Jane Turner and Pamela Pretswell with their new SLGA Scotland jumpers with the Aberdeen Asset Management logo.

Aberdeen Asset Management sponsors

Scottish women's amateur golf team

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The Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association is delighted to announce a three year sponsorship deal with Aberdeen Asset Management, the international investment management group. A major supporter of Scottish golf, Aberdeen Asset Management also sponsors the Scottish men’s team, the Scottish Golf Academy and top players Colin Montgomerie, Sandy Lyle, Paul Lawrie, Mhairi MacKay, and Simon Yates
The Aberdeen Asset Management logo will appear on the team kit whenever elite players are representing Scotland.
The sponsorship provides a boost for the elite ladies’ golf team already celebrating the selection of two of its members to represent Great Britain & Ireland in next month’s Curtis Cup match against the USA at the Essex County Club, Massachusetts, USA (11th to 13th June).
Announcing the deal today at Craigielaw Golf Club, host to next week’s Scottish Ladies’ (Close) Amateur Championship, SLGA Chairman Shona Malcolm said
“We are delighted that Aberdeen Asset Management has decided to sponsor the Scottish Ladies’ Golf Team. The support this gives the SLGA and the team is extremely important for our future plans for success on the golf course. It’s particularly pleasing that we have in Aberdeen Asset Management a sponsor whose values are very close to our own.”
Martin Gilbert , Chief Executive of Aberdeen Asset Management said “We are very proud to align our brand to that of the SLGA’s. We currently sponsor the Men’s squad and therefore this new partnership with the Scottish Ladies Team made perfect sense.
“At Aberdeen we are firm believers in supporting golf at all levels from the professionals all the way through to the amateur and grassroots level.”