News release from the Hotel Fitness Championship:
2014 Hotel Fitness Championship launches corporate hospitality sales to the general public
Varied packages offer opportunities to entertain during tournament rounds or play in a Pro-Am with a member of the PGA TOUR/Web.com Tour(November 6, 2013) – The Western Golf Association, host of the Hotel Fitness Championship at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Ind., is now offering several value-based hospitality packages for its Web.com Tour Finals event on Aug. 25-31, 2014.
PGA TOUR sanctioned events are structured to benefit charity, and there are options for corporate participation at a variety of levels, even for small businesses. Proceeds from the 2014 Hotel Fitness Championship will benefit the Evans Scholars Foundation, which awards full tuition and housing college scholarships to caddies who excel in academics and come from families with limited financial means.
- Nicklaus Skyboxes: These fan favorite, semi-private open-air hospitality venues on the 18th green provide guests with an up-close view of the finishing hole. Each company will have private, stadium-style seating in the skybox, with food and beverages included in the package.
- Chick Evans Memorial Pro-Am: Participants play with a member of the PGA TOUR or Web.com Tour on Wednesday of tournament week; all proceeds benefit the Evans Scholars Foundation. Individual and foursome options are available. Each foursome will have the opportunity to pick their professional player at a Tuesday night draw party.
- Champions Club: A shared hospitality venue located inside the Sycamore Hills Clubhouse, where guests will wine and dine amidst all the behind-the-scenes action. Champions Club guests also have access to upgraded pavilions on holes 9 and 16 for on-course viewing.
“We’re excited to return as the title sponsor of this first-class event,” said Bruce Dye, CEO of Hotel Fitness. “I encourage each business in the greater Fort Wayne area to get involved. Our support not only benefits the community, but we are using our sponsorship to further our business goals and relationships.”
The Hotel Fitness Championship is one of four Web.com Tour Finals events that will determine the 50 players who earn cards for the 2014-15 PGA TOUR season under the TOUR’s enhanced qualifying system.
“The corporate support in 2013 was spectacular, and we look forward to an even bigger turnout in 2014,” said Duke Butler IV, WGA tournament director for the Hotel Fitness Championship. “We encourage those interested to contact us as soon as possible, before the opportunities are sold out.”
Players eligible for the Hotel Fitness Championship include the top-75 money winners on the Web.com Tour at the conclusion of the Regular Season; players who finish 126-200 on the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup points list at the end of the TOUR’s Regular Season; and non-members who earn enough points to place them among 126-200 on the FedExCup points list at the end of the regular season.
To learn more about the hospitality options available, visit the tournament website at: https://www.hotelfitnesschampionship.com or contact Brett Heltne at (224) 260-3782 or heltne@wgaesf.org. To learn more about the WGA and the Evans Scholars Foundation, visit www.wgaesf.org.
About Western Golf Association
Founded in 1899 to serve golfing interests in the growing Midwest, the WGA now has nearly 400 member clubs. The WGA conducts championships for professional and amateur golfers, promotes the use of caddies and oversees the Evans Scholars Foundation, which awards college scholarships to caddies with limited financial means. The WGA is a driving force in the game, a respected charitable cause for thousands of supporters and a distinguished leader in the nation’s golf community. In professional golf, the WGA also conducts the BMW Championship, the second-oldest tournament on the PGA TOUR. For more information on the WGA and ESF, call (847) 724-4600 or visit: www.wgaesf.org.About the Web.com Tour
Founded (1990), owned and operated by the PGA TOUR, the Web.Com Tour continues to identify those players who are ready to compete and win on golf’s biggest stage. In an historic 2013 season, the Web.com Tour became the path to the PGA TOUR with all 50 available PGA TOUR cards coming through the Web.com Tour and the season culminating at the four-event Web.com Tour Finals. Web.com became the Tour’s umbrella sponsor on June 27, 2012. A 10-year agreement (through 2021) is in place. The Tour enters its 25th year of competition in 2014. Three out of four PGA TOUR members are Web.com Tour alumni. Tour alumni have won 367 PGA TOUR titles, including 18 majors and five PLAYERS Championships. The PGA TOUR, through the efforts of its three tours and their tournaments, sponsors, players and volunteers, supports over 3,000 local charities and has surpassed $1.8 billion in charitable giving. To learn more about the PGA TOUR and Web.com Tour and to follow the season-long quest for a PGA TOUR card, visit PGATOUR.COM, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.About Web.com
Web.com Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:WWWW) provides a full range of Internet services to small businesses to help them compete and succeed online. Web.com is a global domain registrar and further meets the needs of small businesses anywhere along their lifecycle with affordable, subscription-based solutions including website design and management, search engine optimization, online marketing campaigns, local sales leads, social media, mobile products, eCommerce solutions and call center services. For more information, please visit www.web.com.For additional online marketing resources and small business networking, please visit Web.com’s Small Business Forum.About Hotel Fitness®
Hotel Fitness (www.HotelFitness.com) is a global leader in designing and supplying quality commercial products to the hotel, resort and multi-family marketplace. Hotel Fitness, a Brigadoon Fitness Company, provides state-of-the-art fitness equipment, sports flooring, accessories and knowledgeable facility design & planning services. Partnering with leading global manufacturers, their design and product sales team works with many of the largest and most recognized hoteliers and global developers. Headquartered in Fort Wayne, IN, Hotel Fitness has assisted 30,000 commercial developers and hoteliers over 20 years with the design, development and fulfillment of high performing on-site fitness facilities. The World’s Leader in Hotel & Resort Fitness®.