ATLANTA – U.S. Kids Golf has announced two changes in its senior management. Former Vice President of Sales John Bryan has moved into a new position in the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation, while long-time Callaway Golf sales manager Eric Meracle will join the company as Vice President of Product Sales.
“The assignment of John to this newly created position and the addition of Eric has bolstered our senior management staff,” said Dan Van Horn, President and Founder of U.S. Kids Golf. “With this leadership in place, we are confident that our mission of growing the game of golf among our youth will be furthered in 2013 and for years to come.”
Bryan becomes Vice President of the Play and Learn Division of the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation. In addition to the Certified Instructor Program, which provides golf professionals nationwide with expert advice on how to grow and enhance their junior golf programs, the division is responsible for the PGA Family Course, the Top 50 Kids Teachers award, U.S. Kids Golf Camps and industry relations.
Meracle’s career in golf includes a long tenure as general manager of an independent golf retailer. He then joined Callaway, advancing to positions in regional and national account management. A native of Nashville, Tenn., he will be relocating to Atlanta, which served as his home base as a regional manager with Callaway.
About U.S. Kids Golf
U.S. Kids Golf, LLC is based in Atlanta, Ga., and manufactures equipment and related golf products made especially for kids. In addition to more than 4,000 golf shops and retail locations in the U.S., the company’s products also are available in over 75 countries worldwide.
The U.S. Kids Golf Foundation, a Georgia non-profit recognized as a 501(c)(3) charity, was created in 2001 and provides services that include competition and instruction. The Foundation organizes more than 700 golf tournaments for kids each year, including Local Tours in more than 40 cities, ten Qualifiers across the nation, seven Regional Championships, a European Championship and the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship and Teen World Championship, which are held each year in Pinehurst, N.C.
In partnership with the PGA of America, the Foundation also supports the Family Course program, which provides guidelines that help courses make the game easier to learn and more fun for kids and their families.
For more information, call 1-888-387-5437 or visit www.uskidsgolf.com.
Contact:
Andy Sadler
1-888-387-5437 x108
asadler@uskidsgolf.com
