BRASELTON, Ga. -- The American Junior Golf Association announced that BullFrog Sunscreen will become a Tournament Partner for the 2008 season, an alliance which will help protect junior golfers ages 12-18 and their parents across the United States.
BullFrog® is manufactured by Chattem, Inc., a leading marketer and manufacturer of a broad portfolio of branded OTC healthcare products, toiletries and dietary supplements. The products in the BullFrog® line include sunblock and mosquito-repellant combinations and are available at many local retailers.
For a complete listing and to learn more about BullFrog® products, visit www.bullfrogsunblock.com.
“BullFrog® is proud of our new partnership with the American Junior Golf Association,” said Jennifer Cooper, Marketing Manager for Chattem, Inc. “We’re happy to be able to put the best sports sunblock in the hands of the best junior golfers in the country. As these junior golfers and their parents walk the fairways they know their skin will have the ultimate protection from the sun’s harmful UVA and UVB rays.”
The sunscreen and mosquito repellant manufacturer will help protect more than 15,000 participants and parents during AJGA qualifiers, Junior-Ams and tournaments during 2008.
“The AJGA is very pleased to announce our partnership with the industry leader in UVA & UVB protection,” said Jason Etzen, AJGA executive vice president of corporate partnerships.
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA, the largest Association of its kind, has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of more than 5,000 junior golfers from 49 states and 30 foreign countries.
Titleist, the AJGA’s National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association’s success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, which is in its third decade of support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Polo Ralph Lauren became the AJGA’s second Premier Partner.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 160 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 300 wins. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink, Davis Love III, Cristie Kerr, Pat Hurst, Paula Creamer, Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel and Julieta Granada.
For more information, please contact Tonya Oskarson (toskarson@ajga.org) in the AJGA Sponsorship Department at (678) 425-1743 or visit the AJGA Web site at ajga.org.
Contact: Tonya Oskarson, AJGA
(678) 425-1743
