The Ladies Professional Golfing Association (LPGA) announced Rolex as this year’s winner of the LPGA’s Commissioner’s award for its role in the development of women’s golf. The award was present by LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan, in a glittering ceremony, graced by golfing greats, dignitaries, celebrities, partners and officials.

The Commissioner’s award recognizes contributions made by people and organizations in the development of the women’s game, and whose association with the game has been characterized by remarkable poise and dignity. Rolex Watches has contributed to the game immensely over the period of thirty years, and has played a major part in taking the game one step further.  The other recipients of the Commissioner’s award include Karsten and Lousie Solheim, Jamie Farr, the LPGA founders and Herb Lotman and Frank Quinn.

Speaking at the ceremony, Commissioner Mike Whan said that they were glad to have the unwavering support of Rolex over all these [...] Read More

Eric Lamaze, Olympic show jumping champion, won the marathon, four way, $350,000  Rolex Grand Prix show jumping competition at Aachen, beating rival Pius Schwizer by a  mere 0.2 seconds. The courageous show jumper had to negotiate the pain barrier, courtesy a broken left foot, on his way to the title. The competition featured some of the big names in the world of show jumping like Eric Lamaze (Hickstead), Schwizer (Carlina) and Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (Shutterfly). However it was the Spaniard Sergio Alvarez Moya, ranked 71, who proved to be a surprise package.

Eric Lamaze’s victory had shades of Bobby Baun; Baun is remembered even today for the goal he scored in the 1964 Stanley Cup Final against the Detroit Red Wings, despite playing with a broken leg.  Eric Lamaze sustained the injury with two rounds to go in the competition. However, he successfully managed to negotiate the pain barrier and the [...] Read More

The Rolex Osprey Cup, scheduled for mid October, promises high voltage sailing action spread over three days. The tournament will be studded with some of the most talented women yachtswomen like defending Rolex Osprey Cup Champion and 2008 Olympian Giluia Conti (Toscolano Maderno, Italy), 2008 Olympian Anne-Claire Le Berre (Brest, FRA), US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics members Anna Tunicliffe (Plantation, Fla.) Molly Vandemoer (Redwood City, Calif.) and Debbie Capozzi (Bayport, N.Y.), world’s 1 ranked match racer Lucy MacGregor, and ISAF Rolex Sailor of the Year Claire Leroy (Nantes, FRA).

The Rolex Osprey Cup will be held immediately after the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship at the New York Yacht Club. The event becomes important because many teams will be hoping to use it as a springboard for the 2012 Olympics in England.  Pat Seidenspinner, principal race officer and co-chair with Tom Farquhar, said that the interest in the sport is [...] Read More

Korean Golfer, Jiyai Shin climbed three places to top the Rolex Women’s Golf Ranking, dethroning Ai Miyazato, who had held the number one position for exactly one week. The Korean golfer aggregated 639.37 points from 60 events giving an average of 10.66, just ahead of Japanese, Ai Miyazato, who aggregated 563.88 from 55 games.

Rolex Ranking is the most comprehensive ranking system in women’s golf starting out in the year 2004, when Annika Sorenstam was adjudged as the No. 1 ranked player in women’s golf. The Rolex Ranking system is sanctioned and recognized by the five majors on the women’s golf tour: Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA); Ladies European Tour (LET); Ladies Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan (JLPGA); Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA); and the Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG), as well as the Ladies’ Golf Union (LGU), which administers the RICOH Women’s British Open.

The Rolex Ranking system is [...] Read More

Rolex Watches has always been associated with remarkable instances of human endurance in the field of sports, arts and adventure. Sir Edmund Hillary, Chuck Yeager, Roger Federer are some luminous names who have been associated with the Swiss Watchmaker at some point or the other.

Rolex watches has also partnered remarkable expeditions that have considerably broadened our horizons. One such expedition took place 50 years ago when Rolex partnered the Trieste and its crew in its journey to the very bottom of the Challenger Deep. The Trieste was manned by US Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh and Swiss Oceanographer Jacques Piccard. The Trieste had a specially designed Rolex watch strapped on the outside of the Swiss designed submarine. The Swiss watchmakers had made sure that the watch would be able to withstand the pressure-estimated to be 8 tones per square inch-at a depth of over 10,900 meters.

