“Our big passions bundled together in two days – it’s great that the Porsche Golf Circle makes it all possible,” said a happy participant at the end of the Community event “Golf&Cars Los Angeles“. The Porsche Golf Circle get-together in California thrilled everybody by uniquely combining the passions for golf and Porsche, something that made the hearts of the Porsche Golf Community beat faster. One of the days’ highlights was the visit to the Air|Water Festival, the biggest single brand automotive festival in Southern California, a thrilling driving experience at the Porsche Experience Center in Los Angeles plus 18 holes of golf at spectacular Pelican Hill Golf Club lining the Pacific coast.
One of the participants was the Porsche fan and Community member Paul Ripke. The content creator lives in Newport Beach and, after his first exciting experiences amidst the Community at the Porsche European Open in Hamburg, he did not want to miss the event. “It’s always great enjoying my two passions, golf and Porsche, with like-minded people in this very special way. It’s also great that it’s been possible to do it near to home this time.”
The Air|Water Festival and the Porsche Experience Center presented the full range of models and Porsche passion. Mixing Californian lifestyle with sports car culture, design, art and architecture for the third time, the festival tells the Porsche story by means of over 1,000 spectacular models. Amongst the air-cooled icons to water-cooled wonders from its earliest innovations to today’s most groundbreaking milestones were a number of fabulous highlights. Visitors were for example taken by the McLaren MP4/2B, which Alain Prost drove to the overall win the 1985 Formula 1 season. Other big attractions included an extremely rare Rothmans-Porsche 911 SC/RS, a just as rare road-going Schuppan 962 CR plus the Flying Lizard Motorsports 911 GT3 RSR. “It’s fantastic immersing yourself so deeply into the growth of the brand and being able to experience the diversity of so many different Porsche cars,” said a participant.
The famous automotive event provided the perfect start to an adrenalin-loaded visit to the Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles where the participants were then able to actively experience motorsport for themselves around the 2.1-kilometre circuit. They tested the performance of Porsche sports cars to the full in a variety of models with differing drives – from the classical 911 to the all-electric Taycan. In doing so, they benefitted from the on-site professional tips revolving around drifting, under and oversteering as well as driving around bends and in the wet. The highlight at the crowning finale was the maximal motorsport feeling in a GT3 on the real race track at the side of an instructor. “Wow, what a ride, what an adrenalin kick,” said an overjoyed participant, “absolutely incredible.”
The members also took unforgettable memories back home with them from their round of golf at the Pelican Hill Golf Club. Surrounded by breathtaking sea views out on a course that was in a world-class condition, the Community competed in the Porsche Golf Circle tournament around the 18-hole North Course designed by the legendary Tom Fazio. It quickly became obvious why the Pelican Hill Golf Club is considered to be one of California’s top courses by experts and locals alike. The guests were amazed by the coastal setting on the cliffs with a phenomenal panorama just off the Pacific Ocean between Newport Beach and Laguna Beach and, above all, by the exceptional golfing challenge.
After visiting the Porsche Singapore Classic in March and the “The Harmony of Swing & Soul“ event in Thailand, which successfully combined golf and yoga, the Porsche Golf Community has therefore already enjoyed the third highlight this year. All three events were booked out in no time at all. The next Porsche Golf Circle Community events are scheduled for summer at the Porsche Golf Circle Festival in Mallorca (June) and on the German island of Sylt (August). In July, the Circle will be hosted by Ireland’s Adare Manor, one of the world’s best parkland courses.
“The unique combination of the passions and the spirit amongst the members is the bedrock of the Porsche Golf Circle’s success, something that was shown once again by this event,” says Carolin Kunz, Global Community Management at Porsche AG. “The combination of the laid-back flair of the Air|Water Festival plus legendary Porsche models, the different kinds of driving pleasure at the Porsche Experience Center and the magnificent golf experience next to the Pacific delighted the members and ensured that the special international community continues to grow together.”
Porsche in golf
Porsche has been involved in golf since 1988 through the Porsche Golf Cup. The tournament series is one of the company’s most successful customer events and has developed into an international event in which over 16,000 Porsche customers recently took part in 229 worldwide qualifying tournaments. The sports car manufacturer started its involvement in professional golf in 2015 as the title sponsor of the DP World Tour’s prestigious Porsche European Open. In the course of internationalising its professional golf commitment. Porsche has been active in the important Asian market since 2024 as the title sponsor of the Porsche Singapore Classic. Car partnerships at US PGA Tour and DP World Tour tournaments, including the Omega European Masters in Crans Montana as well as in women’s golf – the Amundi Evian Championship – round off its involvement in professional golf. Launched in 2017, the Porsche Golf Circle is also highly successful. The international community for keen golf-playing Porsche customers gives its members the opportunity to enjoy exclusive golfing experiences at unique locations and at professional tournaments. Paul Casey has been complementing the Porsche family since 2020 as the first Brand Ambassador from the game of golf.
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