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 After Chez Reavie’s exciting win at the Canadian Open, I managed to steal the very valuable time of Geoff Tait and Bobby Pasternak, founders of Quagmire Golf for an interview.—

GL: What was going through your heads this weekend as Chez was winning and your shirts were plastered across TVs everywhere?

QG: We couldn’t of written a better Script ourselves. To have Chez Do what he did and In Canada to top it off!  We cant put it into words how excited we are for him and the future with Quagmire!

GL: When did you sign Chez and how long is he under contract for? QG: We signed him up at the beggining of the seson. Right now we have him under a two year contract….Hoping to get it extended….if we can afford him nowGL: Realistically, what type of result were you hoping for at the Canadian Open? QG: We are always positive thinkers and were talking earlier in the week about how Chez and our other player Jimmy Walker would be walking down 18 together on Sunday afternoon….We got one and the WIN. We couldnt ask for anything more!! GL: Any plans to sign other Tour players?

Nike Technology Will Keep Athletes Cool, Dry and UV Protected in the Heat of Competition
 

TORONTO (August 1, 2008) – Nike Golf, the No. 1 golf apparel company in the world, will have significant presence and visibility as millions of viewers around the world tune in to The PGA Championship next week. During all four rounds, members of Nike Golf’s Tour staff will be wearing head-to-toe Nike Golf technology which is only fitting coming from the Brand that pioneered technological golf apparel.During each day of competition at the 2008 PGA Championship, Nike Golf’s Tour staff members will be wearing two specific technologies that are proven and tested to perform in the most extreme conditions: DriFIT UV and Nike Sphere Dry. These two technologies provide best in class in moisture management, cooling and UV protection.

Nike Golf’s Stephen Ames and Chad Campbell will be sporting the DriFIT UV technology on Thursday and Sunday, in the color of lawn and light blue, respectively. The UV Core Stripe polo that Ames is wearing on Thursday is a new style for this season. In addition to staying dry, Ames and Campbell will be protected from the UV rays with a UPF of 30 created through the weave of the DriFIT UV fabric. Nike Golf takes pride in the fact that it is the weave of the fabric that creates the sun protection, not a chemical that is sometimes used to treat the fabric. more…

CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, July 31, 2008 — Ashworth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASHW), a leading designer of golf-inspired lifestyle sportswear, today announced it has named apparel industry veteran Tim Cronin as Vice President of Corporate Sales.
 
Cronin, a 26-year sports-apparel sales-and-marketing veteran, will be responsible for leading Ashworth’s Corporate Sales team, as well as managing Ashworth’s customer service.  Tim will be working with the Ashworth VP of Sales, Paul Bourgeois, on strategic retail initiatives.
 
Prior to his new Ashworth appointment, Cronin had served as President of Cutter & Buck for one year. He spent 14 years as a President of the Hilton Corporate Casuals Division and VP of Rawlings Sporting Goods Division for K2inc., before his stint at Cutter & Buck. His career has also included stops as VP of Sales at Odyssey Trading (Hong Kong) from 1992-1994, VP GM of Wilson Sporting Goods (1990-1992) and President of the Frank Shorter Sportswear Division of Levi Strauss (1982-1990).
 
“I’m very grateful that Ashworth has enough confidence in my ability to hire me as Vice President of Corporate Sales,” says Cronin, 57, who currently resides in Seattle with his wife. They have three grown children. “I’m thrilled to be a part of this team, whose rich history and renewed commitment to excellence is second to none.” more…

OAKVILLE, ONTARIO, JULY 31, 2008: The Weather Network is proud to launch WeatherEye^TM GOLF for Windows XP and Vista. WeatherEye GOLF is an extension of the popular WeatherEye group of widgets and applications from The Weather Network with over 2 Million current users in Canada.As seen on www.nikegolf.ca, WeatherEye GOLF provides current and local weather related information for over 17,000 golf courses in Canada and the US. Users can quickly and easily get immediate access to real time weather data for a local golf course right from a temperature icon in the system tray. It can then be expanded to a small window that provides current weather observations, short term forecast data, local weather warnings and access to golf course contact information. It expands on the golf services already available from The Weather Network on television and www.theweathernetwork.com.“We know that Canadians love being outdoors all year and especially in our short summer season. Many Canadians also love being on the golf course. WeatherEye GOLF is part of an evolution for our desktop widgets and downloads and our continuing efforts to bring critical weather information to Canadians, wherever they may be,” says Carrie Lysenko, Manager of Online Applications.

In addition to providing key weather information to golfers, The Weather Network is proud to partner with Nike Golf Canada and their website www.nikegolf.ca to add essential product information for fans that they could use to improve their game and their day out on the course.“We recognized The Weather Network as a leader in Canada providing both weather information and widget applications. We see the WeatherEye GOLF as a natural fit for our brand to help educate the consumer on our vast line of equipment and apparel for all weather conditions in Canada,” says Tyler Keenan, Brand Communications Manager, Nike Golf Canada.

WeatherEye GOLF employs the latest in technology for Rich Internet Applications, Silverlight 2.0 from Microsoft (Microsoft.com/silverlight). The widget was developed as a collaborative effort from in-house developers and designers at Pelmorex Media Inc., and a dedicated project team from imason inc. (imason.com).For more information or to download WeatherEye GOLF visit www.theweathernetwork.com/desktop or www.nikegolf.ca

Located in Beaverton, Oregon, Nike Golf designs and markets golf equipment, apparel, balls, footwear, bags and accessories worldwide. Nike Golf is passionately dedicated to honouring and respecting the traditions and heritage of the game, and to providing committed golfers with the absolute best equipment in the game.

For more information on Nike Golf, visit our Web site at www.nikegolf.ca. Editors seeking editorial information and downloadable images, visit www.nikegolf.com/presscenter.

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For information on Nike Golf Canada, please contact:

Vitalis Gomes

Nike Golf Canada

905.771.2058

vitalis.gomes@nike.com

Tim O’Connor

O’Connor Golf Communications

519.341.4778

tim@oconnorgolf.ca

CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla.—David Leadbetter, the world’s No. 1 golf instructor and coach to countless tour professionals worldwide, announces that five of his tour-professional students enjoyed outstanding performances in the recently concluded British Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, and in the Senior British Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland, that concluded Sunday.
Leadbetter is extremely proud of the performances turned in over the past several weeks by the five players he has instructed over the years—Greg Norman (in both the Open Championship and Senior Open Championship); Ian Poulter (Open); Trevor Immelman (Open); Fredrik Jacobson (Open); and Mark McNulty (Senior Open). more…