September 30, 2011
Bridgestone Golf Partners with The Hacker's Paradise for 2nd Annual Morgan Cup
COVINGTON, GA — Bridgestone Golf announced today its sponsorship of
the 2012 The Hackers Paradise Morgan Cup competition. The tournament, open to members
of The Hackers Paradise forum, provides 24 amateur golfers a professional experience,
including providing player sponsors. As one of three select golf companies participating
in the event, Bridgestone will sponsor 8 participants. The 2nd annual event will
take place next summer at a location yet to be determined.
"Bridgestone is excited about taking part in this unique event," said Dan Murphy,
Bridgestone Golf's Vice President of Marketing. "Though only in its second year,
the Morgan Cup is already generating a great deal of excitement."
Bridgestone will outfit its "staff" with a full line of custom J40 golf clubs, golf
ball fittings, golf balls, personalized staffs bags, headwear and other Bridgestone
branded gear.
"Just as we are always excited to welcome new pros to our staff, it will be great
to welcome our 8 amateur 'staffers' to the Bridgestone family, too." said Murphy.
"We are anticipating an exceptional 2012 Morgan Cup, given the outstanding success
of last year's inaugural event."
To learn more about the Morgan Cup, visit
www.thehackersparadise.com.
For more information on Bridgestone Golf's entire product offering, visit www.bridgestonegolf.com.
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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.
