Virgin Atlantic takes off as associate sponsor

The PGA in Scotland is flying high after securing an exciting new partnership with Virgin Atlantic who have come on board as an associate sponsor.

As part of the agreement, Virgin Atlantic Little Red will be actively involved in various aspects of the Scottish PGA’s activities including tournaments, order of merit support and member benefits.

Tartan Tour No.1 Greig Hutcheon (right and below) joined regional secretary Brian Mair (left) and Raymond McErlaine, partnership development executive of Virgin Atlantic, in the official signing at Gleneagles.

Kerry Douglas, head of specialist and regional sales at Virgin Atlantic, commented: “Virgin Atlantic is delighted to expand its partnership with the PGA and in particular supporting golf professionals in Scotland.

“2014 is an exciting year for Scotland and sport and we are extremely pleased to be part of that as we approach Virgin Atlantic Little Red’s first birthday.

"We continue to recognise the value of our golfing customers both on Little Red and Virgin Atlantic, by ensuring golf clubs travel for free.”

Mair added: “We are thrilled to have agreed this deal. To align ourselves with a world-class brand such as Virgin Atlantic represents a significant development for everyone involved in golf in Scotland and another milestone in a historic year”.

Virgin Atlantic Little Red is the airline’s new domestic service which was launched in March 2013 and now offers six daily flights between London Heathrow and Edinburgh and three daily flights between London Heathrow and Aberdeen.