When the Trieste and its [...] Read More

Emily Tubert, Rolex Junior All American, announced her presence in the world of junior golf by finishing second at the McArthur Towel & Sports Future Legend. The 18 year old, a Burroughs graduate, has had a busy summer, with her itinerary taking her to furthest nook and corners of the country, in search of experience and ranking points. Her recent performance signals the coming of age of this precocious talent, who dreams of making it big in the world of professional golf.

The tournament, held at the Legend at Bristlecone in Hartland, Wisconsin, is an open tournament conducted by the American Junior Golf Association. The tournament is a perfect stepping stone for budding golfers, looking forward to making a career in the world of professional golf. Emily Tubert shot rounds of 75, 76 and 70 on her way to a score of 221, finishing seven shots behind winner, Alex Stewart [...] Read More

After four days of competitive sailing, Vela Veloce, skippered by Richard Oland, won the seventh Rolex US-IRC National Championship, 2010. The Vela Veloce beat 35 boats to the top prize in the four-leg course, characterized by windy conditions that threatened to cancel the race. However, the windy conditions gave away to better racing conditions later, allowing Richard Oland to finish the race on top. The skipper and owner of the Vela Veloce, Richard Oland was presented with a Rolex Yacht-Master at the Rolex Gala and Awards Party held at Harbor Court.

Speaking after the win, Richard Oland said that winning the competition was a tremendous experience for them. According to him, the win required lots of skill and perseverance and the team had to bring their best game in order to be competitive. Commenting on the results, he said that the racing was extremely competitive, which was proved by the [...] Read More

The Rolex Ranking for the week beginning July 19th, 2010, saw Ai Miyazato take over the number one spot from American Cristie Kerr.  With the Evian Masters just round the corner players would be looking forward to consolidating their positions on the Rolex Ranking Table.

The Evian Masters is held at the picturesque locations of Evian Masters Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France. The tournament, founded in 1994, is recognized by the Ladies European Tour; however it is not recognized as a major by the LPGA Tour. The tournament has been a part of the LPGA schedule since 2000 and is played out a week before the British Open.  The event is spread over 4 days, with 90 players competing to make the cut. Prior to 2007 the competition had 78 players competing over four days to decide the eventual winner.

The Rolex Rankings charts the progress made by the player in [...] Read More

Rolex’s association with the game of golf began in 1967, when the company presented a Rolex Oyster Perpetual to golfing legend Arnold Palmer in order to honor his achievements in the game. This association grew over a period of time with Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus joining the pantheon of greats at the Rolex gallery.

The game of golf is a celebration of mental and physical prowess; where the golfers have to negotiate through a maze of intimidating greens, undulating landscapes and unpredictable weather conditions. The game is a supreme exercise of skill and the ability to withstand pressure under all conditions. The Swiss Watchmaker, Rolex, encapsulates all that is good in the game: pin point accuracy; the ability to withstand pressure; timeless elegance and the ability to rise above the ordinary.

Rolex has been associated with the women’s game of golf since 1980, when it started sponsoring the LPGA tour. [...] Read More

The US SAILING Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship Committee has invited bids for hosting training camps for female sailors participating in the 2011 Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship (IWKC). The event is scheduled to be held at the Rochester Sailing Club.

The history of women’s sailing is all about endurance and class, drawing inevitable comparisons with the legendary Swiss Watchmaker Rolex, which has been celebrated for its quality of craftsmanship and endurance. Sailing competitions were strictly off limits for women until 1985 when Rolex and the Sailing Federation combined to form the US SAILING Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship. Since then women sailors have distinguished themselves by exemplary feats of endurance at the competition.

Rolex has been associated with the Women’s Sailing competition right since its inception in 1985, providing badly needed support in those early days when sponsorships were not available and resources were thin. This support helped the game [...] Read More