Wilson also recognized that golfing was an extremely popular activity in the world and they wished to present their interesting products to the world that they felt would change the face of golfing for ever and ever. Wilson Golfing knew they wanted the backing of a pro golfer of the time to add credibility to their products, so they approached one of the very best. Gene Sarazen was the 1st golfer to become a member of the Wilson Advisory Staff and would have a 75-year relationship with the company, the longest-running contract in sports history. His career would earn him 39 PGA titles including 2 U.S.
Opens, 3 PGA Championships, a Brit Open title, and a Gurus victory on his way into the PGA Hall-Of-Fame in 1974. Over time Sarazen was joined by such golf greats as Sam Snead, Walter Hagen, Arnold Palmer, Nick Faldo, Payne Stewart, John Daly and Vijay Singh to cite a couple of the Wilson Advisory Staff over time. This sort of pro endorsement made Wilson Golfing a well-known name. Wilson golfing played an important role in taking part in the arrival of some new ideas in the game of golfing. They supplied the money backing for Patty Berg and "Babe " Didrickson Zaharias to create the new Women's PGA, now called the LPGA. Wilson Golfing assisted in the introduction of the modern time of power golf with the introduction of the Wilson Staff ball, the famous "long ball " that springs off the club face forty percent quicker than the velocity of the club head. From 1954 the Wilson Staff ball has helped win more Experts and U.S. Open Championships than any other ball. In the 1980's, Wilson Golf's Staff irons were one on Tour. The Staff Tour Blade was introduced, as well as the Staff persimmon woods with an aluminium face insert. Wilson launched another landmark golfing ball the Ultra and complicated sales far exceed any prior ball in the corporation's history. Over time, Wilson Golfing continues to front-runner the industry in club design as well as golfing ball design. They have introduced some dazzling new golfing clubs with long range balls that will increase the distance a golfer can hit the ball. Their use of nanotechnology in produce of their clubs make Wilson golfing clubs some of the lightest and most trustworthy in the golfing industry today. With 90 years in the business, they remain a power house when talking of golfing equipment and supplies.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
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