Homegrown performance sock maker embraces premier junior event
(GREENVILLE, SC) – KENTWOOL – the world’s premier textile innovator and maker of premium, performance socks specifically engineered for golfers – announces its support of the 2010 Bobby Chapman Invitational, September 18-19 at the Country Club of Spartanburg.
As a part of its sponsorship, KENTWOOL will supply its finely-crafted, merino wool golf socks to the field of top junior golfers from around the country. The Greenville-based company will receive brand inclusion on tournament scoreboards, signage and in the official program, while contributing to the event’s scholarship funds.
“We are thrilled support this great tournament attracting the nation’s leading young talent,” says KENTWOOL CEO and President Mark Kent. “These kids are the next generation of stars, so who knows, maybe one day we’ll see them on TV rocking KENTWOOL socks like Bubba Watson!”
KENTWOOL Golf Socks maximize foot comfort, increase energy levels and boost on-course performance by combining fine merino wool and the company’s “WINDspun” air-infused technology. A proprietary blend of natural and high-tech fibers help KENTWOOL Golf Socks create an innovative, micro-climate system for superior moisture management and wicking, as well as odor control.
Enhanced cushioning at strategic micro-stress points along the foot result in unrivalled, abrasion-proof comfort round after round. Sophisticatedly-engineered heel, toe and bridge elements designed with advanced reinforcement provide maximum support and protection against injury.
Retailing for $19.95-$24.95, the ankle-length Tour Profile and longer Tour Standard models are also available in colors natural or black, at select green-grass locations and www.kentwool.com.
KENTWOOL premium performance golf socks are worn in competition by many Tour players, including Bubba Watson, Brendon de Jonge, Jonathan Byrd, Charles Warren, Kevin Johnson, Dustin Bray, Kristy McPherson, Sarah Kemp, Jenny Gleason and Anna Scott.
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About the Bobby Chapman Invitational
The tournament is held in honor of the late Robert H. Chapman, Jr. Chapman, a long time member of the Country Club of Spartanburg and the only man to serve as president of both the South Carolina Golf Association and Carolinas Golf Association. An accomplished player, he served the USGA in several capacities. In his business life, Chapman was a local and national leader in the textile industry. Additional beneficiaries are the Spartanburg Foundation and South Carolina Junior Golf Foundation. To date, more than $110,000 has gone to scholarship recipients through both organizations thanks to the many kind supporters of the Bobby Chapman.
About KENTWOOL
Founded in 1843, KENTWOOL continues to be one of the nation’s longest-running, family-owned textile companies. KENTWOOL is the only company in the western hemisphere – and one of 50 in the world – to receive the Usterized Quality Certification indicating the highest level of quality assurance in yarn production.
An avid golfer, KENTWOOL CEO Mark Kent had the idea to produce the “World’s Best Golf Sock” after standing in the 18th fairway of the BMW Nationwide Tour Pro-Am tending to blistered, bleeding feet instead of concentrating on the eagle opportunity guaranteeing him a spot in the final round.
Born from that moment is golf’s leading, premium merino wool golf sock. It enables golfers of all skill levels to play their best while benefiting from abrasion and fatigue resistance, as well as KENTWOOL’s blister-free guarantee. KENTWOOL utilizes its nearly two-century old heritage of superiority in textiles to create socks which draw upon wool’s natural and cool performance fibers for include moisture management, sheer comfort and other performance-enhancing benefits.
Based in Greenville, SC, all KENTWOOL products are made in the USA.
For more information: www.kentwool.com, 1-877-5-PROSOX (1-877-577-6769).
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