The Wasserman Media Group has announced Monday the additions of two new women’s golfers to its elite roster of athletes; Mel Reid of the LPGA and English amateur Alice Hewson. Hewson will be represented by a team of agents out of Wasserman’s London office, while Reid will be represented out of Los Angeles. Reid served […]
Excel Sports Management has launched a women’s golf division which will compliment the agency’s existing men’s golf roster. In 2011, agent Mark Steinberg left IMG and partnered with Excel to establish its golf division. Steinberg represents some of the best professional golfers in the world and his clients include Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas, Justin Rose, […]
Sungjae Im has signed with Lagardère Sports for global management and marketing representation after his remarkable debut campaign that ended with the 2019 Rookie of the Year honor. The Jeju, South Korea native is currently the 34th ranked player in the world at just 21 years of age. He will receive direct representation from Lagardère […]
David Micheluzzi, Australian golfer, has signed with Lagardere Sports for management and marketing representation. He is currently ranked 2nd in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. Ben Harrison, Senior Vice President of Global Golf Clients, will lead Micheluzzi’s team with additional support from Lagardere’s office in Sydney, Australia. Lagardere will manage Micheluzzi’s career as he finishes up his amateur career and turns […]
Per a company press release, Octagon has announced the hiring of Emily Sisson as Vice President of the agency’s Integrated Marketing group. She will be tasked with driving golf-related partnerships and experiences. Sisson joins Octagon after serving as the Vice President of Lagardere Sports. In her previous role, she was the liaison to the PGA […]
The last time Tiger Woods won a tournament, LeBron James and the Miami Heat captured their second straight NBA title after defeating the San Antonio Spurs. To capture his 80th career victory, Tiger won the Tour Championship last month to win his first golf tournament in over five years. Fans around the world were fortunate […]
Chris Armstrong is the current Executive Vice President, Golf for Wasserman. He opened the agency’s Canadian practice in 2010 and has received many career accolades, including: named one of the “5 to Watch” as one of the top executives under age-40 in the Canadian sports industry (2013), the youngest executive named to the Globe and […]
According to a company press release, Lagardère Sports has reached multiyear extensions with five agents within its golf representation division: Jeremy Elliott, Ben Harrison, Jimmy Johnson, Jeff Koski and Lee Knox. The group will continue managing the agency’s golf clients. In addition to the extensions for the aforementioned, two new agents have also been brought […]
According to a company press release, on April 9 Lagardère Sports’ U.S. Chief Operating Officer Jay Danzi will step down after nearly five years with the agency. As if losing its COO wasn’t a big enough blow, the world’s number four golfer Jordan Spieth, a Danzi client, will follow suit. Danzi joined Lagardère Sports in […]
The 22 year old Cameron Champ stormed the golf scene when we captured the attention of the world during the 2017 U.S. Open. The Sacramento native turned heads during his first major appearance when he out drove the entire field with a staggering tournament average of 337.3 yards per drive and was just two shots […]