Wyndham extends sponsorship deal with PGA Tour through 2016

Wyndham extends sponsorship deal with PGA Tour through 2016

MUMBAI: The PGA Tour and Wyndham Worldwide have announced that Wyndham has extended its title sponsorship of the Wyndham Championship, one of the golf tour‘s longest-running tournaments, for four years through 2016.

The 2011 Wyndham Championship will be contested from 15-21 August 2011 at the Donald-Ross designed Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., with 10-time international winner Arjun Atwal set to defend his maiden PGA Tour title.

The Wyndham Championship is the 37th and final tournament in the PGA Tour Regular Season and plays a pivotal role in the race to the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedExCup.
 
The event offers the final opportunity for players to improve their seeding heading into the Playoffs, or in some instances, move into the top 125 to qualify for the first Playoffs event, The Barclays.

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said, "We are delighted to continue our relationship with Wyndham Worldwide, especially given the critical role the Wyndham Championship has played in the schedule as the final event in the PGA Tour Regular Season. Thanks to Wyndham Worldwide‘s partnership, the Wyndham Championship has received tremendous support in the region, and our players have embraced the event, its leadership and the golf course at Sedgefield Country Club. These factors have all played a large impact on the increases in the tournament‘s charitable giving since Wyndham signed on as title sponsor in 2007."

In the five years since Wyndham Worldwide joined the Piedmont Triad‘s PGA Tour event, the Wyndham Championship has provided more than $1 million annually in charitable impact to organisations including the tournament‘s official charity, Wishes By Wyndham.

Wyndham Worldwide chairman and CEO Stephen P. Holmes said, "We are excited to continue our partnership with the PGA Tour and extend the legacy of the Wyndham Championship in the Piedmont Triad. The PGA Tour and Wyndham Worldwide remain a great fit, as both hold a commitment to excellence, a dedication for others through philanthropy and a great appreciation for the time to enjoy one‘s passions."