Every single swish of a drive on the greens resonates with the sound of the tremendous contribution of Rolex in augmenting the sport of golf throughout the world. Constantly endeavoring to bring about a revolution in all the varied spheres of life, Rolex was one of the first companies to lend an immense amount of support to the women’s golf tournaments. Partnering with illustrious golfing bodies to bring about the Solheim Cup as well as the Evian Masters, Rolex tires to create newer avenues for showcasing exceptional talent. Collaborating with professional golfing bodies for women like the Ladies Professional Golf Association headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida, Rolex aids them in creating a series of spectacular golfing tournaments.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association will be bringing a total of 29 golf tournaments to the plate this year and will be awarding a total of 50 million dollars in prize money this year. Even though most of the tournaments of the Ladies Professional Golf Association are held in the United States some are slated to be held abroad. Three of the tournaments are set to be held at Mexico while Singapore, Canada, France, England, China, South Korea, Thailand and Japan will play host to one championship challenge each.

The world renowned watch manufacturing brand, Rolex plays a pivotal role in improving the scope and range of the Ladies Professional Golf Association and assists the organizing body by creating a number of world class tournaments. The final series of the Ladies Professional Golf Association is drawing to a close and will culminate into the RICOH Women’s British Open. To be held in Lancashire, England at the Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Club the RICOH Women’s British Open LPGA Tour will feature Jiyai Shin an LPGA rookie who will be defending her important championship title.

After 1987 since Laura Davies won the title as a non-member, this is the first year that a rookie player will be defending her championship. Winner of the Mizuno Classic as well as the ADT Championship in 2008, the rookie player Jiyai Shin has a number of world class performances to her name. But with the increasing level of performances over the years the rookie player, Jiyai Shin is sure to be facing a tough competition at the golf challenge. With almost every golfer vying to lay claim to the top spot, the golfing tournament is bound to be a riveting challenge between these skilled golfers.

Jiyai Shin will be facing off against other formidable golfers who hold the top ten positions in the Rolex golf rankings. This 72 hole, 6492 yard playing field will bring together some of the most talented women golfers all of whom will be competing to win the 335,000 dollars top prize. As the play ends both the teams representing the United States and Europe for the Solheim Cup are announced at the RICOH Women’s British Open. Marking the first ever joint announcement ever issued in the history of Solheim Cup the American Captain Beth Daniel along with the European Captain Alison Nicholas in tandem with their assistant captains delivered the announcement about the members competing in the Solheim Cup Tournament.

Rolex stands behind the LGPA in a bid to bring forward a new era of women’s golf and recognition of exemplary talent.

Rolex a name and a presence that inspires millions around the world, has been known to profess and practice the philosophy of attaining perfection. In line with this ever present principal Rolex collaborates with a number of organizations and also plays an active role in promoting many fledgling events.

The women’s golf tournament is actively supported by Rolex and due this unwavering sponsorship, what was distant dream earlier is now a reality. Increasing numbers of women are taking up golf professionally and are setting new standards in perfecting the sport. Numerous international golfing events for women are held around the world that is supported by the illustrious premium watches brand, Rolex. The world of women golf has seen an incredible transition and moved to greater heights. Supporting and organizing women’s golf tournaments like the Solheim Cup, Evian Masters and the LPGA, Rolex provides exemplary players a chance to further their ambition and gives them more opportunity to showcase their talent. Players that win the top honor are awarded and their talent is promoted by companies like Rolex. Apart from associating to promote professional women golfers, Rolex also holds many junior golfing championships. Partnering the AJGA to hone the talent of young golfers, Rolex also awards these young players with academic scholarships that enable the all-round development of the individual. However the primary objective has always been to recognize the talent of exceptional golfers like Anna Nordqvist and honoring them for their remarkable display of playing ability.

The Swedish golfer Anna Nordqvist was born on the 10 June, 1987 in Eskilstuna, Sweden. A member of the Ladies European Tour, Anna Nordqvist secured the first place at the qualifying tournament of 2009. Winning her first professional title and major event in the fifth try at the 2009 LPGA, Anna Nordqvist displayed an incredible amount of talent and single-mindedness. The LPGA tour for 2009 saw some of the best and most talented women golfers from around the world come together in a battle to claim the top spot. After carefully evaluating the other players in the tournament, the immensely skilled golfer Anna Nordqvist changed her gears to give the game greater momentum and increase her foothold amongst he other champion players. In a tremendous display of golfing ability, in the month of June 2009, at the McDonald’s LPGA Championships in Bulle Rock Anna Nordqvist outperformed the other player to clinch the crown. Claiming the top spot by four strokes after shooting a final-round of 68 for a total of 15-under-par 273 Anna Nordqvist clinched her first LPGA title. This 6 footer astonished the crowds with her incredible golfing talent and with the help of her powerful drives left the competition far behind. The rookie player Anna Nordqvist was able to convince the spectators that determination and a steadfast focus is all that is required to transform into a champion. She was awarded the championship trophy along with an intricately crafted Rolex watch in recognition of her playability and skill.

Rolex the world leader in premium watches is proud to honor and support the talent of Anna Nordqvist. As a part of its ongoing ambition Rolex will partner many talented individuals in their pursuit of excellence.

