Montreal, Quebec – Sunice®, Canada’s No. 1 outerwear brand, wishes to extend its congratulations to the U.S. Solheim Cup Team on its performance during this past weekend’s 15-13 defeat to its European counterpart.
“Even though Team USA didn’t come away with the victory, they still played outstanding golf this weekend, and we are proud to have supported their efforts,” said Allan Fletcher, CEO of Sunice’s parent company, Fletcher Leisure Group.
Rosie Jones, the U.S. team captain, selected Sunice for its attention to styling and exceptional performance in a difficult wet climate. The players wore, as part of their exclusive uniform, multiple Sunice garments manufactured using only Gore-Tex® fabrics to ensure ultimate performance and protection from the elements. Sunice named their ladies Ultimate jacket “the Rosie” in honor of Jones, who, as leader of the U.S. Solheim Cup team and a champion in her own right, was exactly the kind of athlete after whom they had hoped to name the jacket.
“Our top product people enjoyed working in conjunction with Rosie Jones and her assistant captains in the design and development process,” said Fletcher.
About Sunice
Sunice®, founded in 1976 in Alberta, Canada as a skiwear brand, successfully transcended its technical outerwear capabilities into the golf market in the early 1990s as the golf industry gravitated towards designing sport-specific garments that truly helped enhance the game. Thus, it’s no surprise Sunice® -owned and run by Montreal, Canada-based Fletcher Leisure Group Inc., a company with 42 years of golf industry experience-meets the demands of the most discerning golfer. Sunice® golf rainwear is a chosen favorite by many PGA and LPGA Tour players around the world. www.sunice.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 2011 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.
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