Sahalee Announces Fortinet Championship Exemption For Winner Of Player’s Championship, Hosted By UW

SAMMAMISH, Wash. —Sahalee Country Club has announced today that the low amateur winner of the Sahalee Players Championship will be awarded a Sponsorship Exemption in The Fortinet Championship. The Sahalee Players Championship will be held on September 9-10, 2023 in Sammamish, Wash. The following week the PGA TOUR’s annual Fortinet Championship is being held in Napa, Calif., where for the past two years, Fortinet, the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, has been the title sponsor.
 
The Sahalee Player’s Championship is a 30-year old amateur tournament that has hosted some of the top amateur players from a variety of Division I colleges, in cooperation with the University of Washington, this tournament has changed to a collegiate event, and in 2023 will host Arizona, Arizona State, Duke, Ilinois, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, Stanford, Texas, Texas Tech, USC, and Wake Forest.
 
Fortinet is an active sponsor and supporter of professional and amateur golf across the globe. In addition to The Fortinet Championship, a PGA TOUR event, Fortinet is also a title sponsor of the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship and a season-long sponsor of the PGA TOUR Canada’s Fortinet Cup Championship. Last year, Fortinet was an official cybersecurity partner for two LPGA events: the BMW Ladies Championship in Wonju, South Korea, and the Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition to being the Official Cybersecurity Partner of the DP World Tour, Fortinet technology is being deployed during tournaments across Europe, Africa, and Asia to secure data and provide real-time insight into the network.
 
“Fortinet is committed to powering today’s golf professionals and empowering the next generation —while protecting organization’s most valuable assets—in the fairway, in the boardroom, and everywhere it is needed,” said John Maddison, CMO and EVP of Products at Fortinet. “We see a great opportunity to further support the future stars of the PGA by getting involved in college golf and the Sahalee Player’s Championship further expands Fortinet’s support at all levels of the sport.”
 
Sahalee Country Club, host to previous golf tounaments such as the 1998 PGA Championship, the NEC World Golf…