By Brian Sommer Tour Edge Founder/Club Designer David Glod has long been known for creating low spinning Exotics drivers and fairway woods clubs that produce piercing shots off the tee and from the fairway. In short, Exotics are some of the best drivers and metals on the market, particularly for their lower price points. I […]
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Honma Golf growing its Mobile Experience club fitting program
Honma Golf continues to enlarge its footprint in North America. The iconic Japanese golf equipment brand has named a new team of master club fitters to its staff as the Honma Mobile Experience club fitting program rolls out in key markets in the U.S. and Canada. The Honma Mobile Experience, outfitted with sleek, purpose-built Mercedes-Benz […]
Puma Golf debuts RS-G shoe series with added technologies
Puma Golf today launched the RS-G shoe, which the company says was inspired by its RS series of shoes introduced in the 1980’s and recently rebooted with multiple drops in 2019 and 2020. Puma Golf says the RS-G (Running System – Golf) delivers “unconventional, lifestyle-inspired vibes’’ with all the performance technologies needed to wear on […]
A Fab Four list of golf gifts for dad
Looking for some golf-related Father’s Day gifts? Here’s a quartet of my favorites to help dad with everything from his outerwear to his swing. Galway Bay Galway Bay rainwear features lightweight, breathable fabrics that allow golfers to stretch and move freely while staying warm and dry. Designed by expert tailors and using 100-percent-waterproof […]
Club Pro Manufacturing creates split-screen divider for golf cars
With the majority of U.S. golf courses now open, albeit under strict social distancing protocols, many facilities don’t have enough cars to meet demand. With that mind, Club Pro Manufacturing has created a solution that divides a golf car into two cabins – allowing for two protected passengers. http://www.clubpro.com. Club Pro says the split screen […]
Tour Edge unveils limited edition EXS Pro Series line of metal woods
Tour Edge Golf founder and master club designer David Glod continues to create some of the industry’s better drivers and metal woods. The company today unveiled its new limited-edition Exotics EXS Pro Driver, EXS Pro Fairway Metal and EXS Pro Hybrid. The EXS Pro series was originally designed as prototypes only intended for professional […]
Reed Exhibitions cancels summer Vegas PGA show in favor of digital programs
After what it calls “careful consideration’’ and with guidance from health authorities and industry stakeholders, Reed Exhibitions announced today that the PGA Fashion & Demo Experience, originally scheduled for Aug. 18-19, 2020, at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, will instead facilitate business connections through a series of digital programs starting in June with additional online […]
Acushnet Company CEO Maher optimistic about golf’s post-pandemic future
Acushnet Company CEO David Maher recently told Wall Street analysts that the second quarter “will be significantly impacted’’ with this past April being the most challenging for the parent of Titleist and FootJoy. The specific impact won’t be known publicly until the Acushnet Company reports its Q2 earnings in July. But figure that this past […]
Honma Golf launches fundraising efforts to assist golf industry workforce
Honma Golf has launched two fundraising efforts in support of the PGA of America’s newly-established Golf Emergency Relief Fund, which provides short-term financial assistance to members of the golf industry workforce who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using #PickUpYourPro as a rallying cry, Honma hopes to raise at least $25,000 in support of […]
Sacks Parente Golf lowering putter prices for remainder of 2020
In a move that likely is to be followed by many golf companies – large and small – putter company Sacks Parente Golf Company says it “significantly’’ lowering the prices of each of its putter for the remainder of 2020. www.sacksparente.com “Due to the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 crisis, we have made the decision […]