The association that began almost an epoch ago, standing the test of time, adapting yet resolute, started out when Rolex presented the legendary Arnold Palmer with a gold Oyster Perpetual Rolex watch, in honor of his remarkable achievements on the greens in 1967. Celebrating the exceptional ability and performance of golfing greats like Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, Rolex began its unfaltering support of these great golfers and soon ventured out to support a number of organizing committees in creating and sponsoring eminent golfing tournaments. The core ambition has always been to support events that promote the passion of attaining the highest forms of human capacity. Understanding the focus and resilience that is required to master the sport of golf, Rolex assists various golfing bodies around the world in propounding the sport and its players. More than the game itself Rolex propagates the idea and the inspiration behind the sport that forms the crucial core of comprehending the ability of pushing the standards of human endeavor. Even though the game of golf has undergone tremendous changes and incorporated various elements that have propelled it to great heights of popularity, one factor that remains unchanged is the steadfast support of Rolex in supporting the game.

Beginning in 1978 Rolex pioneered the sponsorship of golfing events by aiding the British Open Championship right after which it forged a partnership with the United States Golf Association (USGA). Abiding with its principal of supporting exceptionally talented individuals Rolex sought out to promote women’s golf and soon formed a partnership with the LGPA. Additionally Rolex brought out the Rolex Player of the Year, the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year and the Rolex First-Time Winners in order to honor and promote the ability of talented women golfers. The most recent development in this partnership is the launching of the Rolex Women’s Rankings that combines women golfers everywhere into one single entity. Apart from all of this Rolex is also the official timekeeper for the prestigious women’s golf tournament, the Solheim Cup.

Supporting the Ryder Cup men’s golfing challenge for many years now Rolex also became the official timepiece at the PGA of America, and the official timekeeper for the men’s European Tour. From 2008 onwards Rolex entered into an international collaboration with the Master’s Tournament and assists this eminent tournament by looking after all the broadcast and print media outside the United States that deals with this event. Supporting young golfing talent for two decades now, Rolex has been sponsoring the American Junior Golfers Association (AJGA) for more than 25 years now. Annually hosting the Rolex Tournament of Champions as well as the Rolex Girl’s Championship, Rolex ensures that remarkable talent has a platform to showcase their talent and further develop their skill. Rolex also presents the Rolex Player of the Year Awards and the Rolex All-America Teams awards, which is an effort to honor the talent of these young talents and propel their ambitious vision. Involving itself in all aspects of the sport of golfing, Rolex serves as a publishing partner for the Rules of Golf booklet and also supports the official film and annual tournament of each U.S. Open Championship. Apart from this Rolex provides on-line support to the USGA as well as supplying tee clocks at National Championships and supporting the Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History at the USGA Museum.

Unfazed by the change Rolex continues to support illustrious golfing events around the world and promotes remarkable ability in their quest to definitive triumph.

Recognizing individual capacity and will irrespective of class, color or even gender is a principal that has forever been upheld by the world class watch manufacturing company Rolex. In its continual tradition of honoring and supporting brilliant individuals that are out to transform the world and knock every long held perception out, Rolex endorses numerous events that become a springboard for launching exceptionally talented individuals. The Solheim Cup tournament is yet another of Rolex’s endeavors to endorse and assist champions. This tournament is a platform for professional woman golfers from around the world to compete against each other and through this polish their remarkable ability.
The Solheim Cup was the result of the passion of the Norwegian- American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim. He was instrumental in creating this professional golfing tournament for women. This biennial tournament had its first competition in 1990 and was held in an even year’s format. Due to the postponement of the Ryder Cup in 2002 on the pretext of the 9/11 incident, the Solheim Cup shifted the playoffs to an odd number format from 2003 onwards so that it didn’t clash with the Ryder Cup tournament. The Solheim Cup tournament is a competition for women teams representing Europe and United States. The American team is selected on the basis of a point system and players on the LPGA are awarded with points for a good performance on the tour. In the European team only seven players were selected on the basis of point system earned through the Ladies European Tour up to 2005. This was done primarily to ensure that the top European players who were competing in the LPGA were a part of the European team. Another change in the 2007 ensured that only the top five players from the Ladies European Tournament were selected for the European team while the rest were chosen on the basis of official world golf rankings.

The increasing popularity of the LPGA resulted in these changes that were incorporated permanently into the selection process. Apart from this system a ‘Captain’s pick’ feature allows the captain to select their team regardless of the point system. Usually the team captains are professional golfers who have recently retired and have experience of playing the Solheim Cup tournament as a part of the various teams. Played over a period of three days the Solheim Cup tournament follows the same format as that of the Ryder Cup. The Junior Solheim Cup is a spin-off of the original format for amateur women golfers who play against their European equivalents. Growing over the years to become a significant proving ground for professional golfers the Solheim Cup does not merely seek to showcase talented golfers but also tries to inspire people from around the world to pursue their various crafts and reach the highest form of personal accomplishment.

The Solheim Cup tournament is all set to be held from the 17 to the 23 of August this year. Betsy King the United States team captain has selected the players for the 2009 challenge that includes players like Nicole Castrale, Laura Diaz and Paula Creamer. While the European team has players like Becky Brewerton, Laura Davies and Sophie Gustafson. The Solheim Cup will tee off at Rich Harvest Farms in Illinois and is bound to be an exhilarating competition as the top golfers from Europe and America face off employing every imaginable skill and instinct.

As a part of its rich legacy of promoting activities that aid remarkable individuals in attaining their objective of personal triumph Rolex proudly supports the Solheim Cup tournament.