“Vision is vital to my success and gives me a competitive advantage,” said Immelman. With changing light conditions, Transitions® lenses reduce glare and improve contrast and help me see my best. This partnership with Transitions Optical creates a unique and relevant platform to educate golfers at all levels and consumers in general about the importance of healthy sight and its tie to sports performance,” he added.
Immelman is the defending Masters Tournament Champion. His win at Augusta last year was his first career major championship and his second win on the PGA TOUR. In addition to his two PGA TOUR wins in the U.S., Immelman has won multiple tournaments internationally and was named PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year in 2006.
Perry is also intimately familiar with the impact that vision has on his game. “As someone who has persevered despite several complications with my vision, quality of sight is everything to me,” said Perry. “Whether I'm driving the ball down the fairway or lining up putts, healthy sight is essential to my game,” Perry added. “I could not be more excited to partner with Transitions Optical to help raise awareness about the importance of healthy sight - both on and off the course.”
With Sunday's win at the 2009 FBR Open, Perry became a 13-time winner on the PGA TOUR. He was also a member of the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup Team who brought the Cup back to the U.S. this past summer and is currently nominated for induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
“Educating consumers about the need to protect and promote lifelong healthy sight is core to our efforts here at Transitions Optical,” said Brett Craig, President, Transitions Optical. “Our partnerships with Trevor and Kenny will help to underscore the relevance and help us further engage consumers around the world about the importance of healthy sight as part of an overall healthy lifestyle.”
As the Official Eyewear of the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour, Transitions is proud to sponsor the Transitions Championship, which tees off on the 16th to the 22nd of March 2009 at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida.
For more information about Transitions Optical's newest healthy sight ambassadors, visit
http://en-us.transitions.com/outreach/healthysightambassador
About The Transitions Championship
The Transitions Championship is a 72-hole official PGA TOUR event played on the famed Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida. Transitions Optical is the title sponsor of the PGA TOUR event, which draws a field of 144 of the finest golfers from around the world. The Transitions Championship benefits more than 150 Tampa Bay area charities and has contributed more than $7 million in the last four years. The upcoming Transitions Championship will be the ninth PGA TOUR event sponsored by The Copperheads since 2000 (the 2001 tournament was cancelled following the attacks of 9/11). The tournament tees off on the 16th to the 22nd of March 2009 and will include a week of tournament-related activities reinforcing the connection between healthy sight and an overall healthy lifestyle.
