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Rapid response from Glenbrae The eco-friendly Divot-Stopper
Performance knitwear brand Glenbrae Golf has improved
its bespoke service to retailers by promising that orders
of knitwear in any colour will be delivered within a four-
week lead time.
Glenbrae is able to offer this rapid turn-around thanks
to a manufacturing process wholly contained within the
UK, which includes the company’s own dye house
facility. As long as each order numbers at least 60 items
across all styles, pro shops can receive knitwear in their
club colours inside four weeks, even if the colour is not a
standard stock option for the garment.
www.glebraegolf.com
Glenmuir fits like a … MacWet
Glenmuir has acquired all rights to MacWet golf gloves
from the McSport Group. Nigel Nangreave and his Divot-Stopper
The move follows the success of a two-year licensing
agreement that has seen Glenmuir distribute the MacWet A new paper golf tee called the Divot-Stopper could help golf clubs reduce the number
All Grip No Slip gloves across Europe. Already of fairway divots in winter, while providing the dual benefit of being better for the
established as the leading glove in water skiing and horse environment than the widely used plastic tees.
riding, the MacWet Classic Glove is currently available Essentially just a ring of paper, the Divot-Stopper has been developed by Lichfield
through Glenmuir, with a new Winter Glove set to be golfer Nigel Nangreave, who made the first prototype to protect his own lawn when
introduced for Autumn 2008. practising his chipping at home. Now Nangreave’s local club, Aston Wood, has placed
“We have been delighted with the sales performance an order for 10,000 Divot-Stoppers, which cost 2p each.
of the MacWet gloves since we took on the license, and “I invented the Divot-Stopper to elevate the ball away from the ground just enough
the product complements our Performance Series clothing range perfectly,” says Colin for the player’s club to reach any part of the ball’s surface,” says Nangreave, who trades
Mee, managing director of Glenmuir. “Now that we are taking control of the brand as Nangreave Green Tee Golf. “The Divot-Stopper allows golfers to achieve maximum
internationally we intend to increase the marketing support for MacWet and continue to shot control without taking a divot. And as each Divot-Stopper costs just 2p, they are a
expand distribution and sales.” very cost-effective way for a club to preserve their fairways.”
www.glenmuir.co.uk Nangreave estimates it costs golf clubs 5p to repair each divot, and also that 80% of
the UK’s 5 million regular golfers use eco-unfriendly plastic tees.
The Divot-Stopper is 100% recyclable and has plenty of room for clubs and
Sandy pars with Yes!
companies to brand them. The R&A has allowed them to be used in competitions and
Nangreave is offering sample packs of 400 for £10.
Yes! Golf has launched the Sandy C-Groove mallet putter.
www.divot-stopper.co.uk
The compact Sandy, with a head weight of 355g, has a streamlined double delta
back for easy alignment and a high moment of inertia. It is available for right-handers
only and comes with an SRP of £127.
Yes! Golf has a current range of just under 50 C-Groove putters, a variety of which
American Golf returns to NEC
are being used by over 200 tour pros worldwide. The putters were involved in 28 tour
wins in 2007.
www.yesgolf.co.uk
American Golf will be the retail partner at the 2008 NEC Golf Show, which is on from
November 21-23.
American Golf was the retail partner for the show’s inauguration last year (above),
and organisers are suggesting this year’s show will be a third larger than it was in 2007.
www.golfshownec.com
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