Exhibit 23.01








                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Avid Sportswear & Golf Corporation
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
United Companies Corporation
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


We hereby consent to the use of our audit reports dated March 26, 2002 and
February 7, 2002 for the years ended December 31, 2001 which are incorporated in
this Form S-4 and the Joint Proxy Statement of Avid Sportswear & Golf
Corporation and United Companies Corporation, respectively. We also consent to
all references to our firm in this Form S-4 and the Joint Proxy Statement.




HJ & Associates, LLC
Salt Lake City, Utah
August 12, 2002