NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (January 25, 2008) – KZG, the #1 Custom ProLine™, has released its list of the World’s Top 100 ClubFitters for 2008. The announcement was made Jan. 15 at the 2nd annual IPAC (International Professional Association of ClubFitters) Expo in Orlando, Fla. The honor is designed to identify those professionals who possess the skill, integrity, business ingenuity and passion required to enhance the clubfitting profession and offer golfers the very best clubfitting experience and results.
“The Top 100 ClubFitters represent the best in their field, and we are proud to recognize them,” said Jennifer King, president of KZG. “They offer the very best custom clubfitting to touring professionals as well as to amateur golfers of every skill level. By virtue of their talent and dedication, the Top 100 raise the bar for the clubfitting profession worldwide and help grow the game by offering golfers enhanced play and enjoyment through better performing equipment.”
This year’s winners hail from 23 countries around the globe. The Top 100 ClubFitters range from small shops serving rural areas to large operations doing extensive business with multiple fitters, instructors and hitting bays. All represent the élite of the profession.
An independent panel of industry experts determined the criteria necessary to be considered a top clubfitting professional, focusing on what is expected in a bona fide fitting. The panel of experts included club designers Clay Long and Art Chou; Gene Parente, president of Golf Laboratories, Inc.; Steve Benzin, KZG’s Director of Fitting and Education; Kim Braly, world-renowned shaft designer (formerly with Rifle); Dr. Christian Reichardt, author and doctor of sports medicine and fitness; and Ken Starr, CEO of Zelocity, Inc., a manufacturer of golf launch monitors. The panel’s identified criteria were weighted and used for evaluation of the applicants.
The 2008 World’s Top 100 ClubFitters are as follows:
United States:
Alaska John Gose Full Swing Golf 907-344-4653
Arizona Roger Ide Perfect Golf Swing 480-333-0003
California Dale Briggs Lake Redding Golf 530-243-8527
Joe Teixeira Joe’s Custom Clubs 925-685-2524
Kyle Collum No Bogeys 949-595-4405
Leith Anderson The Golf Lab 650-493-1770
Matt Coe Baygolf Center 650-588-9818
Sean Woo Golf Tech 408-732-8324
Steve Benzin KZG Fitting Center 818-762-3495
Terry Kim Golf Tech 408-732-8324
Colorado Bryan Beem Bonnie Brae Golf Learning Center 303-777-4910
Connecticut Jim Montanaro Golf Fix Ct 203-375-6700
Florida Bill Goldy Club Foremations 772-463-1167
Dan Yoakam Dan’s High Tech Golf 850-508-4840
Josh Musselman Josh Musselman’s Golf Express 239-390-2508
Hawaii Jim Cosper Precision Golf Hawaii 480-221-6423
Iowa Chris Larson Chris’s Custom Clubs 563-340-7818
Indiana Kelly Mettert Custom Golf of New Haven 260-749-5420
Kansas John Mitchell Golf MD 913-663-5050
Mike Dickerson Golf MD 913-663-5050
Michigan Dale May Dale’s Golf Shop 269-327-2155
Mississippi Greg Pickett Greg Pickett Golf 901-757-1112
Steve Scharnhorst Tee to Green Golf 228-396-4416
N. Carolina Herman Williams Perfect Fit Golf 919-661-7100
Karl Seibel Golf Etc. Tech Studio 704-283-0022
New Hamp. Ken Collins Kustom Clubs Fitting Center 623-603-7876
New Jersey Bernie Dunne Bernie Dunne Custom Clubs 856-589-8313
Greg Rost Club Doc 732-668-5210
Mark Ciasullo Motion Golf of Fairfield 973-244-0533
Tom Murphy Jack of Clubs 732-669 -9265
Nevada Ron Ota Washoe Valley Custom Clubs 775-883-2582
Trent Galloway Solution Golf Inc 775-782-4960
New York Jeff Rupert The Golfer’s Edge 585-383-9280
John Duffy The Golfer’s Edge 585-383-9280
Paul Sanders The Golfer’s Edge 585-383-9280
Ohio Chris Murphy Murphy’s Golf Repair 330-253-9498
Dave Freed Akron Golf Clubs 330-253-8000
Kirby Bolen Golf Stix 513-671-3033
Pennsylvania Jerry Hintze Clubmakers Shop 610-865-9192
Rhode Island Tom Spargo Spargo Golf 401-828-2857
S. Carolina Connie Rockhill The Club Maker 843-757-7636
Jim Smiley Coastal Carolina Golf 843-234-1583
