Canadian PGA Partners With Glenmuir

Canadian PGA Partners With Glenmuir

(ACTON, ON) April 7, 2011 – The Canadian PGA announced today that they have formed a national partnership with Glenmuir, Europe’s leading golf apparel brand.

“We are very excited to welcome Glenmuir as a partner of the Canadian PGA,” said Glenn Cundari, President of the Canadian PGA. “Glenmuir is a great friend of PGA Professionals around the world”.

Glenmuir is a brand at the heart of golf, a preferred supplier to the European Ryder Cup team for 23 years, and a lead vendor at Ryder Cup 2010. Glenmuir enjoys partnerships with the PGAs of Europe, The PGA of GB&I, the European Tour and the Open Championship.

“The PGA professional is a key element to the success of the Glenmuir brand and we are delighted to be working with the Canadian PGA and their members”, said Colin Mee, Managing Director of Glenmuir. “Canada’s 6.5 million golfers represents a significant new market for our brand and this partnership will give us access to over 3,700 golf professionals across Canada via the oldest Professional Golf Association in North America and the second oldest PGA in the world.”

Glenmuir apparel is distributed through David Brisson and Brisson Sports & Marketing Inc. (BSM) in Canada.
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For more information contact:
Jeff Dykeman
Director of Business Development & Brand
Canadian PGA
jeff@cpga.com
800.782.5764 ext 234

David Brisson
President
Brisson Sports & Marketing Inc. (BSM)
david@brissonsports.com
416.414.6870

About Canadian PGA:
Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information, visit www.cpga.com

About Glenmuir:
Glenmuir is a brand right at the heart of golf. Preferred supplier to The European Ryder Cup team for 23 years, it was also lead vendor at Ryder Cup 2010. Glenmuir enjoys partnerships with the PGAs of Europe, The PGA, The European Tour, The Open Championship and The English Golf Union. www.glenmuir.com