ST LEON-ROT, GERMANY IS 2015 SOLHEIM CUP VENUE
NEWS RELEASE FROM LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR
The
Ladies European Tour is delighted to announce the appointment of Golf
Course St. Leon-Rot in Germany as the venue for The 2015 Solheim Cup.
Golf
Course St. Leon-Rot is located near Heidelberg and only an hour’s drive
away from Frankfurt. The club has hosted many leading professional and
amateur events including the Deutsche Bank SAP Open with triple champion
Tiger Woods, as well as one of Europe’s leading youth tournaments, the
Allianz German boys ' and girls' opens.
In
addition to boasting 36 holes of championship golf, the venue has built
some of the most spectacular practice facilities in the world with the
aim of developing the most talented junior golfers in Germany.
The
Ladies European Tour is delighted to welcome Allianz as the event’s
insurance partner and SAP as global technology partner of the 2015
Solheim Cup as the final two Global Partners for the event who will join
PING and Rolex to complete a strong family of global brands in 2015.
Allianz and SAP are both German brands with international business which
have been instrumental in bringing the event to Germany in 2015 and
will work with the Ladies European Tour, Deutsche Golf Federation and
Golf Club St. Leon-Rot to ensure the event is a great success both
domestically and internationally.
Alexandra
Armas, Executive Director of the Ladies European Tour, said:
“We are
delighted to be taking The 2015 Solheim Cup to Germany and to Golf Club
St. Leon-Rot who have such a strong international reputation for both
hosting major international tournaments but also for developing the most
talented juniors in Germany.
"The Ladies European Tour looks forward to
working with all parties involved in the project to make the event a
great success including the Deutsche Golf Federation and welcoming
global brands Allianz and SAP to the family of international partners
which is a great endorsement of the profile of the event.”
“The
Solheim family is thrilled with the selection of the Golf Club St.
Leon-Rot as the site for the 2015 Solheim Cup,” said John A. Solheim,
Chairman and CEO of PING.
“It is a wonderful golf facility that will
provide a difficult test for the professionals and juniors. I know the
team at the club will provide everyone with an exceptional experience.
It is very special to welcome two new partners in Allianz and SAP for
the event. Their worldwide reputations certainly add a great deal to the
Solheim Cup.”
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