KZG Announces the “World’s Top 100 Clubfitters” Awards for 2016
PALM DESERT, Calif. (January 25, 2016) – KZG, the #1 Custom ProLine, is pleased to announce the eleventh annual “World’s Top 100 ClubFitters” Awards for 2016. Each year KZG honors 100 outstanding ClubFitters possessing superior skill, integrity and passion for their profession.
“The days of selling equipment over the internet, out of a fit bag or ‘eyeballing’ shots on a range are obsolete” states Jennifer King, President of KZG. “Professional ClubFitters are highly trained in understanding the mechanics of the swing, the design features and profiles of clubheads and shafts, utilize sophisticated launch monitors, have a wide spectrum of fitting clubs to work with and assume the responsibility that their fitting instructions are perfectly carried out by a professional club builder.
Everyone in our industry is focused on growing the game. Suggestions of making 18” holes and turning courses into ‘football’ fields have been floated. “The most obvious and quickest way to help grow the game is giving our golfers the right tools so they can improve and truly enjoy the game” says King. “The biggest challenge for the public is discerning a true Professional Fitter from a glorified sales rep claiming to be a fitter”.
“The 2016 ‘Top 100 ClubFitters’ are exceptional professionals. Their primary goal is helping the golfer. Their reputations are important and they will not just give the golfer what they ‘want’ for an easy quick sale, but rather will insist on fitting the golfer into clubs that will be optimized to their swing.”
An independent panel of industry experts determine the criteria necessary to be considered a top Professional ClubFitter. 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. the premier golf equipment testing facility and producer of robot testing utilized by every equipment manufacturer; Dr. Jennifer King, KZG’s President; Dr. Christian Reichardt, author of “Pain Free Golf” and doctor of sports medicine and fitness and Ed Mitchell., President and Owner of Mitchell Golf Equipment Co., one of the top providers of equipment for repairs and custom club building.
This year’s Honorees hail from 20 countries around the world, including 41 from the UK/Europe, 36 from the United States, 9 from Canada, 4 from Asia, 8 from Australia and 2 from South Africa. The Honorees come from a wide variety of locations ranging from small stores serving rural areas to large performance centers with multiple fitters and instructors. All are highly skilled and continue to hone their skills to raise the bar for their profession.
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Australia |
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Craig Smith |
Point N Putt Golf |
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Graeme Trew |
Murwillumbah Golf Club |
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Gary Tozer |
Aussie Custom Golf Centre |
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David Reckless |
Reckless Golf @ Dural Golf Driving Range |
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Jeff Mansfield |
Jeff Mansfield Golf Solutions |
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Bryan Ferguson |
Golf Tutor |
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Stephen Herbert |
Royal Fremantle Pro Shop |
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Greg Ashton |
Ashton Ent. Proprietary Ltd. |
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Europe & UK |
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Andreas Lauss |
Golfclub Ottenstein |
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Manfred Capelli |
Capelli Golf |
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Vincent Willems |
European Golf Fitting Studio |
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Jiri Votroubek |
Golf 59 |
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Milan Vantuch |
Golf 59 |
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Matt Pearson |
Performance Fitting Center at Waterton Park GC |
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Jean-Michel Queva |
Queva Clubfitting |
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Arnaud Smaghe |
Gard & Golf |
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Marc Brossard |
MB Clubs |
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Olivier Chalon |
C.O. Golf |
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Nicolas Tourkia |
L'Atelier du Golf |
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Alexandre D'Incau |
Pro Clubmaker |
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Matteo Oger |
Matteo Clubmaking Golf |
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Alistair Grandison |
Bob & Son |
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Gerald Friz |
Golf+IT |
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Joerg von der Gathen |
Club Align Golf |
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Benny Pfister |
Hole in One Fitting |
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Marco Burger |
Hole in One Fitting |
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Gabriele Sorbara |
Clubfitting di Gabriele Sorbara |
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Nigel Shaw |
Warrenpoint Golf Club |
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Theo Erben |
Fatco Clubfitting |
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Marcel de Jager |
Golfhunter |
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Brian Griffiths |
Golf Academy Brian Griffiths |
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Kathleen Renders |
Golf en Management |
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Viljem Kern |
Kern Golf |
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Carlos Garcia Diaz |
Golf Planet |
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Agustin Sanchez |
Golfinteligente |
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Mateo Noel |
Fit & Golf |
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Daniel Lasseter |
Fitting Center Under Par |
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Jose Angel |
Golf Getafe |
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Michel Rodriguez |
MicRod Clubfitter |
