AUGUSTA, GA (Feb. 24, 2009) – Club Car announced that Jerry Pate Turf & Irrigation will represent the company’s golf utility vehicle business as a dealer for the state of Alabama, the panhandle of Florida and central and south Georgia.
“Jerry Pate Turf & Irrigation is a company that shares Club Car’s commitment to customer service and quality,” said Ben McElmurray, Club Car’s regional manager for utility vehicle sales. “We’re confident the skill and professionalism of its sales team will represent us well in this territory.”
“I’ve been a Club Car owner for more than 25 years, and we’re excited to become Club Car’s newest distribution partner,” said Jerry Pate, president and CEO of Jerry Pate Turf & Irrigation. “Club Car represents high standards and quality products, and as a businessman and professional golfer for more than 30 years, those are attributes I admire.”
Jerry Pate Turf & Irrigation is a leading provider of outdoor beautification products in the South. In addition to Club Car, the Pensacola, Fla.-based company represents Toro, Echo, Irritrol, Lawn Boy, Ty-Crop and Bear Cat among other turf and irrigation manufacturers. The company’s customers include turf equipment dealers, golf courses, sports facilities, schools and universities, municipalities, irrigation contractors and government agencies.
Club Car, a business of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, a diversified industrial firm, 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 global diversified firm providing products, services and solutions to enhance the quality and comfort of air in homes and buildings, transport and protect food and perishables, secure homes and commercial properties and increase industrial productivity and efficiency. Driven by a 100-year-old tradition of technological innovation, we enable our customers to create progress and a positive impact in their world. For more information, go to www.ingersollrand.com.
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Bill Bryant
Bryant Marketing Communications
678-366-3232, bbryant@bryantmarcomm.com
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