Persistent is excited to announce its title sponsorship for the 19th Annual SAGA Tour and SAGA Open 2023.
You are invited to join the SAGA Tour to enjoy the monthly golf rounds with friends. Golfers from all over are gearing up to participate in the tour this year, hoping to win one of the coveted awards. The schedule for the season is listed below, so be sure to mark your calendars. We hope to see you there!
2023 Schedule (Regular Rounds)
Playoff Round (new)
Top 5 of 7 rounds comprise of Regular season
Round
Date
SAGA -Linksmen
SAGA -TGC
SAGA -Brunswick
SAGA -Bears
1
April 23, 2023
High Bridge Hills
Fiddlers Elbow GC
Forsgate CC
Tuxedo CC
2
May 7, 2023
Charleston Springs
Fiddlers Elbow GC
Forsgate CC
Tuxedo CC
3
June 11, 2023
Fox Hollow GC
Fiddlers Elbow GC
Forsgate CC
Tuxedo CC
4
July 9, 2023
Heron Glen GC
Fiddlers Elbow GC
Forsgate CC
Tuxedo CC
5
July 30, 2023
Eagle Ridge GC
Fiddlers Elbow GC
Forsgate CC
Tuxedo CC
6
August 13, 2023
Berkshire Valley GC
Fiddlers Elbow GC
Forsgate CC
Tuxedo CC
7
August 27, 2023
Cobblestone Creek
Fiddlers Elbow GC
Forsgate CC
Tuxedo CC
8
September 30, 2023
Cobblestone Creek
Fiddlers Elbow GC
Forsgate CC
Tuxedo CC
About SAGA
SAGA was formed with a vision of creating a Global organization, which will bring the South Asian Golfers together from across the world. The mission is to promote Golf as a sport in the South Asian community.
Golf has become a mainstream sport for individuals of all ages & physical abilities. We intend to provide an opportunity for those who have always wanted to play but did not know where to go and how to start. We will provide training session for beginners & regular Golf outings for all.
We are excited to announce that Persistent is the title sponsor for the 18th season of the SAGA Tour.
The Persistent SAGA OPEN will be held at Cobblestone Creek Country Club, Lawrenceville, NJ on Friday, September 30, 2023, followed by awards and the SAGA dinner.
Persistent is trusted Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next and answer questions before they’re asked. Our offerings and proven solutions create unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above.
As a proud supporter of the game, we are committed to helping grow the sport and promoting its values of fair play and camaraderie.
We are excited to sponsor the SAGA Tour and We are proud to be a part of the SAGA Tour and look forward to supporting its continued success.
The winners will take home the prestigious SAGA Trophies as well as $$$ prizes. Please note the SAGA Open winners are for that day’s golfers only and is open for all to participate (Members and Non-members).
SAGA Open Champion (Low Gross) – Prestigious Trophy + $$$
Other contests will include Hole-In-One, Close To Pin, Straight Drive, etc –$$$
This event will also be the Final Round for the “Persistent SAGA Tour 2023” and will crown the “SAGA Tour Champion” to take home the “Anish Joshi Memorial Trophy” and a 1 Week Vacation sponsored by Dr. Anil & Anju Joshi in the loving memory of our late member Anish Joshi.
Cocktails Reception will be a Full Premium Open Bar followed by Dinner & live entertainment.
Golf & Awards Reception :
$ 200 pp (Member)
$ 250 pp (Non Member)
Dinner / Awards Reception Only :
$ 50 pp (Non Member)
The price includes Golf, Lunch, Cocktails, Dinner, Entertainment, Contests, Gifts and exciting prizes.
Persistent will update your request, which will take no longer than 3 business days
Jiani Zhang
Jiani Zhang is President of the Alliance and Industrial Solution Unit at Persistent Systems. Prior to this role, Jiani was the General Manager of Industrial Sector for Persistent Systems. Jiani has extensive experience in management consulting, marketing, product development and technology management. She also holds expertise in building and growing a business with P&L responsibility and leading teams in business strategy, offering & product development, go-to-market, and sales execution. Prior to Persistent, Jiani has also served as Director of Offering Management for IBM Watson IoT Platform and Head of Offering Strategy for IBM Industrial IoT where she pioneered the creation of the Industrial Analytics/AI IoT solutions.
Jeffrey Hammond
Vice President, Principal Analyst Serving CIO Professionals
Jeffrey helps CIOs and digital leaders succeed by working with them to improve their software delivery capability and by helping them assess the relevance of emerging software technologies. As a 25-plus-year software industry veteran, he’s helped clients improve their development shop culture, apply Agile and continuous delivery best practices, and build successful developer ecosystems. Jeffrey’s been a developer; managed development teams; built award-winning commercial development tools; and, over the past decade, has helped Forrester clients navigate mobile, cloud, IoT, DevOps, and low-code technologies and tools.
Previous Work Experience
Jeffrey has been with Forrester since 2006. Prior to joining Forrester, Jeffrey worked at IBM, Rational Software, and was part of Accenture’s Advanced Systems Group.
Education
Jeffrey holds a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.