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SRIXON
SPORTS TO SPONSOR AJGA QUALIFIER SERIES |
Three-year
agreement begins with qualifiers to be held on Easter weekend
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Srixon
Sports and the American Junior Golf Association will partner
in 2005 to conduct 44 Srixon Qualifiers in 25 states to accompany
the 44 Open events on the AJGA schedule.
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| Atlanta-based
Srixon will sponsor AJGA Qualifiers through the 2007 season.
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The three-year deal will provide playing opportunities to more
than 4,000 junior golfers, ages 12-18, throughout the AJGA season.
The agreement marks the first partnership between the AJGA and
Atlanta-based Srixon in the 27-year existence of the Association.
The Srixon Qualifier Series is part of a continuing effort being
made to provide AJGA members with additional opportunities to
compete at the national level.
"The AJGA has been the cornerstone for developing golf
at a high level,” said Mike Pai, vice president of marketing
for Srixon Sports. “We are excited to expose our brand
to the world's best junior golfers and have them consider Srixon."
Srixon Qualifiers are 18-hole events that will take place prior
to every Open tournament. Approximately 100 junior golfers who
comprise each qualifier field will compete to round out remaining
spots in the Open tournaments. Fifty percent of the approximately
100-player fields will be restricted to 2006 high school graduates
in order to provide them with playing opportunites to gain optimal
exposure to colleges and universities prior to graduation.
As part of the deal, each junior golfer competing in a Srixon
Qualifier will receive a dozen golf balls courtesy of Srixon.
“We are excited to have a world-respected company such
as Srixon as a sponsor of our Qualifier Series,” said
Jason Etzen, AJGA executive vice president of development. “Srixon’s
support will allow more juniors opportunities to gain national
exposure for college golf scholarships.”
SRIXON Sports USA, Inc., based in Norcross, Ga., has been distributing
premium golf balls and equipment in the U.S. since 1997 and
is a subsidiary of SRI Sports. SRI Sports is one of the world's
leading patent holders in golf ball technology and manufactures
several golf balls played in the United States. SRI Sports-made
balls have won 73 PGA TOUR events since 1989, including seven
majors. For more information about SRIXON, please visit www.srixon.com |
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