ORCA Golf Bags Women’s Match Play Championship
has just announced PXG (Parsons Xtreme Golf) – an innovative golf company
dedicated to developing high-performance equipment and apparel – as presenting
sponsor for its inaugural tournament. The unique, two-week tournament series
for women professional players will take place at World Golf Village in October
2021. As part of its sponsorship, PXG will be featured in the official
tournament logo, also being debuted.
The ORCA Golf Bags Women’s Match Play Championship presented by PXG will
feature 64 women professionals pursuing their dream of playing on the LPGA
Tour, battling over two weeks in two separate, but connected, tournaments. The
first week will feature a 54-hole Stroke-Play tournament on the King & Bear
course, which will also seed the second week’s event, a 64-woman Match-Play championship
at Slammer & Squire. There will be no cut in the Stroke-Play event and all
players will advance to the Match-Play tournament.
Since the company’s inception, PXG has taken a strong stance in its support of
women in golf. The company lists a dozen exceptionally talented women on the
LPGA Tour on its official pro roster and provides equipment to many other
top-ranking female professionals.
PXG’s clubs are built to spec for each individual golfer and the company will host
a live-fire fitting area for tournament players and consumers who wish to be
fitted for PXG equipment. There will also be opportunities to test PXG’s
extensive line of putters on the World Golf Village 18-hole putting course.
In addition to the golf competition – and of equal importance – the tournament
will celebrate women’s initiatives by providing programming such as leadership
forums, executive networking, and education. The programming will be developed
and provided by Generation W, a national nonprofit based in Jacksonville Beach
(FL) founded and run by Donna Orender, whose mission embraces the guiding
tenets of education, inspiration, and connection and the power of women’s
leadership.
“The Generation W programming is a critical aspect of this event,” said Erica
Bennett. “There are myriad career opportunities outside the ropes for women
in the golf business and in the manufacturing business, and we want to promote
that aspect of our industry as well.”
Each tournament will have its own prize purse, a guarantee of $50,000 shared
between the two events. The winner of the Match Play event will be The ORCA
Champion, and in addition to cash prize money will also receive a $2,500 Gift
Card from PXG, as well as a commemorative golf bag designed by Erica Bennett of
ORCA Golf Bags. The tournament series will feature a pro-am event, junior
clinics, and local community-based activities and fundraising opportunities.
The ORCA Golf Bags Women’s Match Play Championship presented by PXG represents
two of the 14 official events on the Women’s All Pro Tour (WAPT) in 2021. The
WAPT was established in 2019 in partnership with the LPGA’s Symetra Tour. The
WAPT is the Official Qualifying Tour for the LPGA’s Symetra Tour, providing
more opportunities for women to play professional golf and to advance their
careers to the next level. “We are very excited to bring the WAPT to the
Jacksonville area and, in particular, the World Golf Village”, says Gary
DeSerrano, WAPT president. “We are certain the next stars of women’s
professional golf will look forward to this new and exciting event.”
Information on elevated hospitality opportunities, Pro-Am spots, tickets, key sponsorships,
and volunteering is available on the tournament website at www.TheORCAGolf.com and by calling
MediaShare Consulting Group at (904) 838-4962. You may reach the office by email.
First Professional Women's Tournament in Jacksonville Market since 1976 will
Support and Celebrate Women in Golf. ORCA Golf Bags Women’s Match Play
Championship has just announced PXG (Parsons Xtreme Golf) – an innovative golf
company dedicated to developing high-performance equipment and apparel – as
presenting sponsor for its inaugural tournament. The unique, two-week
tournament series for women professional players will take place at World Golf
Village in October 2021. As part of its sponsorship, PXG will be featured in
the official tournament logo.
The ORCA Golf Bags
Women’s Match Play Championship presented by PXG will feature 64 women
professionals pursuing their dream of playing on the LPGA Tour, battling over
two weeks in two separate, but connected, tournaments. The first week will
feature a 54-hole Stroke-Play tournament on the King & Bear course, which
will also seed the second week’s event, a 64-woman Match-Play championship at
Slammer & Squire. There will be no cut in the Stroke-Play event and all
players will advance to Match-Play.
Since the company’s inception, PXG has taken a strong stance in its support of
women in golf. The company lists a dozen exceptionally talented women on the
LPGA Tour on its official pro roster and provides equipment to many other
top-ranking female professionals.
PXG’s clubs are built to spec for each individual golfer and the company will
be providing onsite Swing Sessions for interested attendees to get a club in
hand experience. There will also be opportunities to test PXG’s extensive line
of putters on the World Golf Village 18-hole putting course.
In addition to the golf competition – and of equal importance – the tournament
will celebrate women’s initiatives by providing programming such as leadership
forums, executive networking, and education. The programming will be developed
and provided by Generation W, a national nonprofit based in Jacksonville Beach
(FL) founded and run by Donna Orender, whose mission embraces the guiding
tenets of education, inspiration, and connection and the power of women’s
leadership.
“The Generation W programming is a critical aspect of this event,” said
Erica Bennett. “There are myriad career opportunities outside the ropes for
women in the golf business and in the manufacturing business, and we want to
promote that aspect of our industry as well.”
Each tournament will have its own prize purse, a guarantee of $50,000 shared
between the two events. The winner of the Match-Play event will be The ORCA
Champion, and in addition to cash prize money will also receive a $2,500 Gift
Card from PXG, as well as a commemorative golf bag designed by Erica Bennett of
ORCA Golf Bags. The tournament series will feature a pro-am event, junior
clinics, and local community-based activities and fundraising opportunities.
Produced as a collaboration among MediaShare Consulting Group, On the Green
Consulting and the WAPT, The ORCA Golf Bags Women’s Match Play Championship
presented by PXG represents two of the 14 official events on the Women’s All
Pro Tour (WAPT) in 2021. The WAPT was established in 2019 in partnership with
the LPGA’s Symetra Tour. The WAPT is the Official Qualifying Tour for the
LPGA’s Symetra Tour, providing more opportunities for women to play
professional golf and to advance their careers to the next level. “We are very
excited to bring the WAPT to the Jacksonville area and, in particular, the
World Golf Village”, says Gary DeSerrano, WAPT president. “We are certain
the next stars of women’s professional golf will look forward to this new and
exciting event.”
Information on elevated hospitality opportunities, Pro-Am spots, tickets, key
sponsorships, and volunteering is available on the tournament website, and
by calling MediaShare Consulting Group at (904) 838–4962. You may reach the office by email.
