January 12, 2011
Bridgestone and Davis Love III Team up with Golf 9/12
Season-Long Campaign to Fund Armed Forces Charities, Local First Responders, 9-11 Memorials and Friends of Freedom Charities with $100 for Every Birdie
COVINGTON, GA - Bridgestone Golf and the newest member of its TOUR team
Davis Love III, announced today
that they'll be teaming up for a season-long effort
to benefit Golf 9/12.
Bridgestone Golf will contribute $100 to Golf 9/12
for every birdie that Love cards from the start of the 2011 PGA TOUR season through
September 11th—a sum, based on Love's storied career, that should climb
above $30,000.
Golf 9/12 is a brand new initiative that was created in an effort to recapture the
collective spirit of unity that swept through the country the day after 9/11/01
(see www.golf912.org).
Golf 9/12 encourages people to take part in a global day
of golf, connected by a live mobile scoring and social networking application, in
which $12 will be added to players' greens fees to help fund educational programs
at the Pentagon Memorial, the 9/11 Memorial and the Flight 93 Memorial. Proceeds
will also benefit Armed Forces charities, local first responders and Friends of
Freedom charities.
According to Dan Murphy, Bridgestone Golf's Vice President of Marketing, "Bridgestone
is thrilled to team with Davis and Golf 9/12. We hope that fans across the globe
will cheer on Davis as he tallies birdies that will help Golf 9/12 in their mission
of restoring the sense of unity that we all felt in the aftermath of September 11th,
2001."
"Every birdie putt that I stand over in 2011 now takes on additional meaning," Love
emphasized. "I'm happy to play a small part in the mission of the Golf 9/12 organization.
Knowing that every birdie I make will help benefit our brave men and women, at home
and abroad and will help foster a universal spirit of unity, is added motivation
for me! I am truly honored to be part of this organization."
Bridgestone plans to track Love's success on the course through its website and
golf fans should check the site at
www.bridgestonegolf.com/media/charity/davis-love-golf-912
to track progress.
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Editor's Note: High-Res images of all Tour Staff and all new Bridgestone equipment are available upon request.
Bridgestone Golf, Inc., based in Covington, GA, manufactures and markets premium
golf balls, clubs and accessories under the Bridgestone and Precept brand names.
Bridgestone is represented on a world stage by a number of internationally famed
golfers including
Fred Couples, Matt Kuchar,
Davis Love III, Brandt Snedeker,
Paula Creamer, Nick Price,
and Lee Trevino.
Bridgestone Golf, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Sports Co. Ltd.,
whose headquarters are in Tokyo.
Bridgestone Golf, Inc. is proud to be the #1 Ball Fitter in Golf as the industry
leader in live launch monitor fittings. Bridgestone provides three ways for golfers
to find the ball that best fits their game: live fittings through the
Bridgestone Ball Fitting Challenge, live online
chats with ball fitting
experts through its B-FIT service, and an easily accessible
Online Ball Selection Guide. For more
information on ball fitting, including a complete schedule of Ball Fitting Challenge
events, visit www.bridgestonegolf.com.
Golf 9/12, Inc. is a forward
looking, non-profit organization established to rekindle the collective spirit of
unity that was evident on the days after the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history.
Golf 9/12 encourages people to take part in a global day of golf, connected by a
live mobile scoring and social networking application, in which $12 will be added
to players' greens fees to help fund educational programs at the Pentagon Memorial,
the 9/11 Memorial and the Flight 93 Memorial. Proceeds will also benefit Armed Forces
charities, local first responders and Friends of Freedom charities.
