SAN DIEGO, CA – April 9, 2008 – SKLZ, the industry leader in sports skill development products and equipment, today announced the addition of Erica Blasberg as an endorser of the SKLZ Rick Smith Signature Series golf training products. Blasberg, who recently posted her first LPGA top ten finish at the SBS Open at Turtle Bay, appears in several of the company’s commercials.
"I’m very excited to endorse SKLZ golf training products because of the company’s ongoing product innovation and commitment to helping golfers develop their skills and enjoy the game more," said Blasberg. "I am always looking to improve my game and my new relationship with SKLZ will play a key role in achieving this."
Before becoming a professional, Erica was a standout on the American Junior Golf Association circuit and garnered numerous awards and accomplishments. She was a three-time first-team Polo All-American, was a member of the 2002 Canon Cup and winner of the 2002 Rolex Tournament of Champions. Blasberg has also competed in five U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships and was a quarterfinalist in 2003.
Erica continued to excel in the college ranks at the University of Arizona and was a two-time All-American, 2003 Freshman of the Year, 2003 Pac-10 Player of the Year, and recorded six tournament wins for the Wildcats. In 2003, Blasberg carded a 64, her lowest in amateur competition, during the second round of the Welch’s/Fry’s Championship and tied for 49th.
Erica began her professional career in 2004 on the Futures Tour and nailed down four top-10 results in eight events, which included a victory at the Lacoma Savings Bank Futures Golf Classic. She qualified for the Tour on her first try. On the LPGA Tour, she recorded her career-best finish at the 2008 SBS Open at Turtle Bay, where she tied for 8th and carded a season low 68 in the second round. In addition to her outstanding playing statistics, she recently received another ranking in the world of golf… The Golf Channel ranked her number 7 on its Top 10 Sexiest Golfers show.
"We are thrilled to have Erica join the SKLZ Team," said Tom Quinn, President, SKLZ. "Not only is she a tremendous golfer who has shown consistent improvement on the LPGA Tour, she has a youthful exuberance and style that will resonate with the many women who are trying to improve their games.”
The SKLZ Rick Smith Signature Series line of golf products offers training concepts designed to improve distance, accuracy, putting and practice. Blasberg has most recently worked with the Power Sleeve weighted sleeve that fits on the shaft of any club in your bag and helps improve tempo, timing, distance, strength and accuracy, and the Perfect Plane putting arc training board that sets the club on proper plane throughout the putting stroke.
The SKLZ Rick Smith Signature Series of golf training products is available at sporting goods and golf specialty retailers and at the SKLZ.com web site.
About SKLZ
SKLZ, the San Diego, California based company, is the industry leader in developing and marketing sports skill development trainers to serious athletes of all ages. The flagship brand of Pro Performance Sports, SKLZ builds on the popularity of the company’s industry-leading baseball product, the Hit-A-Way, to deliver broad lines of training products across a variety of sports. The company offers a Rick Smith Signature Series line of golf training products designed to help golfers gain more distance, eliminate slices, and putt better for lower scores. For more information about the company and its products, call toll-free 877-225-7275 or visit www.SKLZ.com.
For more information on the SKLZ Power Sleeve please contact Vanessa Price at 714-544-6515 / readthegreens@aol.com or Tracy Nackel at 760-420-1602 / tnackel@cox.net.
Contact:
Tracy Nackel, TEN Marketing & Public Relations, tnackel@cox.net, 760-633-1602
Vanessa Price, TEN Marketing & Public Relations, readthegreens@aol.com, 714-544-6515
