Mizuno Excited to Return to 2023 PGA Show

Mizuno, the Japanese equipment manufacturer has announced plans to exhibit at the 2023 PGA Show from January 24th to 27th in Orlando Florida. Following two years absence owing to the Covid pandemic, the manufacturer will return to the golf industry’s biggest trade event.

Mizuno will showcase its fast expanding line of golf products, including the ST-230 SERIES metal woods along and brand new 2023 RB Tour and Tour X ball. In addition to phase two of the JPX923 irons launch – with the much anticipated JPX923 Forged and Tour models.

LIV Golf Brings World Class Field to Championship Courses in Arizona, Oklahoma, and West Virginia in 2023

LIV Golf has announced three new championship venues that will host tournaments as part of the 2023 LIV Golf League schedule. The Gallery Golf Club in Tucson, Arizona (March 17-19), Cedar Ridge Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma (May 12-14), and The Greenbrier in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia (Aug. 4-6) will welcome many of the sport’s biggest stars in the groundbreaking LIV Golf League teeing off in 2023.

“LIV Golf’s expansion to new U.S. markets adds to the growing excitement for the league launch in 2023,” said LIV Golf CEO and Commissioner Greg Norman. “More fans across the country and around the globe will experience the LIV Golf energy and innovative competition that has reinvigorated the sport, and these championship courses will contribute to the transformative season ahead for players, fans and the game of golf.”

Edel Golf Announces Expansion with Assembly and Headquarters Move to Denver

Edel Golf is announcing the opening of its new Headquarters, Assembly and Fitting Facility in Denver, Colorado. This move is part of a company expansion that will allow Edel to continue its growth worldwide.

The new Headquarters facility, located just North of downtown Denver, will give Edel more space to build out its assembly operations to react to the large growth over the past few years. It will also house a world-class fitting facility where golfers will be welcome to come in and get fit by David Edel and a team of other Master Fitters.

Original Penguin Golf to Exhibit at 2023 PGA Show

Original Penguin Golf, a division of Perry Ellis International, Inc., announces that the iconic golf brand will be exhibiting at the 2023 PGA Merchandise Show (Booth #7452), January 24-27, 2023 in Orlando, Fl.

“We are excited to be exhibiting at the PGA Merchandise Show and to build on the momentum we have generated since we re-introduced Original Penguin Golf to the marketplace,” Oscar Feldenkreis, CEO of Perry Ellis International. “The PGA Merchandise Show is an important venue for us to showcase our exciting new collections and we look forward to meeting with existing and new customers, PGA professionals and the media.”

Fred Couples is Back as Face of Ashworth

On the heels of announcing Ashworth Golf’s return to the US marketplace, Newtimes Group, a global leader of retail supply chain management, today announced World Golf Hall of Famer and 1992 Masters Champion Fred Couples is back as the face of Ashworth Golf.

Couples, who was outfitted in one of Ashworth’s classic polos when he captured the green jacket in 1992, will help reinvigorate the brand as he brings back the iconic Golfman logo when competing on the PGA TOUR Champions and other professional events around the world.

FlightScope Integrates Titleist Radar Capture Technology (RCT) into Mevo+ and X3 Models

FlightScope, the global leader in tracking and analyzing sports performance data, announced today that it has partnered with Titleist to integrate the company’s Radar Tracking Technology (RCT) to improve the accuracy and performance of its Mevo+ and X3 launch monitors in indoor environments.

Titleist golf balls with Radar Capture Technology (RCT) are designed to enhance the data capture of launch conditions indoors and deliver the most accurate information possible. FlightScope Mevo+ and FlightScope X3 have been validated with RCT in an indoor environment. The following Titleist golf balls are offered with Radar Capture Technology: Pro V1, Pro V1x, Pro V1x Left Dash and AVX models.

Callaway Apparel to Exhibit at the 2023 PGA Show

Callaway® Apparel, developed by global fashion leader Perry Ellis International, is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting its industry leading collection of golf apparel at the 2023 PGA Merchandise Show (Booth #6943), January 24-27, 2023 in Orlando, Fl.

