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.
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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.
Ogio Brand Expands With Badds
Ogio: Signs Aaron Baddeley to an endorsement agreement to wear its golf polos, pants, belts and outerwear during the 2012 PGA Tour season.
Tommy Hilfiger Brings Bradley Into Fold
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.
Moore Becomes Arnie Man
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.
New Trion:Z Color Palette Scheduled For PGA Show Debut
Trion:Z: To unveil a new bracelet that emulates the aesthetic lines and structure of the Magtitan Palette – Colantotte’s Color Palette at the PGA Merchandise Show.
