PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL, October 22, 2009 – Pinehurst has renewed its sponsorship as a supporting partner of the EWGA (Executive Women’s Golf Association). The resort, with eight world-famous championship golf courses, will host the EWGA National Conference on April 7 through 10, 2010.
Celebrating its strong heritage in promoting women’s golf, the resort also is offering EWGA members a special 20% discount on all golf packages as well as a 20% discount on any service or treatment in The Spa at Pinehurst. These offers are based on availability and will end on March 31, 2010.
A 2008 survey of EWGA members conducted by the PGA of America found that the average EWGA member plays 32 rounds of golf and spends $4296 on golf activities, merchandise and golf related travel. Each local EWGA chapter annually generates $602,900 in golf related spending. With over 125 chapters, the EWGA represents nearly $75 million in revenue for golf and related industries.
“We are excited to be returning to Pinehurst for our annual conference and greatly appreciate their continuing support of the EWGA and women’s golf,” says Pam Swensen, CEO of the EWGA. “It’s a world class destination that every golfer must experience, and then will want to return to again and again.”
About Pinehurst
Located in the North Carolina heartland, world-renowned Pinehurst Resort is a 2,000-acre property with eight golf courses, spa, tennis, three hotels and world-class amenities. Built in 1895, it will add the 2014 U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open Championships to its list of major championships to be held at the historic property. It continues to receive numerous awards, including an unprecedented three times being named #1 Golf Resort in the U.S. by the readers of Travel + Leisure Golf magazine, and coveted Mobil Four-Star Spa recognition.
The Spa at Pinehurst, located on the Pinehurst Resort campus, was built in 2002 to return Pinehurst to its historic roots as a health resort, and currently offers over 50 treatments in its expansive 31,000 sq. ft. facility to both its resort guests and the local community, as a day spa.
About the EWGA
Since its founding in 1991 as the Executive Women’s Golf Association, the EWGA has enriched the lives of more than 100,000 women connecting them to learn, play, and enjoy golf for business and fun. This nonprofit association delivers a wide range of golf, social and networking activities for both new and experienced golfers at over 125 local chapters throughout the United States and international chapters in Canada and France. The EWGA is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. For more information, see www.ewga.com
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