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Stores are among 11 first quarter openings; bring total Golf Galaxy store count to 59 EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Golf Galaxy, Inc. (NASDAQ:GGXY), the interactive golf superstore offering Everything for the Game(R), today announced plans to open five new stores in April. Two of the new stores will open this coming weekend, including one store each in Oklahoma City, Okla., and Syracuse, N.Y. The three remaining stores will open later in the month in Las Vegas; Memphis, Tenn.; and Woodbridge, N.J. The new stores are among a total of 11 the specialty retailer plans to open in its first quarter. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050728/CGTH081LOGO ) "We are pleased to open five new stores in April as a part of our planned 14 to 16 new stores this fiscal year," said Randy Zanatta, president and CEO of Golf Galaxy. "We look forward to continuing to bring Golf Galaxy's unique interactive store concept to so many new markets and to continuing our expansion into the greater New York metropolitan area." The five new Golf Galaxy stores opening in April will be located at 8621 W. Charleston Blvd. in Las Vegas; 2362 N. Germantown Pkwy. in Memphis; 13830 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Oklahoma City; 2409 Erie Blvd. in Syracuse; and 893 St. George Ave., Woodbridge. About Golf Galaxy Golf Galaxy, Inc., based in Eden Prairie, Minn., owns and operates golf specialty retail stores. The company currently operates 54 stores in 23 states and an ecommerce website. The company's Everything for the Game(R) merchandising strategy offers a comprehensive selection of competitively priced brand name golf equipment, accessories, apparel, golf services, and golf instruction by on-staff certified PGA professionals in a unique interactive store environment. The GolfWorks, the golf industry's most complete source for golf club components, clubmaking tools and supplies, and technical information, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Golf Galaxy that sells direct to consumers via a catalog and the Internet at http://www.golfworks.com/ . For more information, visit http://www.golfgalaxy.com/ . Cautionary Statement This news release contains forward-looking statements about Golf Galaxy and readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements that are current only as of the date made. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those expressed in forward- looking statements. The factors listed below, among others, could cause the company's actual financial performance to differ materially from that expressed in any forward-looking statement: A decline in the popularity of golf or golf-related products and services; limitations imposed by suppliers on the amount or variety of products; failure by suppliers to develop and introduce new products or if new products result in excessive close-outs of existing inventories; seasonal fluctuation in demand for products; weather conditions; ability to successfully implement growth plan; competition in the golf and sporting goods industry; a decline in discretionary spending; availability of adequate capital to fund growth; and loss of key management. Additional information concerning these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is included in the company's prospectus in its Form S-1 Registration Statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The foregoing list should not be construed as exhaustive and Golf Galaxy disclaims any obligation subsequently to revise or update any previously made forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Contact: Patty Gibbs, Patty Gibbs & Company, 651-653-7302, Mick McCormick, Golf Galaxy, 952-918-3304, http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050728/CGTH081LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Golf Galaxy, Inc. CONTACT: Patty Gibbs of Patty Gibbs & Company, +1-651-653-7302, or ; or Mick McCormick of Golf Galaxy, +1-952-918-3304, or Web site: http://www.golfgalaxy.com/ http://www.golfworks.com/

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