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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

Europe:

 

Austria

Arno Lindsberger, Arno Golf at Golfschule Sterngartl

 

Gerold Fiechtl, GF Clubfitting

 

Davis Lauss, Golfclub Ottenstein

Belgium

Eddy Pelgrims, Golf Fitting Studio

 

Vincent Willems, Golf Centrum Puurs

England

Rene Cleaver, Club Masters

 

Gene Fulton, Corporate Golf

 

Cameron Russell, Hedge End Golf Center

 

Lee Porter, Hylands Golf Academy

Finland

Sami Siren, Golfpaja

France

Arnaud Smaghe, Gard & Golf

 

Marc Brossard, MB Clubs

 

Alexandre D’Incau, Pro Clubmaker

 

Jean-Michel Queva, Queva Clubfitting

Germany

Alistair Grandison, Bob & Son

 

Gerald Friz, Golf+IT

 

Richard Phillips, Golf Gleidingen

 

Karlheinz Palm, Nostratec Golf Service Center

Luxembourg

Olivier Chalon, Golf Planet s.a.r.l.

Netherlands

Brian Griffiths, Golfacademy Brian Griffiths

 

Theo Erben, FATco Golfclub

 

Marcel de Jager, Golfhunter

 

Tim Nijenhuis, Nijenhuis Golf

 

Henk Kroeke & Elvin Muller, Quality Golf Shop

Scotland

Ed Robertson, Applied Golf Technology

 

Scott Gourlay, SGGT at Craigmillar Park Golf Club

Spain

Juan Carlos Garcia Diaz, Golf Planet

 

Agustin Sanchez, Golfinteligente

Sweden

Breit Olsson, Brejans

 

John Ahlblom, Golfakademin I Uppsala AB

 

Marten Nord, JN Utbildining & Utveckling

 

Johanna Pyk-Jargard, Johanna’s Golfshop

Switzerland

Pepe Naula, Pepe's Golf Clinic

 

Norbert Studer & Willi Vogt, R & L Custom Golf

 

 

United States:

 

Alaska

John Gose, Full Swing Golf

Arkansas

Chris Plummer, Golf Etc.–Fort Smith

 

Flip Whitner, S&P Golf

California

Matt Coe, Bay Golf

 

Terry Kim & Sean Woo, Golf Tech–Sunnyvale

 

Matt Mora, KZG Fitting Center

 

Mike Keener, Marc’s Golf Service

 

Kyle Cullum & Darby Feiler, No Bogeys Golf

 

Sam Goulden, Sam Goulden Golf

 

David Kierstead, SoCal Golf

Colorado

Bryan “Buddy” Beem, Colorado Custom Golf

 

Dan Holtman & Coe Kunz, Striker Golf

Florida

Dan Yoakam, Dan's High Tech Golf

 

Josh Musselman & Josh Lubbers, Golf Express

 

Jeff Parrott & Mel Juhl, Golf Provisions

 

Michael Girard, Tree Tops Golf

Iowa

Chris Larson, The Clubhouse

Kansas

Kansas: Mike Dickerson & John Mitchell, Golf MD

North Carolina

Karl Seibel, Golf Etc.–Tech Studio

 

Kelly York, Kelly’s Custom Golf

New Hampshire

Ken Collins, Kustom Clubs Fitting Center

New Jersey

New Jersey: Bernie Dunne, Bernie Dunne Custom Clubs

New York

Paul Sanders, Ravenwood Golf Academy

Ohio

Dave Freed, Akron Golf Clubs

 

Kirby Bolen, Golf Stix

 

Bill Kumle, Rollandia Golf Center

Pennsylvenia

Jerry Hintze, Clubmakers Shop

 

Robert Erickson, Golf Augusta Pro Shops

South Carolina

Lynn Griffin, The Golf Stop

Texas

Mike Nugent, Impact Golf

Virgina

Ed Teer, Dynamic Golf Studio

 

 

Canada:

 

Alberta

Rick McKenzie & Jordy McKenzie, Alberta Golf Works

 

Lyle Helland, Simply Golf

 

Ron Anderson, Tour Stix Golf

British Columbia

Terry Stav, Golf West Specialty Shop

 

Lionel Newton, Newton's Law Golf

 

Chris Knight, Vista Ridge

 

Nova Scotia: Tom Rice, Metro Indoor Golf

Ontario

Don Irving, Artisan Golf Co.

 

Rene Grandmaison, Grand Lynx Golf Center

 

Murray Young, Paradise Golf

Quebec

Michel Bard, Golf la Tempete

 

Peter Lamothe, Golf Option

 

 

Asia:

 

Malaysia

Clement Cheong, Hoogolf Performance Center

 

Alistair Guthrie, The Old Clubhouse

Philippines

Francis Go & Jake Ong, Custom Clubmakers International

Singapore

Khee Wei Seow & Melvin Cheng, Wiz Golf Performance Center

South Korea

Brian Choi, Tayoon DotCom Ltd.

 

 

Australia:

 

Australia:

Greg Ashton, Ashton Ent. Propreitary Ltd.

 

Garry Calder, Golf Club Innovations

 

John Upston, Killarney Golf Practice Fairway

 

Graeme Trew, Murwillumbah Golf Club

 

Rob Grant, Pro Tuned Golf

 

Stephen Herbert, Royal Fremantle

 

 

Africa:

 

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.