FINDLAY, Ohio – March 15, 2005 – Pukka Headwear, designer and manufacturer of premium golf headwear and accessories, has been named the official headwear supplier for the Championship of Best Friends. Pukka will provide Championship of Best Friends logoed caps for the tournament which benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
Celebrating life's gift of friendship, the Championship of Best Friends is the nationwide golf tournament which brings together amateur golfers, and PGA TOUR / LPGA Professionals, John Daly, Scott Hoch, Chris Riley, Rod Pampling, Rory Sabbatini, and Natalie Gulbis.
The inaugural Championship of Best Friends will roll out in eight cities, Detroit, Jacksonville, New Orleans, New York City, Oakland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Phoenix. In each city best friend twosomes compete at one of thirty registered public, semi-private and private golf courses. Eight City Championship winners are paired with PGA Tour Professionals, or LPGA Star Natalie Gulbis, and their best friends; the resulting eight foursomes compete in the first ever Championship of Best Friends.
The inaugural championship will be held on January 30, 2006 and hosted at TPC at Valencia Golf Club in sunny California. All eight teams in the Championship of Best Friends will receive an expense paid trip to Pro Football's biggest game, held in Detroit in 2006.
"We couldn't be more excited to be a part of the Championship of Best Friends," said Pukka Headwear President Shawn Rogers. "This is exactly the type of event Pukka likes to be associated with. Bringing together best friends, a great game and benefiting an extremely worth-while cause; the Championship of Best Friends is sure to be a world-class tournament."
"Everyone at the Championship of Best Friends is pleased extremely that Pukka has agreed to be our official headwear," said Frank Keasler, President of Best Friends, LLC. "Pukka is precisely the type of company we want as a partner. They are dedicated to performance, delivering quality products, and building solid business friendships along the way."
Pukka is a designer and manufacturer of branded golf headwear and accessories. Based out of Findlay, Ohio, the company offers a unique blend of quality products and services to the golf industry. As the "top-shelf" brand of premium golf headwear, Pukka provides the industry's highest quality, a fashion forward look and the perfect fit. Whether your needs are custom graphics and caps, personalized private labels or tournament cap production, Pukka can help you do it in style.
For further information, please visit www.pukkagolf.com or call 1-877-345-5110 to speak with a customer service representative.
For more on the Championship of Best Friends visit www.golfsbestfriends.com or call 904-339-0255.
Contact:
Michael Coppes
419 429 7808 ext. 147
mcoppes@pukkagolf.com
www.pukkagolf.com
