Tour looking for new sponsor after CA's Doral deal ends

Published January 08, 2015

By Simon Evans

MIAMI (Reuters) - The PGA Tour are searching for a new sponsor for the World Golf Championship event at Doral after software company CA chose not to extend their deal.

The business software company said in a joint statement with the PGA Tour that they were ending their backing of the event which was won on Sunday by South African Ernie Els.

"CA will be executing a new corporate marketing program focused on delivering more regional events and customer relationship programs around the world. As a result, we will no longer sponsor the World Golf Championships beyond 2010," said spokesman Bill Hughes in the statement.

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said he hoped to find a new backer for the tournament, which is one of four annual events making up the World Golf Championships.

The event has been held since 1999 and was sponsored by CA from 2006. It has featured at Doral since 2007 having previously moved from different venues in the United States and Europe.

It replaced the Doral Open which had been part of the PGA Tour from 1962.

(Editing by Tom Pilcher; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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