BOURBON, MO – April 9, 2015 – Imperial Headwear – golf’s classic headwear brand since 1916 – announced today a new partnership with the eGolf Gateway Tour. Imperial will be the “Official Headwear of the eGolf Gateway Tour” and also be the title sponsor of two eGolf Gateway tournaments in their 2015 schedule.
The first Imperial event will be the Imperial Headwear Southern Open to be held July 8-11th at The Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis, North Carolina with a purse of $100,000.
“I am happy to welcome Imperial Headwear as a partner to the eGolf Gateway Tour,” said David Siegel, President of the eGolf Gateway Tour. “Imperial is a great golf brand and having them involved only elevates the Tour.”
The eGolf Gateway Tour is a recent joint venture between the former eGolf Tour and All-American Gateway Tours. The two tours have combined to have a national schedule of 50+ events in one singular membership.
“Imperial is proud to announce our partnership with the newly formed eGolf Gateway Tour,” said David Shaffer, Director of Marketing at Imperial Headwear. “Two of the best regional developmental tours have combined to make a strong schedule of competition for these aspiring professionals. We are excited to support these players’ dreams of making it to the PGA Tour someday.”
For more information on Imperial Headwear please visit imperialsports.com or call (800) 950-1916. For more information on the eGolf Gateway Tour please visit egolfprofessionaltour.com.
About Imperial Headwear
Founded in 1916, Imperial Headwear is the leading manufacturer and marketer of premium quality headwear for the golf market. Imperial is committed to style, functionality and perfection in fit and comfort. It is this commitment that has allowed the creation of a wide variety of headwear with quality that is second to none. Renowned for its superior customer service and art customization capabilities, Imperial offers its products using the most innovative digital design, logo and embroidery technologies. For further information please visit imperialsports.com or call (800) 950-1916.
David Shaffer
Director of Marketing
Imperial Headwear
dshaffer@paifashion.com
About eGolf Gateway Tour
The recently-formed eGolf Gateway Tour is a Charlotte, NC-based professional tour that was the joint venture of the former eGolf and All-American Gateway Tours. The eGolf Tour conducted 54- and 72-hole tournaments in the Southeast since its inception in 2002. The tour featured approximately 20-24 professional tournaments annually in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, paying out over $18 million in prize money since 2009. In March of 2011, the tour conducted two events in Morocco, in turn becoming the first United States-based tour to conduct multiple tournaments on the continent of Africa. In its 10-year history, the tour saw the likes of Billy Horschel, Chesson Hadley, Tommy Gainey, Scott Brown, Roberto Castro, Tom Gillis, Jason Kokrak, Brian Harman, Will MacKenzie, Jason Bohn, Steve Marino, Matt Bettencourt, William McGirt and others ascend to the PGA TOUR. Established in 2001, the All-American Gateway Tour (AAGT) was created to help aspiring PGA TOUR professionals fine-tune their skills in competitive golf tournaments. In its 13-year history, the tour maintained a leading position as the premier developmental professional golf tour on the west coast and paid out more than $43 million to players over that period. AAGT served more than 3,400 players, with 168 AAGT alums currently playing on the Web.com and PGA Tours. These players represent 32 PGA TOUR wins and 78 Web.com Tour wins. The eGolf Gateway Tour will feature a nationwide schedule of approximately 51 tournaments covering both coasts via one singular membership.
Contact
Stewart Moore
Chief Operating Officer & VP, Public Relations
eGolf Gateway Tour
smoore@egolf.com
(704) 560-5904
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