VSP has been invited to participate in the PGA Championship for Healthy Sight, an official 72 hole PGA Tour Golf Tournament held at Innisbrook Golf Club and Resort on the Copperhead Course at Palm Harbor FL, from 3/13-20 (2 weeks before the Masters). This will be the third year we have a presence.
Transitions Optical (TOI) sponsors this event on 2 levels, first as the National Eyewear provider for the PGA Tour and also as the signature sponsor of this specific PGA tournament, held in Tampa, their own back yard. Sheila Johnson, owner of Innisbrook, is a well-known African American entrepreneur, she, and her former husband, founded the BET cable network.
The entire area behind the 18th green at Copperhead is known as the “Healthy Sight Village” in honor of Transitions’ partners that are working together to create a unique spectator experience at the Transitions Championship.
VSP’s participation is made up of two primary areas:
Community Outreach
In partnership with VSP network doctors who donate their time and services on the clinic, we were able to provide free eyecare and eyewear to nearly 150 children in the local area last week.
The VSP/Transitions mobile eye clinic is featured at the Championship to educate spectators about the importance of eye health and annual eye exams while increasing awareness of our charitable programs.
The Competitive Advantage Tent at the Healthy Sight Village
The Competitive Advantage Tent, created in partnership through Nike Vision, Transitions and VSP, will help spectators learn how to gain a competitive advantage in their golf game by improving their putting through personalized golf and vision tips. Spectators will learn how they can use their healthy sight to their advantage to shave strokes off their game on and around the greens, and will meet PGA pro Kenny Perry’s dream team, including Matt Killen, the TOUR’s youngest swing coach; Dr. Larry Lampert, sports/vision expert and Tyler Parsons, certified kinesiologist and golf fitness specialist, to get personalized golf and vision tips.
The Nike, Transitions and VSP Competitive Advantage Tent
Keep up on all the event details, videos and pictures this week by visiting VSP’s Facebook Page!
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