Golf News for Friday, July 11, 2008 | Products

Sun Mountain congratulates Kim Welch for The Big Break win

MISSOULA, Mont. -- Sun Mountain, the official golf bag and outerwear sponsor of the Duramed Futures Tour wants to congratulate Kim Welch, one of their Players Advisory Council Members, for winning The Golf Channels, “The Big Break” in Kaanapali, Hawaii. Kim defeated Sophie Sandolo in the 18-hole championship match. The show brings together 12 female golfers from all over the world to compete in skills challenges and head-to-head match play. Kim will receive prizes that include entry into the 2008 Navistar LPGA Classic, September 25-28 in Prattville, Alabama and all her entry fees will be waived for the 2009 Futures Tour.

Kim carries Sun Mountain’s H2NO Bag, the industries -first waterproof bag and wears Sun Mountain’s RainFlex outerwear that is lightweight, stretchable, breathable and waterproof. She will have the opportunity to provide input to the product design team at Sun Mountain. To learn more about Sun Mountain visit www.sunmountain.com.

In addition to sponsoring their own Players Advisory Council, Sun Mountain is outfitting the Duramed FUTURES Tour road staff with outerwear and is also the exclusive golf bag and outerwear company in the Duramed FUTURES Tour online pro shop.

For over 25 years, Sun Mountain has been designing and manufacturing functional, high-quality, lightweight golf bags. Sun Mountain is responsible for many industry firsts, including being the first to use backpacking technology to produce a lightweight nylon golf bag, and being the first to develop a stand bag with integral legs. In addition to golf bags, Sun Mountain is dedicated to finding the most innovative fabrics, the latest weaving processes, and the best designs to manufacture a line of performance outerwear that includes rainsuits, windshirts, fleece and the RainFlex® collection. Sun Mountain is an officially licensed supplier of outerwear to the PGA Tour, Champions Tour, Duramed Futures Tour, and Nationwide Tour. The Sun Mountain Speed Cart® is the leader of the push cart market.

Contact:
Steve Snyders
Sublime Public Relations
(406)728-4180
steve@sublimepub.com