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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bruno Event Team Selected to Manage 2017 U.S. Senior Open at Salem Country Club Sports Management Company’s 21 st USGA Championship in 15 Years Birmingham, Ala. (July 1) – Bruno Event Team (BET), a nationwide leader in sports event management, announced today they were hired to manage the 2017 U.S. Senior Open Championship at Salem Country Club located outside of Boston in Peabody, Mass. This will mark the 21 st United States Golf Association (USGA) Championship that BET has managed in different markets across the country over the last 15 years, including the upcoming 2014 U.S. Senior Open at Oak Tree National in Edmond, Okla., next year’s 2015 U.S. Senior Open at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, Calif., as well as the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open at CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin, Calif. The championship will take place June 29 – July 2, 2017, and Jeff Ewing, a vice president and 13year veteran of Bruno Event Team, will serve as championship director. Bruno Event Team is a Birmingham, Ala., based sports marketing company that manages a wide variety of events in golf, motorsports, and intercollegiate athletics. “We are honored to have been selected to manage the 2017 U.S. Senior Open at Salem Country Club,” stated Gene Hallman, president and CEO of Bruno Event Team. “Salem is an exceptional partner, and we are excited to work with them to host what has the potential to be one of the most successful U.S. Senior Opens in history. We are very pleased to have Jeff Ewing as our championship director given his wealth of golf experience with USGA championships, and Sean Sovacool from our team will also be instrumental since he played a huge role in the successful 2001 U.S. Senior Open at Salem.” Sovacool, BET’s executive vice president over the golf division of the company, was the championship director for the 2001 U.S. Senior Open at Salem Country Club, which surpassed USGA ticket sales records, selling out one year in advance, and produced Bruce Fleisher’s one stroke victory over Gil Morgan and Isao Aoki. Ewing is currently the championship director for the 2014 U.S. Senior Open and has worked on previous USGA events for Bruno Event Team such as the 2004 – 2009 and 2013 U.S. Senior Opens, as well as the 2002, 2004 – 2006, 2008 and 2011 U.S. Women’s Opens.

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FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE    

Bruno  Event  Team  Selected  to  Manage  2017  U.S.  Senior  Open  at  Salem  Country  Club    

Sports  Management  Company’s  21st  USGA  Championship  in  15  Years  

Birmingham,  Ala.  (July  1)  –  Bruno  Event  Team  (BET),  a  nationwide  leader  in  sports  event  management,  announced  today  they  were  hired  to  manage  the  2017  U.S.  Senior  Open  Championship  at  Salem  Country  Club  located  outside  of  Boston  in  Peabody,  Mass.    This  will  mark  the  21st  United  States  Golf  Association  (USGA)  Championship  that  BET  has  managed  in  different  markets  across  the  country  over  the  last  15  years,  including  the  upcoming  2014  U.S.  Senior  Open  at  Oak  Tree  National  in  Edmond,  Okla.,  next  year’s  2015  U.S.  Senior  Open  at  Del  Paso  Country  Club  in  Sacramento,  Calif.,  as  well  as  the  2016  U.S.  Women’s  Open  at  CordeValle  Golf  Club  in  San  Martin,  Calif.    

The  championship  will  take  place  June  29  –  July  2,  2017,  and  Jeff  Ewing,  a  vice  president  and  13-­‐year  veteran  of  Bruno  Event  Team,  will  serve  as  championship  director.  

Bruno  Event  Team  is  a  Birmingham,  Ala.,  based  sports  marketing  company  that  manages  a  wide  variety  of  events  in  golf,  motorsports,  and  intercollegiate  athletics.      

