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11/03/08
Thompson grabs
2nd at
Ginn sur Mer Classic
Nicholas
Thompson shot a final round 69 to finish
2nd this past weekend at the Ginn sur Mer Classic inPalm
Coast, FL. The finish moves Thompson to 40th on the PGA
TOUR money list. Thompson has his sight set on a strong
finish this week at Disney to move him into the Top 30 which
would garner an invite to The Masters in 09'.
Thompson's continued
his strong play as this was his 6th Top-10 of the season
and 11th Top-25 of the 08 campaign. Nicholas also ranks
an impressive 3rd in Total Driving on the PGA TOUR.
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10/27/08
BGS
signs 2008
PGA
TOUR Champion Richard S. Johnson
BGS is pleased
to announce the signing of PGA TOUR Champion, Richard
S. Johnson. Richard
won the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee earlier this
season. Johsnon is only the 6th Swedish player to win on
the PGA TOUR and finished 77th in the FedEx Cup points race.
Richard adds to BGS's
international flavor with clients from India, Sweden, US
and Australia currently under management.
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10/27/08
Atwal
secures PGA Tour Card for 2009 with victory in Chattanooga
Arjun Atwal
is returning to the PGA TOUR in 2009 after grabbing his
second win of the season at the Chattanooga Classic presented
by Black Creek. Atwal followed up his win earlier this year
in Malaysia at the Maybank Malaysian Open with this playoff
win in the third to last Nationwide event of 08'.
Atwal currently ranks
17th on the 2008 money list and will play in the Nationwide
Tour Championship before heading overseas to play a couple
of events in Asia. Arjun is returning to the PGA TOUR for
the first time since playing with conditional status in
2007.
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Blue Giraffe Sports (“BGS”), is a leading
talent management and marketing agency with offices in New
York, Atlanta, and Perth,
Australia that exclusively represents premier celebrity
talent from the worlds of sports and entertainment. BGS provides
full service management and representation to its clients
in the following areas: contract negotiations, endorsements,
licensing, promotions, media and public relations, personal
appearances, speaking engagements, and television/event opportunities.
Through the provision of these services, BGS creates and develops
a “brand” identity for its clients that allow
them to maximize their value in the commercial marketplace
and continue to improve upon the image of their “brand”.
BGS was founded on the premise that extraordinary personal
attention to a select group of complementary clients is paramount.
In addition, BGS utilizes the expertise and experience of
its management team in the fashion industry to assist with
the marketing and “imaging” of its clients. The
experience in the industry allows BGS to provide access to
the fashion, lifestyle and editorial companies that do business
outside of the sports and celebrity worlds. This unique combination
allows BGS to capitalize on the natural synergies that exist
between the worlds of sports, entertainment and fashion that
allow our clients to create a unique “brand” not
available anywhere else.
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11/9/08
David
Mathis and Arjun Atwal
earn
2009 PGA Tour Membership
through Nationwide Tour Money List
BGS clients David
Mathis and Arjun Atwal both earned exempt PGA Tour
Membership for 2009 via the Nationwide Tour Money
List. With a victory earlier this year at the BMW
Charity Pro-Am, David Mathis stayed inside "The
25" all season while making some swing changes
to prepare for the PGA Tour. He finished 14th on the
Money List with over $276,000 in earnings this year.
Arjun Atwal balanced
his play on the European, Asian and Nationwide Tours
in 2008 and still enjoyed a finish of 17th on the
Nationwide Tour Money List to return to the PGA Tour
full time in 2009. With wins on both the European
Tour (Maybank Malaysian Open) and the Nationwide Tour
(Chattanooga Classic), Arjun continues to prove that
he is a world class player. Arjun's combined earnings
worldwide totaled more than $689,000.
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Blue Giraffe Sports
teams with 790 the Zone to
bring
"TEEING
OFF"
Blue
Giraffe Sports and
Atlanta's #1 Sports Radio Station, 790
The Zone, have teamed up to bring Atlanta's
newest golf show. "Teeing Off" will air on Wednesday
evenings from 7 to 8 pm every week leading up to
the TOUR Championship at Eastlake. The show is hosted by
BGS Executive VP, Matt Judy and co-hosts
Todd Rhinehart, Executive Director of The
TOUR Championship along with Eric Atkins
of Fore GA magazine.Teeing off will bring Atlanta's listeners
an iside look at life on the PGA TOUR through player and
caddie interviews while highlighting the local events, players,
courses, bars and restaurants. "Teeing Off" is
brought to you by Blue
Giraffe Sports, Bears
Best, and the
Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
"Teeing Off"
can be heard worldwide at www.790thezone.com
Comments and questions
to be answered and talked about in our mailbag portion of
the show please e-mail to:
teeingoff@bluegiraffesports.com
Links to "Teeing Off's" sponsors:
790 The Zone
Bears Best
The
TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola
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For more information on Blue Giraffe
or its clients please contact us via email :
info@bluegiraffesports.com |
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