The new Q-Star Tour 3 ball from Srixon features a three-piece construction and a urethane cover for softer feel. The new FastLayer Core features a gradual transition from soft inner core to firm outer edge for distance and soft feel, with the ew Spin Skin with SeRM providing flexible molecular bonds to dig deep into […]
Srixon Has A Brite Idea For Soft Feel Golf Balls
Srixon has lauched the Soft Feel Brite golf ball, available in Brite Orange, Brite Red and Brite Green. “Soft Feel Brite offers everything you love about Soft Feel,” said Brian Schielke, marketing director at Srixon. “ It delivers distance, exceptional feel, and now, enhanced visibility from tee to green to form a high quality matte […]
Srixon Introducing Fifth Generation Q-Star Golf Ball
Srixon is launching it fifth generation Q-Star ball, available in Pure White and Tour Yellow, in North America on Friday. “The new Q-Star maintains the high-quality performance performance that consumers have come to expect with this golf ball,” said Jeff Brunski, vice president of research and development. “We’ve enhanced this generation with the new FastLayer […]
Srixon Z-Forged Irons Are Muscle Backs For Workability, Enhanced Feel
Srixon has introduced the Z-FORGED, a muscle back blade iron with two sharp lines at the back, one from the toe and one from the heel, which form its signature double curve design. Z-FORGED offers forged construction for soft feel. “The new Z-FORGED irons are the most compact, most workable irons in our line,” […]
New Srixon Z-STAR Series Golf Balls Have FastLayer Core, SeRM Material
Srixon has announced the launch of the sixth generation Z-STAR Series golf ball. The Srixon Z-STAR XV and Z-STAR are available in pure white and tour yellow and officially launch in North America on Feb.1. “Distance is one of the major strengths of my game and I trust the performance of the Z-STAR XV like […]
Manufacturers’ Executive Shuffle Continues, Different Perspectives On Government Golf And More
“Just another day in the golf industry” is how a few people I talked to reacted to news that Ben Sharpe has resigned for personal reasons as CEO of TaylorMade on Thursday. Sharpe will be replaced by David Abeles and you can read more in this story from Golf Digest. On Tuesday, Todd Harman resigned […]
Mid-Week Notes: Backlash On Brown, Golden Bear’s Gold Medal And More
We received a very passionate response to this audio interview with Ken Cousineau, executive director of the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association. It’s below the main story in the Comments section. The only reason I point it out is the conceivable backlash that could take place from golfers if brown did become the new green in […]
Cleveland/Srixon Goes To The Max In Quebec
Industry veteran Max Oxford has joined Cleveland Golf/Srixon Canada as territory manager for all green grass accounts in Quebec. Oxford has worked in the golf industry for over 40 years, serving in various capacities from head professional to national sales manager for Acushnet Canada. He has also served on the board of directors for the […]
C. Kua Shafts Introduced By Miyazaki
Miyazaki Shafts from SRI Sport has introduced the C. Kua series of graphite shafts aimed at weight reduction and increased swing speeds. The C. Kua series has hit into the 40 to 50 gram weight category and have been used by a variety of PGA Tour players, including Boo Weekley, Kevin Stadler, Jerry Kelly, Glen […]
Another Sponsor For CPGA Senior
Just a couple of weeks after Mr. Lube came on board as title sponsor of the Canadian PGA Seniors’ Championship, that tournament has also added Cleveland Golf/Srixon Canada as presenting sponsor. As part of the agreement Cleveland Golf/Srixon Canada will provide all the gifting in their category for the Mr. Lube – Tournament for Life […]