OCEAN ISLE, NC, May 9, 2005 - Evolve Golf today announced that its Tour-proven epoch golf tee has been chosen by The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) to become the "official golf tee" of the association. The AJGA will exclusively provide epoch tees at all remaining 2005 events.
The announcement further validates the emergence of Evolve Golf and its innovative epoch tee which has been adopted by more than 300 professionals on the PGA, LPGA, Champions and Nationwide Tours.
"We believe the epoch provides superior performance durability and cost-efficiency over wood tees, said AJGA executive vice president of development Jason Etzen. "In addition its biodegradability sends a positive message to our athletes, fans and golf courses where we compete."
The I.R.I Arizona National Mixed Team Championship marked the first AJGA event that the biodegradable epoch tees were exclusively used.
"The AJGA falls in line with our mandate to be an authentic golf brand as it embodies the tradition and core values of the game," said Evolve Golf CEO B.J. Maloy. "Its members are the future ambassadors of the game and we believe this is a perfect fit for our product and brand."
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501©(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA, the largest Association of its kind, has a junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and 30 foreign countries.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 200 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 280 wins. AJGA alumni include Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Davis Love III, Mike Weir, Charles Howell III, Jim Furyk, Dottie Pepper, Grace Park, Cristie Kerr and Beth Bauer. For more information, please contact Tonya Oskarson (toskarson@ajga.org) in the AJGA Development Department at (770) 868-4200 or visit the AJGA Web site at ajga.org.
Evolve Golf, based in Ocean Isle, NC is the manufacturer of the No. 1 Performance Golf Tee on Tour. Two years of R&D developing advances in biotechnology material science and surface geometry produced a biodegradable tee that significantly outperforms the wood tee. Their epoch product line will be featured as the preferred tee for play at hundreds of premium golf clubs nationwide. For sales and distribution information please contact Evolve Golf at 866-575-8268 or visit www.evolvegolf.com.
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