Kentwool Introduces Limited Edition Fall Winter Collection of Merino Wool Socks

There’s no better time of the year to warm up and protect your feet with the most comfortable wool socks in the world than when the leaves start changing, fires start crackling and the holidays are upon us. Fortunately, Kentwool’s new limited-edition Fall/Winter colorways, available for both men and women, fit the bill perfectly and are the ultimate in not only comfort and style, but also performance.

Showcasing eight new and exciting color combos, the latest offerings from Kentwool are available in classic ankle style (artifact, brick, teal, evergreen, emerald, azalea, eggplant, amethyst) and in low cut (brick, azalea, eggplant, emerald). All of the Fall/Winter offerings crank up an active person’s style on the golf course, hiking trail, or at the backyard BBQ, and also deliver a proven Kentwool hallmark: protecting users’ feet from blisters, cold, and even muscle fatigue.

Callaway Golf Announces New X Forged UT Irons for 2021

Utility Irons are a popular choice on Tour, especially as a “fairway finder” off the tee and a versatile club into the green on Par-5s. And the new X Forged UT Irons are packed with Callaway’s best technologies in a confidence-inspiring, hollow body construction.

For the better players who want a new go-to club in their bag, this is the player’s utility you’re looking for.

Callaway Golf Announces New Apex MB Irons for 2021

The new Callaway Golf Apex MB Irons are built for the best players in the game.  It’s a beautiful classic blade shape with high performance grooves, remarkable feel, and a new weight design.

 

This is a premium muscleback in every way.

Travis Mathew Announces 50 to 60% Off Sale to Benefit Oscar De La Hoya Foundation

 From October 19th – 20th, TravisMathew is proudly partnering with boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya for an online sale and fundraiser that will benefit the Oscar De La Hoya Foundation. Across these two days, 100% of the profits from sales on TravisMathew.com will go toward supporting this amazing foundation.

Born and raised in East Los Angeles, Oscar De La Hoya literally fought his way to the top. From his start in the local amateur boxing scene all the way to an Olympic Gold medal and 10 world titles as a professional, De La Hoya learned to, quite literally, roll with the punches to seize success for himself. Now he’s bringing that success to others across his community.

Callaway Golf Announces New X Forged CB Irons for 2021

With the new Callaway X Forged CB irons, the goal was simple. Provide consistency, control, amazing feel and a beautiful design for the most discerning of golfers.

Typical irons in this category are single piece, but Callaway took a different approach. They enhanced the player’s performance iron with multi-material construction using weighting, face technology, and shaping to create an iron worthy of the X Forged name.

Tour Edge Announces New Hot Launch 521 Iron-Woods, Wedges, and Irons

Last week Tour Edge announced the launch of two new Tour Edge Hot Launch series designed to cover both ends of the Game Improvement golf club spectrum.

The Hot Launch E521 Series covers Extreme Spec Game Improvement, while the C521 Series provides Competition Spec Game Improvement models.

USGA to Bring U.S. Senior Women's Open to Anchorage Golf Course in 2022

 The USGA today announced that Anchorage Golf Course in Anchorage, Alaska, will host the 60th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur. The championship is scheduled for July 30-Aug. 4, 2022 and will mark the first time the USGA has taken one of its championships to the state of Alaska. Upon completion, the USGA will have hosted a championship in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia.

“It’s a monumental occasion for us to bring a championship to Alaska, something that has been a long time coming,” said Mike Davis, CEO of the USGA. “Players from all over the country dream of becoming USGA champions, so it is important we bring our events to all corners of the United States to expose golfers and golf fans to the inspiration and competitiveness of our championships. We’re so thankful to Anchorage Golf Course for working with us to make this dream a reality.”

Miura Congratulates Mel Reid on First LPGA Tour Win

Miura Golf is pleased to congratulate Mel Reid on her victory at last  weekend’s Shop Rite Classic in Galloway, New Jersey.

In her comments after the event, Reid graciously acknowledged the Miura irons that helped lead her to victory.

Tour Edge Hot Launch E521 and C521 Drivers Designed to Offer Game Improvement to Every Player Type

Tour Edge announces the launch of two new Tour Edge Hot Launch series designed to cover both ends of the Game Improvement golf club spectrum.

The Hot Launch E521 Series covers Extreme Spec Game Improvement, while the Hot Launch C521 Series provides Competition Spec Game Improvement models.

Tour Edge Introduces Two Sides of Game Improvement with New Hot Launch 521 Extreme and Competition Series

Tour Edge announces the launch of two new Tour Edge Hot Launch series designed to cover both ends of the Game Improvement golf club spectrum.

The Hot Launch E521 line is for Extreme Game Improvement, while the Hot Launch C521 are Competition Spec Game Improvement golf clubs. Both unique lines of E and C Series feature different shapes, specs and shafts with separate drivers, fairway metals, hybrids and irons.

Kevin Chappell Becomes True Spec's First PGA Tour Ambassador

True Spec Golf announced that Kevin Chappell has become its first PGA Tour Ambassador.

As part of his sponsorship with True Spec, Chappell is collaborating with the innovative clubfitter in a uniquely data-driven approach to equipment management on the tour. True Spec is providing Chappell with brand-agnostic intelligence to optimize equipment decisions across a range of brands, custom building his clubs to maximize performance.

Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x Prototype Golf Balls Debut on PGA TOUR This Week

This week at the PGA Tour’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Titleist takes another step forward in its relentless pursuit of superior golf ball technology and performance.

Following a rigorous two-year development process, next generation Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls are now available to PGA Tour players to use in competition, with the first opportunity coming Thursday in Las Vegas.

Golf Pride Expands Popular PRO ONLY Putter Grip Family with CORD Series

Golf Pride, an industry leader in swing grip and putting grip innovation, announced today it is expanding its popular PRO ONLY™ putter grip family with the CORD Series.  The all-new PRO ONLY CORD assortment delivers an enhanced tactile feel, providing more feedback in concert with Golf Pride’s high-performance rubber-compound material in 3 Tour-optimized shapes and sizes. Discerning players will appreciate how the grips’ cord-plus-rubber combination delivers more responsive feel on the greens.

The new PRO ONLY™ CORD series builds on the trusted Tour preferred shapes and sizes originally introduced in 2019 that allowed amateur golfers of all levels better feedback and feel which is critical for repeatable distance control, and proven to be the choice of the games most confident putters.

Introducing the New CNCPT Irons – Engineered by Titleist

An exceptional engineering journey by the Titleist Golf Club R&D team – to discover the most satisfying ball-striking experience imaginable – has led to the new series of CNCPT by Titleist irons.

For Titleist engineers, CNCPT represents an ongoing challenge to redefine what’s possible. CNCPT provides them the freedom to pursue manufacturing and material technologies the game has never seen – regardless of cost – in the mission to deliver a level of performance that nothing else can match.

Cleveland Golf Announces Two New Finishes for RTX ZipCore Wedges

 Cleveland Golf, an industry leader in wedge design and innovation, introduces two new finishes for the RTX ZipCore: Black Satin and Tour Rack. These two new finishes will officially launch in North America on Friday, October 2, 2020.

Raw, customized, and marked with a “T,” RTX ZipCore Tour Rack wedges are identical to those used on tour by the best in the world. With this latest release, Cleveland is delivering the same stock of tour wedges to the masses.

Reynolds Lake Oconee to Host LPGA Drive On Championship

Reynolds Lake Oconee—the award-winning resort community situated on 19,000-acre Lake Oconee located between Atlanta and Augusta—will host the LPGA Tour Drive On Championship at Reynolds Lake Oconee, October 22-25, 2020.

The four-day, official full-field event will feature a purse of $1.3 million. Golf Channel will broadcast all four rounds with three hours of coverage each day.

Honma Unveils TR21X Irons

For the past several months, Honma has been turning heads and gaining share in golfers’ bags with its premium-performance TR20 drivers and irons. Now, the ongoing collaboration between its Japanese and U.S. development efforts is pleased to launch four new products with exceptional performance to round out the TR family– TR21X Irons, the TR21 FTi “BIG-LB” Fairway Metal, TR21 F Fairways and TR21 H Hybrids. Targeted at competitive to mid-handicap golfers, the TR line is a full family of clubs that players can trust from the tee or approaching the green.

The new TR21 designs combine 60 years of expert Japanese craftsmanship with the cutting-edge construction and performance-forward thinking expected in the North American market. Honma’s TR21 and TR20 products combine in perfect harmony the things that premium performance golfers want—beautifully-crafted looks, great sound, solid feel, fast ball speed and playability that makes the game easier and more enjoyable.

Duca del Cosma Adds King Cheetah Limited Edition to 2020 Range

Italian golf fashion brand Duca del Cosma is introducing a limited-edition leather sneaker among its latest golf shoe range for women linked to the conservation of one of the world’s rarest animals – the highly distinctive King Cheetah.

With a population in the wild only just reaching double figures and around 50 living in a protected environment, the King Cheetah is the rarest cat on the African continent. With its special colors and markings, it was once thought to be a separate species. However, the King Cheetah is now recognized as the same animal as the more common cheetah – the fastest animal on the planet capable of speeds up to 120 kph/70 mph – but with a pronounced fur pattern mutation in its thicker coat.

U.S. Golf Equipment Retail Sales Set Record in August with $331 Million

On the heels of the U.S. Open, golf’s second major of 2020, Golf Datatech, LLC, the golf industry’s leading independent market research firm for retail sales, consumer and trade trends, has announced that U.S. retail golf equipment sales for August 2020 were up nearly 32% over the same period in 2019, exceeding the previous all-time high August (2006), by 15%.

In total, U.S. golf retail equipment sales for August 2020 were $331 million, compared to August 2019, which were $251 million, and the previous record year of August 2006, which were $287 million.  Additionally, five equipment categories, set all-time records for August: balls, irons, wedges, bags and gloves. Overall, golf bags were the best performing equipment category in August, up 55% vs. August 2019, while YTD bag sales are up 5%.

USGA CEO Mike Davis Announces Departure in 2021

The USGA announced that CEO Mike Davis will leave the organization by the end of 2021 to pursue a life-long passion for golf course design and construction.

In the next step of his professional journey, Davis will team with accomplished golf course designer Tom Fazio II in a new business venture, where together they have formed Fazio & Davis Golf Design.