Las Vegas Sands appoints Collin Morikawa as ambassador

The six-time PGA Tour winner has become the company’s championship ambassador.

US.- The Las Vegas Sand the six-time PGA Tour winner has announced Collin Morikawa has become part of the company champion ambassador. During the multi-year commitment, Morikawa, a two-time major champion, six-time PGA Tour winner, two-time Ryder Cup participant and Olympian, will compete in various initiatives and continue to support Sands golf clinics designed to promote youth development and leadership skills.

Sands will donate $100,000 to the restoration project of the Maggie Hathaway Golf Course in Los Angeles. Morikawa, an LA native and honorary chair of Fore Youth: The 2023 US Open Community Legacy Campaign, has championed the course’s transformation into a hub for junior golf development.

Sands chairman and CEO Robert G. Goldstein said: “Collin has been an excellent partner for us on many fronts, primarily because of his leadership both on and off the court. Between our common homeland of Las Vegas and our shared roots in Asia, we want to create a multitude of opportunities to advance the priorities and goals that are equally important to us.”

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Morikawa commented: “I have had the opportunity to work with Sands in New York and Macau, and we are largely aligned in our commitment to leveraging the sport of golf to promote youth development and build leadership skills. But I’m equally excited that we share a vision for creating strong communities by addressing areas that need the infusion of resources that we can bring to the table. By working together, we will create many opportunities for our shared community priorities.”

Last year, Las Vegas Sands announced eight-time LPGA Tour champion Minjee Lee as the company’s first female brand ambassador. Sands said the deal would highlight the success of female champions as role models for young athletes and young women while promoting women’s golf to a wider audience at the company’s resorts.