PowerBilt helps bring players and scholarship program together
THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. – The cost of higher education has gotten lower for three golfers who played this year in Kentucky on the Musselman-Dunne Junior & College Golf Tour. Scholarships totaling $6,000 have been announced by organizations involved in the program, which are PowerBilt Golf, the Kentucky Junior Golf Foundation, the Golf Headquarters store in Louisville and the HB Foundation. The recipients, who enrolled in college this fall, each received $2,000. They are:
Gina Nuzzo of Louisville, Ballard High graduate, attending Murray State University
Taylor Riggs of LaGrange, Oldham County High graduate, attending Eastern Kentucky University
Joshua Griffin of Shelbyville, Shelby County High graduate, attending Eastern Kentucky University
PowerBilt, the venerable clubmaker based in Louisville, played a catalyst role in bringing together the sponsors and the tour to create the scholarship program, which is administered by the HB Foundation.
“We all share a common goal, which is to grow the game of golf,” says Ross Kvinge, president of PowerBilt. “The best way to do this is to invest in young people who have proven they can succeed on and off the golf course.” The winners were chosen based on their playing ability plus their academics, citizenship (community activities) and extracurricular school activities.
“When you turn a kid on to golf, it becomes a game they can enjoy for life,” says Tony McLaughlin, owner and operator of the Golf Headquarters store on Shelbyville Road. “By participating in this scholarship program, Golf Headquarters is proud to play a role in helping some of the best young golfers in our area continue their education so that they can get ahead in life.”
Each year, hundreds of golfers from around Kentucky participate in the Musselman-Dunne Junior & College Golf Tour, which is run by the Kentucky Junior Golf Foundation. “Our program has been awarding scholarships since 1991,” says Drew Conliffe, executive director of the tour and a PGA professional. “Bringing in the HB Foundation with the help of PowerBilt and Golf Headquarters is a great boost for our program.”
PowerBilt has long been a favorite brand of golf equipment in Kentucky. Throughout the years, it’s provided clubs for golfers of all ages – from PGA Tour professionals to two-year-old tikes getting their first sets. Currently, PowerBilt is recognized throughout the industry as having one of the best complete lineups of clubs for junior golfers. For more information on PowerBilt junior equipment as well as the new PowerBilt Air Force One golf clubs, visit http://powerbilt.com.
PowerBilt is licensed in the U.S. by Plus One Sports, Inc. PowerBilt is a division of the Hillerich & Bradsby Co., a family-owned company which has been making golf clubs since 1916. Based in Louisville, Ky., H&B is also the maker of world-famous Louisville Slugger bats and Bionic gloves.
Contact:
PowerBilt Golf • 72-370 Quarry Trail • Thousand Palms, CA 92276 • powerbilt.com • (888) 488-4653
Media contacts • Ross Kvinge • ross@powerbilt.com • (888) 488-4653 • Bob Lauder • blauder@doeanderson.com • (502) 815-3367
