FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla., March 18, 2013… Edwin Watts Golf and PING are teaming up to find the best amateur putter in the Orlando area. In conjunction with the Company’s popular TGIF TOUR™, Edwin Watts Golf Shops, LLC, (EWGS), one of the world’s largest specialty golf retailers, will be featuring the PING City Putting Challenge as the main attraction of the week-long schedule of activities Tuesday through Sunday, March 19 – 23, at the Orlando Superstore, located 7501 Turkey Lake Road. PGA TOUR Rookie sensation and PING Staff Player Luke Guthrie will be on-site Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. to meet and greet customers, showcase his putting accuracy and kick-off the search for the area’s best putter.
Amateur golfers of all ages are invited to the Turkey Lake Superstore (also the will call location for the PGA TOUR event) to test their putting skills against other amateur golfers in the area, and see how their stroke compares with Mr. Guthrie’s.
Qualifying times for the PING City Putting Challenge will take place Tuesday, March 19, from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., and Wednesday, March 20 – Friday, March 22, from 9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. The finals will take place Saturday, March 23, at 11 a.m. The first 50 participants will receive an iPING Cradle; 10 finalists will receive an iPING Cradle, PING Towel, PING Hat and a signed Luke Guthrie photo; and the winner of the PING City Putting Challenge at Edwin Watts Golf will win a custom PING Scottsdale TR Putter, and be crowned Orlando’s “Best Putter!”
Each participant will have five putts at a target using the new Scottsdale TR Putter and the iPING app. The app will analyze the putts and provide a consistency handicap score based on three criteria (stroke type, impact angle, tempo). The top 10 qualifiers, according to the consistency score, will advance to the finals on Saturday, March 23, at 11 a.m. The finalist who makes the most consecutive putts will be the winner.
Additionally, throughout the TGIF Tour event, representatives from Taylor Made, Mizuno, Cleveland & Cobra, will be on-site, as golfers will have the opportunity to demo new products, experience custom fittings and take advantage of spectacular deals.
For more information on Edwin Watts Golf Shops, visit www.edwinwattsgolf.com.
About Edwin Watts Golf
Edwin Watts Golf Shops, LLC (an affiliated portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, Inc.), headquartered in Fort Walton Beach, Florida is one of the world’s premier specialty golf retailers. The company operates as an integrated, multi-channel retailer, offering the freshest assortment of brand name golf equipment, apparel, and accessories through its 90 domestic Retail Locations, eCommerce Internet site (www.edwinwattsgolf.com) and Telephone/Catalog/Direct Mail sales (1.800.874.0146). Edwin Watts Golf touts a team of highly experienced and knowledgeable sales associates who can assist customers of all skill levels with lessons, performance fitting, special orders and repair services. The combination of the highest level of customer service, price match guarantee and reputation as the most trusted retailer in golf for over 45 years has earned the organization the right to be known as America’s Golf Club.
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