“We are thrilled to be exhibiting once again at the PGA Merchandise Show,” said Oscar Feldenkreis, CEO of Perry Ellis International. “The PGA Show has proven to be a vital setting for us to showcase our new product lines to golf’s most influential retailers, media and PGA Professionals from around the world.”

Garsen Putter Grips Caps off the Year with 61st Tour Win

Trailing by two shots entering the 72nd hole, Matt Ryan drained an eagle putt to claim a 4 shot victory at the PGA Tour LA Chile Open while using a Garsen Ultimate putter grip. The champion has now claimed 2 PGA Tour LA wins this year using a Garsen grip. Adding to the recent PGA Tour LA Argentina Open victory, this now totals 61 tour wins for Garsen.

The larger size, half-rounded, half hexagon design of the Garsen Ultimate gives the player multiple flat surfaces on the front of the grip and a rounded bottom to allow the fingers to cradle the bottom. The softer, textured feel of this grip also caters to many players who like larger, non-tapered grips.

Letters from Santa DAY 12 PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway: 12 Pairs of New Adidas Golf Rebelcross Golf Shoes (12 Winners)

Santa's loves his traditions and he thought it'd be a great idea to wrap up my PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway like we did for DAY 12 last year.  I'm pretty excited about it, and a tradition is born!  12 of you are going to win 12 new Adidas Rebelcross Spikeless Golf Shoes for DAY 12.

And for the first time in my 12 Days history, Santa's going to be a guest reviewer and tell you all about the Rebelcross and why he likes em so much.  He's kind of a natural.

Club Champion Iron Fitting Review and Custom Irons of Your Choice: 2022 PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway DAY 12

One of my favorite days of the year was back in August at Club Champion.  I was fit for a new set of irons and expected it to be an incredible experience.  I expected this because I already know the value of a Club Champion fitting having been fit in the past for a driver.  And I know the Club Champion expertise, attention to detail, and thoroughness of fitting is exceptional in every way.  What I didn't know was a Club Champion fitting could somehow get even better.

The experience was nothing short of amazing.  And I knew that day I wanted one of you to experience the same thing I did in my 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway.  So here we go baby!  One of you is going to win a full set of irons, custom built for you based on a fitting at Club Champion.

Letters from Santa DAY 11 PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway: New PXG (Custom Fit) Sugar Daddy II Wedges (Set of 3) and Any Battle Ready Putter

So it seems like Santa had quite the night last night.  A pretty wild dream, and I'll let him tell you all about it in his letter below.  What came out of it though was we decided to give one of you a custom fit set of (3) three new PXG Sugar Daddy II Wedges and any PXG Battle Ready Putter.

Yup, PXG Sugar Daddy II wedges and Battle Ready putter custom fit for you and then shipped to your front door.  Can I say it?  #ReleaseTheKringle baby!

TravisMathew and Cuater FULL 7-Piece Outfit: 2022 PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway DAY 11

I want you to look your absolute best in 2023, both on and off the golf course.  So for DAY 11 in my PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway allow me to present to you a FULL 7-Piece Outfit from TravisMathew and Cuater.

Head over to the TravisMathew/Quater website and go NUTS!  You can choose ANY outerwear, polo, pants, belt, golf shoes, socks, and cap.  Yeah, you get ALL of em, a full 7-piece golf apparel outfit.  And it's not just for one person.  This year let's have THREE (3) winners!

Letters from Santa DAY 10 PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway: Full Set of New Mizuno Pro or JPX 923 Irons (Custom Built)

Letters from Santa is back baby!  Santa wrote me the letter below for DAY 10 of my PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway.  Most of you already know Santa and I are buds.  And the big guy helps me out every year figuring out what to include in my 12 Days.

This year Santa's first letter is strong... really, really strong.  And we've decided to give someone a full set of custom built new Mizuno irons.  You can choose from any of the Pro models, the 221, 223, or 225.  And you can also go for the new JPX 923 models, the Hot Metal, Hot Metal Pro, or Hot Metal High Launch.

Tiger Woods Hand Signed 2019 Masters Flag: 2022 PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway DAY 10

It was one of the greatest Masters Tournaments in history.  One of the most memorable major championships of all time.  And a comeback in sports history unlike any other.

