The UAE PGA has received a further boost with the news that global executive search specialists SpenglerFox are the latest company to sign up as a patron of the United Arab Emirates Professional Golfers Association.

The company joins Rotana Hotels, Naboodah and Dubai Golf Publishing as major sponsors of the body that represents and develops the interests of professional and amateur golfers in the United Arab Emirates and is fast becoming the leading PGA in the Middle East.

The backing of SpenglerFox and the other patrons has meant that the UAE PGA has been able to expand its tournament schedule, increase prize money and increase its off-course activities such as personal development programmes for their members this year.

The UAE PGA Order of Merit has grown to 20 tournaments in 2007-08 from 15 last season, including five PGA-sanctioned Pro-Ams. The aims of the PGA go hand-in-hand with the rapid expansion of the sport, with several new courses due to open in the next two years all over the UAE.

SpenglerFox are delighted to be playing a key part in the growth of golf in the UAE.

Tel Rashid, Regional Manager for SpenglerFox in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, said: “A number of people within our team share a passion for golf and so we see forming a relationship with the UAE PGA as an ideal fit for our business.

“Many of our group-wide activities involve golf. Indeed our AGM was held at a venue in Ireland specifically because it had a golf course available,” he said. (More follows)

“Many of the people we are speaking to in our business are spending a lot of time on the golf course – whether that be a client or a candidate – so this is an ideal organisation to be involved with.”

Chairman of the UAE PGA Adrian Flaherty said: “As the UAE PGA continues to grow we are delighted to welcome and receive the support of SpenglerFox as our latest Patron of the Association. With their support this further helps develop the UAE PGA into the leading PGA in the region and greatly contributes to the goals and aims of the association.”

SpenglerFox have set new standards in international cross-border executive search and now have 17 offices across Europe and Middle East & Asia. SpenglerFox are part of the International Grafton Group which was founded in Ireland in 1982 and are now one of the largest providers of international executive search and human resources consultancy services worldwide.

SpenglerFox have the capability to identify, attract and recruit the best executive talent from anywhere in the world, on behalf of their client-partners. They do this from a wholly, privately-owned network of offices, working with colleagues around the world on a cross-border basis. Visit the company’s website at www.spenglerfox.com for more details.

For more information on the UAE PGA or their activities please contact Julian Danby, UAE PGA Secretary, on 050 456 0779 or email jdanby@dubaigolf.com