News

Ecco: Danish shoemaker extends its sponsorship of the Ladies European Tour through 2010, the seventh successive year of the partnership. Ecco will offer complimentary footwear to every LET member in exemption categories 1-8.

Ecco: Staff player Fred Couples wears the Casual Cool II GTX golf shoes en route to winning the ACE Group Classic, his first Champions Tour win.

Glove It: The Nicole Miller line now includes a Metallic Leather Glove collection, which comes with a removable ball marker, extended wristband with a fitted elastic sweatband and a Velcro closure with Nicole Miller signature embossed.

Just Fore You Jewelry: Donates pieces of its handmade jewelry to the Camp Siberia charity auction, Feb. 27 in Poulsbo, WA.

Ka’anapali Golf Resort: Makes Golf World’s 100 Best Golf Shops listing, and is the only Hawaiian shop in the top 100.

Pima Direct: Launches its summer 2010 collection, which includes double mercerized Supima cottons and performance EcoTec bamboo charcoal knit shirts. Each is available in three new color collections – The Shores, The Links and The Twilight. “Our orders in hand after the first day of the [PGA Merchandise Show] were double that of the entire show last year,” said Jeff Clark, vice president of sales.

FootJoy: Introduces the new Spidr2 golf glove, which is designed to optimize grip performance in a number of playing conditions.

Cutter & Buck: Signs Hall of Famer Juli Inkster to an endorsement agreement for 2010. Inkster will make her debut in the brand’s ladies’ collection at the Honda PTT LPGA Thailand.

Golf Dawgs: To display its entire line of Firestone-licensed work shoes for grounds- and greenskeepers at the Golf Industry Show, today and Thursday in San Diego, CA.

Trion:Z: Signs PGA Tour player Rory McIlroy to a multi-year agreement to wear and promote the company’s line of ionic/magnetic accessories.

FootJoy: Reports that the first five PGA Tour winners of 2010 have worn its product, in addition to 61 percent of all PGA Tour players.

Buffalo Communications: Chosen by Fersten Worldwide, the official licensee of Fila-branded golf apparel and headwear in North America, to provide publicity and media relations services for its Fila Golf Collection.

RGA Global: Company reports that the debut of its Golf Grapplers was “enthusiastically received” at the PGA Merchandise Show.

Ka’anapali Golf Resort: Makes Golf World’s 100 Best Golf Shops listing, and is the only Hawaiian shop in the top 100.

Cutter & Buck: Signs Hall of Famer Juli Inkster to an endorsement agreement for 2010. Inkster will make her debut in the brand’s ladies’ collection at the Honda PTT LPGA Thailand.

Cutter & Buck: Announces a multi-year extension with Annika Sorenstam to design, produce and market the Annika Collection. The collection was launched in 2004 and the contract extension will run through 2016.

Golf World: Publishes its annual 100 Best Golf Shops list in the Feb. 1 issue. This marks the 25th consecutive year of the listing that recognizes the best private, resort, public and off-course golf shops.

Cutter & Buck: Announces a multi-year extension with Annika Sorenstam to design, produce and market the Annika Collection. The collection was launched in 2004 and the contract extension will run through 2016.

Gogie Girl: Will debut its Audrey Collection and offering free embroidery on any order of 36 pieces or more placed at the PGA Merchandise Show.

Bobby Jones: Will pay tribute to the 80th anniversary of the amateur’s Grand Slam with a special capsule collection for fall. Each piece in the group will feature a commemorative logo embroidered on the left sleeve. Three additional fall deliveries, Telluride, Kennebunkport and Brookhaven Classics, showcase updated classics for the modern country club lifestyle.