Softspikes: Reports on product usage during the 2012 season, which included being worn during 19 win on the PGA Tour and 19 on the Web.com Tour.
Kris Spence: Architect finishes an extensive restoration of Roaring Gap Club, a Donald Ross-designed course, in Roaring Gap, N.C.
ScoreGolf: Introduces the Rhomb putter, which features a double rhomb pattern on the head to provide a visual aim pattern in both forward direction as well as crossways. Also, the head can be adjusted for weight and balance according to the player’s individual preferences.
PGA of America: Kerry Haigh has been named chief championships officer for the association. Haigh, who joined the PGA in 1989, was most recently the association’s managing director of Championships and Business Development. … International Association of Golf Tour Operators: Honors Tony Jacklin for his distinguished golfing career and contributions at the International Golf Travel Market 2012.
Madcapz To Exhibit At 2013 PGA Show
Madcapz: To introduce its upcoming spring line of women’s golf caps at the PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 24-26. Also, PGA Show attendees who place an order during the show will receive free shipping on their order.
Second Skin Shows Pride
Second Skin Garment Co.: Introduces its American Proud Collection, which includes as assortment of patriotic performance polos and pullovers.
AHEAD, Avendra Partner
AHEAD: Agrees to a multi-year strategic partnership with Avendra, which provides a wide range of procurement services to companies in many industries, including golf.
ProQuip Goes Repelling
ProQuip: Introduces a new water repellent-lined lambswool garment that features easy care performance and is machine washable.
Sunice Introduces New Jacket
Sunice: Debuts its 2013 Albany jacket from the Hurricane Collection. The jacket, a new style to the collection, is 25 percent lighter with 25 percent more stretch than other jackets in its category.
Loudmouth Golf Says Join The Club
Loudmouth Golf: Launches its Loudmouth eXclusive Club, a membership club in which members receive product each quarter.
Editor’s Note
The Apparel Wire will publish its last edition of 2012 on Wednesday, Dec. 19. The Apparel Wire will resume publishing in January. We wish you a happy and safe holiday season.
Sergio Garcia Wins Iskandar Johor Open Playing RocketBladez Tour Irons
TaylorMade-Adidas: Tour staffer Sergio Garcia, playing the new RocketBladez Tour irons, won the Asian Tour’s rain-shortened Iskandar Johor Open with a third-round 61.
SuperStroke Golf Wins Asian Tour Iskandar Johor Open
SuperStroke: Ultra Slim putter grip was played by the Asian Tour’s Iskandar Johor Open winner.
“Hawaii TV Show”
Where To Play Golf: Showcases Hawaii in its newest radio show, featuring an interview with Debbi Bishop, general manager of the Hilton Waikoloa Village Beach Resort, and featuring Tom Weiskopf’s Beach Course and Robert Trent Jones II’s Ocean Course.
DeLozier Presents “Lessons From America” To International Developers, Builders At Asia Pacific Summit
Global Golf Advisors: Company principal Henry DeLozier addressed the recent Asia Pacific Golf Summit, calling for international developers to heed the past misstep of their American peers. “In the ’90s and early 2000s, golf communities and golf courses were planned and loans were approved without a true sense of customer demand and market research. So we ended up with far too many courses that were built on shaky financial footing.”
Arnold Palmer Named Regular Columnist For GolfChannel.com
Golf Channel: Announces that Arnold Palmer will become a regular columnist for GolfChannel.com, where he will share his opinions about issues affecting the game of golf through an exclusive column, “Arnold Palmer’s State of the Game.”
Adams, TaylorMade, Titleist Make ING’s Final Ballot In Product Ingenuity-Market Leaders Category
International Network of Golf: Announces Adams Idea Tech V4 hybrids, TaylorMade RocketBallz fairway woods and Titleist AP2 712 Series irons as the finalists in ING Industry Honors’ product ingenuity-market leaders category. The winner will be announced at the PGA Merchandise Show in January.
Isaac “Sasquatch” Sanchez With Golf Channel’s “Big Break Greenbrier” Accepts Golf Ambassadorship Role With Sevillano Links at Rolling Hills Casino
Sevillano Links at Rolling Hills Casino (Corning, Calif.): Announces that Isaac “Sasquatch” Sanchez, who participated on Golf Channel’s “Big Break Greenbrier” golf reality series, has become an ambassador for the resort.
Sunice Introduces The Albany Gore-Tex Jacket For 2013
Sunice: Debuts its 2013 Albany jacket from the Hurricane Collection. The jacket, a new style to the collection, is 25 percent lighter with 25 percent more stretch than other jackets in its category.
Schmidt-Curley Design Named Asian Golf Monthly’s “Best Golf Course Architect” For Second Consecutive Year
Schmidt-Curley Design: Ranked as Asia-Pacific’s Best Golf Course Architect for the second consecutive year by Asian Golf Monthly. Schmidt-Curley has designed more than 80 courses across the Asia-Pacific region, and this was the sixth straight year it finished top three in that category.
