Ernst & Young is today announced as Official Partner to The 2012 Ryder Cup Team and The 2014 Ryder Cup.
The announcement was made at The Gleneagles Hotel, host venue of The 2014 Ryder Cup, on the day Captain José María Olazábal announces his two wild cards to complete the 2012 European Team who will travel to Medinah Country Club, Chicago, seeking to retain for The Ryder Cup from September 28-30.
George O’Grady, Chief Executive of The European Tour, introduced Ernst & Young by saying: “We mark the arrival of a new Ryder Cup Partner in Ernst & Young this morning. They join a big family of Ryder Partners – Rolex, BMW, Emirates Airlines, Diageo of course from here at Gleneagles, and our strongest partners here in Scotland, the Scottish Government themselves. On behalf of Ryder Cup Europe we welcome you. All the team of Ryder Cup Europe are here, the PGA of Great Britain, PGAs of Europe and the European Tour and we know you share our passion.”
Jay Nibbe, Ernst & Young’s Markets Leader, Europe, Middle East, India and Africa, says: “We are delighted to be an Official Partner of such a prestigious sporting occasion. The challenge of creating, building and managing teams has as much resonance in the business world as it does The Ryder Cup. Ernst & Young understands that in sport, as in business, you succeed by getting talent to work together.”
Jim Bishop, Ernst & Young’s senior partner, Scotland, photographed with European Team Captain Olazábal at The Gleneagles Hotel, commented: ‘It’s an honour to officially announce our Ryder Cup partnership in the Home of Golf and the location where one of the world’s greatest sporting events will take place in September 2014. The European Ryder Cup Captain faces the added challenge of combining players from different countries with distinct cultures and playing styles into a coherent team unit. It is a high profile test of leadership and team-building. We are confident that José María’s open and inclusive style will lead the European Team to success in Medinah this year.”
Richard Hills, European Ryder Cup Director, said: “On behalf of Ryder Cup Europe it is my great pleasure to welcome Ernst & Young to our formidable list of Official Partners to both The 2012 European Ryder Cup Team, and The 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles. Ernst & Young is, like The Ryder Cup, a thriving global brand and we look forward to developing our new partnership over the course of the next two years.”
Ernst & Young join Rolex, BMW, Diageo and Emirates as Official Partners.
For more information on the partnership and to access exclusive content from European Ryder Cup Captain and Ernst & Young Ambassador, José María Olazábal –www.ey.com/rydercup
