PGA Tour
Truist replaces Wells Fargo in PGA Tour title role
Truist Financial Corporation has signed a seven-year agreement with the PGA Tour to become title sponsor of the tour’s ‘signature event’ in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Presidents Cup secures third global sponsor in 1Password
Ahead of the next Presidents Cup in Canada, the PGA Tour has announced domestic cybersecurity brand 1Password as a new global sponsor.
Avis extends PGA Tour deal through 2028
Car rental company Avis has today (Monday) extended its sponsorship deal with the PGA Tour through 2028, and added reigning PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele as a brand ambassador
Buffalo Trace expands DP World Tour footprint after UK ‘test’
Buffalo Trace Distillery's extension with the DP World Tour marks the first Official Marketing Partner agreement signed by the tour since it launched the category to mirror the PGA Tour’s own sponsorship portfolio as part of the strategic alliance between the two organisations.
WM signs MLB deal after tripling business through Phoenix Open association
Environmental services provider WM has agreed a league-wide sponsorship deal with Major League Baseball (MLB) after an association with the PGA Tour’s Phoenix Open helped it to triple its sports industry clients in the space of a few years.
Isco’s Kentucky Championship deal completes PGA Tour title sponsor picture
All tournaments on the PGA Tour now have a title sponsor for the ongoing 2024 season, after Isco Industries, a piping solutions provider, acquired naming rights for the top event in Kentucky
Truist among bidders for Wells Fargo Championship title rights
Charlotte-based bank Truist Financial Corp is one of multiple banking and insurance sector suitors seeking to take over the title rights to the PGA Tour tournament currently known as the Wells Fargo Championship
Extra broadcast features drive Aon’s PGA Tour extension
The evolution and expansion of sponsored broadcast features was key to the extension of professional services firm Aon’s ‘Official Marketing Partner’ agreement with the PGA Tour.
Cognizant replaces Honda as ‘Classic’ title sponsor
Professional services company Cognizant has become title sponsor of the PGA Tour golf tournament formerly known as the Honda Classic
PGA Tour advances talks with investors led by FSG, PIF dialogue continues
The PGA Tour has entered into advanced talks with Strategic Sports Group (SSG), a consortium of US-based sports team investors that includes Fenway Sports Group (FSG), as an agreement with Saudi Arabia's…
Ryder Cup sponsorship programme proves immune to LIV
Ryder Cup sponsorship revenue has increased 48 per cent compared with the previous edition in 2021, according to SportBusiness Sponsorship's 2023 Golf Data Snapshot.
Unprepared sponsors express mixed feelings on world golf commercial merger
DP World, title sponsor of the European Tour group's flagship DP World Tour, was one of several golf sponsors given scant or non-existent notice of this week’s shock announcement of the commercial merger b…
John Deere extends long-running title sponsorship of PGA Tour event
US agriculture and construction services company John Deere has extended its backing of the John Deere Classic, one of the longest running title sponsorships on the PGA Tour
Coca-Cola renews PGA Tour Championship sponsorship
The PGA Tour has announced that Coca-Cola has renewed its sponsorship of the Tour Championship in a deal that runs through the 2027 tournament and signed a five-year agreement to keep Coca-Cola as the…
AT&T ‘ends title sponsorship’ of Byron Nelson
US telecoms group AT&T is ending its sponsorship of the PGA Tour event, the Byron Nelson, at the end of the year, as reported by Golfweek
PGA Tour names Bushmills as whiskey sponsor
The PGA Tour has signed a four-year sponsorship deal with Bushmills Irish Whiskey.
Bushmills has been named as the “Official Whiskey of PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions”.
NetJets extends backing of PGA Tour
Private aviation company NetJets has renewed its sponsorship agreement with golf’s PGA Tour.
Comcast Business named Players Championship sponsor in long-term deal
The PGA Tour and the Players Championship have announced Comcast Business as a sponsor of the Players Championship through 2030