OSP Holdings (headquarters: Tennoji-ku, Osaka City; President: Matsuguchi Tadashi) is pleased to announce that its partner, professional golf caddie Shigenori Shimizu, achieved his 40th tour victory on Sunday, April 16, 2023, the most in Japan.

Caddy Shimizu is known as the "championship contractor" for his track record of leading the players he has teamed up with to become the money leader or queen. His course management as a skilled caddy and support that leads to morale improvement are trusted by professional golfers and golf industry insiders. At the Kansai Open (Izumigaoka Country Club (Osaka)) on April 16, 2023, Yasuka Semikawa, who is teaming up with Shimizu for the first time in this tournament, won her first professional championship, and Shimizu's caddy also achieved 40 wins in total, the most in Japan.

■Common roles of Shimizu Caddy and the OSP Group

The caddies who help players perform at their best and the OSP Group, which supports the product creation and sales of our business partners with stickers and labels, film products, Carton Package, and promotional tools, both play the common role of being "the unsung heroes." The two companies, which share a connection through sports, signed a partnership agreement in March 2022.

■OSP Group's Sports Promotion

The OSP Group supports sports clubs, athletes, and stadium management with the idea of "contributing to society through sports that foster healthy bodies and rich minds." The group also hopes that by doing so, employees will become interested in sports and become more health conscious, and that by supporting teams and athletes, they will have common topics to talk about in the workplace and encourage more active communication. In addition to golf, the group is also a partner of the women's rugby team "Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix" and the professional basketball team "Osaka Evessa."
In addition, in the field of hockey, we acquired the naming rights to Shiga Prefectural Ibuki Sports Ground and renamed it "OSP Hockey Stadium."

■OSP Holdings Company Profile

• Company name: OSP HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

• Address: 6-8 Ajihara Honmachi Tennoji-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

• Representative: Matsuguchi Tadashi

• Founded: 1969

• Business description: Business planning and management of the corporate group and related operations

• URL: https://www.osp-group.jp

Founded in 1927, the OSP Group is a comprehensive packaging company with a total of 15 companies (9 domestic and 6 overseas), and has 18 production bases nationwide to fulfill its mission of social infrastructure, mainly food distribution. Since its founding, the company has expanded its business scope in response to changes in the times, such as customer needs and the social environment. Currently, the company provides products and services that enrich society and the lives of customers through the planning, design, and manufacturing of stickers and labels, Carton Package, and promotional materials. In order to achieve high quality and stable supply, the group also operates in a wide range of areas, from material procurement, development and manufacturing of sticker and label printing base paper and printing peripherals, to designing and research and development of labeling systems.