Farmers Insurance Partner with Golf Coaches Association of America

Farmers Insurance, the sponsor of the PGA TOUR’s Farmers Insurance Open, has announced a partnership with the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) as the presenting sponsor of the Academic Team Awards.

The partnership builds upon the success of “University Day” at the Farmers Insurance Open where players have been encouraged to support their alma maters during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open the past two years. In 2012, $20,000 was awarded to the Florida State University golf program on behalf of top finisher Jonas Blixt and $10,000 to Georgia Tech’s program on behalf of runner-up Cameron Tringale.

“Farmers is proud to extend our support of education and University Day throughout the year,” said Chuck Browning, Head of Sponsorships for Farmers Insurance. “It is a perfect fit for us — it is an opportunity for our agents around the country to get involved with our golf platform and academic institutions on a local level and we are proud to honor top performing academic men’s golf programs in the country.”

The Academic National Champion Awards honor teams with the highest collective GPA in men’s college golf, with a champion from NCAA Divisions I, II and III, as well as NAIA and NJCAA DI and DII. Established in 2009 by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), the award program also recognizes All-Academic Teams in each of those divisions with a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or higher. Approximately 300 men’s golf programs have been named All-Academic Teams in the three-year history of the award.

GCAA President Bruce Brockbank, said: “This award program recognizes not only our student-athletes for their performance in the classroom, but also their school’s commitment to academic excellence and the support of their coaches and athletic departments. We are extremely pleased to partner with Farmers Insurance to bring national recognition to these programs and student-athletes.”