Golf Channel Am Tour Partners with Antigua

Golf Channel Am Tour Partners with Antigua

“Antigua is one of the top apparel brands in the golf industry, and we are pleased to have them aboard the Golf Channel Am Tour team,” said Gene Pizzolato, chief operating officer for Golf Channel New Media Ventures.Golf Channel Am Tour Newest Official World Golf Ranking members will receive Antigua apparel as a part of their membership welcome packs. The Antigua brand also will be woven into all Golf Channel Am Tour local championships, regional major championships and the 2010 Golf Channel Am Tour National Championships, Sept. 21-29 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.“All of us at Antigua are very proud to be the Official Apparel of the Golf Channel Am Tour, said Ron McPherson, president and CEO of The Antigua Group.  “Antigua has served the  apparel needs of the golf industry for over 30 years, and partnering with the puerto rico resorts Golf Channel Am Tour to create more interest in the game is another terrific milestone for our Brand.”Each year, thousands of amateur golfers compete at a wide range of elite courses through the Golf Channel Am Tour, including PGA West, TPC Sawgrass, PGA National, Barton Creek, Innisbrook, Kingsmill and The Greenbrier to name a few.  Currently, the Tour conducts more than 800 local championships nationwide, culminating annually with the National Championships. The 2010 National Championships is a 72-hole stroke-play competition that determines the National Champion in each of six flights in senior and open divisions.