Emirates signs on as official sponsor for Irish Open
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Emirates is the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates based out of Dubai. It is the largest airline in the Middle East, operating over 2,400 passenger flights per week, from its hub at Dubai International Airport Terminal 3, to 111 cities in 62 countries across six continents. The company also operates three of the world's ten longest non-stop commercial flights from Dubai to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Houston. Emirates is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which has over 50,000 employees, and is wholly owned by the government of Dubai directly under the Investment Corporation of Dubai. Cargo activities are undertaken by the Emirates Group's Emirates SkyCargo division.
About Property:
The Irish Open is a professional golf tournament on the European Tour, currently played at the end of June or early July. The 72-hole event has been played in many locations on the island; it was last played at the Killarney Golf & Fishing Club in County Kerry in southwestern Ireland in 2011. The event will return to Northern Ireland in 2012 for the first time since 1953 and will be held in County Antrim at Royal Portrush Golf Club, which last hosted in 1947.[1] The 2013 tournament is scheduled for County Kildare at Carton House, which hosted the event in 2005 and 2006. The Irish Open was first played in 1927 and continued until 1950, when the tournament experienced financial problems. Except for a single event, held in 1953, there was a 25-year hiatus until the Irish Open returned in 1975.