PEORIA, ARIZ. -The Antigua Group, Inc.-one of the nation’s leading designers and marketers of genuine golf and sports apparel under its Antigua brand is beginning its 20th year as sponsor for the “The Antigua Junior Tour”. The Antigua Junior Tour consists of 12 districts, each hosting five to six golf tournaments on Monday’s during the summer months. The districts are spread throughout metro Phoenix including one in Las Vegas, NV and another in Yuma, AZ. These events are structured to keep kids close to home, offering low cost junior golf tournaments, and the chance to compete among other local junior golfers in their age group.
“20 years ago we were asked by the Southwest Section PGA if we would be interested in sponsoring a tour designed to stimulate junior golf activity in Arizona”, said Ron McPherson, president and CEO of the Antigua Group. “The Antigua Junior Tour was born and each year this tour at a variety of Arizona courses introduces golf to boys and girls. The tour is run by the Southwest Section PGA and has influenced hundreds of kids every year.”
“We are so very fortunate to have a sponsor so committed to junior golf”, said Frank Calvin, Director of Junior Golf for the Southwest Section PGA. “We can’t thank Ron and his team enough for all they have done over the past 20 years as they have been more than just a title sponsor, but a leader in helping develop junior golf throughout the Southwest Section PGA”.
About Antigua
Headquartered in Peoria, Ariz., The Antigua Group, through its license sports division, holds license agreements with Major and Minor League Baseball (MLB), the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Basketball Association (NBA), along with numerous American universities and colleges for men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, headwear and outerwear. Antigua additionally designs, produces and supplies product for corporate America and specialty retail managed under its corporate division. Its golf division also holds license agreements with the PGA TOUR, LPGA and the PGA of America.
Contact:
www.antigua.com
Mary Beth Lacy
mb@mblacy.com
(760) 346-6942.
