When you think of name-brand golfers, Sam Ryder, ranked 206th in the world, doesn't exactly come to mind. A week after Phil Mickelson and John Daly dissed ...
I was more nervous getting ready to film than I am getting ready for the final round of a golf tournament when there’s the chance to win. The connection to the marketing team was made with a sponsorship deal solidified in Q3 of last year. You can probably throw a cup but the liquid is going to fall out before it gets too far but it won’t come in like a torpedo from 60 feet away,” Ryder, says adding that the fun factor of the hole will continue on. There was a meet-cute serendipity behind how Sam Ryder in particular, instead of another player on tour was enlisted. Ryder, now in his sixth season on the PGA Tour is well respected by his peers as a hard worker who always brings his maximum effort to the course but he’s hardly a household name. So, Sam Ryder has been a walking subconscious advertisement for the Florida based logistics and transportation giant that shares his sobriquet years before he inked a deal to put the trucker’s logo on his polo.