Captures five championships and establishes a world record
(Granbury, TX: November 14, 2011) With over 80% of the field using its Trust Control and TRUST Feel glove, HIRZL dominated the 2011 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods. HIRZL claimed victories in 5 of the 7 divisions including the Senior, Super Senior, Women’s, Masters and Grand Champion divisions, and soundly established itself as the winningest glove at the Championship.
“As the world’s longest drivers competed head to head on the biggest stage in long drive competition, the one common denominator for success was HIRZL gloves,” said Gary Sheppard, President of HIRZL North America. “With 5 wins and a world record established in the Senior Division, a drive of 459 yards, HIRZL has clearly demonstrated that it is the glove of choice for the world’s best golfers seeking the ultimate in a performance golf glove.”
“HIRZL has reaffirmed its position as the leading performance golf glove and the ultimate in grip and durability,” said Art Sellinger, chief executive officer of Long Drivers of America, owners of the Championship. “With so much riding on every single drive, a grip-enhancing golf glove is now one of the most trusted and valuable pieces of equipment used to help achieve longer and straighter drives and that is why the world’s longest drivers use HIRZL gloves.”
HIRZL is a global pioneer in high performance sports gloves where innovation and precision engineering is at the heart of the HIRZL philosophy and is supported by a focus on design excellence and top quality production.
About HIRZL
HIRZL, headquartered in Switzerland, with North American operations based in Granbury, TX, is a leading specialist for high performance sports gloves. HIRZL’s focus is solely on gloves with products specifically designed for golf and cycling, which is in contrast to many sports manufacturers with wide ranges of products spanning equipment, shoes and fashion. HIRZL’s gloves are designed with the latest scientific, technical and ergonomic mechanics data on how sports equipment is used on the hands.
HIRZL uses exclusive GRIPPPTM technology in their kangaroo leather TRUST Series of golf gloves that provide up to 3X better grip in dry weather and up to 5X better grip in wet weather over other glove brands. HIRZL’s SOFFFTTM Flex Cabretta glove uses the company’s 72-step tanning procedure that extends the peak performance level of the glove far longer than other brands. The entire series of HIRZL gloves are washable. HIRZL golf gloves have been reviewed by the USGA and R&A and found to be fully conforming to the rules of golf. HIRZL golf gloves are available in three series: TRUST Control for the ultimate in grip; TRUST Feel for lower handicap players and those seeking better grip and performance in all types of weather conditions and; SOFFFT Flex for unsurpassed softness and long-lasting performance in a Cabretta glove. All HIRZL golf gloves are available in men’s and ladies models, in right and left hand from small to X-Large sizes as well as cadet sizes, and are sold at leading clubs, retailers and custom club makers around the world. For more information please visit HIRZL at www.hirzl.com
Contact:
Stuart Goldstein
Raker Goldstein & Co.
201-784-1818
stuart@rakergoldstein.com
Gary Sheppard
HIRZL
877-447-9587
g.sheppard@hirzl.com
