| Tuesday, 27 November 2007 00:00 |
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Ireland' leading sports management company - Horizon Sports Management - today announced the signing of one of Europe's most exciting Tour players Graeme McDowell. The Dublin based company are delighted to have recruited a player whom they feel is destined to achieve big things on the world stage in the years ahead. Conor Ridge, Managing Director of Horizon Sports Management commented, "We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with Graeme, he is not only one of Ireland’s most promising stars, but is widely recognized as one of the most talented and exciting players on the world golf scene". He continued, "Graeme is an extremely ambitious guy with a great work ethic and commitment to his game. He is at a point in his career where I believe he is poised to step up to the top level in the world game and we are confident that we can help him achieve his highly ambitious goals in the coming years". McDowell who finished the 2007 European Tour season on a strong note with an impressive 4th place finish at the Volvo Masters at Valderrama, also expressed his delight at joining Horizon Sports, "I have made a lot of changes to the team around me over the past 18 months and this is the final piece of the jigsaw. Horizon is a young exciting company who share the same values and ambitions as I do. They have a great team of people involved with the company and it is a relationship that I believe will help propel me to the top level of the game". He continued, "In the short time I have been dealing with Conor and his management team, they have brought a lot of energy and enthusiasm to me and the way I want my career to be managed in the future." "I am an ambitious guy and felt that the time was right for a change. This was a carefully considered decision and it is one I am very happy with. I am genuinely looking forward to being a part of the set-up at Horizon, and the move has given me a lot of positive energy going into a Ryder Cup year in 2008." |
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