Just about every major golf manufacturer was represented at Greensboro Coliseum Complex with products for the annual Carolinas PGA Merchandise Show. Most, if not all, the big brands were on the showroom floor. Titleist, TaylorMade, Callaway, Srixon, Bridgestone … Footjoy, Adidas, Johnnie-O, Good Good and RLX … The displays included golf carts, range finders, golf…
What do you buy a golfer for Christmas? That’s a question gift-givers – especially non-golfers — struggle with every year. Though zero-torque putters, super-sized putting grips and soon-to-be 2025 driver models are currently the biggest sellers at retailers I surveyed, they are usually purchased by the player, not as a gift. Still, there are many…
Pinehurst Resort will be the site of the first Titleist retail shop in the U.S., according to The Pilot newspaper. Titleist will occupy the current Padgett Learning Facility near the driving range at the clubhouse for courses Nos. 1-5. The shop will be open to the public.
Is it the player, or the club? Can a professional club fitting save your game? I was skeptical, believing the fault is with the player, not the club. But with Club Champion offering a free fitting, I decided to see if a new driver would make a difference. I opted for a driver fitting only.…
The Carolinas PGA Super Show is coming to Greensboro on Monday, bringing new equipment and apparel for display to local golf professionals. Triad Golf Podcast will be there to interview local PGA professionals, CPGA staff and representatives of various golf businesses for upcoming podcasts. The podcast, also available on YouTube, hosted by John Brasier and…
Given the company’s global reputation for forged irons, Mizuno has a strong history of picking up golds in the iron categories of Golf Digest’s prestigious annual Hot List awards. With five golds across the various irons categories this time out, that excellent record continues. In addition to irons success, the ST-220 family of drivers received…
By David Droschak Duca Del Cosma, the pioneer of the spikeless golf shoe and regarded as a world trendsetter in fashion golf footwear for two decades, has been knocking on doors in the United States and across golf-rich states such as North Carolina and South Carolina. Now headquartered in The Netherlands, Duca Del Cosma entered…
By Peter Stilwell The U.S. Kids Golf Foundation is relocating its Georgia-based, non-profit foundation to the Home of American Golf in the Village of Pinehurst, according to Dan Van Horn, founder and president of U.S. Kids Golf. The golf equipment division of U.S. Kids Golf will continue to be headquartered in Georgia. Pinehurst and the…
As September rolls into the fall golfing season across North Carolina it’s never too early to start thinking about holiday gifting for the golfer in your life. Triad Golf Today/Triangle Golf Today editor David Droschak is here to help you make that buying decision just a bit easier by providing information on products worth considering. …
What is one of the major complaints about golf? It takes too long to play, detractors like to say. Proponents of the game are constantly trying to invent new and different ways to “speed the game up” with golf architects even designing award-winning short courses that are now cropping up all over the country. Pine…