Peoria, AZ. -- The
Antigua Group, Inc., celebrating
its 30th year in
business in 2009 as one
of the nation's
leading designers and marketers of genuine golf and
sports apparel under its Antigua brand announced
that the 2009 PGA Championship at storied Hazeltine
National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota will mark the
company's 15th consecutive championship as a provider
of men's and women's apparel for the retail pro shops and
corporate apparel needs of the PGA of America at the event.
"Our relationship with the PGA of America and its 28,000
members is something all of us at Antigua are very proud of,
" said Ron McPherson, President and CEO of the Antigua
Group, Inc.
Antigua will provide the PGA Championship with a variety of
men's and women's garments including selections from its
new Desert Dry™ apparel. Desert Dry™ is a moisture
wicking technology created exclusively for Antigua to absorb
and wick moisture quickly and evenly to achieve the most
efficient evaporation possible for comfort and dryness.
Antigua apparel is routinely tested under the hottest
conditions of the Arizona Desert to assure that it meets
the highest standards of moisture wicking performance.
Headquartered in Peoria, Arizona, 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 and the LPGA.
In addition to the company's commitment to a greener existence, Antigua's
contributions-part of which include Antigua-brand genuine golf
apparel-continue to help support PGA Section events nationwide and it
renewed its sponsorship of the Antigua Triple Play Championship with the
Southern California Section of the PGA of America (SCSPGA). Another
noteworthy PGA Section-sponsored event sponsored by Antigua is The Antigua
Team Championship, a Southwest Section PGA event (SWSPGA) in September at
Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., as well as 24 other annual PGA
Section events, including four in Florida. The 2009 PGA Championship marks
the company's 15th consecutive championship as a provider of men's and
women's apparel of the PGA of America at the event.
The Antigua Group
provides men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, headwear and outerwear to
golf, licensed sports, specialty retailers and corporate America. For more
information on The Antigua Group, visit them online at
www.antigua.com .
