The European Challenge Tour is delighted to announce that Walton Media Group have been appointed the Official Media Partner and an Official Sponsor of the Volopa Irish Challenge hosted by Mount Wolseley Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort, which takes place at the prestigious Carlow Hotel & Golf Resort from September 8–11 2016.
Walton Media Group is a full service multi-media company based in Dublin, Ireland delivering a broad range of business solutions for the Irish and international golf and tourism industry through the six divisions of the company.
Walton Media Group is the exclusive publisher of Golf Digest Ireland, Golfing Magazine and online weekly digital magazine Golfing Weekly – the largest print and digital golf magazines in Ireland.
Walton Media Group is an international affiliate of Golf Digest, the biggest selling sports magazine in the world which is owned and produced by Condé Nast, one of the world’s top media companies who lead international market share with their premium brands in North America and in over thirty different countries worldwide.
Following on from a successful launch tournament last year, the European Challenge Tour returns to the Republic of Ireland and the Volopa Irish Challenge will mark the second staging of a professional tournament under the auspices of the European Tour to be hosted on the Christy O’Connor Jnr designed course at Mount Wolseley.
With a host of young up and coming Irish stars set to join a field which will include many of Europe’s most talented young players, Walton Media Group’s leading Irish publications Golf Digest Ireland, Golfing Magazine and online weekly digital magazine Golfing Weekly will provide widespread media coverage, editorial, and advertising featuring the latest news and player profiles of the forthcoming event.
The Volopa Irish Challenge is supported by Tetrarch Capital and Tournament Partners, Sport Ireland, the Confederation of Golf in Ireland (CGI) and is supported by tournament Official Sponsors Ballygowan, Arena Group, Canon and House of Waterford Crystal.
Alain De Soultrait, Director of the European Challenge Tour, said: “On behalf of the European Challenge Tour I would like to thank Walton Media Group and their leading Irish golf publications Golf Digest Ireland, Golfing Magazine and Golfing Weekly for their continued support in promoting the Volopa Irish Challenge. We look forward to working together again this year to deliver another successful tournament”.
Linton Walsh, Managing Director, Walton Media Group is delighted to support the return of the European Challenge Tour and the Irish Challenge to Ireland and said:
“Walton Media Group is proud to be appointed the Official Media Partner of the Challenge Tour’s Volopa Irish Challenge again this year. The European Challenge Tour provides an important platform and significant opportunity for our young developing Irish golfers on their journey to achieving their goals and aspirations to play on the European Challenge Tour and the European Tour.
“The future of Irish professional golf looks bright with up and coming players such as Rory McNamara, Jack Hume, Gary Hurley, Gavin Moynihan and Cormac Sharvin all progressing well in their respective careers.
“Walton Media Group fully support the development of Irish golf at all levels and we are delighted to demonstrate this through the national media platform of our No.1 market leading golf publications for the successful promotion of the tournament. We wish the European Challenge Tour and the wider European Tour Group every success with the forthcoming event this September.”
