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WSM Appointed to Manage the 2009 Gary Player Invitational in Scotland

WSM Sponsorship has been successful in a three way pitch to run the Gary Player Invitational charity golf event which will this year take place in Scotland.

The 2009 event will be hosted by both Archerfield Links and the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, Muirfield on the East coast of Scotland. Traditionally the event has been played at Wentworth Golf Club in Surrey, but to mark the 50th anniversary of Gary Player’s first Major win at Muirfield in 1959, this new location north of the border has been chosen.

The Gary Player Invitational will take place on Monday, July 6th and Tuesday, July 7th 2009. The event will take the form of an exclusive sponsor’s day at Muirfield on Monday followed by a ‘celeb-am’ golf day at Archerfield on Tuesday. Gary Player will also be hosting a number of functions including an exclusive gala dinner and fund raising auction aimed to benefit The Player Foundation.

Over 25 years ago, Gary Player established The Player Foundation in order to provide quality education, nutrition, medical care and extra-curricular activities to the less fortunate children living in rural areas of South Africa.  Today, through the Gary Player Invitational series of charity events staged in the USA, China, the UK and South Africa, the foundation has expanded its efforts to support underprivileged children and HIV orphans through health & education initiatives globally.

Commenting on WSM Sponsorship’s appointment, Marc Player, CEO, Black Knight International said “We were impressed by WSM Sponsorship; their track record in golf speaks for itself. The whole team was able to demonstrate that running golf events is where their area of expertise lies. We are very much looking forward to working together to ensure the continued growth of the Gary Player Invitational for years to come.”

Andrew White, Chief Executive of WSM Sponsorship also commented on his team’s appointment by saying “We are delighted to be working with both Black Knight International and the Gary Player Invitational. Golf is one of our agency’s specialist sports therefore when pitching; we truly felt from the outset that we could deliver a first class event. We pride ourselves in running events which leave not only sponsors but players and guests alike with a very memorable experience.”




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