STERLING, Virginia, USA (December 7, 2017) – GOLFZON (www.golfzongolf.com) will conduct the first GOLFZON America Simulator Championship for five weeks beginning on Monday, December 11. Winners will be determined in eight categories, with the final results scheduled for Sunday, January 14, 2018.
There is no entry fee for this first tournament. Participants need to create their account on globalgolfzon.com, then log in with their account on the simulator at any participating GOLFZON location and join the competition. Competitors can play multiple rounds. The tournament will be supervised online at GOLFZON locations around North America. The rankings will be available in real time on the simulator as well as at globalgolfzon.com as participants sign up.
Tournament locations include:
United States:
• Paragon Sports Center, Duluth, GA, http://paragongolfcenter.com, (678) 629-3365
• Novogolf Tappan, Tappan, NY, www.novogolf.com, (845) 680-7000
• Trump National Bedminster, Bedminster Township, NJ, www.trumpnationalbedminster.com, (908) 470-4400
• SwingZone, Tomball, TX, www.swingzonegolf.com, (346) 808-7959
• Compugolf, Carrollton, TX, www.golfsimulator.golf, (972) 242-7888
• Power of the Golf Ball, Northfield, IL, www.powerofthegolfball.com, (855) 566-9762
• White Pines Golf Dome, Bensenville, IL, www.whitepinesgolfdome.com, (630) 422-1060
• Miles of Golf, Ypsilanti, MI, www.milesofgolf.com/ann-arbor, (734) 973-9004
• Olympic Golf, Fullerton, CA, (714) 447-9997
Canada:
• Golf Wing, Markham, Ontario, www.golfwing.ca, (905) 604-5064
• Golf Square, Langley, British Columbia, www.golfsquare.ca, (604) 427-0090
• GolfPlay Kitchener, Kitchener, Ontario, www.golfplay.ca, (519) 650-4242.
• On Screen Sports, Welland, Ontario, www.onscreensports.com/where-to-play.html, (905) 604-5064
Mexico:
• Mulligan’s Swings & Drinks, Valle Oriente San Pedro Garza García, Mexico, www.mulligans.com.mx, (81) 2317 4913
Participants will be awarded in eight different categories: Low Stroke ranking, Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin, Scores at or closest to 77, 88, 99 and 111 and the highest number of rounds played. There will be no multiple winners, with the winner capturing only the highest valued prize and those in close proximity moving up to take the other category’s top prize. First place overall will win a $2,000 travel voucher and the top 10 in the stroke ranking will receive prizes. There are more than $10,000 in travel vouchers, various electronics and golf equipment awards for the contest.
Each GOLFZON location will be eligible for awards also. GOLFZON will count the most rounds played at GOLFZON stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico with the top three stores awarded with a HITACHI projector, Apple MacBook and Apple iPad Pro, respectively.
“We are proud to conduct this first GOLFZON America Simulator Championship as this type of competition becomes more of a fixture for golfers in the United States,” Tommy Lim, CEO of GOLFZON America, said. “Simulator golf has been instrumental in introducing the game in our home country, South Korea, and recent numbers indicate there is a great opportunity to have a similar effect here.
“Based on GOLFZON research from 2015, 80 percent of total new golfers in South Korea use simulation golf to get started, including the successful introduction to the game for many PGA TOUR and LPGA players.”
GOLFZON has conducted the GOLFZON International Tournament the last two years at Zoimaru, GOLFZON’s headquarters in Daejeon, South Korea. Last September, 12 players representing South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, China, Australia and the United States competed for $13,000 in prizes and the honor of being crowned the GOLFZON world champion. Competition consisted of two rounds, with the first round played on GOLFZON’s digital Ansung Q course in Zoimaru’s state-of-the-art simulator stadium and the second on the real-life Ansung Q course. Han Xue Gang of China won the 2017 championship.
GOLFZON will have a large presence at the 2018 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 23-26, with a first-ever appearance at Demo Day on Tuesday, Jan. 23 and two simulators at its Booth No. 3251 on the Orange County Convention Center show floor Wednesday-Friday Jan. 24-26.
Press Release issued on behalf of GOLFZON by Signature Group.
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About GOLFZON
GOLFZON is a world-leading company in the golf simulator industry, established in South Korea in 2000. GOLFZON has been trying to overcome the entry barrier to golf and expand the number of golfers under the corporate philosophy, “making golf enjoyable for everyone,” believing that golf should be no longer exclusive for the upper class. With a simulation-based business model consisting of golf, IT, and culture, GOLFZON has the largest market share in the global golf simulator business. In addition, products have been internationally recognized for their high quality and are currently being exported to more than 40 countries in Asia, North America, Europe, and other continents.
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