Top High School Golfers To Compete In Antigua 2010 National
High School Invitational
PEORIA, ARIZ. - One of the nation's elite high
school golf tournaments, the Antigua 2010 National High School
Invitational, will be held Sept. 10-11 in Maricopa, Ariz.
Sponsored by the Antigua Group, Inc. - one of the
nation's leading designers and marketers of genuine golf and sports
apparel under its Antigua brand - the event will feature golf teams
from 10 states. Separate competitions will be held for both boys and
girls, with team and individual awards being presented. The event is
open to up to 20 five-player teams.
"We are supportive of all aspects of golf and
this high school invitational is a great example," said Ron McPherson,
President and CEO of Antigua. "Antigua is a genuine golf brand and a
proud licensee of the PGA TOUR, the LPGA TOUR and the PGA of America.
We are also very proud of our involvement in developing the game
through junior golf, high school golf and the various developmental
tours. We know that our future as a brand and a business is dependent
upon the next generation of golfers."
The tournament was organized by Chandler-Hamilton
High School coaches, Steve Kanner (Boys Team Coach) and Kevin
Krahenbhul (Girls Team Coach). The boy's tournament will be contested
at Southern Dunes Golf Club. It will be 36 holes of stroke play with a
shotgun start on the 10th and tee times on the 11th.
The girls will play at the Duke Course, 36 holes
of stroke play with shotgun starts both days.
Tournament fees are $425 per team for boys, $325
per team for girls, which includes all green fees, use of the practice
facility and a coach's golf cart. Each competing player and coach will
receive an Antigua tournament hat and Desert Dry performance golf shirt
embellished to commemorate the event.
The night before the competition begins, a dinner
will be held at the Chandler Hilton at which Steve Jones, the 1996 U.S.
Open champion, will speak. Pairings information and a coaches meeting
will also be held that night.
More information can be
found about the Antigua 2010 National High School Invitational at
www.anhsgi.com
About The Antigua Group
Headquartered in
Peoria, Ariz., The Antigua Group, through its license sports division,
holds license agreements with Major and Minor League Baseball (MLB),
the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Basketball
Association (NBA), along with numerous American universities and
colleges for men's, women's and children's apparel, headwear and
outerwear. Antigua additionally designs, produces and supplies product
for corporate America and specialty retail managed under its corporate
division. Its golf division also holds license agreements with the PGA
TOUR, LPGA and the PGA of America. For more information on the Antigua
Group, visit them at
www.antigua.com.
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