GreenFix Ball Mark Elimination System Reduces Ball Marks And Enhances Putting Surfaces; TGA Recommends That Clubs Adopt GreenFix "For The Good Of The Game"
Scottsdale, Arizona, June 28, 2007â?¦ On the heels of Maryland’s Bulle Rock Golf Club announcing a formal ban on traditional divot repair tools, and as golf clubs across the United States continue to adopt the GreenFix Ball Mark Elimination System, Scottsdale, Arizona-based GreenFix Golf today announced a partnership with the Tennessee Golf Association (TGA), designed to "Save Golf Greens" across the state. Consisting of more than 200 member clubs & courses, the Tennessee Golf Association is recommending that "For The Good Of The Game" all clubs follow Bulle Rock’s lead and ban traditional tools, while adopting the GreenFix Ball Mark Elimination System.
Due to the extensive green damage caused by traditional tools, which directly impacts a smooth putting surface for golfers, golf clubs across the United States are rapidly adopting the GreenFix System. Using the patented GreenFix Wizard, a "depth limiting" short-tonged ball mark repair tool that has been developed to dramatically improve golf greens, players and maintenance crews can now properly repair ball marks. Equipped with the GreenFix Wizard, golfers use a simple "push" technique to repair ball marks quickly and properly. The patented design of the tool prevents the tongs from damaging the roots.
To date, more than 150 prominent golf courses across the nation are now utilizing the GreenFix System, including Southern Hills Country Club (site of the 2007 PGA Championship), Medinah Country Club (site of the 2006 PGA Championship), Greensboro Country Club, Quintero Golf & Country Club, and many more. Additionally, several golf clubs in Tennessee, including the Chattanooga Country Club, The Honors Course, Black Creek Club, The Club at Fairvue Plantation, Lookout Mountain GC, and others, are currently using GreenFix.
"By using the GreenFix Tool, golfers can quickly repair ball marks the correct way, so that the grass can be totally healed in just a few days rather than months," said David Stone, Golf Course Superintendent, The Honors Course. "I personally encourage all golfers to join this campaign and help to make a difference at your home club."
According to a recent GCSAA survey, ball marks are the most common complaint at golf clubs nationwide, and extensive research has proven that while most golfers take the time to fix ball marks, they use a traditional ball mark repair tool and unintentionally do it wrong. In fact, by using a traditional tool and fixing a mark, golfers are actually lifting the grass and killing the roots under the mark, resulting in dead grass and brown spots, which dramatically impacts a smooth putting surface for golfers.
As part of the partnership, all member clubs and courses of the Tennessee Golf Association will receive educational posters promoting the benefits of the GreenFix Ball Mark Elimination System.
"We are all creatures of habit, and our biggest challenge has been the resistance to change," said Danny Edwards, Champions Tour Player and CEO, GreenFix Golf. "The Tennessee Golf Association acknowledges that the GreenFix System can dramatically improve golf greens, thus they are recommending that their members jump on board. I can only hope that additional associations will follow suit, and see the true benefits in the GreenFix System."
With the patented GreenFix Wizard, a golfer simply holds the tool at a 45 degree angle and "pushes" around the outside edges of the crater from the North, South, East, and West. Next, the golfer taps down the mark firmly with a putter head, and the ball mark is repaired properly, and in seconds. Based on the patented design of the GreenFix Wizard, the prongs are too short for players to jab, lift, and twist, preventing golfers from damaging the root system on the ever so fragile greens. The "push" technique ultimately protects the roots, and expedites the healing process of the mark.
For more information on GreenFix Golf, and the GreenFix Ball Mark Elimination System, please visit www.greenfixgolf.com or call 866-443-4222.
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Ari Edelman (aedelman@mastrocomm.com)
Michele Kruchkowski (mkruchkowski@mastrocomm.com
Mastro Communications, Inc. @ (732) 469-5700