“We  are  honored  to  have  been  selected  to  manage  the  2017  U.S.  Senior  Open  at  Salem  Country  Club,”  stated  Gene  Hallman,  president  and  CEO  of  Bruno  Event  Team.    “Salem  is  an  exceptional  partner,  and  we  are  excited  to  work  with  them  to  host  what  has  the  potential  to  be  one  of  the  most  successful  U.S.  Senior  Opens  in  history.    We  are  very  pleased  to  have  Jeff  Ewing  as  our  championship  director  given  his  wealth  of  golf  experience  with  USGA  championships,  and  Sean  Sovacool  from  our  team  will  also  be  instrumental  since  he  played  a  huge  role  in  the  successful  2001  U.S.  Senior  Open  at  Salem.”  

Sovacool,  BET’s  executive  vice  president  over  the  golf  division  of  the  company,  was  the  championship  director  for  the  2001  U.S.  Senior  Open  at  Salem  Country  Club,  which  surpassed  USGA  ticket  sales  records,  selling  out  one  year  in  advance,  and  produced  Bruce  Fleisher’s  one-­‐stroke  victory  over  Gil  Morgan  and  Isao  Aoki.    Ewing  is  currently  the  championship  director  for  the  2014  U.S.  Senior  Open  and  has  worked  on  previous  USGA  events  for  Bruno  Event  Team  such  as  the  2004  –  2009  and  2013  U.S.  Senior  Opens,  as  well  as  the  2002,  2004  –  2006,  2008  and  2011  U.S.  Women’s  Opens.    

“I  am  truly  excited  to  be  selected  as  championship  director  for  the  2017  U.S.  Senior  Open,”  stated  Ewing.  “I  am  looking  forward  to  the  opportunity  to  organize  this  prestigious  event  at  one  of  the  nation’s  top  country  clubs  and  working  with  the  club  and  community  leadership  to  make  this  event  a  showcase  for  the  USGA,  Salem  Country  Club  and  Massachusetts.”  

“Salem  Country  Club  is  confident  that  we  have  identified  the  right  partner  in  assisting  us  with  this  prestigious  Championship,”  said  William  H.  Sheehan  III,  general  chairman  of  the  2017  U.S.  Senior  Open.  “Bruno  Event  Team  has  more  USGA  experience  than  any  other  sports  management  company  and  that  is  one  of  the  primary  reasons  we  selected  them  as  our  management  team.    We  have  already  begun  the  process  of  working  together  to  create  another  successful  event.”  

The  U.S.  Senior  Open,  considered  to  be  the  world’s  premier  golf  tournament  for  men  age  50  and  older,  has  had  past  champions  that  include  such  legends  as  Lee  Trevino,  Arnold  Palmer,  Gary  Player,  Jack  Nicklaus  and  Hale  Irwin.  Champions  Tour  stars  who  will  be  eligible  to  compete  at  Salem  are  Fred  Couples,  Davis  Love  III,  Steve  Stricker,  Tom  Watson,  Bernhard  Langer,  Colin  Montgomery,  Vijay  Singh,  John  Daly,  Jose  Maria  Olazabal,  Kenny  Perry,  Billy  Andrade,  Brad  Faxon  and  many  more.    

For  the  latest  information  on  the  2017  U.S.  Senior  Open,  visit  www.2017ussenioropen.com.    For  more  information  on  Bruno  Event  Team,  visit  www.brunoeventteam.com.    

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About  Bruno  Event  Team  Bruno  Event  Team  (BET)  is  a  Birmingham,  Alabama,  based  sports  marketing  and  event  management  company  formed  in  1996  by  Ronald  Bruno  and  Gene  Hallman.  Bruno  Event  Team  is  experienced  in  all  facets  of  event  management,  employing  a  year-­‐round  staff  of  70+  employees  in  nine  offices  around  the  United  States  and  Canada.    Bruno  Event  Team  services  each  client  with  expertise  in  strategic  planning,  marketing,  advertising,  public  and  media  relations,  ticket  and  merchandise  sales,  sponsor  relations,  hospitality  consulting,  event  operations,  event  financial  planning  and  accounting,  as  well  as  volunteer  coordination.      Visit  www.brunoeventteam.com  for  additional  information.  

 

Media  Contact:    Jessica  Sciacca  Bruno  Event  Team  [email protected]  205.919.2332