PARSIPPANY, N.J. and PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 21, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PGA TOUR and Avis Car Rental announced today that Rory McIlroy has been voted the July PGA TOUR Player of the Month presented by Avis. As the official rental car company of the PGA TOUR, Avis will make a $50,000 contribution to the Rory Foundation.
In a fan decision on PGATOUR.COM, McIlroy outpolled Brian Harman, Angel Cabrera and Tim Clark. The four were nominated by a panel of national media for their performances during the month of July.
In his lone start in July, McIlroy claimed a wire-to-wire victory at The Open Championship by two strokes over Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler, joining Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only players to complete three legs of the Grand Slam at the age of 25 or younger. With McIlroy's seventh career title, he moved to 11 th in the FedExCup standings and No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
"Avis congratulates Rory McIlroy on being named PGA Tour Player of the Month for July," said Jeannine Haas, chief marketing officer, North America, Avis Budget Group. "His passion for the game is only equaled by his passion to help children around the world. We're pleased to donate $50,000 to the Rory Foundation."
The Rory Foundation was established in 2010 and supports a number of deserving children's charities around the world.
"It is a real honor to be voted PGA TOUR Player of the Month for July, so thanks to all those who took the time to vote," said McIlroy. "I had been enjoying a good run of form and it all came together for me with my win at the Open Championship at Hoylake. It really was very important for me to win my home major. My special thanks also to Avis for the very welcome donation of $50,000 to the Rory Foundation. This money really will change the lives of many young people."
For more information or to vote for the PGA TOUR Player of the Month presented by Avis, visit www.pgatour.com .
About Avis
Avis Car Rental operates one of the world's best-known car rental brands with approximately 5,450 locations in more than 165 countries. Avis has a long history of innovation in the car rental industry and is one of the world's top brands for customer loyalty. Avis is owned by Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAR ), which operates and licenses the brand throughout the world. For more information, visit www.avis.com .
About PGA TOUR
The PGA TOUR is the world's premier membership organization for touring professional golfers, co-sanctioning more than 130 tournaments on the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour, Web.com Tour, NEC Series-PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR China.
The PGA TOUR's mission is to entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back, generate significant charitable and economic impact in the communities in which it plays, and provide financial opportunities for TOUR players.
Worldwide, PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to more than 1 billion households in 225 countries and territories in 32 languages. Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations in order to maximize charitable giving. In 2013, tournaments across all Tours generated more than $133 million for local and national charitable organizations and in early 2014 the TOUR's all-time charitable contributions surpassed $2 billion.
The PGA TOUR's web site is PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
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