NIKE GOLF OFFERS WOMEN FIRST COMPLETE EQUIPMENT LINEUP New Irons, Woods and Driver Available for women golfers Building on the industry-leading success of its women’s apparel and the meteoric rise of its Sport Collection footwear and Verdana Collection footwear and bags for women, Nike Golf will introduce its first complete lineup of equipment designed for women at golf shops and golf specialty stores throughout Europe. The women’s lineup includes Nike Golf’s Slingshot Irons, the new irons with the revolutionary Slingback design; T-40 Fairway...
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Larry Nelson was either in the jungle or a rice paddy during his two years in the Vietnam War, enough time to learn the difference between a land leech and a water leech. Vijay Singh toiled in the rain forest of Borneo, giving golf lessons for $10 and spending every free minute working on his game. Both took an unimaginable route to one of golf’s greatest honors Monday night when they were inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, a celebration of blue-collar success. “This is one of the biggest achievements in my life,”...
Best known for its golf shoe, outerwear and glove franchises, FootJoy also is the industry’s dominant player in golf. To that end, FootJoy is introducing ProDry Extreme, which company officials said is the first sock in the golf industry made with Dri-Lex, an exclusive moisture control technology that is featured in FootJoy golf shoes. ProDry Extreme technology, the company said, is temperature regulating, and it absorbs and releases moisture at the same time. What this means, according to FootJoy, is that the sock layer closest to the foot remains...
India’s Jeev Milkha Singh has capped a good golfing year by winning the Volvo Masters in Valderrama. While most at Valderrama were transfixed by the first European Order of Merit title, the 34-year-old Singh went on to win the tournament calmly. This was his second ever European Tour title and second title this season. Singh, who is ranked 147th in the world, picked up a cheque of $840,855 - the biggest by an Indian in an individual sport. Read More →
