VIRTUOSO GOLF OFFERS HIGH-END BESPOKE GOLFING EVENTS
For immediate release: Thursday 9th September, 2010 VIRTUOSO GOLF OFFERS HIGH-END BESPOKE GOLFING EVENTS Virtuoso Golf Limited is set to offer high-end bespoke golfing events for individuals and groups through a unique association with IMG. Created by executives with over 40 years combined experience in the High Net Worth sector, Virtuoso Golf will have access to the world’s top golfers, whether a current champion, or a star of ‘yesteryear’, and can offer privileged hospitality at the best Major, PGA and European Tour events around the world. “We are very happy to be partnering Virtuoso Golf whose innovative business ideas and contacts should provide exciting opportunities for our players,” said Guy Kinnings, SVP and Director of Golf, EMEA. ”Our golf day business has been steadily building over the past few years and this association with Virtuoso Golf should certainly enhance IMG’s activities in this particular sector.” Virtuoso Golf will: – Provide access to the top golfing world in a way that has not been possible hereto – Offer new and exciting bespoke golf events to the corporate sector – Offer a bespoke golf service to individuals at a level that has never been seen in the Concierge market – Provide access to the most sought after courses and resorts in the world, with an unparalleled VIP experience – Create unique exclusive International golf competitions and experiences “With IMG as our unique partner, we are affiliated with the global leader in the event and sport management business,” said Virtuoso Golf Company Director Niall Barrett. “Our relationship provides clients with unique and exclusive access to the professional world of golf and our fresh, innovative and personalised approach aims to create an unforgettable golfing experience.” They will also be launching new and exciting golf platforms including the Virtuoso Golf Global Challenge, Superyacht Golf and Safari Golf. See below for more details. More information about Virtuoso Golf is available at our website http://www.virtuosogolf.com Contact details: Virtuoso Golf Limited: press@virtuosogolf.com, Tel: +44 (0)20 3178 8435 Search News Media: Dale Lovell; dlovell@searchnewsmedia.co.uk. Tel – 01753 859 588 Note to editors: About Virtuoso Golf Virtuoso Golf is a new company set up by Niall Barrett, Alexander Cockburn and David Bailey expressly to provide high-end golf events. Between them, they can draw on 40 years of experience delivering into the luxury, high end corporate and high net worth individual markets through work with organisations like Quintessentially, The Eden Club, ASmallWorld, Lloyds TSB and Hitachi Consulting. Virtuoso Golf can arrange for individuals or clients to play a round with a golfing hero, whether a current champion, or a star of “yesteryear”. Couple this with the best that their chosen destination has to offer, from opera to the finest culinary experiences, and it becomes the ultimate golfing journey. Virtuoso Golf tackles client entertaining with a difference: as a bespoke experience around a Major, US PGA or European Tour event, providing more of an "inside the ropes" VIP package for a group of people combined with a round of golf and hosted dinner with a top pro the day after the competition. Add to this one of our complementary services, from fly fishing, fine dining and whisky tasting to shooting, game stalking or camel racing - a trip with us becomes a travel story that will stay with you long after the finishing hole. More information about Virtuoso Golf is available at our website www.virtuosogolf.com About IMG GOLF IMG’s Golf Division is the gateway into the business, lifestyle and traditions of golf with leadership in all facets of the game. We give our clients and customers unlimited access to the people, places, and organisations driving the sport. IMG Golf represent and strategically manages the careers of some of the best golfers in the world and have done for over 40 years. IMG owns or implements over 40 tournaments worldwide and provide partners with unique opportunities to engage with customers through their bespoke golf day programmes. IMG offers expert golf course design and management services and consults to many governing bodies, federations, resorts and companies around the world. IMG Academies, featuring the David Leadbetter Golf Academy, offer world-class training facilities. IMG provides sales sponsorship services to its clients and customers. IMG is involved in every aspect of the game from TV, licensing and speakers to publishing, hospitality and brand/pr development. IMG Golf relies on its global knowledge and involvement in the game to guarantee its partners a unique service. About IMG Sports & Entertainment Operating in 30 countries, IMG Sports & Entertainment’s diverse businesses include: consulting services; event ownership and management; fashion events and models representation; licensing; golf course design; and client representation in golf, tennis, broadcasting, speakers, European football, rugby, cricket, motor sports, coaching, Olympic and action sports. IMG Academies are the world's largest, multi-sport training and educational facilities, delivering world-class training experiences to more than 12,000 junior, collegiate, adult, and professional athletes each year. More information about IMG is available at www.imgworld.com. . Here are some examples of some of the bespoke events that can be arranged through Virtuoso Golf: Ryder Cup Moor a Superyacht in Cardiff Bay or stay in a luxurious hotel such as Chewton Glen with daily helicopter transfers to Celtic Manor to watch the Ryder Cup action from The President’s Club overlooking the 16th fairway. Whilst enjoying one of the finest hospitality experiences in the world, choose to complement your visit by sampling a day’s pheasant and partridge shooting at one of Wales’ most prestigious country estates. Royal Links Challenge Sample the finest golf at Royal Accredited Links courses around the world built into a bespoke ten-day trip taking in four countries (UK, Ireland, Canada and Australia) – all within the luxury wrapper of private jets, helicopter transfers and fine dining. Choose to stay in some of the most exclusive private castles, experience the real bush of the Australian outback on horseback or fish for salmon in the beautiful Alaskan wilderness. Superyacht Golf Cruise the Mediterranean coast in a luxurious yacht while you play a round at some of the best courses Europe and North Africa have to offer – then move onto the next stage of your golf-yachting adventure. Safari Golf We will tailor the ultimate African golfing adventure for you, integrating safari – say at Kruger National Park – with amazing sightseeing, and of course playing at any of Africa's most exclusive golf clubs. The Global Challenge – Launch 2011 Hosted at five prestigious courses worldwide, pit yours and the skill of your top clients /colleagues against the opposition with help from a top PGA tour pro to win a chance to fight it out in a grand finale for the title of Virtuoso Golf Global Champion. *Team and sponsorship opportunities are available. Ends all copy
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