PALM DESERT, Calif. (January 25, 2016) – KZG, the #1 Custom ProLine, is pleased to announce the eleventh annual “World’s Top 100 ClubFitters” Awards for 2016. Each year KZG honors 100 outstanding ClubFitters possessing superior skill, integrity and passion for their profession.
“The days of selling equipment over the internet, out of a fit bag or ‘eyeballing’ shots on a range are obsolete” states Jennifer King, President of KZG. “Professional ClubFitters are highly trained in understanding the mechanics of the swing, the design features and profiles of clubheads and shafts, utilize sophisticated launch monitors, have a wide spectrum of fitting clubs to work with and assume the responsibility that their fitting instructions are perfectly carried out by a professional club builder.
Everyone in our industry is focused on growing the game. Suggestions of making 18” holes and turning courses into ‘football’ fields have been floated. “The most obvious and quickest way to help grow the game is giving our golfers the right tools so they can improve and truly enjoy the game” says King. “The biggest challenge for the public is discerning a true Professional Fitter from a glorified sales rep claiming to be a fitter”.
“The 2016 ‘Top 100 ClubFitters’ are exceptional professionals. Their primary goal is helping the golfer. Their reputations are important and they will not just give the golfer what they ‘want’ for an easy quick sale, but rather will insist on fitting the golfer into clubs that will be optimized to their swing.”
An independent panel of industry experts determine the criteria necessary to be considered a top Professional ClubFitter. From the criteria submitted, a point system was put into place to grade each application. The panel included Clay Long, renowned club designer and personal fitter for Jack Nicklaus; Gene Parente, president of Golf Laboratories, Inc. the premier golf equipment testing facility and producer of robot testing utilized by every equipment manufacturer; Dr. Jennifer King, KZG’s President; Dr. Christian Reichardt, author of “Pain Free Golf” and doctor of sports medicine and fitness and Ed Mitchell., President and Owner of Mitchell Golf Equipment Co., one of the top providers of equipment for repairs and custom club building.
This year’s Honorees hail from 20 countries around the world, including 41 from the UK/Europe, 36 from the United States, 9 from Canada, 4 from Asia, 8 from Australia and 2 from South Africa. The Honorees come from a wide variety of locations ranging from small stores serving rural areas to large performance centers with multiple fitters and instructors. All are highly skilled and continue to hone their skills to raise the bar for their profession.
Australia
Craig Smith Point N Putt Golf
Graeme Trew Murwillumbah Golf Club
Gary Tozer Aussie Custom Golf Centre
David Reckless Reckless Golf @ Dural Golf Driving Range
Jeff Mansfield Jeff Mansfield Golf Solutions
Bryan Ferguson Golf Tutor
Stephen Herbert Royal Fremantle Pro Shop
Greg Ashton Ashton Ent. Proprietary Ltd.
Europe & UK
Andreas Lauss Golfclub Ottenstein
Manfred Capelli Capelli Golf
Vincent Willems European Golf Fitting Studio
Jiri Votroubek Golf 59
Milan Vantuch Golf 59
Matt Pearson Performance Fitting Center at Waterton Park GC
Jean-Michel Queva Queva Clubfitting
Arnaud Smaghe Gard & Golf
Marc Brossard MB Clubs
Olivier Chalon C.O. Golf
Nicolas Tourkia L’Atelier du Golf
Alexandre D’Incau Pro Clubmaker
Matteo Oger Matteo Clubmaking Golf
Alistair Grandison Bob & Son
Gerald Friz Golf+IT
Joerg von der Gathen Club Align Golf
Benny Pfister Hole in One Fitting
Marco Burger Hole in One Fitting
Gabriele Sorbara Clubfitting di Gabriele Sorbara
Nigel Shaw Warrenpoint Golf Club
Theo Erben Fatco Clubfitting
Marcel de Jager Golfhunter
Brian Griffiths Golf Academy Brian Griffiths
Kathleen Renders Golf en Management
Viljem Kern Kern Golf
Carlos Garcia Diaz Golf Planet
Agustin Sanchez Golfinteligente
Mateo Noel Fit & Golf
Daniel Lasseter Fitting Center Under Par
Jose Angel Golf Getafe
Michel Rodriguez MicRod Clubfitter
Miki Rapado Handmade Custom Clubs
Tobias Widmer Tobias S Widmer Golf
Anders Molin Anders Molin Golf
Johanna Pyk-Jargard Johanna’s Golf Shop
Tony Guelli The Golf Company
John Ahlblom Golfakademin i Uppsala
Marcus Karlsson Golf Monkey
Giuseppe “Pepe” Naula Pepe’s Golf-Clinic
Norbert Studer R & L Custom Golf Clubfitting
Willi Vogt R & L Custom Golf Clubfitting
Canada
Jordy McKenzie Alberta Golf Works
Lyle Helland Simply Golf
Terry Stav Golf West
Chris Knight Vista Ridge Golf
Bob Spicer RJS Custom Clubs
Don Irving Artisan Golf Co.
Rene Grandmaison Grand Lynx Golf Centre
John Pflug J P Golf
Peter Lamothe Golf Option
Asia
Aswan Baki Aswan the Clubmaker
Francis Go Custom Clubmakers International
Jake Ong Custom Clubmakers International
Brian Choi Tayoon DotCom Ltd.
United States
John Gose Full Swing Golf
Jeff Gravely Swing EZ Golf
Tim Eberlein Golf Academy of America
Jerry Molinar Marc’s Golf Service
Dennis Close Marc’s Golf Service
Bryan Murphy KZG Golf Performance Center
Brad Whalen KZG Golf Performance Center
Bryan “Buddy” Beem Colorado Custom Golf
Paul Ferrone Downtown Golf
Glenn Southworth Southy Custom Golf
Jeff Parrot The Landings Golf Club of Clearwater
Michael Girard Tree Tops Golf
Sammy Samson Samson 5 Golf
Bill Baraban Baraban’s Academy Fore Golf
Brian Camp Revolution Golf HD
David Camp Revolution Golf HD
Kelly Mettert Custom Golf
Mike Dickerson Golf MD
Dale Cummings Cummings Custom Clubs
Clark Peterson Golf Performance Academy
Paul Sanders Shadows Golf Academy
Curtis Eudy Leatherman Golf Learning Center
Karl Seibel Golf Etc.- Monroe Tech Studio
Kelly York Kelly’s Custom Golf
Dave Freed DV Golf
Kirby Bolen Golf Stix
Bob Duncan McGowan Golf
Jari Hakonen Birdie Finish Golf
Jerry Hintze Clubmakers Shop
Dave Gedris Oakmont Golf Center
Bryan Sterk Golf Etc. – Sioux Falls
Tim Brantley The Golf Station
Jim Smiley Golfdom
Matt Trenton Golfdom
Mike Moldenhauer The 10 Iron
Hector “Blanco” Matos Play Better Golf
Africa
Warren Lake Golf Science
Regardt Van Rooyen Golf Science
About KZG
Founded in 1994, KZG offers equipment only through the finest professional clubfitters and teachers in the industry. KZG designs and manufactures great equipment, but it is KZG’s network of elite professional fitters, teachers and builders, who enhance the performance of KZG clubs making them unbeatable. By partnering with the true professionals who have the skill, integrity and passion to really help improve a golfer’s game, KZG has catapulted to a position of prominence in custom golf equipment.
For more information, visit www.kzg.com or call 1-800-200-8800 or 760-341-4433.
Contact:
Bruce McKinnon
KZG Marketing and P.R.
(t) 800/200-8800
(e) mac@kzgolf.com
