Bourbon, Mo. - March 31, 2015 - Imperial Headwear – golf’s classic headwear brand since 1916 – announced today a new partnership with the eGolf Gateway Tour. Imperial will be the “Official Headwear of the eGolf Gateway Tour” and also the title sponsor of two eGolf Gateway tournaments on their 2015 schedule.

The first Imperial event will be the Imperial Headwear Southern Open to be held July 8-11th at The Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis, North Carolina with a purse of $100,000.

“I am happy to welcome Imperial Headwear as a partner to the eGolf Gateway Tour,” said David Siegel, President of the eGolf Gateway Tour. “Imperial is a great golf brand and having them involved only elevates the Tour.”

The eGolf Gateway Tour is a recent joint venture between the former eGolf Tour and All-American Gateway Tours. The two tours have combined to have a national schedule of 40+ events in one singular membership.

“Imperial is proud to announce our partnership with the newly formed eGolf Gateway Tour,” said David Shaffer, Director of Marketing at Imperial Headwear. “Two of the best regional developmental tours have combined to make a strong schedule of competition for these aspiring professionals. We are excited to support these players’ dreams of making it to the PGA Tour someday.”

For more information on Imperial Headwear please visit www.imperialsports.com or call (800) 950-1916. For more information on the eGolf Gateway Tour please visit www.egolf.com.