Missoula, MT – From hundreds of nominations across the golf industry, Sun Mountain’s ClubGlider(r) travel bag has advanced to the final three for the Product Ingenuity award. The award is one of 12 honors to be announced at the 16th Annual ING Industry Honors awards program. The ingeniousness of the ClubGlider golf travel bag is its extendable legs and wheels that support 100% of the weight while eliminating the repeated bending and lifting required with traditional travel bags. For the retailer nearest you call 800-227-9224 or visit www.sunmountain.com.
Sun Mountain first introduced the ClubGlider(r) travel bag in 2008 to rave reviews of the bag’s extendable legs and wheels. ClubGlider literally glides from car to luggage counter and back again with retractable legs that easily extend and then tuck away securely for travel. And, thanks to the maneuverability of ClubGlider’s pivoting wheels, walking around is effortless. For 2009, ClubGlider continues to evolve and multiply into a series of three different models – Pro, Meridian, and Cascade – offering club protection to golfers ranging from weekend warriors to touring professionals at prices from $229 – $299.
ClubGlider has been honored by others, too, making the cut from over 1,000 entrants in the Golf Channel “Fore Inventors Only” reality show, ClubGlider was named one of five finalists in this search for the next great golf invention. The Sun Mountain ClubGlider was also recently awarded Best Accessory at the Golf Europe show in Munich.
Called by some the “Academy Awards of the golf industry,” the ING Industry Honors program is conducted by the nonprofit International Network of Golf to recognize outstanding achievement in the golf business. Winners in a dozen categories will be decided by a vote of the ING membership and announced at the Industry Honors Presentation Press Conference at the PGA Merchandise Show on January 30, 2009. The full 2008 Industry Honors final ballot includes:
BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT – ClubLink Corp.; Haggin Oaks Golf Complex; Total Golf Adventures.
GOLF COURSE DESIGN – Mike Dasher, Dubdsdread Golf Club Renovation; David McLay Kidd, The Castle Course; Brian Silva, Lifetime Achievement.
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT – Total Golf Adventures; Traverse City Junior Golf Association; Youth On Course.
PR/PROMOTION – Golf Digest/NBC U.S. Open Challenge; Nike Juice E-Mail Blast With Video; Tour Edge Multi-Manufacturer Media Day.
PRINT ADVERTISING – PRODUCTS & SERVICES – adidas – “14 Weapons In Your Bag. 2 On Your Feet.”; Srixon – “This Ball Is Money, Or Your Money Back.”; Yes! – “Do Our Putters Win Lots Of Tournaments For Lots Of Pros We Can’t Mention?”
PRINT ADVERTISING – TRADE – Fireman’s Fund Insurance – “What If Mother Nature Unexpectedly Shows Up As A Plus 1?”; Syngenta – “Improving Your Conditions Will Increase Your Traffic.”; Toro – “If Your Course Could Talk, What Would It Say?”
PRINT ADVERTISING – TRAVEL & REAL ESTATE – Fairmont, St. Andrews – “Everyone’s An Original.”; Kiawah Island – “Capture Your Kiawah Moment.”; Pinehurst – “Donald Ross Designed Courses He Never Saw. Play The One He Never Left.”
PRODUCT INGENUITY – EMERGING COMPANIES – Rife Putters; SkyCaddie SG5; Sun Mountain ClubGlider Travel Bag.
PRODUCT INGENUITY – MARKET LEADERS – Bridgestone B330-RX Golf Ball; Exotics XCG/CB2 Fairway Woods; TaylorMade Tour Burner Irons.
TOURNAMENT SERVICE – PGA Tour Superstores World Amateur Handicap Championship 25th Anniversary; Tiger Woods Foundation Chevron Charity Tournament; Trashmasters International.
TV COMMERCIAL – Cobra Drivers – “Sinister Suction;” RBS – “Over The Tree;” Titleist – “I Mark My Ball.”
TV COMMERCIAL SERIES – Callaway Tour Series Balls – “Good Ball;” Crowne Hotels – “Phil Mickelson Roundtables;” Cobra Speed Drivers – “David Feherty And The Yellow Chair.”
For over 25 years Sun Mountain has been designing and manufacturing functional, high-quality, lightweight golf bags for the serious golfer. Sun Mountain is responsible for many industry firsts, including being the first to use backpacking technology to produce a lightweight nylon golf bag, and being the first to develop a stand bag with integral legs. Sun Mountain Outerwear is dedicated to finding the most innovative fabrics, the latest weaving processes, and the best designs to manufacture a line of performance outerwear that includes rainsuits, windshirts, fleece and the RainFlex(r) collection. Sun Mountain is an officially licensed supplier of outerwear to the PGA Tour, Champions Tour, Duramed Futures Tour, and Nationwide Tour. The Sun Mountain Speed Cart(r) is the leader of the push cart market and the ClubGlider(r) travel bag has “evolutionized” travel bags.
Contact:
Steve Snyders
steve@sublimepub.com
406-728-4180
