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NEWS

Gogie Girl hits airwaves

Gogie Girl is featured on CBS Sports’ “On the Tee” that aired on May 4. The nationally-televised one-hour show featured hot new products from the 2008 PGA Merchandise Show.

BRIEFLY

Puma signs 24-year-old Jeff Overton to an endorsement agreement. Overton will kick off his new relationship at The Players Championship, wearing Puma’s new performance shoe, the Swing GTX, in the exclusive chrome colorway. ... Apparel company Nivo-Sport reports that it is a sponsor of Mo Martin, who won the Duramed Futures Tour’s El Paso Golf Classic. ... Precept reports that Paula Creamer played its Precept Pink Lady iQ 180 golf ball en route to winning the SemGroup Championship.

FEATURE

StyleWatch

By Janice Ferguson
GPA Correspondent

Soon the warm dog days of summer will be upon us. With that in mind, here are some quick tips for where to golf and what to wear on those sun-drenched days. 

• Waiting for the Euro/dollar exchange rate to improve or gasoline prices to fall before planning that next vacation? Since it never hurts to “just look,” log on to www.bestofgolfandski.com, and find information on nearly 27,000 golf courses, 8,000 four- and five-star hotels, 1,900 gourmet restaurants, shops, casinos, and spa facilities in 106 countries. The urge to splurge may be too difficult to resist.

Best of Golf & Ski members can view 360-degree panorama pictures on its website, creating a virtual walk through a chosen hotel or particular course fairway. An integrated GPS function provides current weather conditions, in addition to distances to and from activities.

Trips can be directly on the site, including flight, car rental and even tee times. Now if the site could just pack the suitcase.

• When you think of ceramic, it’s generally associated with a favorite vase or trivet your kids made for you in school.

Well, think again because Nivo Sport is featuring a revolutionary sport material in its women’s polos called Sunpaque. The polos are made using high-density ceramics that are in the core of the polyester filament.

Sunpaque effectively blocks out harmful UV rays to protect against sunburn, while at the same time, reflects heat-causing infrared rays that prevent the interior temperature from rising. The bottom line is you stay cooler, and since you’re less likely to perspire, you don’t get the “see-through” look from sweat stains experienced with regular polyesters.

Due to the large quantity of ceramic in its filaments, Sunpaque has a powdery feel and soft, graceful drape on the body. Browse the Sunpaque polos and entire apparel collection at www.nivosport.com.

• Here’s a cool place to e-shop — www.blind9golf.com. The site recently expanded its product inventory. It also offers a wide selection of golf equipment, apparel and accessories for men, women and juniors featuring brands such as Adams Golf, Bridgestone, Puma, Mizuno, Nickent, Ogio, TaylorMade, Sun Mountain, Verdina, Lija, Kangol, SkyCaddie, Precept, Wilson Staff, Tour Edge, Heavy Putters and more.

Established in 2006 with headquarters and a retail location in Monrovia, Calif., Blind 9 Golf is a shopper’s paradise for golf enthusiasts of all skill levels.

• Have you heard of SearchMe.com yet? This search engine is apparently giving Google a bit of a run, and it should. The visual display gives it an i-phone look, and allows you to view web pages pertaining to your search topic before clicking and getting redirected to a site. Give it a try the next time you’re searching for anything and everything golf.