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For a while, the financial commitment required for Kaulig Companies to become the title sponsor of the PGA Tour Champions’ Senior Players Championship was daunting.
“On first blush, people would say, ‘Oh, let’s pass because, you know, it costs some money,’” said Tim Clepper, president and CEO of Kaulig Companies.
But then Clepper and Executive Chairman Matt Kaulig thought about the memories they’d already made at Firestone Country Club.
Kaulig, 49, a Cincinnati native, played quarterback at the University of Akron from 1992-95, married a Zips cheerleader, and put his corporate headquarters in the area. He was a tournament volunteer during his UA days, driving a van at the prestigious PGA Tour event.
“My earliest thing was Davis Love III was in our vehicle and we just thought that was the coolest thing ever,” Kaulig said.
Clepper, 47, brought his sons when they were babies, remembering the day Zach Johnson flipped his 3-year-old a golf ball. While a student at Kent State, he and his father made it “our thing” to attend the Bridgestone Invitational, won by Tiger Woods eight times.
“It’s these kind of memories that we have in our own backyard that we’re excited to take to the next level,” Clepper said
The event’s philanthropic goals, shared by Kaulig Companies, sealed the deal.
It was announced Wednesday that Kaulig Companies will supplant Bridgestone as the title sponsor of the Senior Players Championship with a four-year agreement starting in 2023.
Kaulig Companies’ sponsorship will keep the event at Firestone through at least 2026. Bridgestone will continue to be a partner in the event, according to Miller Brady, president of PGA Tour Champions.
The announcement was made during media day for the 2022 Bridgestone Senior Players, set for July 7-10, 2022. Among those attending were Akron mayor Dan Horrigan and Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro.
This year, a field of 79 will compete for a $3 million purse in the 72-hole event. The 2023…
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