Supermodel Kate Upton, and her fiancé, Detroit Tigers pitching ace Justin Verlander, found themselves GolfBoarding the day away at Poppy Hills in Pebble Beach, California. The power couple were on site shooting a special BMW custom branded content series featuring BMW's new M760i performance sedan under the watchful eye of Luan Pham, Head of Marketing for Condé Nast/Golf Digest. The BMW series titled the "Getaway" will premier at the Sundance Film Festival in late January. Stay tuned for clips of Kate and Justin's road trip, which includes a Surf The Earth session on the 2017 GolfBoard.
The pair was accompanied by Jeff Ritter, Director of Performance at Poppy Hills and CEO/Founder of MAKE THE TURN (MTT) Performance, part of the Golf Channel Academy.
Ritter, an advocate for healthy living, developed the MTT philosophy which includes 4 pillars of achievement: skill building, mindset, fitness, and nutrition. Now his resumé can include GolfBoard Trainer to the Stars.
Home of the Northern California Golf Association, Poppy Hills, located on the Monterey Peninsula, is a Robert Trent Jones, Jr. design that has hosted the PGA Tour's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, the Spalding Pebble Beach Invitational, and NCAA Men's Championships.