Halmstad, Sweden (September 17, 2007) – Cold, rainy and blustery conditions were no match over the weekend for The 2007 United States Solheim Cup Team, as it prevailed over the European Team outfitted in rainsuits and windshields from ProQuip, the Official Weatherwear to the U.S. Team.
ProQuip provided custom-designed wet-weather and wind clothing for Captain Betsy King’s United States Team, its support staff and caddies. The company also provided weatherwear to LPGA staff members, and VIPs, including LPGA Founders, board members and former captains.
ProQuip, founded in 1981 and based in the historic golfing town of North Berwick in Scotland, is synonymous with ultra-lightweight and supremely soft waterproof- breathable golf clothing. The company’s American operation, ProQuip USA, is based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
The United States Solheim Cup Team was outfitted in ProQuip’s custom-designed Ladies Utralite Rainsuits and Ladies Silk Touch Half-Sleeve Windshields. Both garments offer the softest and quietest performance fabrics available in the world.
According to ProQuip USA President Randy Payne, "We are thrilled that ProQuip was able to support The 2007 U.S. Solheim Cup Team, and that the elements did not stand in the way of their competitive excellence."
ProQuip has a quarter-century history of outfitting international team golf competitions, tracing back to the victorious 1981 United States Ryder Cup Team. Most recently the company was the preferred weatherwear supplier to the 2006 European Ryder Cup Team
at The K Club in Dublin. ProQuip has been selected by more Ryder Cup captains, European and American, than any other weatherwear brand in the match’s history. This is the first time ProQuip has outfitted the U.S. Solheim Cup Team.
About ProQuip
ProQuip is the fastest growing weatherwear on tour. Over 50 PGA TOUR and Champions Tour professionals, including 10 major championship winners, carry ProQuip rainsuits into competition. ProQuip is an official supplier to the PGA TOUR and PGA European Tour, plus it is the official supplier to the South African Tour, and the Dutch and French Golf Federations. For further information on the ProQuip product line call 800-322-9939. ProQuip USA, 3201 Sawgrass Village Circle, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 or log on to www.proquipusa.net.
About The Solheim Cup
Sponsored by PING golf equipment, The Solheim Cup is named in honor of the company’s founder, Karsten Solheim, and his family. The Solheim Cup is the most prestigious team event in women’s professional golf. It is a biennial, trans-Atlantic team match-play competition featuring the best U.S.-born players from the LPGA and the best European-born players from the Ladies European Tour (LET ).
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