Leading golf footwear innovator ECCO Golf has announced the signing of PGA Tour player Smylie Kaufman as a brand ambassador.
Kaufman, who will compete in the new ECCO CLASSIC LUX and showcase the company’s logo on his sleeve, burst onto the scene when he landed his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in 2015 with a spectacular final round of 61.
The 25-year-old Louisiana State University graduate turned professional in 2014, quickly advancing to the PGA Tour from the Web.com Tour.
“ECCO CLASSIC LUX represents everything I look for in a golf shoe. It’s beautifully crafted, super comfortable and provides all the traction and stability that I need.
“Only ECCO Golf could design a shoe with this combination of great looks and key features,” said Kaufman.
“Smylie’s passion and love for the game make him a perfect fit for the ECCO Golf brand,” said Jesper Thuen, responsible for global sponsorship at ECCO Golf.
“He’s one of the brightest young talents on the PGA Tour and we have no doubts that he’ll go on to achieve great things in his career.”
ECCO Golf shoes are worn in competition around the world by Fred Couples, Ernie Els, Peter Hanson, Thomas Bjørn, Minjee Lee, Caroline Masson and Gerina Piller, among others. For further information about ECCO Golf, please visit golf.ecco.com.
For more information, please visit golf.ecco.com or contact:
Rebekka Schlippe, Global Marketing Manager, ECCO Golf.
Email: RESC@ecco.com
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ABOUT ECCO
ECCO®, a world-leading brand of shoes combining style and comfort, has built its success on great design and leather quality, and innovative technology. Founded in Denmark in 1963, ECCO is one of the few major shoe manufacturers in the world, which owns and manages every aspect of its leather and shoe productions, and its retail sales. ECCO is among the largest producers in the world of high-quality leather, which is used in ECCO’s shoes, and own production of leather goods and is also sold to several leading luxury brands. Today, ECCO products are sold in 87 countries in more than 3,300 ECCO shops and shop-in-shops, and at more than 14,000 sales points around the world. The company is family-owned and employs more than 19,000 people worldwide.
ECCO USA is based in Londonderry, New Hampshire. For more information: www.eccousa.com, 800.886.3226.
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