Las Vegas Sands has secured six-time PGA Tour winner Collin Morikawa as its newest brand ambassador.
To launch the multi-year partnership, the operator is donating $100,000 to the Maggie Hathaway Golf Course restoration project in Los Angeles.
As part of the agreement, Morikawa will support Las Vegas Sands at golf clinics designed to promote youth development and leadership skills.
Las Vegas Sands and Morikawa will also work together on revitalisation programs such as the LA golf course restoration project, and Morikawa’s support of the relief efforts for the deadly wildfires in Hawaii last year.
“I’ve had the opportunity to work with Sands in New York and Macao, and we are very much aligned in our commitment to leverage the sport of golf to advance youth development and build leadership skills,” Morikawa said.
“But I’m just as excited that we share a vision for creating strong communities by addressing areas that need the infusion of resources we can bring to the table. Working together, we will create many opportunities for our joint community priorities.”
Robert G. Goldstein, chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands, said: “Collin is an outstanding partner for us on many fronts, first and foremost because of his leadership both on and off the course.
“Between our mutual home of Las Vegas and shared Asia roots, we intend to create a host of opportunities to advance the priorities and causes that are equally important to us.”
Shares in Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) closed 0.75 per cent higher at $44.14 per share in New York Thursday.