Frost provides WCGC Hong Kong Golf players with winning vintage

Hong Kong, 02 Feb 2010 –

Golfing icon David Frost is giving the WCGC Hong Kong a taste of success by supplying the tournament with his exclusive range of wines.

The South African great – winner of more than 20 titles worldwide – has combined his golf career with a hugely successful wine producing business in his homeland.

Now his Hong Kong importer, WINE2U.com.hk, has been unveiled as the Official Wine Supplier of the WCGC Hong Kong (www.wcgc-hongkong.com).

“We have wines to suit all occasions but most specifically WINE2U.com.hk recognises the natural ‘partnership’ between your favourite wine and the enjoyment of your favourite sport, be it as a spectator or player,” said Ruth Sellers, of WINE2U.com.hk.

“Thus we are very proud to present exclusively to the World Corporate Golf Challenge Hong Kong the range of David Frost wines, a natural connection between the game of golf, business and fine wines.”

Frost (pictured) grew up on his family’s wine farm near Stellenbosch and it was through earning pocket money picking grapes that he bought his first set of golf clubs. He went on to enjoy a stellar career, collecting 10 US PGA Tour titles, winning the 1994 Hong Kong Open and spending a total of 86 weeks in the official world top 10.

In the summer of 1994, he and his brother Michel bought a 300-acre wine farm near Paarl and began producing the David Frost Signature Series, with each vintage named after a famous golfer.

The WCGC Hong Kong will be held on Friday, 5 March 2010 at Discovery Bay Golf Club in Hong Kong. Twenty teams – comprising four players who each have a maximum handicap of 24 – will take part.

The winning team will earn an all-expenses-paid trip to the WCGC World Final in South Africa from 3-8 May during which they will also be given a guided tour of Frost’s wine estate.

A proportion of proceeds from the WCGC Hong Kong will be donated to Camp Quality, the organisation which provides year-round support for children undergoing treatment for cancer, and their families.