HURRICANE
JUNIOR GOLF TOUR LAUNCHES DIVISION AMBASSADOR PROGRAM TO GROW THE GAME
Ambassadors
include Tiger Woods, Justin Timberlake,
Justin Rose, Will Smith and Ernie Els
November 29, 2017 – ORLANDO, Florida Hurricane Junior Golf Tour
(HJGT) is pleased to announce new division ambassadors Tiger Woods, Justin Timberlake,
Justin Rose, Will Smith and Ernie Els each representing a different division
within the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour as it furthers its mission to grow the
game of golf amongst juniors.
Hurricane Junior Golf Tour’s largest age divisions will now include:
the Tiger Woods Division (Boys 16-18), the Will Smith Division (Boys 14-15),
the Ernie Els Division (Boys 11-13), the Justin Timberlake Division (Girls
14-18) and the Justin Rose Division (Girls Under 13).
Within each division, two champions will be crowned each year; Player
of the Year, awarded to the player that accumulates the most points throughout
the season within their division, and also the winner of the Hurricane World
Championship, hosted in Orlando in August. These two winners within each
division will be invited to sit down together with their respective ambassador
for an intimate 30-minute sit-down. The winners will be flown to a city of the ambassador’s
choice for their meeting.
“Growing the game of golf is good for everyone, and if we can inspire
these kids to chase their goals even better,” said Justin Rose.
“These ambassadors clearly bring a stronger brand awareness to junior
golf and they drive excitement across our junior golfers while also inspiring them
to work even harder toward achieving their goals,” said Mario Conte, founder
and executive director of the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour. “To know that you can
earn a face-to-face sit-down with one of Hurricane Junior Golf Tour’s
ambassadors is very unique and unprecedented in junior golf today.”
“This is a wonderful initiative and as ambassadors, we’re proud to get
behind Hurricane Junior Golf Tour in its mission to grow the game,” said Ernie
Els. “All of us have great memories of our junior golf days, and we all
remember the people that inspired us and helped us on our way. Through this
program, it’ll be fun for us to play our part in inspiring and encouraging
these kids as they chase their own golfing dreams.”
Earlier this year, Nexus Luxury Collection partnered with the
Hurricane Junior Golf Tour, acquiring a stake in the grass roots golf tour.
Founded in 2007 by Mario Conte, the Hurricane Tour has become the
largest junior golf tour in the United States, hosting over 275 tournaments each
year across 32 different states. To date, more than 30,000 boys and girls have
competed in a Hurricane Tour event and over 3,500 golfers have made it to the collegiate
golf ranks since its inception.
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About
the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour
The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (HJGT) was
founded in 2007 with the intention of providing junior golfers with an
opportunity to play exceptional courses in a competitive environment. The Tour’s vision is to provide superb
hospitality and make every event a memorable one. With play open to both males and females,
nearly every junior golfer is eligible to participate on the Hurricane Junior
Golf Tour. In 2017, the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour partnered with Nexus to
further its collective goal of growing the game of golf, broadening the Tour’s
reach across the U.S. and around the world.
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About
The Nexus Luxury Collection, Ltd.
The Nexus Luxury Collection, Ltd. is an international hospitality
real estate development and asset management company which develops, operates,
manages and invests in assets that complement the interests and strengths of
its partners private investor Joe Lewis and his Tavistock Group, golfing
greats Tiger Woods and Ernie Els, and actor and musician Justin Timberlake. www.nexusluxurycollection.com
