Pinmar calls time on famous Pinmar Golf tournament after 31 years

Spanish yacht painting specialist Pinmar has announced that this year’s Pinmar Golf will be the last. After 31 years in which it has raised over €1,000,000 for charity, Pinmar feels it has taken the event as far as it can in its current format.

Pinmar Golf has become a stand-out date in the yachting calendar and has raised vital funds for its charitable partners. Although a bold decision, Pinmar prides itself on taking the lead and believes that now is the right time to change the way it engages with its customers and industry partners.

The team at Pinmar are working on several new ideas for the future, with plans to host an event in Mallorca during the same October period. Pinmar looks forward to unveiling its new and exciting plans for 2020 and beyond at The Pinmar Golf in October 2019.

Remy Millott, chief executive of GYG plc, commented, “This has been a very tough and big decision for us. Whilst being the end of an era in our industry social calendar, we are looking forward to creating new ideas for the future where we can bring yacht crew and the industry together and continue the good work we have achieved so far with the charities.”

Explaining the rationale behind this bold decision, Andrew Clemence, group marketing director of GYG, said, “The Pinmar Golf has helped define the Pinmar brand over the past three decades. What started as a small, local social gathering has developed into a major industry event and the mainstay of Pinmar’s customer engagement programme. I know it will be a shock to many longstanding fans of The Pinmar Golf, but it feels like the right time to change things up and explore new experiences with our customers and valued partners.

“Our industry continues to evolve, and we are excited by the opportunity to create a fresh and more diverse events strategy so watch this space. In the meantime, we look forward to celebrating the 31-year heritage of The Pinmar Golf with the most incredible finale on the 19th of October.”

This final edition of The Pinmar Golf promises to be the biggest ever, starting with two days of competitive golf overseen by Open winner and Pinmar Golf ambassador Paul Lawrie. The last golf tournament is expected to sell out with superyacht teams clamouring to make the cut.

Pinmar has expressed its gratitude towards its generous customers and sponsors.

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