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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Jan. 13, 2012) - KZG, the #1 Custom ProLine™, is pleased to announce the “World's Top 100 ClubFitters” for 2012. Each year KZG honors 100 professionals possessing superior skill, integrity and passion for clubfitting. This is the seventh year in a row KZG has honored the elite of the industry’s clubfitters.
“Industry leaders concur that there are only around 500 truly qualified Professional Fitters in the entire world, clearly insufficient to service the golfing public,” reports Jennifer King, President of KZG. “There are tens of thousands of sales reps and teachers who claim to be professional fitters, yet fall far short of what a bona fide professional can actually do for a golfer. A real fitter is also part psychologist, engineer and swing master. They don’t sell clubs; they sell game improvement. We salute this year’s Top 100 who have raised the bar for their profession, have unsurpassed integrity and skill and passion for the game and for all who play it. “
This year’s honorees hail from 20 countries around the world, including 36 from the UK/Europe, 37 from the United States, 13 from Canada, 7 from Asia, 6 from Australia, and 1 from Africa. Winners range from small shops serving rural areas to large performance centers with multiple fitters and instructors.
World’s Top 100 Clubfitters
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Europe: |
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Austria |
Arno Lindsberger, Arno Golf at Golfschule Sterngartl |
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Gerold Fiechtl, GF Clubfitting |
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Davis Lauss, Golfclub Ottenstein |
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Belgium |
Eddy Pelgrims, Golf Fitting Studio |
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Vincent Willems, Golf Centrum Puurs |
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England |
Rene Cleaver, Club Masters |
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Gene Fulton, Corporate Golf |
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Cameron Russell, Hedge End Golf Center |
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Lee Porter, Hylands Golf Academy |
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Finland |
Sami Siren, Golfpaja |
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France |
Arnaud Smaghe, Gard & Golf |
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Marc Brossard, MB Clubs |
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Alexandre D’Incau, Pro Clubmaker |
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Jean-Michel Queva, Queva Clubfitting |
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Germany |
Alistair Grandison, Bob & Son |
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Gerald Friz, Golf+IT |
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Richard Phillips, Golf Gleidingen |
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Karlheinz Palm, Nostratec Golf Service Center |
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Luxembourg |
Olivier Chalon, Golf Planet s.a.r.l. |
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Netherlands |
Brian Griffiths, Golfacademy Brian Griffiths |
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Theo Erben, FATco Golfclub |
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Marcel de Jager, Golfhunter |
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Tim Nijenhuis, Nijenhuis Golf |
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Henk Kroeke & Elvin Muller, Quality Golf Shop |
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Scotland |
Ed Robertson, Applied Golf Technology |
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Scott Gourlay, SGGT at Craigmillar Park Golf Club |
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Spain |
Juan Carlos Garcia Diaz, Golf Planet |
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Agustin Sanchez, Golfinteligente |
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Sweden |
Breit Olsson, Brejans |
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John Ahlblom, Golfakademin I Uppsala AB |
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Marten Nord, JN Utbildining & Utveckling |
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Johanna Pyk-Jargard, Johanna’s Golfshop |
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Switzerland |
Pepe Naula, Pepe's Golf Clinic |
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Norbert Studer & Willi Vogt, R & L Custom Golf |
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United States: |
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Alaska |
John Gose, Full Swing Golf |
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Arkansas |
Chris Plummer, Golf Etc.–Fort Smith |
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Flip Whitner, S&P Golf |
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California |
Matt Coe, Bay Golf |
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Terry Kim & Sean Woo, Golf Tech–Sunnyvale |
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Matt Mora, KZG Fitting Center |
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Mike Keener, Marc’s Golf Service |
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Kyle Cullum & Darby Feiler, No Bogeys Golf |
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Sam Goulden, Sam Goulden Golf |
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David Kierstead, SoCal Golf |
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Colorado |
Bryan “Buddy” Beem, Colorado Custom Golf |
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Dan Holtman & Coe Kunz, Striker Golf |
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Florida |
Dan Yoakam, Dan's High Tech Golf |
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Josh Musselman & Josh Lubbers, Golf Express |
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Jeff Parrott & Mel Juhl, Golf Provisions |
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Michael Girard, Tree Tops Golf |
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Iowa |
Chris Larson, The Clubhouse |
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Kansas |
Kansas: Mike Dickerson & John Mitchell, Golf MD |
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North Carolina |
Karl Seibel, Golf Etc.–Tech Studio |
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Kelly York, Kelly’s Custom Golf |
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New Hampshire |
Ken Collins, Kustom Clubs Fitting Center |
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New Jersey |
New Jersey: Bernie Dunne, Bernie Dunne Custom Clubs |
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New York |
Paul Sanders, Ravenwood Golf Academy |
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Ohio |
Dave Freed, Akron Golf Clubs |
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Kirby Bolen, Golf Stix |
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Bill Kumle, Rollandia Golf Center |
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Pennsylvenia |
Jerry Hintze, Clubmakers Shop |
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Robert Erickson, Golf Augusta Pro Shops |
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South Carolina |
Lynn Griffin, The Golf Stop |
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Texas |
Mike Nugent, Impact Golf |
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Virgina |
Ed Teer, Dynamic Golf Studio |
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Canada: |
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Alberta |
Rick McKenzie & Jordy McKenzie, Alberta Golf Works |
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Lyle Helland, Simply Golf |
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Ron Anderson, Tour Stix Golf |
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British Columbia |
Terry Stav, Golf West Specialty Shop |
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Lionel Newton, Newton's Law Golf |
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Chris Knight, Vista Ridge |
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Nova Scotia: Tom Rice, Metro Indoor Golf |
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Ontario |
Don Irving, Artisan Golf Co. |
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Rene Grandmaison, Grand Lynx Golf Center |
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Murray Young, Paradise Golf |
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Quebec |
Michel Bard, Golf la Tempete |
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Peter Lamothe, Golf Option |
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Asia: |
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Malaysia |
Clement Cheong, Hoogolf Performance Center |
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Alistair Guthrie, The Old Clubhouse |
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Philippines |
Francis Go & Jake Ong, Custom Clubmakers International |
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Singapore |
Khee Wei Seow & Melvin Cheng, Wiz Golf Performance Center |
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South Korea |
Brian Choi, Tayoon DotCom Ltd. |
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Australia: |
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Australia: |
Greg Ashton, Ashton Ent. Propreitary Ltd. |
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Garry Calder, Golf Club Innovations |
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John Upston, Killarney Golf Practice Fairway |
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Graeme Trew, Murwillumbah Golf Club |
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Rob Grant, Pro Tuned Golf |
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Stephen Herbert, Royal Fremantle |
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Africa: |
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South Africa |
Warren Lake, Golf Science |
An independent panel of industry experts determined the criteria necessary to be considered a top clubfitting professional. From the criteria submitted, a point system was put into place to grade each application. The panel included Clay Long, renowned club designer and personal fitter for Jack Nicklaus; Gene Parente, president of Golf Laboratories, Inc.; Jennifer King, KZG’s President; and Dr. Christian Reichardt, author and doctor of sports medicine and fitness. Founded in 1994, KZG offers equipment available in the finest retail facilities with authorized KZG professional clubfitters on staff. KZG’s program of partnering with only the top professional clubfitters to fit its award-winning equipment has catapulted KZG to a position of prominence in customized golf equipment. KZG’s comprehensive selection of premium golf equipment includes the finest drivers, woods, irons, wedges and putters, in addition to a wide variety of accessories and apparel.
For more information, visit www.kzg.com or call toll-free 1-800-200-8800.