PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL, June 10, 2010 – Reynolds Plantation has renewed its sponsorship as a supporting partner of the EWGA (Executive Women’s Golf Association). This nationally recognized Georgia golf community offers EWGA members who are staying on property Preferred Rates at any of their five golf courses.
Named the “Best of the Best” Golf Community by Robb Report and the community with the “Best Golf” in America by the editors of GOLF Magazine, Reynolds Plantation, located between Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia, is situated along 374 miles of shoreline on Lake Oconee. Reynolds Plantation features 117 holes of championship golf from designers Bob Cupp, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Rees Jones and Jim Engh. Reynolds Plantation is also home to The Reynolds Golf Academy, as well as the exclusive TaylorMade Kingdom. Reynolds Plantation is also home to The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, a 251-room lakefront resort and spa ranked No. 5 in the “Top 100 Golf Resorts” worldwide by Condé Nast Traveler Magazine. For more information, visit www.reynoldsplantation.com.
“We are pleased that Reynolds Plantation continues to be such a strong supporter of women’s golf and the EWGA,” says Pam Swensen, CEO of the EWGA. “They also have sponsored our annual Movers & Shakers breakfast at the January PGA Merchandise Show, bringing together dozens of women executives involved in all facets of the golf industry. We appreciate all they do for the EWGA.”
“Partnering with the EWGA affords Reynolds Plantation the opportunity to showcase our golf courses and community to a very influential group of women,” said Bob Mauragas, vice president of golf for Reynolds Plantation. “Our relationship with this key women’s golf organization continues to be mutually beneficial, year after year.”
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 tax-exempt association delivers a wide range of golf, social and networking activities for both new and experienced golfers.
A 2008 survey of EWGA members conducted by the PGA of America found that the average EWGA member plays 32 rounds per year. EWGA members spent an average of $4296 on golf activities, merchandise and golf related travel, with each local EWGA chapter annually generating $602,900 in golf related spending. With over 125 chapters throughout the United States, as well as international chapters in Canada, the EWGA represents nearly $75 million to the golf industry.
A survey of former EWGA members found that 84% of these women continued to play golf. While the former EWGA member survey did not include golf-related travel, this group’s golf spending accounted for an additional $98 million, totaling over $173 million and 1.7 million rounds of golf per year.
The EWGA is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. For more information about the association and its membership, visit www.ewga.com
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Angie Niehoff
Niehoff Marketing Associates
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niehoff@bellsouth.net
