Tuesday, January 27, 2015
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Bridgestone Adds LPGA Star Stacy Lewis to Its Tour Team
2014 LPGA Rolex Player of the Year to Play B330-RX On LPGA TOUR in 2015
(Covington, Ga.) — Bridgestone Golf, the #1 Ball-Fitter in Golf, announced today that it is bolstering its world-class Tour Team with the addition of LPGA star Stacy Lewis. Lewis, a two-time LPGA Major Champion and reigning 2014 Rolex Player of the Year award winner, will join fellow Bridgestone Golf LPGA stars Paula Creamer, Jennifer Johnson, Ai Miyazato and Karrie Webb in trusting her game to the Bridgestone Golf TOUR B330-RX golf ball in 2015.
Lewis, who in 2014 became the first American player since 1993 to sweep all three of the LPGA’s most prestigious season honors (Rolex Player of the Year, Vare Trophy (Lowest Scoring Average) and Money List title), will make her season debut using the B330-RX this week at the Coates Golf Championship at Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club.
Bridgestone’s TOUR B330-RX ball features the company’s patented Hydro Core Technology. This one-of-a-kind technology provides golfers with swing speeds less than 105 mph longer distance and greater accuracy.
“I couldn’t be more excited to become part of the Bridgestone Golf tour team,” said Lewis. “Bridgestone has firmly established itself as one of the top equipment brands in golf and after testing their B330-RX golf ball, I knew that was the ball to help me take my game to the next level.”
In her brilliant career, Lewis has amassed 11 LPGA victories thus far including 2 majors. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Visit www.bridgestonegolf.com to see Bridgestone Golf’s entire 2015 Tour Team and to view the complete lineup of new products.
Super Bowl Week - David Feherty Style - with Back-to-Back Nights of Live Shows from Phoenix
Feherty Live to Take Place Wednesday and Thursday from the Orpheum Theater in Downtown Phoenix, With Both Shows Airing Live on Golf Channel at 10 p.m. ET
(PHOENIX, Ariz.) – Emmy-nominated David Feherty is ready to unleash the wit, wackiness and an unconventional interview style that has earned his show critical acclaim during Super Bowl week, with two Feherty Live stage shows originating from Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 28 and 29 at 10 p.m. ET. Both shows also will air live on Golf Channel and stream live on the Golf Live Extra app.Guests slated to appear on Wednesday include PGA TOUR professional Erik Compton, actor Tom Arnold, and NBC’s Sunday Night Football announcers Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, who will be calling this Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIX on NBC.
Thursday’s lineup includes two of the funniest men from the golf world, professional Rocco Mediate and commentator Gary McCord, as well as NBC’s Football Night in America analysts and former Super Bowl champions Rodney Harrison and Hines Ward, and ESPN football analyst Herm Edwards.
Feherty has been described as one of the “funniest men in the game” by Yahoo! Sports and these two shows will mark his sixth and seventh live performances on Golf Channel, and the second time from a Super Bowl host city. During the 2012 Super Bowl week in Indianapolis, Feherty welcomed football greats Joe Theismann, Steve Mariucci and Tim Tebow at the height of Tebow-mania.
An expected live audience of 1,000 fans will rock the historic Orpheum Theater in downtown Phoenix for each Feherty Live show. MCA recording artist and country singer-songwriter Josh Kelley will return as musical entertainment. As part of the NBC Sports Group, Golf Channel will turn over the theater to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, which is scheduled to also air live on Super Bowl Sunday after the game.
The first episode of Feherty debuted in 2011 as the most-watched premiere for an original series in Golf Channel history, and over the span of four seasons has featured a variety of guests, including golf-loving personalities like former President Bill Clinton, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, five-time NBA MVP Bill Russell, comedic genius Larry David, actors Samuel L. Jackson and Don Cheadle, legendary college football coach Lou Holtz; and a host of golfing greats, including Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Greg Norman, Bubba Watson, Rory McIlroy and Ben Crenshaw.
