NEW YORK – Dunning Golf, the most performance-driven and innovative brand in the game for men and women, today announces its role as the Official Apparel Supplier of The PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship (PWCC), May 8-10 at Shoal Creek Club and Brent Brook Golf Course in Birmingham, Alabama.
The PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship is a 54-hole stroke play event consisting of 30 teams in three-team divisions (Men’s Team Division I and Division II and Women’s Team Division) from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). The PWCC, a division of the PGA of America’s PGA REACH initiatives, is the most culturally significant college sporting event in the United States, and in addition to the championship, provides student-athletes a chance to connect with business leaders to pursue possible career opportunities within the golf industry.
“The efforts of the PGA WORKS are admirable. We are proud to partner with them and support the energy and the excitement the players bring to this event,” says Michael J. Setola, President and CEO of Tharanco Lifestyles, the parent company of Dunning Golf. “Growing the game is a high-level responsibility we all should embrace.”
Scooter Clark, PGA, The PGA of America’s Director of the PWCC, adds: “Dunning’s elite apparel showcases the highest standards of quality and performance. Dunning’s support of the PWCC helps us provide a first-class championship experience for these student-athletes.”
Highland Park Golf Course, in Cleveland, hosted the first PWCC in 1987 to provide HBCU student-athletes the opportunity to compete in a national post-season Championship. This year’s event expects to raise more than $2 million to benefit HBCU golf programs through the PGA WORKS Golf Program Scholarship Endowment.
“As longtime supporters of the PGA of America and initiatives that matter to their organization, we are thrilled to support the schools of young women and men competing in the PGA WORKS College Championship,” says S. Mike Elliott, Dunning’s President, Golf.
Dunning is the Official Uniform Supplier of U.S. Solheim Cup Teams in 2023 and 2024. The tech performance golf and lifestyle brand is sold at more than 1,500 better country club and resort shops nationwide and online at dunninggolf.com.
About PGA WORKS
PGA WORKS, the Most Culturally Significant Championship in Collegiate Golf, is a strategic initiative designed to diversify the golf industry’s workforce. Funded as one of the pillars of PGA REACH, the 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the PGA of America, PGA WORKS leverages fellowships, scholarships, career exploration events, and the PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship to inspire and engage talent from all backgrounds to pursue key employment positions across the golf industry.
About Dunning
Dunning engineers the most technical golf apparel without compromise. Founded in 2001, Dunning is the first to successfully develop a full line of technical golf apparel consisting of shirts, layering and bottoms. With a targeted focus on the player, Dunning’s message has remained constant over the years; golf apparel with a focus on fit, playability and true performance. Engineered for Athletes. Designed for Players. More information about Dunning is found on social media @dunninggolf on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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