Early Commitments to the 2014 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer Include Every Champion Thus Far of the 2014 Season
Galloway, NJ (PRWEB) April 15, 2014 -- The winners of each of the first seven events on the 2014 LPGA schedule are expected to be in attendance when the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer tees off May 30-June 1 at Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in Galloway, New Jersey. The group of champions includes Lexi Thompson – fresh off her first career victory in a major – as well as Paula Creamer, Anna Nordqvist, Jessica Korda and Karrie Webb, who returns as defending champion.
“The 2014 LPGA season highlighted by Karrie Webb's two wins, Paula Creamer's dramatic playoff victory and Lexi Thompson's amazing performance at the Kraft Nabisco Championship is off to an amazing start,” said Tim Erensen, executive director of the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer. “We are thrilled to see these early commitments and look forward to watching the excitement build as just five events remain until the best players in the world arrive in Atlantic City.”
The ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer will be held Monday, May 26th through Sunday, June 1st. The 144-player field will compete over three rounds for a $1.5 million purse at Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in Galloway, New Jersey. The tournament will be televised on Golf Channel. For more information visit http://www.shopritelpgaclassic.com.
About ShopRite
ShopRite is the registered trademark of Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative based in Keasbey, NJ, and the largest supermarket cooperative in the United States. With more than 250 ShopRite supermarkets located throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland, ShopRite serves more than six million customers each week. A long-time supporter of key community efforts, ShopRite is dedicated to fighting hunger in the communities it serves. Through its ShopRite Partners In Caring program, ShopRite has donated $33 million to 1,700 worthy charities and food banks since the program began in 1999. As a title sponsor of the LPGA’s ShopRite Classic, ShopRite has raised more than $27 million for local organizations, hospitals and community groups. Progressive Grocer named ShopRite its 2011 Retailer of the Year and Supermarket News awarded ShopRite its 2011 Retail Excellence Award. For more information, please visit http://www.ShopRite.com.
About the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association)
The LPGA is the world’s leading professional golf organization for women. Founded in 1950, the association celebrates a diverse and storied membership with more than 2,300 members representing more than 30 different countries. With a Vision to inspire, empower, educate and entertain by showcasing the very best of women’s golf, LPGA Tour Professionals compete across the globe, while dedicated LPGA Teaching and Club Professionals (T&CP) directly impact the game through teaching, coaching and management. The Symetra Tour consistently produces a pipeline of talent ready for the world stage. The LPGA is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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About Eiger Marketing Group
Eiger Marketing Group (EMG) – owner and operator of the Shoprite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer – is a sports and lifestyle marketing agency that specializes in connecting brands with their target consumers through development and execution of engaging events and experiences. EMG creates strategic marketing platforms by leveraging its experience in event management, partnership marketing and customer engagement to enhance brand affinity for clients such as Budweiser, Microsoft, Wakefern Food Corp. (ShopRite) and Johnson & Johnson. With offices in Seattle, Atlantic City and Greenwich, EMG, is led by a diverse group of professionals offering custom, client centric solutions delivering best in class results. For more information on EMG, please visit http://www.eigermarketing.com.
About Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club
Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in Galloway Twp., NJ is a historic seaside resort celebrating100 years of tradition in 2014. In 2010 it was purchased by The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, which updated and made improvements to the property to continue its tradition of elegant accommodations for vacations, golf outings, weddings and corporate events. Operated by Dolce Hotels and Resorts and Troon Golf, the resort seamlessly transitioned into the Stockton College community, where it plays an integral role in an expanding Hospitality and Tourism Management Studies program. Stockton students have the distinctive opportunity of studying, interning and living alongside industry experts. Located on 670 wooded acres of New Jersey pinelands, the resort features 296 guestrooms and suites as well as 36 holes of championship golf on two world-renowned courses, and 39,500 square feet of meeting and event space. Additional information is available at http://www.stocktonseaview.com.
About Acer
Established in 1976, Acer is an information and communication technology company dedicated to the research, design, marketing, sale and support of innovative products that enhance people's lives. Acer's green supply chain delivers environmentally friendly PCs, displays, projectors, servers, tablets and smartphones — tools our customers need to explore beyond limits and experience more. Acer employs 7,400 people and ranks No. 4 for total PCs globally (IDC 2013). Estimated revenues for 2013 reached US$12.03 billion. Please visit http://www.acer.com for more information.
Supported in part by a grant from New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism.
Jon Show, ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer, http://www.shopritelpgaclassic.com, 609-798-0222, [email protected]
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