Finding #Feherty Social Media Scavenger Hunt
As a way to leverage the excitement of Super Bowl XLIX and generate buzz for Feherty Live, Golf Channel and GolfNow have been hosting a social media scavenger hunt titled Finding #Feherty. Fans from all over Phoenix have been decoding clues shared on Golf Channel's and GolfNow's Twitter and Instagram accounts for their chance to attend one of the two Feherty Live shows scheduled this week at Phoenix's Orpheum Theatre. Since the start of the campaign, Golf Channel's social media platforms have grown by close to 5K followers and over 25K Likes, the hashtag #Feherty garnering over 11.8 million impressions. A few lucky fans even had the opportunity to meet David Feherty at one of the clue locations. So far, 70 fans have won tickets.
The Finding #Feherty social media scavenger hunt began Friday, Jan. 23 and will conclude on Tuesday, Jan. 27. One lucky searcher will win a pair of "golden tickets," which will include -- in addition to tickets to a Feherty Live show -- an opportunity to meet David Feherty, a free GolfNow foursome and tickets to Golf Channel's "Super Suite" Golf Central set on the 16th hole at the PGA TOUR's Waste Management Phoenix Open, taking place Jan. 29 - Feb. 1.
Nike Golf Welcomes Chinese Athlete Simin Feng to Its Roster
The 19-year-old will make her professional debut as a head-to-toe Nike Golf athlete at the Coates Golf Championship
(RELEASE) - Nike Golf announced the addition of Chinese athlete Simin Feng to its talented Tour roster to represent the brand as a head-to-toe athlete. She will make her professional debut as a Nike Golf athlete at the Coates Golf Championship in Ocala, Fla.
A Chinese native, Feng has been a member of the Beijing Women’s Golf Team as well as the China National Women’s Golf Team. Feng began playing AJGA tournaments in the United States at age 12. In 2009, she took first place at the Annika Invitational.
Feng’s outstanding play in the Wuhan CLPGA event in 2012 made her the first junior and first amateur player to win a professional event in China.
“It is a great honor to be a Nike athlete," Feng said. "I really like Nike’s culture and how they value the athlete, as well as provide the most innovative products. I hope I can grow with Nike and become one of the elite Nike athletes.”
FENG’S NIKE GOLF ARSENAL
* Driver: Nike Vapor Pro 9.5-degree
* Fairway Wood: Nike Vapor Speed 3-wood/13-degree, 5-wood/19-degree
* Hybrid: Nike VRS Covert 4/24-degree
* Irons: Nike Vapor Pro Combo (5-PW)
* Wedges: Nike VR Forged 50-degree, 56-degree, 60-degree
* Putter: Nike Method Core 04W
* Ball: Nike RZN Black
SwingThought.com Tour Announces Host Sites for March Pro Series Events
Tour builds first full run around Chitimacha Monday Qualifiers, $140,000 Purses & BMW Charity Pro-Am Champion exemptions to be awarded at each
(Myrtle Beach, S.C.) – The SwingThought.com Tour will hold the first full run of the 2015 Pro Series season (the 2nd and 3rd events of the season) at Diamondhead Country Club in Diamondhead, Mississippi and The Bluffs Golf Resort in St. Francisville, Louisiana to accommodate those professionals desiring to compete in the Web.com Tour Chitimacha Louisiana Open Monday Qualifiers.
The SwingThought.com Tour is currently taking memberships for the upcoming 2015 Pro Series set to begin in late February and continuing through to early September. The Pro Series will consist of 16 72-hole events with $140,000 Guaranteed Purses and 6 54-hole Qualifier/Q Prep events. Fields are limited to 132 players with the top 55 and ties making each cut. Also a minimum of six (6) 2015 Web.com Tour "event" exemptions will be awarded throughout the 2015 Pro Series season on a yet-to-be determined competitive basis. To join the 2015 SwingThought.com Tour Pro Series, players need only contact the SwingThought.com Tour offices at 800-992-8748 and sign up (memberships are granted on a first come first serve basis, no ranking schools or qualifiers are needed). Membership is $1500 running through January 15th and will increase to $2,000 after that date.
