HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – September 21, 2009 – Cleveland® Golf/Srixon® sales representative Mike Kelly of West Hartford, Conn., has been selected by The Connecticut Section of The PGA of America as the 2009 Sales Representative of the Year. This award annually recognizes the golf sales representative whose significant contributions have helped shape the way in which golf products and services are merchandised through section PGA Professionals’ golf shops.
Kelly has been a sales representative for Cleveland® Golf/Srixon® for three years. Prior to that, he managed several retail stores in South Carolina, as well as Connecticut over a fifteen year span. His business philosophy of creating partnerships, providing personal attention, and making himself accessible at all times, has distinguished him among his peers.
Kelly attended Central Connecticut State University and resides in West Hartford with his wife, Tammy, and their two-year old son, Declan. He will be honored along with the other award winners at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino on Sunday, November 22, at the Special Awards Banquet, sponsored by Club Car, with support from Foxwoods, Kirk & Matz, and NEJ Inc.
The Connecticut Section, PGA of America is a not-for-profit organization chartered by the PGA in 1933 to promote golf and enhance the livelihood of its members. The section is comprised of more than 350 men and women PGA Professionals from Connecticut and Western Massachusetts, the experts in the game and business of golf. More information about The Connecticut Section and the award winners is available on the organization’s web site, located at www.ctpga.com.
For more information on Cleveland® Golf/Srixon®, Never Compromise® and Cleveland Classics™ apparel, please visit www.clevelandgolf.com, www.srixon.com, www.nevercompromise.com and www.clevelandclassicapparel.com.
Cleveland® Golf, Srixon®, Never Compromise® and Cleveland Classics™ apparel are brands owned by SRI Sports Limited. With corporate headquarters based in Kobe, Japan, SRI Sports is the fourth largest golf company in the world, as well as one of the world’s leading patent holders in golf ball technology. For more information, please contact Keith Patterson, PR/Media Relations Manager (714.889.5808) or visit us online at www.clevelandgolf.com, www.srixon.com, www.nevercompromise.com and www.clevelandclassicsapparel.com.
Contact:
KEITH PATTERSON
MEDIA & PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER
5601 SKYLAB ROAD
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92647
(TEL) 714-889-5808
(E-MAIL) KeithPatterson@clevelandgolf.com
