PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reliance Matrix, a leader in technology-enabled employee benefits and absence management, has announced it will sponsor the Reliance Matrix Championship, a new tournament on the 2025 Epson Tour schedule, May 1-4 at Spanish Trail Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. This sponsorship is in addition to the company’s three-year commitment as a national DEI Partner of the Epson Tour, the Official Qualifying Tour of the LPGA.
According to the Epson Tour, the Reliance Matrix Championship will be the Tour’s first-ever stop in the Las Vegas market. The tournament boasts a $250,000 purse and is one of only four events on the 2025 Tour schedule in which athletes will compete over four tournament rounds, or 72 holes.
“As a national DEI Partner of the Epson Tour, we are committed to the organization’s mission to drive pay equity and improved access among some of the most talented athletes in the world,” said Chris Fazzini, President of Reliance Matrix. “Beyond that, our experience with the Tour, players and tournament operators has been both gratifying and a significant boost to our sales and corporate development initiatives. When the opportunity to sponsor a new stop on the Epson Tour arose, we jumped.”
Celebrating its 45th season this year, the Epson Tour schedule includes $5 million in total prize money to be awarded over 20 tournaments. The Reliance Matrix Championship is one of three new events set to debut in 2025.
“We are thrilled to be adding the Reliance Matrix Championship to the 2025 schedule,” said Epson Tour Chief Business and Operations Officer, Jody Brothers. “Reliance Matrix has been an incredible partner to our Tour, and we are excited to work together to create a memorable event in Las Vegas for our athletes, sponsors and fans.”
In addition to exposure at Tour events and participation in select tournaments, Reliance Matrix has leveraged its DEI Partner status through sponsorship of individual athletes – Brand Ambassadors – who represent the company both on and off the course. They include Tour pros Savannah Villaubi, Carley Cox Pruette and – new for 2025 – Hailee Cooper.
“Golf has traditionally gone hand-in-hand with business in the insurance industry,” said JoAnne Doyle, Vice President of Group Sales for Reliance Matrix. “And the challenges for women professionals are remarkably similar. The opportunity to connect our brokers, clients and partners with these extraordinary athletes has been educational, inspirational and thoroughly satisfying – for everyone involved.”
For more information about Reliance Matrix, visit RelianceMatrix.com or contact David Gittelman, Vice President Marketing Communications. For more information about the Reliance Matrix Championship, contact Patrick O’Connor, Tournament Director.
About Reliance Matrix
Reliance Matrix delivers employee benefit, absence management and workforce productivity solutions through the financial stability of a top-rated insurance carrier, the proven innovation of an absence TPA, and the daily commitment of thousands of team members across America. In December 2023 Reliance Matrix was named the #1 US Absence Management provider by Spring Consulting Group in their biennial market survey. Born in 1907, Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company is a leading provider of employee benefits and retirement savings solutions. Matrix Absence Management traces its roots to Silicon Valley at the dawn of the tech boom. Seamless and secure, we innovate and deliver products and programs to help individuals, employers, brokers, and fiduciaries protect and nurture those most important to them. Reliance Matrix is a member of the Tokio Marine Group. Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc., the ultimate holding company of the Tokio Marine Group, is incorporated in Japan and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Tokio Marine Group operates in the property and casualty insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance sectors globally.
About The Epson Tour
The Epson Tour is the official qualifying tour of the LPGA Tour and enters its 45th competitive season in 2025. With the support of entitlement partner Seiko Epson Corporation, the Tour’s mission is to prepare the world’s best female professional golfers for a successful career on the LPGA Tour. In the last decade, the Epson Tour has grown from 15 tournaments and $1.6 million in prize money to $5 million awarded across 20 events in 2025. In all, 134 LPGA Tour titles have been won by Epson Tour graduates, including 20 major championships. Follow the Epson Tour at www.epsontour.com, as well as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About Spanish Trail Country Club
Spanish Trail Country Club was founded in 1984, named for the “Old Spanish Trail” connecting Santa Fe, NM with Los Angeles, CA, which cut across the property during the 1800s expansion westward. Located across 640 lush acres, the Robert Trent Jones, Jr. designed championship course is a five-time host of the PGA Tour’s Las Vegas Invitational. The distinctive 27-hole course features tree-lined fairways, undulating hills, 15 lakes with streams and waterfalls, sweeping mountain vistas, and 120 bunkers. The Club was purchased in 2022 by a private investment group led by Dr. Peter Shin.
