Synovus joins JAGA as presenting sponsor for 63rd JAGA Jacksonville Amateur

JAGA’s premier event renamed “JAGA Jacksonville Amateur presented by Synovus”

JACKSONVILLE, FL., Jan. 30, 2024 - The Jacksonville Area Golf Association announces Synovus as its first presenting sponsor of the 71-year-old not-for-profit organization’s premier championship. It will officially be called the “JAGA Jacksonville Amateur presented by Synovus.”

The tournament will be played for the 63rd time July 18-20, 2024, at Jacksonville Golf and Country Club.

“Today’s announcement is groundbreaking for JAGA,” said JAGA President Cary Helton of San Jose Country Club. “This partnership with Synovus marks the first presenting sponsorship agreement JAGA has entered for its showcase championship. New marketing opportunities such as this one are important to our future growth and to keep pace in today’s competitive, sophisticated and ever-costly marketplace.”

Synovus provides commercial and consumer banking, including a full suite of specialized products and services to meet the banking and financial needs of families, individuals and businesses across the southeast. The bank is ranked #1 for customer satisfaction and trust in the southeast, according to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study.

“We believe in JAGA’s mission to promote amateur golf and academic achievement through its scholarship program,” said Damon Olinto, market executive for the Northeast Florida division of Synovus. “At Synovus our purpose is to enable people to reach their full potential, and this new partnership is one way we’re fulfilling that purpose.”

JAGA director and former PGA TOUR staffer Tim Iley, a JAGA director from Jax Beach Golf Club, negotiated the sponsorship agreement. Iley and fellow former TOUR employee Jeff Adams and JAGA directors from the host Jacksonville G&CC, Skip Lunsford and Dennis Fallen are chairing the 2024 event.

The JAGA Jacksonville Amateur was first played in 1962 . Among those who’ve competed in the past are PGA TOUR winners Woody Blackburn (1972 champion), Mark McCumber, Len Mattiace and David Duval. A field of 84 elite amateurs will compete in July. Will Davis of San Jose Country Club and a Davidson College golf team member won the 2023 title at his home club.

About JAGA
Established in 1954, JAGA enters its 71st year in 2024. It is a not-for-profit corporation of approximately 40-member golf facilities located in Northeast Florida. JAGA’s mission is to promote golf, community and goodwill through tournaments and related events and activities. It conducts or supports 12 tournaments, including six championship events and six others that feature team formats. JAGA has a charitable arm that manages a scholarship program which currently provides college funding for 40-45 area students. Since 1974, the program has generated approximately $2 million in financial aid to approximately 400 students.

About Synovus
Synovus Bank, a Georgia-chartered, FDIC-insured bank, provides commercial and consumer banking in addition to a full suite of specialized products and services, including private banking, treasury management, wealth management, mortgage services, premium finance, asset-based lending, structured lending, capital markets and international banking. Synovus has branches in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee. Synovus is a Great Place to Work-Certified Company and is on the web at synovus.com, and on X, formerly known as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.