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.
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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.
The Otter Company To Exhibit At 2013 PGA Merchandise Show – Will Showcase All-New 2013 Women's Collection, Full 2013 Outerwear Line
The Otter Co.: To debut its 2013 outerwear collection at the annual show in Orlando, Fla. The company’s expanded 2013 sweater collection includes the return of its rain sweater, the new Otter wind sweater and the new Otter quarter-zip wind sweater.
2012 Edition Of "The Business Of Golf – What Are You Thinking?" Sold Out
Golf Convergence: First printing of its “The Business of Golf – What Are You Thinking?” book has sold out. The book, now in its second printing, will be shipping on Jan. 14.
Want To Get Your Company In The Golf World & In The Green In 2013? Let Team Pca Be Your Caddie :) And Breaking News – Mr. Tom Watson – Inducted Into The 2012 Caddie Hall Of Fame By The WGA/PCA Team
Professional Caddies Association: Seeking to endorse companies and products in time for the PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 24-26 in Orlando, Fla.
Bettinardi BB54 Putter Named Golfing Magazine's "Product Of The Week" For Week Of December 17th
Golfing Magazine: Selects the Bettinardi BB54 putter as its product of the week for Dec. 17-23.
TGA Premier Junior Golf Jumps 25 Spots In Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 500 Franchise Companies Ranking
TGA Premier Junior Golf: Moves up to No. 295 on Entrepreneur’s 34th Franchise 500 ranking, the third straight year the national after-school junior golf enrichment program has made the list.
O'Connell, Wearner Join Swingbyte Advisory Board
Swingbyte: Announces that Chris O’Connell and Trent Wearner, both of whom are ranked among Golf Digest’s Best Young Teachers in America, have joined the Swingbyte Professional Advisory Board.
The STX Holiday Season Facebook Promotion Is Almost Over With Only Days Left To Register To Win The Soon To Be Released "Pitch Black" Putters
STX Golf: Company’s holiday Facebook promotion to win a new Pitch Black Series putter, which has never been seen, closes on Dec. 31.
Softspikes®/PrideSports Finishes With 50+ Wins In 2012 Season
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.
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.
