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Canadian duo wins Pro-Am at Legacy Golf Club
November 16th, 2010
LAKEWOOD RANCH - They hadn't seen the course until two days before the tournament began.
Yet that didn't make much difference to how Robbie Greenwell and Matt Hill attacked the Legacy Golf Club in Monday's final round of the RBC Bank Pro-Am Challenge.
The duo were co-leaders following Sunday's opening round, which used the difficult alternate shot format.
Then Greenwell and Hill - who hail from Canada - went 31-30-61 in Monday's scramble format for a two-shot victory.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RBC Bank Pro Challenge Lures Golf Pros From Across the Country
-- FESM proudly announces RBC Bank as title sponsor For November 14-15 event at Legacy Golf Club-Lakewood Ranch, Fl.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bradenton, FL, September 14, 2010- FESM (Florida Event & Sports Marketing) proudly announces RBC Bank as the title sponsor for the RBC Pro-Challenge, a two-day professional golf tournament scheduled for play November 14-15. Awards range from 1,000 per team to 10,000 per team with a total prize purse of $32,000.
“RBC Bank is a natural fit for this event,” said Marvin Boisvert, President of FESM. As the official bank of PGA of America, they are huge supporters of the sport. Their involvement only adds to the excitement of this much anticipated professional golfing event.”
RBC supports golf around the world through high profile relationships with the PGA TOUR, The PGA of America and Golf Canada. In addition to being the Official Banking and Financial Services partner of touring professionals Anthony Kim, Mike Weir, Luke Donald, Stephen Ames, Fred Couples, and Morgan Pressel, RBC is also the Official Bank of The PGA of America and proud title sponsor of Canada’s National Open Golf Championship, the RBC Canadian Open.
A maximum of 72 two-person teams (62 two-person minimum) are estimated to participate. Entry fees are $600.00 per team and entry fees will be held in escrow with RBC Bank. Patrons attending the event will be granted free admission with the donation of a non-perishable food item. Food proceeds to benefit the Food Bank of Manatee County. Other noteworthy sponsors of the event include Sign Zoo and The Pool Store (Sarasota).
Additional sponsorship opportunities are still available. For more information please contact FESM at 941-552-1270. For entry forms and tournament rules, golfers may visit
www.FESM.us or
www.LegacyGolfClub.com .
RBC Bank, headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., offers a wide range of financial services and advice to individuals, businesses and public institutions throughout the Southeast. RBC Bank's network includes more than 430 full-service banking centers in six states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia), an extensive ATM network and telephone and online banking. RBC Bank is the 38th largest U.S. bank by consolidated assets, according to SNL Financial's List of the Nation's 50 Largest Banks, September 2, 2009. RBC Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) (RY on the TSX and NYSE), Canada's largest and most stable bank as measured by assets and market capitalization. In August 2009, Global Finance Magazine ranked RBC as the safest bank in the Western Hemisphere. RBC is also one of the world's financial, social and environmental corporate leaders, having appeared on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index every year since its creation in 1999. Additional information about RBC Bank may be found at
www.rbcbankusa.com.
FESM (Florida Event & Sports Marketing) is headquartered in Lakewood Ranch, Florida and serves clients throughout the Southwest Florida region. FESM is primarily responsible for organizing and developing various sporting events and destination outings for businesses, charitable organizations and individuals seeking a unique and turn-key experience. Contact information: mboisvert@FESM.us or 941-552-1270.
Legacy Golf Club is an upscale, 18-hole championship, daily fee course. This award-winning Arnold Palmer-signature designed course is one of the premier courses in Southwest Florida, known for impeccable service and beautiful greens. For more information visit
www.legacygolfclub.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Inaugural Golf Tournament With $32k Purse Lures Top Professional Golfers to Manatee County
- Event scheduled November 14 and 15.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bradenton, FL, August 26, 2010- FESM (Florida Event & Sports Marketing) and Legacy Golf Club proudly announce a two-day professional golf tournament scheduled for play November 14-15, culminating with a rarely seen prize purse of $32,000.
"The tournament's unique Day 1 (Alternate Shot) and Day 2 (Scramble) format will certainly create an exciting event for both the players and the spectators," said Marvin Boisvert, President of FESM. "We've already fielded a number of phone calls from Pro-Golfers interested in playing. We anticipate the turnout to be quite impressive."
Purse prize values range from $1,000 to $10,000 per team with 10 places recognized. A maximum of 72 two-person teams (62 two-person minimum) are estimated to participate. Entry fees are $600.00 per team. Patrons attending the event will be granted Free admission with the donation of a non-perishable food item. Food proceeds to benefit the Food Bank of Manatee County.
Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For more information please contact FESM at 941-552-1270. For entry forms and tournament rules, golfers may visit
www.FESM.us or
www.LegacyGolfClub.com .
FESM (Florida Event & Sports Marketing) is headquartered in Lakewood Ranch, Florida and serves clients throughout the Southwest Florida region. FESM is primarily responsible for organizing and developing various sporting events and destination outings for businesses, charitable organizations and individuals seeking a unique and turn-key experience. FESM President Marvin Boisvert is Past President and Publisher of
Movie Entertainment, a magazine with circulation of over 800,000 copies monthly. He also lends his Presidential expertise to Canada based Kelsha Marketing Inc, publisher of Living & Investing in Florida. He may be contacted at
mboisvert@FESM.us or by dialing 941-552-1270.
Legacy Golf Club is an upscale, 18-hole championship, daily fee course. This award-winning Arnold Palmer-signature designed course is one of the premier courses in Southwest Florida, known for impeccable service and beautiful greens. The course features elevated multiple tees, and virtually every hole is framed with sand and water. What makes this course unique is the 360-foot wide fairways on all corridors making the look very dramatic and visually challenging while still approachable to all players. Legacy Golf Club has received great recognition and ratings from some of the major publications.
Best Places to Play and
4 1/2 STARS from the readers' of
Golf Digest 2008-2010. One of America's Top Golf Courses from
ZAGAT Survey 2007-2010. For more information visit
www.legacygolfclub.com