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Miki Rapado |
Handmade Custom Clubs |
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Tobias Widmer |
Tobias S Widmer Golf |
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Anders Molin |
Anders Molin Golf |
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Johanna Pyk-Jargard |
Johanna's Golf Shop |
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Tony Guelli |
Golf Performance Sweden AB |
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John Ahlblom |
Golfakademin i Uppsala |
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Marcus Karlsson |
Golf Monkey |
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Giuseppe "Pepe" Naula |
Pepe's Golf-Clinic |
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Norbert Studer |
R & L Custom Golf Clubfitting |
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Willi Vogt |
R & L Custom Golf Clubfitting |
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Canada |
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Jordy McKenzie |
Alberta Golf Works |
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Lyle Helland |
Simply Golf |
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Terry Stav |
Golf West |
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Chris Knight |
Vista Ridge Golf |
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Bob Spicer |
RJS Custom Clubs |
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Don Irving |
Artisan Golf Co. |
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Rene Grandmaison |
Grand Lynx Golf Centre |
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John Pflug |
J P Golf |
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Peter Lamothe |
Golf Option |
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Asia |
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Aswan Baki |
Aswan the Clubmaker |
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Francis Go |
Custom Clubmakers International |
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Jake Ong |
Custom Clubmakers International |
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Brian Choi |
Tayoon DotCom Ltd. |
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United States |
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John Gose |
Full Swing Golf |
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Jeff Gravely |
Swing EZ Golf |
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Tim Eberlein |
Golf Academy of America |
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Jerry Molinar |
Marc's Golf Service |
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Brent Norton |
Miles of Golf |
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Bryan Murphy |
KZG Golf Performance Center |
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Brad Whalen |
KZG Golf Performance Center |
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Bryan "Buddy" Beem |
Colorado Custom Golf |
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Paul Ferrone |
Downtown Golf |
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Glenn Southworth |
Southy Custom Golf |
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Jeff Parrot |
The Landings Golf Club of Clearwater |
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Michael Girard |
Tree Tops Golf |
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Sammy Samson |
Samson 5 Golf |
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Bill Baraban |
Baraban's Academy Fore Golf |
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Brian Camp |
Revolution Golf HD |
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David Camp |
Revolution Golf HD |
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Kelly Mettert |
Custom Golf |
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Mike Dickerson |
Golf MD |
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Dale Cummings |
Cummings Custom Clubs |
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Clark Peterson |
Golf Performance Academy |
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Paul Sanders |
Shadows Golf Academy |
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Curtis Eudy |
Leatherman Golf Learning Center |
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Karl Seibel |
Golf Etc.- Monroe Tech Studio |
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Kelly York |
Kelly's Custom Golf |
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Dave Freed |
DV Golf |
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Kirby Bolen |
Golf Stix |
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Bob Duncan |
McGowan Golf |
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Jari Hakonen |
Birdie Finish Golf |
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Jerry Hintze |
Clubmakers Shop |
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Dave Gedris |
Oakmont Golf Center |
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Bryan Sterk |
Golf Etc. - Sioux Falls |
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Tim Brantley |
The Golf Station |
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Jim Smiley |
Golfdom |
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Matt Trenton |
Golfdom |
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Mike Moldenhauer |
The 10 Iron |
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Hector "Blanco" Matos |
Play Better Golf |
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Africa |
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Warren Lake |
Golf Science |
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Regardt Van Rooyen |
Golf Science |
About KZG
Founded in 1994, KZG offers equipment only through the finest professional clubfitters and teachers in the industry. KZG designs and manufactures great equipment, but it is KZG’s network of elite professional fitters, teachers and builders, who enhance the performance of KZG clubs making them unbeatable. By partnering with the true professionals who have the skill, integrity and passion to really help improve a golfer’s game, KZG has catapulted to a position of prominence in custom golf equipment.
For more information, visit www.kzg.com or call 1-800-200-8800 or 760-341-4433.