Savannah Golf Championship Announces Enmarket as First Tournament Proud Partner
Staff Report From Savannah CEO
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
The Savannah Golf Championship announced Enmarket as the tournament’s first official Proud Partner Thursday evening during a tournament function at RobMark. In addition, Enmarket will become the Official Convenience Store of the Savannah Golf Championship.
As part of Enmarket’s partnership with the tournament, the Savannah Golf Championship will be debuting “Official To Go Cups” for fans at the 2020 event. In addition, the Savannah Golf Championship will host the Enmarket Charity Classic Tuesday of tournament week. The event will take place at The Landings Club – Oakridge Course with proceeds benefitting Enmarket’s charity partners.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Enmarket as the first Proud Partner of the Savannah Golf Championship,” said Tournament Director Cheyenne Overby. “Savannah is truly a remarkable location for professional golf and Enmarket is a crucial part of the Savannah community. We look forward to continue providing fans a chance to get up close to the PGA TOUR’s next generation of stars with Enmarket’s support.”
Enmarket was founded in 1963 as Interstate Stations by Robert Demere in Savannah. The company currently employees over 1300 people and operates 125 locations throughout Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. The company is committed to giving back to the community through many charitable contributions and volunteer efforts, offering fresh food, healthy snacks, and competitively priced quality fuel as part of its mission to enrich life.
“We’re excited to extend our commitment to the Savannah community through our new partnership with the Savannah Golf Championship,” said Enmarket President Brett Giesick. “And we can’t be happier positioning our inaugural Golf Classic at The Landings Club in support of our charity causes.”
In addition to announcing Enmarket as the event’s first Proud Partner, the tournament also introduced several new enhancements for 2020, including:
Schooner Cove Suites presented by Publix – a brand new venue on the most exciting and unique hole at the tournament, the short par-4 fifth hole, known as Schooner Cove. The venue will provide access to multi-level suite and outdoor and indoor seating. Daily tickets, which include two drinks and hors d’oeuvres provided by Publix, will be available when tickets go on sale January 22.
The all new Savannah Golf Championship Charity 5K benefitting tournament charity partners.
Registration will open to the public beginning Dec 2.
The new Savannah Golf Championship website. The new site features an upgraded platform designed to help enhance fan experience.
With 50 available PGA TOUR cards for the following season (since 2013), the Korn Ferry Tour is the path to the PGA TOUR. Twenty-five TOUR cards are reserved for the leading points earners at the end of the 25-event Regular Season. Another 25 are up for grabs at the three-event Korn Ferry Tour Finals that follow the Regular Season in August.
During the PGA TOUR’s 2018-19 season, five players from the Korn Ferry Tour’s Class of 2018 won titles, including Cameron Champ (Sanderson Farms Championship), Adam Long (The Desert Classic), Martin Trainer (Puerto Rico Open), Max Homa (Wells Fargo Championship) and Dylan Frittelli (John Deere Classic).
In the TOUR’s 2019-20 season, two players from the Korn Ferry Tour class of 2019 have already captured titles, including Lanto Griffin (Houston Open) and Brendon Todd (Bermuda Championship). Scottie Scheffler, who finished second at the 2019 Savannah Golf Championship, has made the cut in all five PGA TOUR starts this season and finished T3 at the Bermuda Championship.
The Savannah Golf Championship will enter its third year on the Korn Ferry Tour schedule in 2020, with the event set for March 28-31 at The Landings Club – Deer Creek Course.