SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (April 23, 2012) – The Gateway Pro Tour announced today that Homeowners Financial Group, an award-winning mortgage company headquartered in North Scottsdale, is the latest to sign on as a sponsor of the Gateway Pro Tour.
Homeowners Financial Group is a full-service, locally-owned and operated mortgage banker that secured its license in April of 2004. The company has been ranked a Top-5 “Best Place to Work” the last seven years by the Phoenix Business Journal, and is a two-time recipient of the Arizona Corporate Excellence, Most Admired Company and Sterling Awards for business excellence.
“Homeowners Financial Group is proud to support the Gateway Pro Tour in providing a venue for aspiring PGA TOUR professionals,” said Bill Rogers, President and CEO of Homeowners Financial Group.
Sponsors provide an essential resource for the Gateway Pro Tour. Some of the ways sponsor money allows for the continued growth, success, and recognition of the Gateway Pro Tour are – Tour expansion, increased purse sizes, Nationwide and PGA TOUR exemptions, Q-School bonuses, administration, tournament equipment and materials, charity golf tournaments, community involvement and enhanced membership benefits.
Founded by veteran finance and mortgage executives with more than a century of expertise in residential and commercial lending, Homeowners Financial Group has consistently been known as a top-ranked and award-winning company, and holds an exceptional record with State Banking Arizona. It currently operates in three Phoenix area locations, and also is licensed to conduct business in California, New Mexico, Idaho, Colorado and Washington. For more information about Homeowners Financial Group, please visit www.homeownersfg.com.
Established in 2001, Gateway Pro Tour was created to help aspiring PGA TOUR professionals fine-tune their skills in competitive golf tournaments. In its 11-year history, the Tour has maintained a leading position as the premier developmental professional golf tour on the West Coast and has paid out more than $42.1 million to players over that period. Gateway has served more than 3,400 players, with 125 GPT alums playing on the Nationwide and PGA Tours in 2011. These players represent 21 PGA Tour wins and 71 Nationwide Tour wins. Today, Gateway Pro Tour continues to provide the ideal competitive environment as well as significant financial opportunities for aspiring PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour professionals. For more information on sponsorship opportunities or membership information for the 2012 season, go to www.gatewayprotour.com.
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