HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA (January 10, 2007) — West Coast Trends, Inc., makers of the Club Glove, the Number One travel bag on all Tours, today announced that The Last Bag, the most popular travel bag on all Tours, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2007.
According to Jeff Herold, President, West Coast Trends, the design of the Last Bag hasn’t changed significantly since its introduction, and for good reason. "The existing design provides such tremendous durability and longevity that any major design changes would only be a detriment to the overall performance and durability."
Herold recalls when Tour Professionals first got wind of the new "club savior" and began requesting the Last Bag in the fall of 1996. Though already in light distribution in late 1996, it was officially introduced at the PGA Merchandise Show in 1997 and it’s been on a successful roll ever since. It has become one of the most popular products in PGA Tour history. In fact, a Darrell Survey report done nearly three years ago showed that The Last Bag is used by 95% of all PGA and Champions Tour players.
"We approached the Darrell Survey Company to do a more recent travel bag survey," commented Herold. "However, the good people at Darrell Survey candidly told us the results would be so similar, it would not be worth anyone’s time to redo it."
The Club Glove Last Bag was first chosen by U.S. Ryder Cup captain, Tom Kite in 1997 and the tradition has continued. Additional Club Glove pieces have been added for every team thereafter including the staff bags that were designed and manufactured for the 2004 and 2006 teams.
"The future of the Last Bag appears to be one of continued updates in colors and perhaps stronger components and fabrics should they come available," added Herold. "To redesign this bag would simply put ten years of phenomenal success and durability at stake."
The Last Bag is completely manufactured in the U.S.A. with all US made fabric and comes with a limited lifetime warranty or upgradeable "unconditional" warranty. It is available in clay, red, pink champagne, burgundy, purple, navy, royal, green, khaki, camouflage, highlighter yellow, mocha, mocha with pink, black, and charcoal, and has an MSRP of $279.00 or $319.00 for the XXL which is primarily carried by Tour Professionals. Custom embroidery is available for an additional charge.
About West Coast Trends
West Coast Trends, Inc., the Huntington Beach, California-based quality golf club protection company, designs and markets premium golf travel bags, luggage, stand bags, cart bags, club covers and accessories. These include the Club Glove Last Bag, Burst Proof with Wheels, Piggy Back II, Club Glove Carry-On, Rolling Duffles, Aficionado III, Hot Stepper, and Stiff Arm. Nearly every Touring Golf Professional in the U.S. carries their clubs in a Club Glove travel bag. For more information about the company and its products, call toll-free 800-736-4568 or visit www.clubglove.com.
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Club Glove, Last Bag and Scheyden are registered trademarks of West Coast Trends, Inc.
Contact:
Tracy Nackel
TEN Marketing & Public Relations
760-633-1602
tnackel@cox.net
