I suspect it isn’t altogether surprising that changes in the industry occur during a year when many in the golf business are struggling. The most recent job announcements hit Angus Glen GC, which saw long-time president Kevin Thistle depart for Coppinwood earlier this year, and Nigel Hollidge from Bond Head move over to help run the [...]
Ernie Els has a reputation as being easy to deal with, if not exactly entirely forthcoming in interviews. I spoke with him last week when he was in Toronto courtesy of Callaway for a GolfTown fundraiser. He scrummed with the media, and was willing to talk on pretty much any topic from cricket to putting. [...]
The world’s economic climate may be uncertain, but Callaway senior vice-president Thomas Yang has a pretty good sense of what the golf equipment market is up to. And no, the square-headed driver ain’t a fad.
For this and so much more, check out my interview with Yang in Gearhead.
Last Thursday Cleveland Golf founder and current Callaway club guru Roger Cleveland came to Toronto as part of a roadshow to demonstrate what the clubmaker is doing primarily in the area of wedges.
And while any discussion on clubs can turn into a dry discourse on the nuances of technology, Cleveland was open and opinionated when [...]
In a fascinating story, Callaway has received an injunction against Titleist and the ProV1 ball over the issue of violated patents.
GolfWeek has coverage of the matter here.
Callaway Golf officials are claiming a legal victory in their patent dispute with Titleist, which could result in blocking the sale of some Pro V1 balls by Jan. [...]
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