Cadillac to Sponsor 2006 CMAA National Club Championship
ALEXANDRIA, VA – January 23, 2006 – The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Cadillac, which will contribute to the continued momentum of both organizations. A major element of the partnership will see Cadillac as the title sponsor of CMAA’s 2006 National Club Championship. The 2006 National Club Championship will occur in the fall of 2006; currently the date and location are still in negotiations.
"CMAA is thrilled with the direction our relationship with Cadillac has taken. We feel that the strength of this alliance will benefit the members of CMAA in a great many ways. Cadillac’s reputation, business philosophy and record of excellence seem to align perfectly with CMAA’s goals and objectives, and we are excited about the many possibilities this partnership opens," said Jim Singerling, CCM, CEC, chief executive officer of CMAA.
Representatives from Cadillac will be present at CMAA’s Annual World Conference on Club Management being held in Honolulu, HI, from February 26 to March 2. This intensive week of education and networking for CMAA’s members and industry vendors is a prime venue for CMAA and Cadillac to kick off this new relationship.
"Cadillac is pleased to partner with CMAA and present the CMAA National Club Championship," said Jennifer Cadicamo, manager of sales promotion for Cadillac. "This extends Cadillac’s proud heritage in golf with an organization at the core of the game’s tradition and well aligned with luxury consumers."
The CMAA National Club Championship is an annual amateur golf competition for club champions from across the United States and abroad. In the history of golf, the club championship is one of golf’s most venerable and prestigious annual tournaments. CMAA’s National Club Championship is an extension of this celebrated event, providing a national platform for club champions to compete at the highest level. The 2005 tournament was held at the Pinehurst Resort in November with Steve Harwell of River Run Golf and CC in Davidson, NC, taking home the title.
The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) is the professional Association for managers of membership clubs. With close to 7,000 members across all classifications, CMAA manager members run more than 3,000 country, golf, city, athletic, faculty, yacht, town and military clubs. The objectives of the Association are to promote and advance friendly relations among persons connected with the management of clubs and other associations of similar character; to encourage the education and advancement of its members; to assist club officers and members, through their managers, to secure the utmost in efficient and successful operations. CMAA hosts the World Conference on Club Management and Exposition annually; maintains a highly trafficked Web site — www.cmaa.org —containing club industry resources as well as a section for CMAA members only; researches, writes and develops textbooks, manuals and white papers on club management issues; and is involved in numerous industry-wide initiatives that advance the profession of club management and enrich the lives of its members.
CMAA’s Club Foundation supports the advancement of the club management profession. The Club Foundation sponsors research, funds industry education programs, provides financial assistance to educational institutions and awards scholarships to outstanding students interested in the club management profession. For more information about The Club Foundation, please visit www.clubfoundation.org.
Cadillac is a division of General Motors (NYSE: GM). General Motors, the world’s largest vehicle manufacturer, designs, builds and markets cars and trucks worldwide, and has been the global automotive sales leader since 1931. Cadillac products include the CTS sport sedan, SRX luxury utility, STS performance luxury sedan, DTS large luxury sedan, XLR luxury roadster, Escalade full-size SUVs (Escalade, Escalade ESV and Escalade EXT) and the exclusive, high-performance V-Series (CTS-V, STS-V, XLR-V.).
Contact:
Bridget Gorman Wendling
(703) 739-9500
bridget.wendling@cmaa.org
www.cmaa.org
