Shared vision for a new breed of leadership in golf will inspire innovative apparel line to be developed with Faldo Series Asia players

January 28, 2010, Hong Kong: The Faldo Series Asia announced today that Alpine Creations, Ltd. has been appointed as its official golf wear partner.  During the three-year partnership, to commence with the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China on March 10-12, 2010, Alpine Creations will be the sole apparel provider for all players and officials.

The manufacturer, which has a 30-year legacy of investing in the region, will be developing a new line of golf apparel in 2010 based largely on feedback from Faldo Series Asia competitors, including over 80 of the region’s leading male and female golfers aged 12 to 21 who have qualified for the Grand Final in March.

“I am delighted that Alpine Creations has elected to join us in supporting these gifted young athletes,” stated six-time Major winner Nick Faldo.  “And, in keeping with our goal to educate and involve golfers of all means across Asia, Alpine is affording them a unique opportunity to help develop the clothes that they and their peers will wear in the future.”

“We admire what Sir Nick and the Faldo Series have done for youth worldwide, so it is truly an honour to support their efforts to nurture future generations of golfers in Asia,” said Ashok Mahtani, co-Founder of Alpine Creations.  “What we find particularly rewarding is the opportunity to interact with and learn from the next generation of golf legends, and to grow as a business right alongside them.”

Alpine Creations joins major partners Mission Hills Golf Club, UBS and The R&A in supporting Faldo’s golf development programme across Asia and the Middle East.  Launched in 2006, the Faldo Series Asia is also endorsed by the Asian Tour and the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation.

For further press information and images, please contact:

Hong Kong:

Tom Phillips, Faldo Series Asia, tphillips@nickfaldo.com, +852 2819 3364

Marta Grutka, Bspoke Consultancy, marta@bspokeconsultancy.com +852 6301 4355

New York:

Anneli Ballard, Bspoke Consultancy, anneli@bspokeconsultancy.com +1 917 940 5649

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About the Faldo Series Asia

Further to the success of the Faldo Series, launched in 1996 and now active in the UK, Europe and South America, Nick Faldo established the Faldo Series Asia (‘FSA’) in January 2006 to bring opportunities to young people in Asia through golf and to help identify and nurture the region’s next generation of champions.

The FSA features an annual schedule of tournaments in different territories across the region.  Over 60 players qualify for the FSA Grand Final, hosted by the six-time Major winner on the Faldo Course at Mission Hills Golf Club in China.

Combining experience with education, FSA tournaments give talented young golfers, boys and girls aged 12 to 21, the chance to benefit from top-level competition under strict tournament conditions and receive expert advice from guest speakers on golf related topics.  Simultaneously local children gain access to golf at the tournaments through a programme of grass-roots activities and the chance to watch the competitors in action.

The FSA is part of the charity, The Faldo Trust for Tomorrow’s Champions (Asia) Limited, and underwritten by Faldo himself.  It is supported by UBS, Mission Hills and The R&A and endorsed by the Asian Tour and the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC).  For information on the Faldo Series Asia visit www.nickfaldo.com

About Alpine Creations, Ltd.

With three decades of excellence in global apparel manufacturing, Singapore-based Alpine Creations is committed to building on its legacy as a preferred, one-stop solution “from factory to store” and establishing itself as a trusted, global consumer brand.  By marrying innovative technology with fashion-forward design, casual comfort and the best quality fabrics, Alpine Creations now also produces its own line of stylish sporting and lifestyle products that touch consumers worldwide and support the environment.  For more information, please visit www.alpinecreations.org