Waitt Company has reached agreement to acquire all operating assets of the Bobby Jones brand from W Diamond Group Corporation, a
New York based company owned and led by Doug Williams and his family. As part of this agreement, the …
Waitt Company acquires operating assets of Bobby Jones brand
Waitt Company has reached agreement to acquire all operating assets of the Bobby Jones brand from W Diamond Group Corporation, a
New York based company owned and led by Doug Williams and his family. As part of this agreement, the …
Nike’s TW’14 shoes will be available June 7
Want the shoes Tiger Woods wore during his victory at The Players Championship? The new Nike TW ’14 shoe will be available beginning June 7. Woods wore the shoes in competition for the first time at The Players this past …
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adizero shoe line has adidas Golf off to record start in 2013
Talk about putting your best foot forward. adidas Golf, part of the TaylorMade-adidas Golf portfolio, said it has achieved record-breaking footwear sales for the first part of 2013, with February marking the highest sales period for the global golf brand …
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Style and technology put Bobby Jones apparel back on top
With the Masters still fresh in our minds, this is good time to reflect back on the tournament’s founder and patron saint – Bobby Jones. Robert Tyre Jones, Jr.’s swing and golf game were flawless. The apparel named after him …
Golden Rule: Book covers Nicklaus’ major victories in art
Jack Nicklaus and the Masters are synonymous. The Golden Bear has won five Green Jackets – the first being 50 years ago this month – and total of 18 major championships.
Golf and sporting artist Walt Spitzmiller spent eight years painting …
FootJoy’s new FJ HydroLite outerwear line available March 15
FootJoy’s new FJ rainwear line called “FJ HydroLite,” will be available at retail beginning March 15. FootJoy, which has been a leading player in outerwear for more than a decade, says the FJ line is the lightest rainwear it has …
IJP Design offering 2013 Masters headcovers for putters
Ian Pouter’s IJP Design is honoring the 2013 Masters with the “The Azalea Jacket” limited edition putter cover. The cover is the first in a series of specially designed putter covers to mark each of the year’s four majors.
Coinciding with …
Ecco goes Classic with Tour Hybrid golf shoe
Ecco helped redefine (some might say create) the cleatless golf shoe market with its comfortable, athletic styles. Now the company is coming with a more classic look but with all the technology people have come to expect.
The Ecco Tour Hybrid …
TaylorMade launches app to go with R1 driver
TaylorMade-adidas Golf has launched its R1 Tuning App – a free way to interact with the technology of its new R1 driver. TMaG says the R1 driver has 168 different launch conditions and is the “most adjustable” it has made. …
Clampett’s Impact Zone Golf now available on line and on DVD
There is a lot of style versus substance in golf these days. While most of it centers on the golf clubs and what driver or putter works better than the other guy’s, Bobby Clampett prefers to concentrate on the golf …
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FootJoy’s M:Project shoes built close to the ground
By Steve Pike
It’s not often that a golf shoe steals the show at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, but FootJoy’s new M:Project might do it. The M:Project shoe is the most lightweight golf shoe I have ever tried on. …
Fairway & Greene finds it authentic roots
As much as I like a lot of the high-tech apparel that’s in the marketplace these days, it’s always nice to go back to an original – or an authentic – as Fairway & Greene calls itself.
Understand that Fairway & …
FootJoy introduces SciFlex glove
FootJoy’s new SciFlex glove features what the company calls “Taction 2 Advanced Performance Leather” across the palm and fingers it says improves as moisture levels increase while also providing feel. The SciFlex glove (suggested retail price $19), according to FootJoy, …
Sun Mountain’s Headwind windshirt functional and well-priced
Sun Mountain Sports is expanding its popular Headwind windshirt collection to include men’s and women’s and short and long sleeve styles.
The company says the Headwind windshirt ($59 in shops) is a windproof microfiber pullover jacket with a stand-up comfort collar …
Club Glove providing luggage to U.S. Ryder Cup team for eighth time
Club Glove doesn’t need any more validation as the industry’s leading provider of golf travel bags and luggage, but here’s more anyway: Club Glove’s Last Bag XL and TRS Ballistic Check-in XL, as well as the protective Stiff Arm device, …
Burton’s patriotic golf bag celebrates 2012 Ryder Cup
Getting into the Ryder Cup spirit? Burton is offering golfers and fans a red, white and blue golf bag to commemorate this month’s Ryder Cup matches in Chicago. It’s a vinyl 10-inch staff bag that in addition to the red, …
A Travel Bag So Good, It’s Scary
Have you seen the FedEx commercials where they encourage you to ship your golf clubs rather than take them on an airplane with you? It says a lot about the cost and hassle of traveling with clubs when you see …
Devant’s strong and sturdy Pro Towel available Oct. 1
Sometimes a golf towel isn’t just a golf towel. Case in point: Devant’s new Microfiber Pro Towel available Oct. 1.
Devant says the Pro Towel is a lightweight, ultra absorbent microfiber towel that has a waffle weave texture. The premium microfiber-construction …
Sorenstam launches Annika Academy app for Android smartphones
The ANNIKA Academy, Hall-of-Famer Annika Sorenstam’s boutique golf instruction and fitness facility at Reunion Resort near Orlando, Fl., (www.theannikaacademy.com) has an app for Android smartphones.
Already available for the iPhone and iPad, the Android app is filmed in HD video and …
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Hot Stuff: Poulter’s PGA Putter Cover
England’s Ian Poulter has always done everything with a flair. Now that he’s gotten into the clothing and accessories business, his personal style is line-extending into places that few other players’ have ventured. This year, Poulter’s company — IJP Design …
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