RBC Visa Infinite AVION named the official credit
card of The Golf Town Amateur Tour
RICHMOND HILL (June 12, 2008) — The Golf Town
Amateur Tour is pleased to name RBC Visa Infinite
AVION as the official credit card of The Golf Town Amateur
Tour - the first official tour credit card in its five year
history. Over the next five years (2008-2012), RBC is the
title sponsor for the RBC Canadian Open, Canada's national
golf championship, and is now also sponsoring Ontario's premium
amateur golf tour.
"We're absolutely thrilled to have the RBC Visa Infinite AVION as part of our growing group of sponsors," said
Canadian Golf Tours Inc. President Mark Young. "Their
leadership as a title sponsor of the RBC Canadian Open combined
with being the official credit card sponsor of The Golf Town
Amateur Tour clearly demonstrates RBC's dedication to the
development of golf in Ontario and Canada."
As part of RBC's Visa Infinite Avion sponsorship deal with
The Tour, RBC will host a longest drive challenge at each
of the remaining 25 events in the 2008 tour. Winners of The
Tour's long-drive competition prior to July 22nd will receive
two one-day Executive Rooftop Patio tickets for The 2008 RBC
Canadian Open. Long-drive winners after July 27th will receive
tickets to the 2009 RBC Canadian Open.
"The new RBC Visa Infinite AVION card lets
cardholders fly sooner by earning points faster," said
Cathy Honor, RBC Head of Global Cards. "Not only does
it have one of the most flexible travel programs in Canada,
fewer points are needed compared to many other travel cards.
There's no limit to where this card can take you and we're
pleased to encourage this way of thinking at prestigious events
that many of our clients attend such as The Golf Town Amateur
Tour and the RBC Canadian Open."
The RBC Canadian Open will also host the RBC Visa Infinite
AVION longest drive contest to be run on the 16th hole at
Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario. Spectators can
enter the contest by guessing which pro will hit the longest
drive of the day. All entrants have access to a daily prize
and are eligible for a grand prize draw at the end of the
RBC Canadian Open - a one-week trip for four to golf in California,
Arizona or Florida. Golf fans who are unable to attend the
tournament can also participate in the grand prize contest
by selecting the yardage they think will represent the longest
drive of the tournament and enter the contest at www.rbccanadianopen.com.
About the RBC Visa Infinite AVION Card
The RBC Visa Infinite AVION card continues to offer all the
advantages of the Platinum Avion card including flights anywhere
on any airline, no blackout periods, and no reward seating
restrictions. Plus, the RBC Visa Infinite AVION card also
provides more opportunity to earn RBC Rewards points faster,
an enhanced suite of travel insurances, personal concierge
service, and luxury travel benefits. The new card will be
available starting in July.
About The Golf Town Amateur Tour
The Golf Town Amateur Tour provides golfers with handicaps
up to 22 an opportunity to compete in a series of 15 one-day
competitive amateur tournaments held at Ontario's top courses.
The Tour runs from late April until the end of September.
Owned and operated by Canadian Golf Tours Inc., the Golf
Town Amateur Tour is sponsored by Golf Town, TaylorMade Golf,
Mazda Canada, Prodigy Headwear, Second Skin/Hollas, Sky Caddie,
Sundog Eyewear, ECCO Canada, Fairways Magazine, Eco Golf Tees,
NX-G Premium Golf Bags, Howard Johnson Canada, Knights Inn
Canada, Nature Valley, il fornello restaurants and RBC Visa
Infinite AVION.
RBC and the RBC Canadian Open
In partnership with the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA),
RBC is the title sponsor of the RBC Canadian Open, the third
oldest national golf championship worldwide, next only to
the British Open and the U.S. Open. With a history of great
players and premier fields, the RBC Canadian Open provides
golf fans with the opportunity to experience the excitement
of a world class event on Canadian soil. RBC also sponsors
all levels of amateur sport, from grassroots programs in local
communities to national sport organization and elite-level
athletes.
For more information on The RBC Visa Infinite AVION
card visit http://www.rbcroyalbank.com/RBC:SDr7B471JsUAJ-BAgkc/visainfiniteavion/index.html
For information about The Golf Town Amateur Tour or The TaylorMade
Tussle, contact:
Mark Young
President
Canadian Golf Tours Inc
mark@golftowntour.com
905-773-7333
Chris Mumford
Director of Media
Golf Town Amateur Tour
chris@golftowntour.com
416-884-1277
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