Sydney, Australia: Sarah Kemp, one of Australian golf’s most promising young players, has joined the Sundog Eyewear Genuine Performance team that includes LPGA Tour superstar Paula Creamer, 2003 Masters Champion Mike Weir, top PGA Tour player Hunter Mahan, and five-time World Long Drive Champion Jason Zuback.
The 22-year-old LPGA Tour rookie from Sydney will wear Sundog Eyewear and the distinctive stylized Sundog name on her cap this week in her 13th LPGA Tour start at the State Farm Classic in Springfield, Illinois.
“I couldn’t be happier to be part of such a great team on and off the course,” said Kemp, who now makes her home in Tuncurry, four hours up the coast from Sydney. “We Australians certainly are well aware of the need for proper sun protection, and when I see Paula, Mike and Hunter wearing Sundogs, I know they not only protect but perform.”
Kemp knows all about performance on the course. Last year on the Ladies European Tour Kemp had six top 10 finishes. And last fall at the LPGA Tour Qualifying School, in incredibly dramatic fashion, Kemp birdied the final four holes to earn her Tour card by a single stroke.
“From her great finish at Q-School alone, we know Sarah has all the qualities of tenacity and determination to succeed that we look for in all of our Genuine Performance athletes,” said John Whitney, Vice President of Product Development
Kemp didn’t start playing golf until age 12, but by 15 she was a scratch player. “I did well in the New South Wales Junior Open, so it was then that I knew I wanted to play professionally,” she recalled.
She had a stellar junior career that included the 2003 Australian Junior Amateur Championship, Runner Up in the 2004 Australian Amateur Championships, and two victories in the Australian 72-hole Stroke Play. After winning the Stroke Play that second time in 2005, Kemp fulfilled part of her dream and turned pro. Now she has made it to women’s golf biggest stage. Sundog Eyewear welcomes Sarah to the Genuine Performance team and wishes her the best of luck this season and beyond on the LPGA Tour.
“I am delighted to have been able to bring Sarah Kemp into the Sundog family as her personal goal is to be Australia’s number one golfing export and she is well on the way to being just that,” said Ralph Lennan, Managing Director, Sundog Eyewear Australia. “On the LPGA Tour, Sarah will be a wonderful ambassador for Australia as well as for Sundog Eyewear.”
About Sundog Eyewear:
With over 25 years of industry experience, Sundog Eyewear is a world leader in sport sunglasses with an ongoing commitment to genuine performance. Sundog Eyewear is available in thousands of fine golf shops and retailers worldwide, including Golf Galaxy. Sundog Eyewear is proud to be the Recommended Eyewear of the PGA of Europe and Supplier of Official Merchandise to The Open Championships since 2002.
To view the complete line of Sundog Eyewear please visit www.sundogeyewear.com
Contact:
For more information about Sundog Eyewear contact:
Hal Quinn
Quinn Group Communications
604-990-0945
halquinn@shaw.ca
For more information about Sarah Kemp contact:
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