Golf Trust of America, Inc.
(AMEX: GTA)



Golf Trust of America, Inc. Announces Sale of Northgate Country Club


CHARLESTON, SC, May 13, 2002 -- Golf Trust of America, Inc. (AMEX:GTA), a real estate investment trust, announced today that on May 8, 2002, it closed on the sale of Northgate Country Club for total consideration of $10.875 million to Northgate Country Club, LLC, a Texas limited liability company. The Northgate Country Club is a 27-hole golf course located in Houston, Texas.

Golf Trust of America, Inc. is a real estate investment trust engaged in a liquidation of its interests in golf courses in the United States pursuant to a plan of liquidation approved by its stockholders. The Company currently owns an interest in 19.5 (eighteen-hole equivalent) golf courses. Additional information, including an archive of all corporate press releases, is available over the Company's website at www.golftrust.com.

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Certain matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those projected in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors including general economic conditions, competition for golf course acquisitions, the availability of equity and debt financing, interest rates and other risk factors as outlined in the Company's SEC reports.


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