Cooke Insurance Sponsors P.E.I. Amateur Golf Championship
Brenda McILwaine , President of the P.E.I. Golf Association , announced today that the Association has entered into partnership with Cooke Insurance. The partnership includes title sponsorhip of the Island Amateur Golf Championship as well as new benefits for P.E.I.G.A. Gold Card members.
Commencing this year the Provincial Amateur will become the “Cooke Insurance Island Amateur Championship ” . The 2017 Championship will be held July 14-16th at the Stanhope Golf Club.
” The Island Amateur is our most prominent tournament with a long and storied history . The Amateur determines the best golfers in the province and is a much anticipated tournament. In recent years it has also served as a the qualifier for the Atlantic Golf Championship ” said McILwaine.
” We are so excited to partner with a great local company like Cooke Insurance . Jeff Cooke has always been a great supporter of amateur golf in P.E.I. and we believe that this partnership will see the Championship grow to new heights ” said McILwaine.
” My family has enjoyed golf for many years and I have played competively since I was a junior. Golf can be a great positive influence in peoples lives and we think that it is important that we encourage people to play” said Cooke Insurance President, Jeff Cooke.
In addition to it’s sponsorship of the Island Amateur Championship Cooke Insurance is also offering an exclusive discount on home and auto insurance for P.E.I.G.A. Gold Card members.
Executive Director of the P.E.I. Golf Association , Ron MacNeill explained that this new benefit for the Association’s 1500 members adds further value to the P.E.I.G.A./Golf Canada Gold Card .
” The addition of the Cooke Insurance discount adds incredible value to our Gold Card . This new benefit is in addition to many others including personal performance tracking , an Official Handicap , golf club protection , Golf Canada magazine , playing rewards , merchandise offers and many others ” said MacNeill.
For more information visit the P.E.I. Golf Association website www.peiga.ca
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