(Markham, Ontario) – Trend-setting performance apparel designer Ralph Dunning and his company, Dunning Golf, announce that staff player Zach Johnson will compete for the U.S. in the 2006 Ryder Cup, Sept. 22-24 at The K Club in Straffan, Ireland.
One of golf’s top young players, Johnson finished ninth in the Ryder Cup standings based on his outstanding 2006 performance, which includes second-place finishes at the Bell South Classic and The Memorial Tournament.
This will be the first Ryder Cup for the 30-year-old Iowa native who has won nearly $2.2 million in 2006 while playing exclusively in Dunning Golf performance apparel. During the Competition, Johnson will wear Dunning Golf’s compression undergarments beneath his team uniform, helping keep his core temperature stable and his muscles limber without excessive layering.
"The Ryder Cup is a truly demanding competition featuring many of the world’s best golfers," says Dunning. "It places great demands on a player’s body and Zach knows our premium technical fabrics allow him to perform his best."
Dunning Golf’s Fall 2006 collection is currently available at the finest pro shops and golf-specific retailers throughout North America. Priced from $50 to $250, the collection features everything from compression undergarments to long- and short-sleeve polos, mock-necks, pullovers, windshirts and waterproof outerwear. Seasonal colors include black, carbon, texas orange, trythe (burgundy), diesel, white, marine, michigan yellow, red, pink and khaki.
In addition to Johnson, Dunning Golf’s complete line of performance apparel is worn in competition by staff players Bob Estes, Craig Barlow, John Senden, Bob Burns, Brian Gay and Spencer Levin, among others.
For more information about Dunning Golf, please visit www.dunninggolf.com or call 800.955.6528.
About Dunning Golf
The only golf brand to exclusively use premium technical fabrics in all of its pieces, Dunning Golf is exclusively manufactured in Canada to ensure the highest quality standards. All pieces have performance characteristics engineered into the fabrics that won’t wash- or wear-out over the life of the garment. Discerning golfers throughout North America prefer the way Dunning Golf apparel protects them from the sun, increases airflow, wicks moisture away from their bodies and helps keep their core temperatures stable in all conditions.
An authentic golf brand, all Dunning Golf pieces are engineered and manufactured to suit the physical demands of the golf swing and the unique form and physiology of the wearer.
Named "2005 Executive of the Year" by SCOREGolf magazine, company founder and principal designer Ralph Dunning is a lifelong athlete who boasts a 15-year heritage at the cutting-edge of performance apparel design. His experience competing in numerous marathons, triathlons, IRONMAN competitions and endurance cycling events provided a unique background for his work as a designer for some of the largest and most authentic sports brands in the world. He became an avid golfer after developing knee problems. Now 41, Dunning carries a single-digit handicap and draws design inspiration from his passions for sport, music and fashion.
Contact:
Tom Williams
Buffalo Communications
703.891.3322
twilliams@billycaspergolf.com
