IRVINE BMW Golf Cup InternationlTM Benefits Anteater Athletic Fund
June 8, 2009
Irvine, Calif. - The 2009 Irvine BMW Golf Cup InternationalTM will be held July 13 at the Monarch Beach Golf Links with proceeds benefiting the UC Irvine Anteater Athletics Fund.
UC Irvine coaches that will be playing include men's basketball head coach Pat Douglass, baseball associate head coach Pat Shine, men's volleyball head coach John Speraw as well as men's and women's golf coaches Paul Smolinski and Julie Brooks. All participants interested in playing with a UCI coach must register with Kerry Boznanski (kboznans@uci.edu).
The BMW Golf Cup International is expected to reach more than 5,000 amateur golfers at 40 events throughout the United States, with thousands more participating in 40 countries worldwide, and will feature a Hole-in-One contest, gifts, prizes and tournament awards. Each participant will have an opportunity to win a 2009 BMW for recording a Hole-in-One on the designated hole. The top two finishers in this event will be awarded an invitation to compete in the 2009 BMW Golf Cup U.S. Final scheduled for September 24-27, 2009 at Pinehurst Resort, in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
The overall low net winners in each of the three flights at the U.S. Final will be awarded an all-expense paid trip for two to the BMW Golf Cup International World Final, where they will compete against the winners from 40 other countries.
The Anteater Athletic Fund (AAF) plays an integral role in the growth of the university's 579 exceptional student-athletes and 23 athletic programs. Supporters of the AAF are investing in student-athletes and the resources they need to attain the highest possible level of success. Contributions to the AAF provide all student-athletes with the opportunity to pursue their academic and athletics goals, while learning the skills that will prepare them to make an impact in their future communities. Those that support the AAF understand the UC Irvine Athletics mission, which expects excellence both in the classroom and within its sports programs. The AAF is committed to providing student-athletes with scholarship, program and equipment funding for the best possible opportunity to pursue their dreams.
BMW Group In America
BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975. ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand, the MINI brand, and the ROLLS-ROYCE brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW Group's global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all X5 and X6 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 340 BMW passenger car centers, 327 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 148 BMW motorcycle retailers, 80 MINI passenger car dealers, and 25 ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group's sales headquarters for North, Central and South America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
