NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- KZG, the #1 Custom ProLine, is pleased to announce the "World's Top 100 ClubFitters" for 2013. Each year KZG honors 100 professionals possessing superior skill, integrity and passion for clubfitting. This is the eighth year in a row that KZG has honored the elite of the industry's clubfitters.
"Reports indicate that 92% of all golfers are still playing ill-fitting clubs, a true embarrassment for our industry" states Jennifer King, President of KZG. "Industry experts agree there are only 500 qualified professional fitters in the entire world, far too few to service the golfing public. For golfers, it is 'buyers beware' as tens of thousands claim to be professional fitters yet clearly are not qualified. The 'Top 100' List is a great place to start to assure a fitting that can guarantee true improvement in the golfer's game."
The 2013 Honorees take the time to learn about the golfer's game, goals and expectations. The Top 100 are experienced in analyzing launch monitor statistics, they understand the differences in design features and manufacturing processes and are able to select the perfect clubhead and shaft for optimum performance. Their primary goal is for the golfer to improve, not profits.
This year's honorees hail from 20 countries around the world, including 38 from the UK/Europe, 38 from the United States, 13 from Canada, 5 from Asia, 4 from Australia and 2 from South Africa. Winners range from small shops serving rural areas to large performance centers with multiple fitters and instructors. All share a passion in helping golfers.
World's Top 100 Clubfitters 2013
Australia
NSW
Jeff Mansfield
Jeff Mansfield Golf
Graeme Trew
Murwillumbah Golf Academy
Perth
Stephen Herbert
Royal Fremantle Pro Shop
Greg Ashton
Ashton Enterprises
Europe and UK
Austria
Davis Lauss
Golfclub Ottenstein
Manfred Capelli
Capelli Golf
Gerry Fiechtl
GF Clubmaking
Belgium
Vincent Willems
Golf Centrum Puurs NV
Eddy Pelgrims
Golf Fitting Studio
England
Gene Fulton
Corporate Golf Company
Nevil Bland
Brocton Hall Golf Club
Gary Mills
Hedge End Golf Centre
Matt Pearson
Performance Fitting Centre
France
Laurent Rueff
GOLforU
Arnaud Smaghe
Gard & Golf
Marc Brossard
MB Clubs
Alexandre D'Incau
Pro Clubmaker
Jean-Michel Queva
Queva Clubfitting
Olivier Chalon
C.O. Golf
Frans van Daalen
ClubFitter 73
Germany
Gerald Friz
Golf+IT
Karlheinz Palm
Nostratec Golf Service Center
Alistair Grandison
Bob and Son GmbH
Joerg von der Gathen
Club Align Golf
Richard Phillips
Golf Gleidingen
Italy
Gabriele Sorbara
Clubfitting di Gabriele Sorbara
Netherlands
Theo Erben
FATco Golfclubs
Elvin Muller
Quality Golfshop & Fittingcentrum
Henk Kroeke
Quality Golfshop & Fittingcentrum
Brian Griffiths
Golf Academy Brian Griffiths
Marcel de Jager
Golfhunter
Spain
Agustin Sanchez
Golfinteligente
Juan Carlos Diaz
Golf Planet
Sweden
John Ahlblom
Golfakademin i Uppsala AB
Johanna Pyk-Jargård
Johanna's Golfshop
Breit Olsson
Brejans AB
Marten Nord
JN Utbildining & Utveckling
Switzerland
Norbert Studer
R & L Custom Golf Clubfitting
Willi Vogt
R & L Custom Golf Clubfitting
Giuseppe Naula
Pepe's Golf Clinic
Scotland
Scott Gourlay
Craigmillar Park Golf Club
Ed Robertson
Applied Golf Technology
Canada
Alberta
Lyle Helland
Simply Golf
Rick McKenzie
Alberta Golf Works
Jordy McKenzie
Alberta Golf Works
BC
Terry Stav
Golf West
Lionel Newton
Newton's Law Golf
Paul Wammer
Camber Golf
Chris Knight
Vista Ridge Golf
Nova Scotia
Robert Spicer
RJS Custom Clubs
Ontario
Eldon Campbell
Campbells Custom Clubs
Jason Faubert
The Golfer's Academy
Rene Grandmaison
Grand Lynx Golf Centre
Don Irving
Artisan Golf Co.
Quebec
Bert Emond
Golf Price Canada
Malaysia
Alistair Guthrie
The Old Clubhouse
Philippines
Jake Ong
Custom Clubmakers Int'l
Francis Go
Custom Clubmakers Int'l
Singapore
Khee Wei Seow
Wiz Golf
So. Korea
Brian Choi
Tayoon Golf
South Africa
Warren Lake
Golf Science
Regardt van Rooyen
Golf Science
United States
Alaska
John Gose
Full Swing Golf of Alaska
California
Kyle Cullum
No Bogeys Golf
Darby Feiler
No Bogeys Golf
Mike Keener
Marc's Golf Service
Sam Goulden
Sam Goulden Golf
Colorado
Bryan "Buddy" Beem
Colorado Custom Golf
Dan Holtman
Striker Golf (Colorado Custom)
Florida
Jeff Parrot
Golf Provisions
Mel Juhl
Golf Provisions
Josh Lubbers
Josh Musselman's
Josh Musselman
Josh Musselman's
Mike Girard
Tree Tops Golf
Juan Gomez
Prestige Golf
Iowa
Chris Larson
The Clubhouse Custom Clubs
Kansas
Mike Dickerson
Golf MD
John Mitchell
Golf MD
North Carolina
Kelly York
Kelly's Custom Golf
Karl Seibel
Golf Etc Tech Studio
Curtis Eudy
Leatherman Golf Learning Center
New Hampshire
Ken Collins
Kustom Clubs Fitting Center
New Jersey
Bernie Dunn
Bernie Dunn Custom Clubs
New York
Paul Sanders
Ravenwood Golf Academy
Ohio
Dave Freed
DV Golf/Akron Golf Clubs
Bill Kumle
Rolandia Golf Center
Kirby Bolen
Golf Stix
Larry Baldridge
Mitchell Golf Equipment
Oregon
Jari Hakonen
Birdie Finish Golf
Pennsylvania
Jerry Hintze
The Clubmakers Shop
Bob Erickson
Golf Augusta
Aaron Genton
Common Sense Golfer
South Carolina
Doc Griffin
Golf Stop @ Riverside
Tennessee
Steve Kirkpatrick
Golf Rx
Texas
David Weikman
Advantage Fore Golf
Tim Brantley
The Golf Station
Neal Blanchard
The Golf Station
Robin Mcgowan
The Golf Station
Mike Nugent
Impact Golf & Racket
Virginia
Ed Teer
Ed Teer Golf Academy
An independent panel of industry experts determined the criteria necessary to be considered a top clubfitting professional. 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. a testing facility used by the major equipment manufacturers; Jennifer King, KZG's President; and Dr. Christian Reichardt, author and doctor of sports medicine and fitness.
Founded in 1994, KZG offers its equipment only through the finest retail facilities with qualified professional teachers and clubfitters on staff. KZG's program of partnering with only the top professionals to fit its award-winning equipment has catapulted KZG to a position of prominance in customized golf equipment. KZG's comprehensive selection of premium golf equipment allows the fitter to select the design features required to perfectly fit every golfer.
For more information, visit www.kzg.com or call toll free (800) 200-8800 ext. 123 or (818) 762-3495 ext. 123.
Media Contact:
Don Whitworth
Director of Marketing and PR
(t) (800) 200-8800 ext 123
(t) (818) 762-3495 ext 123
(e) dwhitworth@kzgolf.com
