Premium Merino wool sock manufacturer continues formidable tour presence
(GREENVILLE, SC) – KENTWOOL has added PGA Tour player Duffy Waldorf and LPGA Tour player Jenny Suh to its elite staff choosing to wear the company’s premium, performance socks specifically engineered for golfers.
A fan favorite known for his floral prints and family drawings on his golf balls, Waldorf is competing in KENTWOOL’s calf-length Tour Standard and ankle-rise Tour Profile merino wool socks. The wine connoisseur and contributor to GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com will appear on the KENTWOOL website and in promotions.
“I love the way KENTWOOL golf socks feel and perform,” says Waldorf. “The comfort and support they provide is unrivaled and helps me play my best.”
Waldorf’s 26-year professional career is highlighted by four PGA Tour victories and a spot among the top-100 all-time money winners. Paired with Tom Lehman, he won the 1996 and 1997 Diners Club Matches and 2000 Hyundai Team Matches.
Suh, a rising LPGA Tour star, is competing exclusively in KENTWOOL’s women’s Low Profile Skinny model. In 2006 while at the University of Alabama, she played on the U.S. Curtis Cup Team and won the Women’s North & South Amateur Championship. In 2009, Suh earned her first professional victory at the Alliance Bank Golf Classic and the following year qualified for the LPGA Tour.
“Two feet at a time, we are gaining increasing popularity among the sport’s elite,” says Mark Kent, President and CEO of KENTWOOL. “Once golfers feel the comfort and how the socks protect against blisters, our phones ring off the hook with requests for more pairs.”
In addition to Waldorf and Suh, KENTWOOL premium performance golf socks are worn in competition by many Tour players, including Bubba Watson, Jonathan Byrd, Brendon de Jonge, Tom Gillis, Jane Park, Charles Warren, Kevin Johnson, Kristy McPherson, Shasta Averyhardt, Sarah Kemp, Jenny Gleason, Meaghan Francella and Jenny Hong.
Crafted from a proprietary blend of fine merino wool and high-tech fibers, KENTWOOL Golf Socks create an innovative, micro-climate system for superior moisture management, wicking and odor control. Each pair features the brand’s WINDspun technology – infusing the fibers with air – for unrivaled cushioning at micro-stress points along the foot. This maximizes comfort, increases energy levels, reduces the risk of injury and boosts on-course performance.
Available at select green-grass locations and www.kentwool.com/shop, KENTWOOL Golf Socks are backed by a “blister-free guarantee.” Retailing for $19.95 to $24.95, styles include the Low Profile Skinny and Tour Profile for women, as well as Low Profile, Tour Profile and longer Tour Standard for men.
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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 abilities 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 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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