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PING
Continues its Dedication to Junior Golf |
AJGA
Official Partner sponsors five events in 2005 |
By
Katy Conlon
Sponsorship Intern
In the midst of its 15th year serving as a sponsor for the American
Junior Golf Association, PING’s loyal support has enabled
thousands of juniors the chance to earn college scholarships.
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PING Junior at The Woodlands, held over Easter Weekend
in The Woodlands, Texas, is one of five events in which
PING serves as title sponsor. |
Through
its years of quality sponsorship, PING has made a tremendous
impact on the junior golf community by helping to provide opportunities
for junior golfers throughout the nation and the world with
the chance to play quality junior golf amongst top competition.
PING's impact will come to fruition Sept. 5-7 with the third
edition of the PING Junior Solheim Cup, held at The Bridgewater
Club in Westfield, Ind. Modeled after The Solheim Cup, the event
will feature 12 of the top U.S. girls versus their European
counterparts.
“We appreciate PING’s long-term commitment to the
AJGA and junior golf,” said Jason Etzen, AJGA executive
vice president of development. “Countless juniors have
fulfilled their dreams of attaining college golf scholarships
by playing in PING tournaments.”
Now in its fourth year as an Official Partner with the AJGA,
PING is sponsoring four open tournaments this season in addition
to the PING Junior Solheim Cup: the PING Junior at The Woodlands,
the PING Junior at Mirasol, the PING Junior at Diablo Grande
and the PING Phoenix Junior.
The superior level of competition at PING-sponsored tournaments
is apparent in the precedent set by past event champions such
as Tiger Woods, Grace Park, Kevin Na, Anthony Kim and Paula
Creamer.
PING-sponsored tournaments span the nation and are held at top-notch
facilities, including The Country Club at Mirasol - Sunrise
Course, home of the PGA TOUR's Honda Classic. With their support
of junior tournaments in California, Arizona, Texas, Indiana
and Florida, PING truly provides opportunites for junior golfers
across the entire country.
As PING continues to transform golf today with its pioneering
ideas and commitment to quality, it applies this passion to
its sponsorship of the AJGA as well. A glaring example of its
ardent devotion to the further development of junior golf is
the creation of the PING Junior Solheim Cup.
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| The
Pat Abshire Special putting contest has become a staple
at PING-sponsored events. |
The
first of its type in junior golf, the PING Junior Solheim Cup
gives top female junior golfers a prime opportunity to expand
their horizons by gaining an internationally charged competitive
experience. The best 12 junior female golfers in the United
States and the top 12 in Europe will contend against each other
in this prestigious team event. This tournament exemplifies
the highest degree of quality and excellence in junior golf.
"We are very excited to create what I believe to be one
of the premier women's junior team events in the world - the
PING Junior Solheim Cup,” said John Solheim, CEO and chairman
of PING.
A biennial event that began in 2002, this year’s PING
Junior Solheim Cup will prove to be exciting as Morgan Pressel,
Esther Choe and Kimberly Donovan lead the charge for the U.S.
team to retrieve the title claimed by the Europeans in 2003.
The arena of junior golf and the AJGA would not be to the level
they are today without the past decade and a half of committed,
quality sponsorship from PING. The company is truly a driving
force in the development of golf’s next generation. |
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