Buick announced today that it will be ending its PGA Tour sponsorship. The automaker was with the golf scene for fifty-one years. However, this doesn’t mean it’s the ending of all PGA-Buick partnerships, as revealed by a statement by the company:

“While this is disappointing news, both the PGA Tour and Buick remain in discussions regarding future sponsorship possibilities,” the statement said. However, with GM still recovering from its Chapter 11 filing, don’t expect to see the Buick name at any PGA Tour events anytime soon.”

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Verizon Heritage was in a big dilemma last month, needing to provide at least 100 courtesy cars after the sudden pullout of General Motors for the PGA Tour this year. Thanks to BMW, all that is in the past as they have agreed to provide the tournament a fleet of vehicles, according to a tournament news release.

Hundreds of Verizon Heritage volunteers have agreed to drive the vehicles from the BMW factory in Greer to The Sea Pines Resort. The first 50 cars are scheduled for pick up Wednesday. General Motors’ had supported the tournament for more than 20 years, providing 170 courtesy vehicles at no cost, and GMC chipped in another 65.

After GM backed out, the tournament had to rent 65 vehicles needed to run the tournament and ask players who live within driving distance to rely on their own transportation.

(Source) Island Packet

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