Dancin’ Dogg Golf: Will unveil its Platinum Package, combining the OptiShot Infrared Simulator with a laptop computer, projector, hitting screen and other premium accessories.
Products From Six Companies Are Finalists In Product Ingenuity Category Of The 19th Annual ING Industry Honors
International Network of Golf: Names the finalists for the ING Industry Honors’ product ingenuity category. The winner will be announced at a presentation press conference on Jan. 27 at the PGA Merchandise Show.
KBS C-Taper Shaft Named Golfing Magazine’s “Product Of The Week” For Week Of January 16th
Golfing Magazine: Selects the KBS Tour C-Taper shaft as its product of the week for Jan. 16-22.
Club Glove To Showcase Ultra-Premium TRS Ballistic Luggage, Award-Winning Products At 2012 PGA Merchandise Show, Booth 1829
Club Glove: Will showcase its TRS Ballistic luggage collection, Caddy Towel and other golf travel gear.
Allen Edmonds To Introduce Clubhouse Collection At 2012 PGA Show
Allen Edmonds Shoe Corp.: To introduce its new Clubhouse Collection of men’s dress shoes at the three-day show and at the Association of Golf Merchandisers Product Preview on Jan. 25.
International Network of Golf (ING) Adds John Steinbach To Staff As Director Of Industry Relations
International Network of Golf: Hires John Steinbach as director of industry relations. Steinbach previously worked at TaylorMade-adidas Golf.
Lincicome, Gamez, Thorpe In The Field For $10,000 Scramble At Timacuan Golf Club In Lake Mary During PGA Show Week
Timacuan Golf Club (Lake Mary, Fla.): Openings remain for four-player teams in the third $10,000 Timacuan Scramble on Jan. 23.
Monterey Peninsula Country Club Named NGCOA 2012 Jemsek Winner For Golf Course Excellence
National Golf Course Owners Association: Awards its 2012 Jemsek Award for Golf Course Excellence to Monterey Peninsula Country Club in Pebble Beach, Calif.
Champ To Showcase New “My Hite” FLYTee, Flix Divot Tool And Full Line Of Tour-proven Spikes At PGA Merchandise Show, Booth 2629
Champ: Will showcase the new My Hite Zarma FlyTee, Flix Divot Tool and its full line of spikes and accessories.
Arnie Signs PGA Tour Star Ryan Moore
Arnie: Signs PGA Tour player Ryan Moore to a multi-year endorsement agreement. As part of the agreement, Moore will exclusively wear Arnie, an apparel partnership between Arnold Palmer Enterprises and the co-founders of Quagmire Golf, during competition.
Ralph Lauren Corp.: Announces the re-signing of Luke Donald, Jonathan Byrd, Webb Simpson, Matteo Manassero, and rookie Morgan Hoffmann to multi-year agreements. As part of the renewed agreements, Donald, Manassero and Hoffmann will serve as brand ambassadors for RLX Golf, while Byrd and Simpson represent the Polo Golf collection. … Kikkor Golf: Signs LPGA player Ryann O’Toole to an endorsement agreement.
Tommy Hilfiger Announces Keegan Bradley As Global Ambassador For Golf Collection
Tommy Hilfiger Group: Signs PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley to an endorsement agreement through 2014. Bradley will represent the brand by wearing select pieces from the men’s golf collection.
Professional Golfer John Cook Leaves Nike To Partner With Leisure Society
Leisure Society: Signs John Cook, a 19-time winner on the PGA and Champions tours, to an endorsement agreement to represent the company’s new golf apparel collection.
Zero Friction Expands Product Lines: Introducing The ZFAdvantage Club Series
Zero Friction: Expands its product line with the Zero Friction Advantage Club Series, which features a driver, a 15-degree loft fairway wood and 24-degree loft hybrid.
Fourteen Golf Scheduled To Reveal New TC-530FG Forged Irons At Upcoming PGA Merchandise Show
Fourteen Golf: Introduces its TC-530FG forged Irons.
Keller Golf Course (Maplewood, Minn.): To be renovated by Richard Mandell Golf Architecture. Mandell, which was selected through the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department, will begin the renovation in the fall and the course will re-open in May 2014. … Celebration Golf Management: Signs a long-term lease for RedTail Golf Club in Lake County, Fla. The firm is leasing RedTail Golf Club, a Dave Harman-design, from Starwood Land Ventures with an option to acquire the course and facilities.
The R&A: Appoints Johnnie Cole-Hamilton as its new executive director of championships as part of a wider management reorganization. Also, John Murray, currently vice president – golf; finance at IMG, has been named the organization’s new executive director of finance.
The Otter Co.: Announces plans to exhibit new 2012 outerwear line, including its Play-Through Series of separates.
Cook Says Bye Nike, Hello Leisure Society
Leisure Society: Signs John Cook, a 19-time winner on the PGA and Champions tours, to an endorsement agreement to represent the company’s new golf apparel collection.
Clubhouse Collection To Make Debuts
Allen Edmonds Shoe Corp.: To introduce its new Clubhouse Collection of men’s dress shoes at the PGA Merchandise Show Jan. 26-28 and at the Association of Golf Merchandisers Product Preview on Jan. 25.
