Promotional Events
During our members golfing year there are a number of events that our partner suppliers heavily support. These promotions quite often involves exclusive product offers for the consumer or specific key events for the TGI Golf member and their customer.
The details below outline the latest promotional events that the TGI Golf members will be involved in.
Taylormade-adidas Golf Amateur Championship
Once again TGI Golf has teamed up with TaylorMade-adidas to search the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands for the top amateur golfer.
The TaylorMade-adidas Golf Amateur Championship 2010 will see 10,000 golfers battle it out for the chance to play at four-time Ryder Cup host The Belfry and become crowned amateur champion.
More than 100 TGI Golf members will stage qualifying events across the UK, Ireland and Holland between now and July 3, 2010.
The winners of these qualifying medals will be placed on a national leaderboard. The top 20 after July 3, will accompany their TGI Golf pro to The Belfry for the grand final on Friday, August 27, 2010, where both golfers will sample life as a TaylorMade-adidas tour professional.
Last year’s champion was Stephen Hubbard, from Bathgate Golf Club, West Lothian, who claimed top spot at Dalmahoy Golf Club, Edinburgh. His prize saw him travel with his pro Stuart Callan, to TaylorMade-adidas’s centre of excellence in Germany, and received a fully custom fit set of TaylorMade clubs.
Whitcraigs Golf Club pro Alastair Forrow and amateur partner Andrew Watt came away with the top team prize of a two-night stay at PGA Golf Catalunya, host of the Spanish Open and European Tour Q-School.
For more information on the TaylorMade-adidas Amateur Championship visit the link below or to see this year's draw sheet for the final please click here.
2010 Srixon / Cleveland Golf Sponsored Medal
Srixon / Cleveland Golf supplies thousands of golf balls to TGI Golf members each year as part of an annual promotion.
Up to 80 TGI Golf members are selected every year and supplied with 36 dozen boxes of premium golf balls, including AD333, Z-Star and Spin Feel, to give away as prizes for Srixon-sponsored June monthly medals at their club. There is an added spice this year for members who stock both brands meaning the winning score during the event will win a Cleveland wedge and go into a national draw to play golf with David Howell - Srixon / Cleveland Golf Ambassador.
TGI managing director Eddie Reid said: "It is great that Srixon continue to support our members with this promotion. It is a wonderful partnership and great way for members to add value to their competitions.”
Leslie Hepsworth, Chief Executive Officer of Srixon Sports Europe, said: “We have had fantastic support from the TGI Golf members for this proposition. We are working in partnership with the members to give them the ability to get involved with the brand with no pressure, and distribute our golf balls to people who may not usually use them.”
The Ashworth Cup
This year Ashworth Apparel will present 'The Ashworth Cup’ - the first tournament of its kind designed specifically for TGI Golf and Foremost Golf members. Ashworth will create an exciting annual event and engage you all in the re-launch of the brand. Team selection has been facilitated by Parnell Reilly (TGI Golf Board Member) to find 12 players to represent TGI Golf at the K Club final on Monday 13th September to play against Foremost Golf. At this final the groups will be superbly accommodated by Ashworth and put to the test in a Ryder Cup style format.
The 12 players who will represent TGI Golf in the inaugural Ashworth Cup are as follows:
| TGI Golf Member | Golf Club |
| Gordon Stewart | Cawder Golf Club |
| Andrew Crerar | Panmure Golf Club |
| Stephen Hamill | Lisburn Golf Club |
| Raymond Burns | The South County Golf Club |
| Barrie Stevens | Beau Dessert Golf Club |
| Simon Buckley | Ham Manor Golf Club |
| Chris Gray | Cottingham Golf Club |
| Gordon Cattrell | Middlesbrough Golf Club |
| Peter Hanna* | Lurgan Golf Club |
| Craig Sutherland* | Cherry Lodge Golf Club |
| Steve Burridge* | The Richmond Golf Club |
| Kenny Hutton* | Downfield Golf Club |
*Denotes Captain’s pick
TGI Golf's team was chosen through a qualification format which consisted of 4 picks (including 2 senior TGI Golf members) from the team captain, Parnell Reilly and 8 qualifiers. The 8 qualifying spots (2 at each venue) were determined through regional qualifying events at the following courses.
| COUNTRY | VENUE | DATE | RESULTS |
| Scotland | Crail Golf Society, Craighead Links | Wednesday, May 26th 2010 | Final Scores |
| Ireland | The Island Club | Tuesday, June 1st 2010 | Final Scores |
| England | Liphook Golf Club | Tuesday, June 8th 2010 | Final Scores |
| England | Ilkley Golf Club | Monday, 21st June 2010 | Final Scores |
The Nike Golf Oven 4Ball Championship
TGI Golf and Nike Golf are proud to launch the exclusive Nike Golf Oven 4Ball Championship event. This competition is designed to harness the relationship and energy between the members of TGI Golf and one of the world's leading equipment manufactuers, Nike Golf.
All members of TGI Golf will have the opportunity to partner up to play in the inaugrual Nike Golf Oven 4Ball Championship. The competition involves 3 national events throughout Ireland, England and Scotland and will involve a fourball better ball stableford format. The winning pair at each event will be the team with the highest number of points and will be flown out to play in the grand final at Colonial Country Club and to experience The Oven, Nike Golf's R&D facility in Fort Worth, Texas.
In addition to the VIP trip to Fort Worth there will be a number of fantastic prizes for members to benefit from - more details are available from our head office.
Details of the national events are as follows;
| COUNTRY | VENUE | DATE | RESULTS |
| Ireland | Newlands Golf Club |
Friday, 9th July 2010 |
Final Scores |
| England | Walmley Golf Club | Monday, 26th July 2010 | Final Scores |
| Scotland | Glenbervie Golf Club | Tuesday, 3rd August 2010 | Final Scores |