Archive for June, 2009

Evolve Golf’s Performance Tees Now Available in 25 Markets Worldwide

Accelerated Global Expansion of Company’s Popular, Environmentally-Friendly Products

(Ocean Isle, NC) – Evolve Golf – maker of the No. 1 performance golf tee on Tour – confirms the rapid global expansion of its popular, environmentally-friendly tees, which are now available in 25 markets worldwide.

International demand for the company’s products – specifically the Epoch and Vireo-S3 models – has led to distribution in Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America. This growing trend of consumers, top clubs and retailers turning to Evolve has been driven in part by professionals capturing 112 victories with the tees, including 37 PGA Tour titles.

“Globally, we are witnessing a dramatic transition away from wooden golf tees and toward our durable and eco-friendly offerings,” says BJ Maloy, CEO of Evolve Golf. “Facilities need ways to enhance their bottom line, and consumers look for methods to improve their scores. Our sustainable product line is the only thing on the market that meets the demand for both.”

Praise for Evolve tees has come from as far away as Asia, where Iwao Onoue, President of Create Products in Japan stated, “With its success on the PGA Tour, the Epoch established the performance golf tee category, creating a profitable new revenue channel for our retail customers.”

Closer to home, Gord German, President of Canadian distributor G&G Golf Company, added, “Evolve Golf’s tees are taking a firm hold as courses and retailers move away from wooden offerings toward higher performing, more resilient options.”

Unlike any other tee on the market, the Epoch features radius posts that span the width of a golf ball dimple. This unique feature creates a lower coefficient of friction than its competitors, eliminating deflection at impact and increasing ball speed and control. It has been scientifically proven via a series of rigorous independent robotic tests combined with extensive player testing to provide improvements of up to 12 yards distance and nine yards accuracy.

Featuring a wider, deeper cup, The Vireo-S3 is more stable than traditional wood offerings. It is also the first Evolve Golf product to incorporate the company’s groundbreaking marking system and coinciding proprietary Internet application – The Sweet Spot System – showing the proper tee height for consistent alignment between the golf ball and driver’s “sweet spot,” promoting increased distance and accuracy.

Additional information and full product inventory is available at: www.evolvegolf.com.

About Evolve Golf

Evolve Golf is the leading manufacturer of sustainable performance golf tees and products are available at more than 2,200 marquee private clubs, daily-fee facilities, off-course and online retailers worldwide – The Epoch performance tee was launched on the PGA Tour in 2004 and quickly gained a devoted following.

Company Founder and CEO BJ Maloy was named one of GOLF Magazine’s top-10 industry innovators of 2008. Maloy was chosen out of hundreds of pioneers for his contributions as an entrepreneur and his quest to enhance the environment through Evolve Golf’s revolutionary products.

For more information please visit: www.evolvegolf.com or call 866.614.3158

Evolve Golf Continues PGA Tour Success at the Memorial Tournament

Epoch Performance Tee Used by Five Top-10 Finishers

Ocean Isle, NC June 8, 2009 – Evolve Golf, Inc.

News Summary

  • Evolve Golf – maker of the No. 1 performance golf tee on Tour – confirms five top-10 finishers at the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament relied on its patented Epoch.
  • The Epoch golf tee has won 112 times on the major tours since its 2004 debut, including 37 wins on the PGA Tour.
  • The Epoch is the only performance tee with radius posts that span the width of a golf ball dimple. This unique feature creates the lowest coefficient of friction of any tee, eliminating deflection at impact and increasing ball speed and control off the tee.
  • The Epoch has been scientifically proven via a series of rigorous independent robotic tests combined with extensive player testing to provide improvements of up to 12 yards distance and 9 yards accuracy.
  • In addition to its performance advantages, Epoch – like all Evolve Golf products – is completely sustainable. Made entirely from recycled and renewable materials, the mower-friendly design is ten times more durable than a wooden tee.

Quotes

Attributed to: BJ Maloy, Founder & CEO, Evolve Golf, Inc.

“The field for the Memorial Tournament is always exceptionally strong, and the players who find success at Muirfield Village are those that maximize their performance off the tee,” says Evolve Golf Founder and CEO, BJ Maloy. “Each week dozens of PGA Tour players rely on our tees to provide the distance and accuracy necessary to achieve their best results.”

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About Evolve Golf

Evolve Golf is the leading manufacturer of sustainable performance golf tees and products are available at more than 2,200 marquee private clubs, daily-fee facilities, off-course and online retailers worldwide — including Edwin Watts, Golf Galaxy, Golfsmith, and TGW.com. The Epoch performance tee was launched on the PGA Tour in 2004 and quickly gained a devoted following.

In early 2009, Evolve Golf introduced the Vireo-S3 constructed completely from environmentally-friendly materials. It features a wider, deeper cup for greater stability than traditional wood offerings and is the company’s first product to incorporate its groundbreaking marking system and coinciding proprietary Internet application – The Sweet Spot System – showing the proper tee height for consistent alignment between the golf ball and driver’s “sweet spot” (http://www.evolvegolf.com/settings.php).

Company Founder and CEO BJ Maloy was named one of GOLF Magazine’s top-10 industry innovators of 2008. Maloy was chosen out of hundreds of pioneers for his contributions as an entrepreneur and his quest to enhance the environment through Evolve Golf’s revolutionary products. In 2009, he was honored as one of the “Top 40 Under 40” executives in the sporting goods industry by Sporting Goods Business magazine.

For more information please visit: www.evolvegolf.com or call 866.614.3158.

Contact Info

Bill Feidler (public relations representative)
Buffalo Communications
+1 703 891 3339
bfeidler@billycaspergolf.com

BJ Maloy (media spokesperson)
Evolve Golf
+1 910 200 6206
bjmaloy@evolvegolf.com

Don Niepoth (sales and distribution)
Evolve Golf
+1 706 380 1998
don@evolvegolf.com