HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (October 7, 2015) – Linda Hartough, world-renowned golf-landscape artist (www.hartough.com), will be a sponsor of the 2nd annual Alliance Golf Cup, to be held Oct. 16-18 at at PGA National Resort & Spa, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. A box of Linda Hartough-designed custom notecards will be given to every tournament participant. In addition, a framed fine-art canvas Hartough print, The 18th Hole, Swilcan Bridge, St Andrews, will be auctioned, with proceeds to be donated to The First Tee.
“It is my pleasure to serve as a sponsor of this exciting, worthwhile event,” said Hartough, who will attend the tournament, where she will meet the players and speak about her art at the opening ceremony. “The international flavor of the Alliance Golf Cup, as well as its support of The First Tee, will make it a rewarding experience for everyone.”
The Alliance Golf Cup, presented by H4Events USA, features two days of Presidents Cup-style competition between an international and a U.S. team, both vying for the Alliance Golf Cup trophy. Each team will consist of 10 professionals and 20 amateurs, men and women with handicaps ranging from 0 to 20, playing in friendly competition. Last year’s championship, the inaugural Alliance Golf Cup, was won by the U.S. team.
The 2015 Alliance Golf Cup is a partner of The First Tee. As a Silver Partner of The First Tee, the Alliance Golf Cup will donate a portion of the event’s proceeds to help support this organization’s important work.
For more information on the Alliance Golf Cup, see www.h4events.com.
About Linda Hartough
A confirmed artist since childhood, early in her career Hartough painted landscapes, portraits and horses. In 1984, Augusta National Golf Club commissioned her to paint its famous 13th hole, an event which propelled Hartough toward specialization as a golf-landscape painter. Since then, her work has achieved a distinguished status, displayed in the permanent collections of such legendary clubs as Augusta National, Laurel Valley, Pinehurst and Pine Valley, as well as in the personal collections of such golf notables as Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd and Rees Jones. Her work is included in the collections of the USGA Museum, in Far Hills, N.J., and the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, Ga.
Known for extraordinary attention to detail in her recreation of some of golf’s most beautiful holes, Hartough imbues her paintings with admiration for the scenery’s natural beauty and respect for the game’s history and tradition, elements which seem to emerge from the canvas.
Hartough’s paintings of various holes at Augusta National Golf Club are prized by collectors the world over. In addition, Hartough painted the first of her U.S. Open series in 1990 – commissioned by the U.S. Golf Association – a 25-year series she completed in 2014, as well as her official British Open Championship series from 1990-1999.
Hartough has been honored with the Golf Digest Lifetime Achievement Award. She is a Founding Trustee of the Academy of Golf Art, a professional society of golf artists established in 2004 to create an awareness and appreciation of golf art as a valuable segment of fine art.
For more information, visit www.hartough.com.
Contact:
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