OCEAN ISLE, N.C. -- Evolve Golf - maker of the #1 performance tee on the PGA Tour - today announces CEO and Founder, BJ Maloy, has been selected by Golf Magazine as one of the industry's top-10 innovators for 2008.
In Golf Magazine's December 2008 issue, editors selected 10 nominees/organizations that have elevated the game of golf through research and ideas, dedication and community involvement. Hundreds of industry pioneers were nominated for the prestigious award which was broken down into ten categories.
Maloy was named the industry's "Entrepreneur" and joins Arnold Palmer, the PGA Tour Wives Association and several others as "People Who Make a Difference." After negative experiences with wooden tees, Maloy believed there was a market for an environmentally friendly version which could also enhance play and thus created the world's only sustainable performance tee, the Epoch.
"For a hundred years there were no significant improvements to the traditional wooden tee," says BJ Maloy, Evolve Golf Founder and CEO. "It's always a challenge to get golfers to try something outside the accepted 'norm,' and the Epoch has opened the eyes of professionals and amateurs alike. We will continue researching and creating tees that will not just enhance the user's golf game but also benefit the environment."
Epoch tees are crafted from renewable and recycled materials and are several times more durable than their wooden counterparts. The Epoch has been scientifically proven via a series of rigorous independent robotic tests combined with extensive player testing to provide improvements of up to 12 yards distance and 9 yards accuracy.
A part of 108 major Tour wins - including 34 PGA Tour victories - since its 2004 debut, Epoch is the only performance tee with radius posts that span the width of a golf ball dimple. This unique feature creates the lowest coefficient of friction of any tee, eliminating deflection at impact and increasing ball speed and control off the tee.
The aesthetic advantages of Epoch have been embraced by a growing and substantial number of world class facilities who have begun replacing wooden tees with Evolve's environmentally friendly offerings.
About Evolve Golf
Evolve Golf is the leading manufacturer of sustainable performance golf tees. Available at more than 2,200 marquee private clubs, daily-fee facilities, off-course and online retailers worldwide -- including Edwin Watts, Golf Galaxy, Golfsmith, and TGW.com -- Evolve Golf first developed a breakthrough prototype in late 2003. Its Epoch performance tee was launched on the PGA Tour in 2004 and quickly gained a devoted following.
For more information please visit: www.evolvegolf.com or call 866.614.3158
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