The Michigan Player's Tour is offering numerous sponsorship opportunities for corporations and businesses interested in associating their products and services with professional golf. To see a list of the advantages of sponsoring the Michigan Player's Tour, please click on the button below.
There are three main types of sponsorship packages offered by the Tour. These packages are listed and described below.
Tour Title Sponsor
Tour Title Sponsor is the primary sponsorship offered by the Tour. There several aspects and privileges associated with assuming Tour Title Sponsorship:
- The corporation or business assuming the role of Tour Title Sponsor will be given the option of renaming the Tour to that of the company. (Example: the Tour would become the "Acme Tour" or the "Acme Michigan Player's Tour".)
- The Tour Title Sponsor will have control over the participation of other companies as sponsors of the Tour. The Tour Title Sponsor may wish to be the exclusive sponsor of the entire Tour and each of its events, or it may allow other firms to sponsor individual events.
- The Tour Title Sponsor will have the right to use the Michigan Player's Tour logo in all of its own advertising and promotions.
- The Tour Title Sponsor will have its logo on all Tour promotional materials, advertising, and on the Tour web site (with appropriate links to the Sponsor's corporate web site).
- The Tour Title Sponsor will have signage at tournament courses, and be able to set up promotional booths and product displays at tournament sites.
- The Tour Title Sponsor will have a majority of spots in Pro-Am events preceding Tour events for entertaining employees and business associates.
- The Tour Title Sponsor will receive discounts on all Tour merchandise.
- The Tour Title Sponsor will be mentioned in all Tour press releases, and in all results published at the conclusion of Tour events.
- The Tour Title Sponsor will be featured prominently in any television programs developed to highlight the Tour season and the results of events.
- The Tour Title Sponsor will have the right to renew its sponsorship at the conclusion of the initial contract.
- The Tour Title Sponsor will be have full assess to Tour market research and its database of players and contacts.
Since the Michigan Player's Tour is a new professional developmental tour, corporations or firms who assume the role of Tour Title Sponsor can take advantage of the interest and exposure generated by a new tour coming on the scene, an occurrence which doesn't happen very often. Please see Advantages of Sponsoring The Tour for more information.
If your company is interested in assuming Tour Title Sponsorship of the Michigan Player's Tour, please contact the Tour office.
Event Sponsor
Each event posted on the Michigan Player's Tour schedule during the calendar year is available for sponsorship. There are several aspects and privileges associated with assuming Event Sponsorship of a Tour event:
- Event Sponsors will have the right to name the event it sponsors (Example: an event on the Tour might be named "The Acme Open," or "The Traverse City Open Presented by the Acme Corporation").
- Event Sponsors will have the right to prohibit the participation of its competitors who, at a later date, also wish to sign as Event or Associate Sponsors.
- Event Sponsors will control the appearance and frequency of all Tour advertising and marketing efforts as it relates to the event it sponsors.
- Event Sponsors will be able to place signs, banners, promotional booths, and product displays at tournament sites.
- Event Sponsors will have an equitable percentage of spots in Tour Pro-Ams for entertaining employees and business associates (in relation to the number given to the Tour Title Sponsor and other Event Sponsors).
- Event Sponsors will have its logo on all Tour promotional materials, advertising, and on the Tour web site (with appropriate links to the Sponsor's corporate web site).
If your company is interested in obtaing an Event Sponsorship on the Michigan Player's Tour, please contact the Tour office.
Associate Sponsor
An Associate Sponsor is a corporation or firm who wishes to associate its name or product line with the Michigan Player's Tour, but does not desire to assume the level of Tour Title Sponsor or Event Sponsor. There are several aspects and privileges associated with becoming an Associate Sponsor of the Tour:
- An Associate Sponsor will be able to place signs, banners, promotional booths, and product displays at tournament sites.
- An Associate Sponsor will have the right to prohibit the participation of its competitors who, at a later date, also wish to sign as Associate Sponsors.
- An Associate Sponsor will have an equitable percentage of spots in Tour Pro-Ams for entertaining employees and business associates (in relation to the number given to the Tour Title Sponsor, Event Sponsors, and other Associate Sponsors).
- An Associate Sponsor will have its logo on all Tour promotional materials, advertising, and on the Tour web site (with appropriate links to the Sponsor's corporate web site).
If your company is interested in becoming an Associate Sponsor of the Michigan Player's Tour, please contact the Tour office.
