Tag: Acushnet Company

Protoype Titleist Vokey SM4 wedges expected to debut at The Barclays

By Steve Pike | Published: August 16, 2011 | No Comments
GEG image Look for the Acushnet Company to begin seeding its new prototype Titleist Vokey Design SM4 wedges next week at The Barclays at Plainfield Country Club in Edison, N.J. For the past year, Titleist staff players such as Adams Scott, Nick …
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Fortune Brands completes sale of Titleist parent Acushnet Company

By Steve Pike | Published: July 30, 2011 | No Comments
GEG image The Acushnet Company’s (Titleist, FootJoy) sale to a consortium led by Fila Korea, Ltd. and Mirae Asset Private Equity, is officially complete. Acushnet parent Fortune Brands announced the $1.23 billion cash sale this May 20. Don’t expect many (if any) outward …
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Watney gets first victory for new Titleist 712 irons

By Steve Pike | Published: July 4, 2011 | No Comments
GEG image Nick Watney got the new Titleist 712 irons off to a good start when he used the 712 AP2 prototype irons (3-P) to win the AT&T National. The former Fresno State star also used a Titleist Pro V1x golf ball, …
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Former USGA technical director Thomas offers Frank equipment talk in new book

By Steve Pike | Published: May 26, 2011 | No Comments
GEG image Frank Thomas, a name synonymous with golf equipment and one of the men most involved in writing the rules that set the boundaries for today’s golf equipment, is setting the record straight in his new book, From Sticks and Stones, …
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Acushnet Company sold to Fila Korea, Ltd., for a reported $1.23 billion

By Steve Pike | Published: May 20, 2011 | No Comments
GEG image Ending months of speculation as to its future ownership, the  Acushnet Company (Titleist, FootJoy) announced today that its parent company, Fortune Brands, Inc., has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of the company to a group led by Fila …
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Judge rules in favor of Acushnet but Callaway will appeal to Federal Court

By Steve Pike | Published: April 22, 2011 | No Comments
GEG image The Acushnet Company (Titleist, FootJoy) on April 21 won a final judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware in its long-running patent dispute with Callaway Golf Co.  The judge denied Callaway’s request for a new trial, …
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