News

GustBuster: To provide umbrellas for the United States team that will compete in the 16th World Golfers Championship, scheduled Oct. 30-Nov. 6 in Thailand.

FootJoy: Announces a new line of tour-proven performance apparel developed specifically for golf and all playing conditions. The 2010-11 outerwear line features new materials, patterns and silhouettes engineered around a new FJ Layering System.

TaylorMade-adidas Golf: Announces that Camilo Villegas, ranked No. 25 in the world, will join the company’s tour staff in 2011. As part of the agreement, Villegas, 28, will play various TaylorMade equipment and wear Adidas Golf footwear.

Pilla High Performance Eyewear: Reports that Christina Kim used the company’s Two Frame golf system en route to a ninth-place finish at the Ricoh Women’s British Open.

Ecco: Staff player Stuart Appleby wore its World Class GTX golf shoes en route to winning the Greenbrier Classic, while Fred Couples chose the company’s New Classic Premier model during his runner-up finish at the U.S. Senior Open.

Pilla High Performance Eyewear: Reports that Christina Kim used the company’s Two Frame golf system en route to a ninth-place finish at the Ricoh Women’s British Open.

Pima Direct: Receives $1 million revolving line of credit from First Capital, a commercial finance company.

Fila Golf: Announces that its apparel lines are now available on Amazon.com.

Divots Sportswear: Reports on its new moisture-wicking apparel lines, Aero Cool and Div-Dry.

Fenix Golf: Named the official apparel provider to Golf in a Kindgom: The Thai Golf Experience, a consortium of leading courses and five-star hotel partners. … HMX Group: Promotes Jared Henzlik as national sales and operations manager of Bobby Jones. … Town Talk Headwear: Hires Jim Hook as sales rep covering the states of Montana, Idaho, Alaska and Washington.

Golf Grappler: Endorser Mike O’Barsky wins the Re/Max World Long Driver Championship’s local senior qualifier at Deer Run Golf Club in Berlin, Md.

Imperial Headwear: 2011 catalog is now available. The catalog is the largest in the company’s 95-year history, featuring more than 200 styles and encompassing 60 pages.

Tehama, Izod G: Hires Peter McNamara as its East Coast regional manager.

Etonic: Hires Ken Maly as the company’s New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, sales representative.

Pukka Headwear: Announces that Pukka veteran Eric Christie and new hire Bryan Dickson will team to service the Pacific Northwest region, including Northern California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

Nivo: Introduces its first-ever Outerwear collection for 2011. “Like our entire collection, the new Nivo Outerwear for 2011 is created for the active woman who loves being outdoors,” said Linda Di Genova, designer of Nivo.

Golf Grappler: Endorser Mike O’Barsky wins the Re/Max World Long Driver Championship’s local senior qualifier at Deer Run Golf Club in Berlin, Md.

Ecco: Partners with Canadian Rockies Golf on a “Golf Trip of a Lifetime” promotion. The contest features a six-day, expenses-paid luxury golf vacation for two to the Alberta golf and resort destination.

Tehama, Izod G: Are the latest two apparel companies to commit to the PGA Fall Expo, Aug. 16-18 in Las Vegas, Nev.

Divots Sportswear: Tour ambassador Sonny Skinner finished second at the PGA Professional National Championship.