02.13.2004
01:31 pm (ET)
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Burrows Golf, manufacturers of a specialized line of metal drivers and fairway metals as well as robotic testing of golf clubs, has been named title sponsor of the inaugural Burrows Golf PGA Western Winter Tournament Program, which debuts Feb. 18. Burrows Golf also will serve as a Product Demonstration Partner at the PGA Learning Center.
Burrows Golf, is headquartered in Valencia, Calif., and is a science and physics-based company that engineers, and manufactures a diverse line of drivers, fairway metals, wedges and putters that utilize its patented Powersphere™ technology to redirect wasted energy from the golf swing back into the clubhead.
"Burrows Golf is one of the rising stars in advancing technology to serve golfers of all abilities," said PGA of America President M.G. Orender. "The PGA is pleased to have Burrows Golf as the title sponsor of the inaugural Burrows Golf PGA Western Winter Tournament Program, which opens a new chapter of competition for our member professionals. And, we look forward to Burrows Golf products on display at the PGA Learning Center."
Burrows Golf also engineers and builds robotics that are a key part of development, testing and production of golf clubs.
"Burrows Golf is proud of our new partnership with The PGA of America," said Burrows Golf Chairman and CEO Bruce Burrows. "We are pleased that The PGA of America has initiated a West Coast tournament program to reach a wider range of club professionals. Sponsorship of the inaugural Burrows Golf PGA Western Winter Tournament Program is a great way for us to support The PGA of America and its member professionals. We have enjoyed tremendous success in our first year of business through the support of PGA Professionals across the country, and we are honored to have been chosen as title sponsor of these events and as the newest Product Demonstration Partner at the PGA Learning Center."
The Burrows Golf PGA Western Winter Tournament Program will be held at PGA of Southern California Golf Club in Beaumont, Calif. The three-event program, patterned after the PGA Winter Tournament Program conducted in South Florida since 1954, features three 54-hole events for PGA Professionals under-50 and those 50-and-older. The program opens Feb. 18-20, with a Senior Stroke Play Championship; followed Feb. 23-25, by a Senior-Junior Team Championship; and finishes March 1-3, with a Stroke Play Championship.
The PGA of America, founded in 1916, is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the game of golf while continuing to enhance the standards of the profession. The Association is comprised of more than 28,000 men and women PGA Professionals who are dedicated to growing participation in the game of golf.