(VIENNA, VA) – Billy Casper Golf (BCG) – owner and operator of more than 120 golf courses, country clubs and resorts – has signed-on as a Supporting Partner of the EWGA (Executive Women’s Golf Association).
BCG will extend preferred pricing on greens and cart fees to EWGA members at the vast majority of its 100-plus courses nationwide. The company’s courses are also popular hosts of EWGA outings, clinics and tournaments.
“Billy Casper Golf has long championed women-friendly networking events and learning programs,” says EWGA CEO Pam Swensen. “Our chapters are thrilled to work with Billy Casper Golf courses for many years to come.”
“We are excited to partner with EWGA; women golfers represent an important and growing segment of the game,” says Peter Hill, Chairman and CEO of BCG. “Billy Casper Golf specifically designs programs and events for beginner, intermediate and advanced women golfers.”
BCG courses conduct hundreds of business networking events, social gatherings, golf seminars, rules and etiquette briefings, and other education programs geared toward women. They include BCG’s own “Women In Golf” program that introduces the game in a fun, non-threatening and inexpensive way to beginner golfers.
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 association delivers a wide range of golf, social and networking activities for both new and experienced golfers.
The EWGA is dedicated to inclusiveness and diversity in its membership and seeks to provide timely, valued benefits and services to EWGA members to promote the growth of women’s golf. The EWGA also serves as an advocate for positive change on issues of importance to women.
A 2010 survey of EWGA members conducted by the PGA of America found that the average EWGA member plays 35 rounds per year. EWGA members spent an average of $4,533 on golf activities, merchandise and golf related travel, with each local EWGA chapter annually generating $550,000 in golf related spending and an average of 4,300 rounds of golf. With chapters throughout the United States, as well as international chapters in Canada, the EWGA represents nearly $70 million to the golf industry.
The EWGA is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. For more information about the association and its membership: www.ewga.com, 561.691.0096.
About Billy Casper Golf
Widely respected as a high-performance owner-operator of more than 120 golf courses, country clubs and resorts, Billy Casper Golf holds the second largest domestic portfolio. The company provides turnkey club management for public-agency and private owners, developers and investors. Founded more than 20 years ago in cooperation with golf legend Billy Casper, the firm is headquartered in Vienna, VA with regional offices strategically convenient to courses’ locales.
Industry leaders and media praise the company’s best-of-breed infrastructure that shows clients favorable returns on investments. Billy Casper Golf’s economies of scale make and save money for courses while delivering personal touches to golfers and club members.
Buffalo Communications – a division of Billy Casper Golf – is the global public relations, branding and marketing-communications firm. In addition to creating and implementing programs for Billy Casper Golf courses, Buffalo represents many of golf’s top brands (products, resorts, destinations and communities) worldwide.
For information: www.billycaspergolf.com, www.buffalocommunications.com, 703.761.1444.
Contact:
Nick Lashinsky
Billy Casper Golf / Buffalo Communications
703.891.3324
nlashinsky@billycaspergolf.com
www.buffalocommunications.com
www.billycaspergolf.com
