PGA Professionals and their amateur team members will have the opportunity to play former Irish Open and Walker Cup venue, Portmarnock Golf Club, multiple amateur and professional championship host venue, including most recently the 2007 Walker Cup, Royal County Down, as well as the venue recently invited to host an Open Championship by The R&A, Royal Portrush [pictured below].

Chief Executive of the Confederation of Professional Golf, Ian Randell, said: “The Confederation of Professional Golf take great pride in the quality of the tournaments and Pro-Ams that make up our playing schedule and we are delighted to be working with Carr Golf Travel on what promises to be a fantastic event across some of the world’s finest links courses.”

“Carr Golf Travel are delighted to welcome the Confederation of Professional Golf as a key partner for the Carr Golf Invitational Links Pro Am,” said Chief Executive of the Carr Group, Marty Carr. “The Confederation of Professional Golf join the PGA of America Metropolitan Section (New York), Northern California PGA and the PGA of Canada as partners of the event.”

“As we head to Northern Ireland to play the best links courses in the world, it is also very timely that Royal Portrush, where my father won the British Amateur, has once again been invited to host an Open Championship in the near future. We look forward to working with the Confederation of Professional Golf for what promises to be a unique and unforgettable event.”

Carr Golf Invitational Links Pro-Am packages are free for Professionals and start at £2,095 per amateur and include:

• PGA Professionals travel for free
• 5 rounds of Championship golf
• $10,000 prize fund for PGA Professionals
• 5 nights’ accommodation the Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links and The Europa Hotel – Belfast
• $1,000 credit towards flights for PGA Professionals
• Amateur prizes
• Full Irish breakfast and lunch each day
• Gala dinner
• Tournament gift
• Transport in the form of coach & driver
• Tournament concierge with Carr Golf representatives on 
site throughout

There are also options for teams to play Royal Dublin Golf Club before the tournament gets underway.

For more information and to enter download the Application Form here: http://eur.pe/V1yeEv.

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For more information on the Confederation of Professional Golf visit the Tournament Hub Page, follow @PGAsofEurope on Twitter search the Hashtag ‘#CarrGolfProAm’, or like the Confederation of Professional Golf Facebook Page.

To find out more about Carr Golf Travel visit www.carrgolf.com.

PGA Professionals and their amateur team members will have the opportunity to play former Irish Open and Walker Cup venue, Portmarnock Golf Club, multiple amateur and professional championship host venue, including most recently the 2007 Walker Cup, Royal County Down, as well as the venue recently invited to host an Open Championship by The R&A, Royal Portrush.

Chief Executive of the Confederation of Professional Golf, Ian Randell, said: “The Confederation of Professional Golf take great pride in the quality of the tournaments and Pro-Ams that make up our playing schedule and we are delighted to be working with Carr Golf Travel on what promises to be a fantastic event across some of the world’s finest links courses.”

“Carr Golf Travel are delighted to welcome the Confederation of Professional Golf as a key partner for the Carr Golf Invitational Links Pro Am,” said Chief Executive of the Carr Group, Marty Carr. “The Confederation of Professional Golf join the PGA of America Metropolitan Section (New York), Northern California PGA and the PGA of Canada as partners of the event.”

“As we head to Northern Ireland to play the best links courses in the world, it is also very timely that Royal Portrush, where my father won the British Amateur, has once again been invited to host an Open Championship in the near future. We look forward to working with the Confederation of Professional Golf for what promises to be a unique and unforgettable event.”

Carr Golf Invitational Links Pro-Am packages are free for Professionals and start at £2,095 per amateur and include:

• PGA Professionals travel for free
• 5 rounds of Championship golf
• $10,000 prize fund for PGA Professionals
• 5 nights’ accommodation the Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links and The Europa Hotel – Belfast
• $1,000 credit towards flights for PGA Professionals
• Amateur prizes
• Full Irish breakfast and lunch each day
• Gala dinner
• Tournament gift
• Transport in the form of coach & driver
• Tournament concierge with Carr Golf representatives on 
site throughout

There are also options for teams to play Royal Dublin Golf Club before the tournament gets underway.

For more information visit the Tournament Hub Page here: http://eur.pe/V1yeEv.

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For more information visit the Tournament Hub Page (http://eur.pe/V1yeEv), follow @PGAsofEurope on Twitter (http://bit.ly/Pojrwy) and search the hashtag ‘#CarrGolfProAm’ (http://eur.pe/V1yq6C), or like the Confederation of Professional Golf Facebook Page (http://on.fb.me/RnDfEc).

To find out more about Carr Golf Travel visit www.carrgolf.com.

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Image Caption: One of the Carr Golf Invitational Links Pro-Am venues, Royal Portrush Golf Club

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Notes to Editors:

An Association of 36 National PGAs (31 European and 5 international) with a collective membership in excess of 21,000 golf professionals, the Confederation of Professional Golf is committed to the advancement of golf, golfers and the golf profession across Europe.

The Association is also a partner in Ryder Cup Europe as the sole member of the Ryder Cup European Development Trust, and is widely acknowledged as a lead body in the delivery of golf development expertise on a global basis through its collaboration with The R&A in its “Working for Golf” programme.

The G30 series includes two driver options — standard and SF Tec (Straight Flight Technology) —  along with fairway woods, hybrids and irons. The product line can be pre-ordered beginning today at PING-authorised golf shops around the world.

“With the G30 series, our engineers once again accomplished something that is unique to PING products — they elevated performance significantly in key areas without sacrificing other important attributes,” said John A. Solheim, PING Chairman & CEO. “Across the product line, we’ve proved you can hit the ball higher and farther while increasing forgiveness and control. We’ve also continued our focus on advancing custom fitting in the driver and fairway woods by offering five loft positions. All of this promotes the consistent, reliable results that will help golfers of any skill level shoot lower scores and enjoy the game more.”

The most visible innovation on the G30 driver is the patented turbulators engineered onto the crown. Inspired by the aeronautics and sporting industries that put a premium on speed, Turbulator Technology reduces aerodynamic drag by significantly delaying airflow separation, maintaining attached airflow around the clubhead as it approaches impact, leading to more speed.

“The turbulators are really exciting,” said Solheim. “Wind-tunnel testing verified with clarity the role they play in reducing drag on the driver head, but its real benefit was confirmed through our player testing. When Bubba Watson first tested the turbulators, he picked up two miles per hour in clubhead speed and four miles per hour in ball speed, which meant 10 more yards for him. We can’t promise that for everyone, but with the turbulators’ powerful, inspiring look we’re confident all golfers will be longer off the tee, thanks to Turbulator Technology.”

The entire G30 series benefits from new face technologies and materials, including the introduction of T9S titanium in the drivers, which results in thinner faces and weight savings that help position the CG low and back. The fairway woods utilise a high-strength Carpenter 475 steel in the face, and the hybrids are heat treated with an H900 process. Both result in hotter, more forgiving faces. The G30 iron face is thinner for higher ball speeds while being stabilised by a new custom tuning port design for predictable distance control.

The G30 SF Tec driver option is engineered for players whose shots typically end up right of the intended target. In player testing, the G30 SF Tec driver, which features weight closer to the heel and lighter swingweights, improved shot bend by 12 yards when compared to the G30 standard driver.

PING has also increased the range of adjustability to five loft positions in the driver and fairway woods while maintaining the same mass and outer diameter as the company’s fixed hosels, providing the benefits of adjustability with no sacrifice in performance. The lightweight hosel allows golfers to increase or decrease loft 6/10 of a degree or 1 full degree to optimise launch conditions.

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For more information on PING visit www.PING.com.

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