Feel Golf Tour Rep Reports from PGA Championship

PGA Championship, Tulsa, OK
Welcome golf fans this is Jeff Dill reporting to you from Southern Hills in Tulsa, OK site of the PGA Championship. Wow, I thought it was hot in Akron, which it was, but I’m cooked like a lobster after 3 beautiful days at Southern Hills.

This is a totally different format than regular PGA events. Manufacturer reps such as yours truly, are not allowed to approach players unless asked too; in addition we are not allowed to put our bags out on the driving range or practice greens. I did make some progress especially when it comes to the player’s coaches. I would strike up conversations regarding our wedges and new Full Release grips and by the strangest luck I would happen to be carrying a wedge and grip with me! Players I spoke with included Bart Bryant, Steve Sticker, John Senden, Toru Tahgiti, Wen Chong Liang and Y E Yang. As I mentioned in my previous report regarding Steve Stricker I did leave 2 grips for him. He thanked me and would try them on some wedges next week.

I would also show the massive crowds that stood around the practice areas and tell them about our products. On Monday alone the crowd estimate was over 35,000. It was even bigger on Tuesday and Wednesday. These knowledgeable fans were impressed with the Full Release grips. I estimate I handed out over 100 cards with our website for fans to look at.

I met John Kim from PGA.com. He wrote a nice article on us this past week. We looked at wedges and grips and he expressed to me again how impressed he was with our products. I handed out some grips to Ian Triggs who is a top golf instructor from Australia. He was working with John Senden this week but has several other players including LPGA members like Karri Webb. He was very interested in our grips and knew of our wedges from past years. He liked the look and feel of them. He will be promoting our new Tour line grips down under!

I also gave a couple of grips to Marius Filmalter, another top instructor, who works with players like Hunter Mahan and Fred Funk just to name a few. So even though our abilities as reps to get to players were limited I believe I found some good success by talking to their coaches.

Until next time take care and keep them in the fairway!