AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Club Car’s support of the PGA of America and its members continues June 19-22, at Reynolds Plantation in nearby Greensboro, Ga., site of the 41st PGA Professional National Championship.
A longstanding partner of PGA Professionals and supporter of the Association’s premier events, Club Car is a presenting sponsor of The PGA Professional National Championship, which will be played on the Great Waters and Reynolds Landing courses at the Lake Oconee resort.
Club Car has been a presenting sponsor of the National Championship since 1997 and has been involved with the showcase event for PGA Professionals as a sponsor since 1993.
“Club Car is a longstanding supporter of the PGA of America through its quality products and service to PGA Professionals,” said PGA of America President Brian Whitcomb. “We’re proud to have Club Car as a partner at this Championship and at all of our Association premier events throughout the year.”
“The PGA of America represents golf’s most distinguished ambassadors, the men and women who help grow the game and perpetuate its values,” said Gary Michel, president and CEO of Club Car, a business of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, a diversified industrial firm. “We’re thrilled to be part of this prestigious event at a venue so near our hometown.”
The Professional National Championship is one of several events highlighting Club Car’s celebration of its 50th anniversary in 2008.
In addition to its sponsorship of the National Championship, Club Car supports the 41 PGA Section Championships that are conducted throughout the nation to determine the national field.
Club Car also is a lead supporter in the industry-wide Play Golf America campaign, which encourages golf participation; and is the Exclusive Golf Car, Turf Utility and Transportation Vehicle Supplier for PGA Golf Properties and the official supplier of golf cars and utility vehicles to PGA Tournament Players Clubs.
A business of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, a diversified industrial firm,
Club Car Honors the Game in its service to customers and support of the golf industry. Club Car is the exclusive premier partner of the National Golf Course Owners Association in the U.S. and NGCOA Canada’s exclusive Golf Car Supplier and Platinum Partner. Club Car is also a sponsor of the European Golf Course Owners Association, a Silver Partner of the GCSAA and a Corporate Advantage Partner of the Club Managers Association of America. It is the Official Supplier of Golf Cars and Utility Vehicles to the 2010 Ryder Cup, the Official Golf Car and Golf Utility Vehicle and an Official Sponsor of the PGA European Tour, the official supplier of golf cars and utility vehicles to PGA Tournament Players Clubs, and leading sponsor of the PGA Professional National Championship, The First Tee and the Executive Women’s Golf Association.
About Club Car
Club Car provides fleet, turf, hospitality and financing solutions for golf, agricultural, recreational and industrial markets. For more information on Club Car, go to www.clubcar.com. Based in Augusta, Ga., Club Car is part of the Industrial Technologies sector of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited. Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) is a diversified industrial company providing products, services and integrated solutions to industries ranging from transportation and manufacturing to food retailing, construction, and agriculture. Driven by a 100-year-old tradition of technological innovation, Ingersoll Rand enables companies and their customers to create progress. For more information, go to www.ingersollrand.com.
