PEORIA, ARIZ. -The Antigua Group, Inc.-one of the nation’s leading designers and marketers of lifestyle apparel under the distinguished Antigua and Slazenger brands-has been named the official apparel licensee for the 2011 U.S. Solheim Cup Team. Antigua will outfit the 12-player U.S. Team in custom-designed Antigua shirts, pants and skirts during all seven days of the 2011 Solheim Cup, to be played Sept. 23-25, 2011 at Killeen Castle, County Meath, Ireland.
“All of us at Antigua are very proud to have been chosen by the LPGA to design and develop the uniforms for the U.S. Solheim Cup Team for the 2011 matches”, said Ron McPherson, president and CEO of the Antigua Group. “This opportunity is a great honor and challenge for our product development team. We have had terrific directional meetings with LPGA staff and of course Captain Rosie Jones and her assistants, Juli Inkster and Sherri Steinhauer. Consequently the design and development process is on target and we can’t wait to see the first samples.”
“I am thrilled to have Antigua design the clothes for the 2011 U.S. Solheim Cup Team,” said U.S. Captain Rosie Jones. “To be the best, it is very important for our players to feel comfortable on the golf course. Antigua has provided us with custom options that are both stylish and practical.”
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. The Antigua websites are www.antigua.com and shop.antigua.com.
About The Solheim Cup
The Solheim Cup is named in honor of Karsten Solheim, and his family, the makers of PING golf equipment. The Solheim Cup is the most prestigious international team event in women’s professional golf. It is a biennial, trans-Atlantic team match-play competition featuring the best U.S.-born players from the LPGA and the best European-born players from the LET. The U.S. Team leads the competition, 8-3, and has never lost on home soil. The 2009 Solheim Cup will and be played at Killeen Castle in County Meath, Ireland, Sept. 19-25. In addition to founding sponsor PING, Global Partners of The Solheim Cup include AIB Group and Rolex. For more information, log on to www.SolheimCup.com.
Contact:
Mary Beth Lacy at mb@mblacy.com or call (760) 346-6942.