SwingThought.com Tour alumni have won an amazing 16 Major Championships and include 2012 and 2014 Masters champion Bubba Watson, 2011 PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley, 2010 PGA TOUR Player of the Year and 2003 US Open Champion Jim Furyk, 2007 Masters Champion Zach Johnson, two-time U.S. Open Champion Lee Janzen, British Open and PGA Champion John Daly, and recent PGA Tour winners such as Robert Streb, Ben Martin, Kevin Streelman, Michael Thompson, Ted Potter Jr, Gary Woodland, Russell Henley, Mark Wilson, George McNeill, Scott Stallings, Scott Piercy, current FedExCup Points Leader Robert Streb, and many more. More recently 89 of the 150 players competing in the 2014 Web.com Tour Q School Final Stage this past week were past players on the SwingThought.com Tour.
For more information on the new SwingThought.com Tour visit swingthought.com or call 800-992-8748.
Jimenez Wins in Style at Champions Tour Season-Opener
'The Mechanic' Makes Champions Tour Debut in Bobby Jones Apparel a Memorable One
(Atlanta, GA) – The newest Bobby Jones tour team member, Miguel Angel Jimenez, made his Champions Tour debut in Bobby Jones apparel, a memorable one, birdieing six of his final nine holes to win the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Golf Club on Sunday. The victory gave “The Mechanic” his second title in three Champions Tour career starts, and it continued Bobby Jones’ momentum coming off of a successful 2015 PGA Merchandise Show, where the Jimenez signing and Fall 15 collection unveiling created tremendous buzz among attendees.
“What a great way to start the year and our relationship with Miguel,” said Andy Bell, President and CEO of Jones Global Sports. “Mr. Jones once said ‘the most acute, and yet most satisfying recollections I have are of tournaments won by triumphs over my own mistakes and by crucial strokes played with imagination and precision when anything ordinary would not have succeeded.’ As I watched Miguel rally after the double bogey, I couldn’t help but think that he was following this same script. When the tournament was on the line and competition heated up, Miguel played some of his best golf and stayed cool under pressure. We’d like to think that our Supreme Cotton shirt played some small part in the victory…if nothing else, it was victory with great style...classic Jimenez.”
For more than a quarter century, Bobby Jones has provided luxury men’s and women’s sportswear, including polo shirts, woven shirts, shorts, slacks and sweaters/knits to demanding consumers looking to exude a classy, cool confidence on and off the course. The Bobby Jones brand can be found at the finest golf clubs, resorts and haberdasheries in the world. For more information on the Bobby Jones brand, visit www.bobbyjones.com.
Monday, January 26, 2015
PlayKleen Continues To Gain Support From Young Talent on PGA
“We believe our towels are the best in the industry, and it doesn’t surprise me that some of the top up-and-comers in golf want to get behind the brand,” said Travis Teeple, President of PlayKleen. PlayKleen continues to offer their one of a kind FlexTek material. The FlexTek material is lightweight and has the ability to flex on a micro level, giving the towel an added stretch to get deep into the club's grooves. The towel also holds over 300% of its weight in water. “Performance is everything,” said Michael Putnam, PGA Tour Pro. “PlayKleen keeps my equipment spot on and allows me to hit shots exactly where I need to."
Ben Taff, National Director of Operations, said, "I get the pleasure of working not only with top Tour Pros, but also golf courses and high profile events across the country. I’m always pleased to hear how much they love the custom options and the towel itself " PlayKleen has a range of color options and two different types of customization processes. Max Homa, PGA Tour Pro, said, “I love the ability to represent where I'm from while out on the road, and these towels are top-notch.”
“For us, it's all about creating great memories," said Travis Teeple. “The care and the importance of every detail never go unlooked.”
PlayKleen towels are available in three distinct styles: Proline, Clubline, and Triline and are available online at www.playkleen.com and at leading pro-shops, tournament events, caddie programs, and resorts around the world.
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