Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy (Hank Haney IJGA) is proud to announce BMW Southern Region as the presenting sponsor of the 2nd Annual Hank Haney Invitational to be held November 13th-15th at Sea Pines Resort in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The Hank Haney Invitational is an official event of the International Junior Golf Tour (IJGT) and regarded as one of the most prestigious junior golf tournaments in the United States. The event will take place at Harbour Town Golf Links and the Ocean Course, both within Sea Pines Resort.
As part of the BMW Southern Region's involvement as presenting sponsor, families of participants will have the opportunity to experience the BMW brand first hand by test driving a broad range of BMW and MINI vehicles, including the flagship 7 Series and the new Advanced Diesel technology in the X5 xDrive35d and 335d Sedan.
"It is very exciting and a great honor to have BMW as the presenting sponsor at this annual event," said Blaik Shew, CEO for the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy. "We have world class junior golfers in our academy and it is a perfect alignment for us to be associated with a world class organization such as BMW."
Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy in conjunction with its affiliates, Heritage Academy and the International Junior Golf Tour (IJGT), is the only organization in the world that combines training, competition and academics for serious junior golfers.
Hank Haney, coach of the world's No. 1 player, directs the Golf Program at the Hank Haney IJGA, which was founded in 1995. Since joining the IJGA in June 2007, Hank has trained and certified all the instructors and has worked one-on-one with all the students. The name of the organization was changed in early 2008 to reflect Hank's increased involvement with the Academy.
Students attend the Academy from 28 states across the U.S. and 24 countries from around the world. Hank Haney IJGA is located on Hilton Head Island, one of the world's premier golf destinations.
"The Hank Haney IJGA in association with our private boarding school, the Heritage Academy, is very proud of our students and particularly the academic success our 2009 graduating class achieved," said Shew. "More than 90 percent of the 2009 class received college scholarships to some of America's most prestigious universities including Princeton, Dartmouth and Georgia Tech just to name a few."
Sea Pines Resort is considered one of the premier destinations in the world and has won numerous awards including Travel and Leisure's "Top 500 Best Hotels" and "Top 50 Resorts for Parents and Children."
Harbour Town Golf Links, home to the Verizon Heritage PGA Tour event and the only major professional sporting event in the state of South Carolina, was ranked No. 15 by Golf Digest magazine among America's "Top 100 Greatest Public Courses" and No. 24 by Golfweek magazine "Best Courses".