When Tiger Woods won The Masters in 2019 it became a "where were you when?" moment for the ages that drew in millions to witness the resolve of the human spirit and the irrefutable greatness of Tiger.  And one of you is going to win a Tiger hand signed 2019 Masters flag along with a "TIGER" Bridgestone Golf Tour B XS ball just like the one he used in victory.

2022 PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas KRINGLE Tee to Green FLASH FOUR Golf Giveaways

Every year my PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas is all about the spirit of the season and having a lot of fun along the way.  This year in addition to the DAY giveaways and JingleBAM giveaways we saw Stocking Stuffer Saturday and Sunday for the first time.  Letters from Santa is going to make an appearance soon as well.  And we have another new appearance in 12 Days coming today.

Get ready for the PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas KRINGLE Tee to Green FLASH FOUR giveaways!  There will be four consecutive giveaways to help everyone drive it longer, judge it better, wedge it closer, and make more putts!

New Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve Iron Shafts (FULL Set of 11): 2022 PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway DAY 9

They're one of my absolute favorite shafts to play in my irons.  And I'm in good company.  The Aerotech SteelFiber shafts also have more PGA Tour wins than any graphite iron shafts in history, and are used by many players (including World No. 2 Nelly Korda).

And now one of you is going to win your own FULL Set of (11) Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve shafts.  How are the Private Reserve different?  I'll get to that below but in a nutshell if you were a Tour pro the SteelFiber Private Reserves are as exacting as any specifications you could ask for or want.

PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas JingleBAM DAY 8 Golf Giveaway: Galvin Green Armstrong Gore-Tex Jacket and Arthur Gore-Tex Pants Review

When bad weather hits and you throw on a Galvin Green Armstrong Gore-Tex Paclite jacket and Arthur Gore-Tex Paclite pants rain and wind don't stand a chance.  Protecting you from the nastiest of conditions with unequaled performance, Armstrong and Arthur puts you in full tactical mode against Mother Nature.

One of you is going to win your very own Armstrong jacket and Arthur pants in this Galvin Green ultimate rain gear package.  You can check out all the color options on Galvin Green's website.  And it's not an exaggeration to call this an ultimate package.  Armstrong and Arthur offer legendary protection from all the elements. I know this because I played full rounds in ridiculously rainy and windy conditions and each time remained completely dry and comfortable.

Titleist Players Backpack and 2023 White Box Pro V1 and Pro V1x Golf Balls: 2022 PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway DAY 8

You saw this one coming.  That FJ mystery box that arrived earlier in the week actually had some hot Titleist swag in it.  Specifically two new Titleist Players Backpacks and 2023 White Box (boxes actually) Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls.

So we're giving away two Titleist packages.  Each winner will receive a Players Backpack and a choice of one dozen 2023 White Box Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf balls. Boom!

PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas JingleBAM DAY 7 Golf Giveaway: SIK Golf Putter Review

SIK Golf has impressed me thoroughly since I first played one of their putters a few years back.  Currently have three models and know I'll be testing and playing other SIK putters as well.  And can tell you their DLT is legit, roll is pure, and and feel and balance is superb.  With all my SIK putters.

SIK gives you pretty  much everything you'd want from a putter.  And I can't say enough good things about SIK putters honestly.  So that's why I'm pumped to let you know my JingleBAM Day 7 prize is any SIK Golf putter you want!  Seriously, ANY PUTTER.  Pro, DW, Flo, SIK's going to custom build you a putter exactly how you want it.  Any model, any finish, any length.  You probably want to check out SIK Golf's webs site to get a feel for all the different models and heads and options.  And I'll certainly help with any questions you might have.

Duca del Cosma Golf Shoes Review: 2022 PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway DAY 7

I've been reviewing and telling you guys about Duca del Cosma golf shoes for awhile now.  The comfort is luscious.  Traction is outstanding.  And quality, materials, and workmanship are flat-out exceptional.

Duca has grown fast in the last few years, have signed a six-time European Tour champion to wear it's hand-crafted, distinctive footwear, and are no longer flying under the radar.  Today Duca is a strong presence in the golf shoe game.  And three of you will receive Any Pair of Duca golf shoes you want from their Entire 2022-2023 Collection.  Yes that's THREE winners!