(ORLANDO, Fla.) – GBG has extended its sponsorship of the 2023 Simpson Cup, the annual pinnacle event of On Course Foundation, contested September 24-27 at Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Club in England.
Through its support, GBG is helping wounded, injured and sick veterans with their physical and mental recoveries while harvesting their newfound confidence into careers in golf.
Known as the world’s leading digital identity technology provider, GBG will be recognized at the four-day event featuring two days of Ryder Cup-style matches between 13 golfers per team. The first day’s battle is better-ball match play with six points at stake and the second showcases 13 singles, straight match play with 13 points at stake. The first team to reach 10 points wins the Simpson Cup. The competition is flanked by emotional opening and closing ceremonies a la the Ryder Cup and Olympics.
“It is our obligation to support Service men and women who sacrifice their lives to protect our daily freedoms,” says Mick Hegarty, Managing Director – Customer, Insights and Innovation of GBG. “The Simpson Cup showcases these dedicated service people who have overcome challenges and put their lives on the line.”
“Corporate social responsibility has become all but mandatory in today’s world,” says John Simpson, Founder and CEO of On Course Foundation, and Simpson Cup namesake. “GBG is a big contributor to teaching our military heroes that golf is a powerful rehabilitation tool that improves their physical, mental, familial, professional and financial well-beings.”
On Course Foundation’s free educational programs in 15 markets across America teaches disabled Service men and women golf playing and golf business skills. The organization then aims to place them golf-industry jobs with the likes of Dormie Network, Golf Pride, Invited, Landscapes Unlimited, Marriott Golf, TaylorMade Golf, Topgolf Callaway Brands, TPC Network and Troon, as well as at golf courses, country clubs and resorts coast to coast.
In addition to GBG, sponsors include Apollo Wealth Management, Barclays, Charles Schwab, CSX, J.P. Morgan, KPMG, Callaway, Clubessential and Summit Golf Brands. Countless individual donors to On Course Foundation also salute the military, the game of golf and vastly improving lives which otherwise would have spiraled downward.
More than 2,200 wounded veterans have benefitted from On Course Foundation learning programs in the U.S. and Europe.
A poignant video about On Course Foundation and the Simpson Cup, produced by Charles Schwab, is here.
About On Course Foundation
With offices in Orlando and London, On Course Foundation helps wounded, injured and sick military veterans use golf to facilitate their transitions back into society. Founded in 2010 by John Simpson – former agent to Nick Faldo and 17 major tournament winners – the organization breathes newfound confidence into more than 2,000 members. Education focuses on myriad facets of embarking on a career in golf with part- and full-time job placements at top golf companies, golf courses, clubs and resorts. Most members were first introduced to golf by On Course Foundation where they learned playing skills, overcoming lost limbs, mobility, mental acuity and other physical and psychological debilitations. On Course Foundation’s pinnacle event is the annual Simpson Cup that pits 13-person teams from the U.S. and U.K. against one another in Ryder Cup-style matches with many competitors amazingly carrying low, single-digit handicaps.
More information: oncoursefoundationusa.org, info@oncoursefoundationusa.org, 407.529.2674
About GBG
The leading expert in global digital identity, GBG combines powerful technology, the most accurate data coverage and a talented team to deliver award-winning location intelligence, identity verification and fraud prevention solutions.
With over 30 years’ experience, it brings together a team of over 1,250 dedicated experts with local industry insight from around the world to make it easy for businesses to identify and verify customers and locations, protecting everyone, everywhere from fraud.
More information: www.gbgplc.com, LinkedIn and Twitter @gbgplc.
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