turn, Adams’ T3 finish in the tournament was actually a T2 finish in the points race, and the ensuing boost in points (1,540) pushed him 40 points clear of Nagy.

“I was at home crunching numbers and trying to see how it would shake out. I thought I clipped Corey by a few points, but you’re never really sure until all of the numbers settle,” said Adams, who came back to the Country Club of Salisbury after earning the exemption for post-round interviews.

The exemption into the King Hassan II Trophy will mark Adams’ third career trip to Morocco to compete in a professional event. In 2010, Adams was one of 10 eGolf Tour players to earn an exemption into the European Challenge Tour’s Moroccan Golf Classic, where he finished T49. In March of this year, Adams was one of 110 eGolf Tour players to travel to the North African country to compete in the tour’s Samanah Classic and El Jadida Classic. Adams finished MC and T8 in the two events, respectively.

“I’m thrilled to be going back to Morocco for the King Hassan II Trophy. It will be my first start on the European Tour, and to have it happen on the Palace Course will be a surreal experience,” said Adams of the host venue. “The ATH (Association du Trophee Hassan II de Golf) has been very good to us and has made each trip to Morocco a memorable one. I look forward to returning.”

The exemption is the fifth granted to the eGolf Tour by the Association du Trophee Hassan II de Golf since 2010. Chris Baker and Jhared Hack earned exemptions into the event’s 2011 edition, as did Chris McCartin and Phillip Mollica, the respective winners of the Samanah Classic and El Jadida Classic.