Lanny Correll Dr. Golf – Pawley’s Island 843-237-3362
Steve Goforth The Eagle Zone Golf Center 864-288-0001
Tennessee John Terry Sweet Stix 423-968-4885
Steve Lawson Golf and Tennis Express 865-966-3774
Texas David Weikman Advantage Fore the Golfer 281-597-0722
Deryl Jay Saturn Golf 806-785-5363
Mike Nugent Impact Golf & Racquet 281-597-8007
Mitch Loehmann The Golf Matrix 281-999-0200
Tim Brantley The Golf Station 469-744-0191
Virginia Evan Sturdivant Legends Custom Clubs 703-759-5664
Mickey Russell Pro Am Golf Company 757-890-8392
Mike Cates Legends Custom Clubs 703-759-5664
Washington Jim Von Lassow Von’s Golf & Putter Studio Inc 206-524-6716
Canada:
Alberta Ron Anderson Ron Anderson’s Professional Golf 403-255-4653
Ian Massey Clubsmith LTD 708-496-9135
Rick McKenzie Alberta Golf Works 403-346-4653
BC Andrew Jeffers Jeffersports 604-983-9898
Mark Middleton Dog Leg Left Golf Services 250-703-0440
Lionel Newton Newton’s Law Golf 604-535-6492
Terry Stav Golf West 250-758-1919
Paul Wammer Camber Golf Equipment 250-860-7772
PQ: Bert Emond Golf Price Canada 450-229-4879
Ontario Rene Grandmaison Grand Lynx Golf Center 705-983-0888
Don Irving Artisan Golf 613-592-0524
Joe Lavery Oakville Golf 905-825-5757
Ryan Young Paradise Golf 807-628-0668
South America:
Argentina Alex Calabria Golf Trade S.R.L. 541148461682
Asia:
Hong Kong Jeremy Li Improve Your Game Ltd. 852 28948338
Philippines Francis Go Custom Clubmakers Intl 632 8302222
Jake Ong Custom Clubmakers Intl 632 8302222
S. Korea Brian Byoung Tayoon Golf 82 317260020
Thailand Mick Wittering Custom Clubmakers Company 66 32530119
Tom Massengill GMT Clubmakers Deluxe 66 29478663
Australia and New Zealand:
Australia Jeremy Tuerlings New Age Golf Solutions 61 755923388 Peter Harrington Lee & Pete’s Factory Golf Outlet 61 755349344
Rob Grant Pro Tuned Golf/The Golf Workshop 61 398851544
New Zealand Kobus Van Rensburg Golfer’s Pride – Golfers Lab 64 210367585
Europe:
Austria Arno Lindsberger Golfschule Sterngartl 43 664211232
Belgium Joaquin Rombaut Golfan 32 65340540
England Melvyn Fern Four Counties Golf 441827259242
Ian Roberts Huntercombe Golf Shop 441491641241
Nevil Bland Brocton Hall GC- The Loft 441785661485
Finland Sami Siren Golfpaja 358503550210
France Gerard Fernan Golf Amerik 33534574551
Jean-Michel Queva Queva Clubfitting 33322245150
Germany Jean-Marc Petergese Jem KG 498031230452
Nick Smithers Trust Golf 498535926980
Ireland Colin Kirwan Pro-Fit Golf 35312783334
Italy Emanuele Rodenghi Golf Tecnica 393387167262
Netherlands Theo Erben FATco Golfclubs op maat 31306034421
Norway Andreas Lind Custom Golf Norway 4798239976
John Andersen Andersens Golf i Nord 4790138884
Scotland Graham Dallas Kirriemuir Pro Shop 441575573317
Ed Robertson Applied Golf Tech. @ St. Andrews 7790692588
Spain Angel Martinez Golf Planet 34636028543
David Poulton Practigolf Academia de Golf 34685990138
Sweden Breitt Olsson Brejans 46 86231060
Switzerland Giuseppe Naula Pepe’s Golf-Clinic 41527216762
Founded in 1994, KZG offers equipment available only in the finest retail facilities with authorized KZG professional clubfitters. KZG’s program of partnering with only the best professional clubfitters to fit its award-winning equipment has catapulted KZG to a position of prominence in customized golf equipment. KZG’s comprehensive selection of premium golf equipment includes the finest drivers, woods, irons, wedges and putters, in addition to a wide variety of accessories and apparel. Clubfitting professionals may complete an advanced training course for KZG certification as Master ClubFitters at KZG’s North Hollywood, California headquarters. In addition, the KZG Traveling Fitters program is bringing a Tour Fit® level of personalized custom clubfitting to golfers all over the U.S.
For more information, visit www.kzg.com or call toll-free 1-800-200-8800 or International call 818-762-3495.
Contact:
Sally J. Sportsman
(t) 407/293-5075
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