Golf Ventures West Selects Garry Callahan as Vice President

“Entrusted to Deliver Excellence”

For Immediate Release                                                                                                         Contact:  Debbie Nipper

February 1, 2010                                                                                                                   Director of Marketing

dnipper@golfv.com                                                                                                                               863-904-2178

Golf Ventures West Selects Garry Callahan as Vice President

Of Alabama, Georgia, North Florida and Panhandle of Florida

Golf Ventures West is pleased to announce the addition of Garry Callahan as Vice President of Alabama, Georgia, North Florida and the Panhandle of Florida with its expansion into this territory.

Garry comes to Golf Ventures West from Kilpatrick Turf where he has spent 38 years in the turf industry.  Garry’s previous experience and knowledge of this territory and relationships in the golf industry make him a great addition to the Golf Ventures West team of professionals” says Mike Eastwood, President of Golf Ventures West. 

Garry studied Business Management at the University of Texas at El Paso; and also has a Turf Management degree.  Garry’s leadership, knowledge of Jacobsen equipment and commitment to customer relationships and service, will give Golf Ventures West the opportunity to provide superior service and support to this new expansion territory.  “I am very excited about joining Golf Ventures West and looking forward to meeting each of our customers in the days ahead” says Garry Callahan, Vice President.

 “This is an exciting time for Golf Ventures West as we add Garry, continue to expand and open 4 additional locations across the United States”, says Mike Eastwood, President of Golf Ventures West.     “As businesses continue to close, Golf Ventures West continues to expand into new markets and is now the largest Jacobsen dealer in the U.S.   “We feel the timing is right and we have the formula to make these operations the strongest in the industry”.

Golf Ventures West is a full service distributor to the golf course industry. Golf Ventures West has exclusive partnerships with Jacobsen and E- Z- Go Textron, Helena Chemical and Fertilizer, Kioti tractors and trucks, Smithco, Turfco, Ryan, Bob-Cat, Standard, Par Aide, and many more!  With the addition of locations in Alabama, Georgia, North Florida and Panhandle of Florida, Golf Ventures West now offers a total of 12 full service locations across the United States in California, Arizona and Nevada.

Golf Ventures West leadership in the industry comes from its ability to obtain strategic partnerships with vendors, customers and the hiring of professional, highly trained personnel throughout the company. Golf Ventures West philosophy is that we provide quality products at quality pricing but most of all we want the opportunity to partner with our customers to develop long term relationships and provide superior customer service.

For more information visit our website at www.gvwest.com.

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