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TEARDROP GOLF ANNOUNCES ROSTER OF 1999 STAFF
PLAYERS FOR TEARDROP, ARMOUR AND RAM

 

TearDrop fields "record number" staff players for 1999, welcomes Fred Couples to TearDrop family, presence of TearDrop, Armour, RAM brands reinforeced, moving forward across the board on tour.

TearDrop Golf Company (Nasdaq: TDRP) today announced its 1999 roster of staff players for its TearDrop Armour and RAM brands at the 1999 PGA Merchandise Show at the Orange County Convention Centre in Orlando. Rudy Slucker, CEO of TearDrop Golf, made the announcement.

" We're thrilled to field a record number of professional staff players who have chosen to paly one or more the TearDrop, Armour and RAM products", Mr Slucker said. "In a ear when the PGA Tour purses are up 30%, the sheer volume of players switching to our products is a compelling testimony to TearDrop's sophisticated but accessible technologies. So far we've signed 21 players, with more expected by the end of the PGA Merchandise Show".

"We made it a priority last year to establish the strongest Tour staff in recent memory for any of our equipment divisions, and this year we wanted to reinforce that presence".

TearDrop scored a major coup this past year in negotiating the endorsement rights to Fred Couples, who will be the key corporate spokesperson for hte TearDrop Golf Company.

TearDrop's 1999 Staff Player roster now includes Fred Couples, Tom Watson, Omar Uresti, JL Lewis, Chip Beck, Jay Delsing, Mike Brisky, Mike Standly, Tim Loustalot, Paul Tesori, Pat Fitzimmons, Paul Goydos, Eric Booker, Chris Couch and Tommy Armour III.

Also headlining the TearDrop roster are Tom Byrum, Tommy Tolles, Bradley Hughes, Joey Sindelar, Doug Towell and Steve Jones.

Staff players will play one or more of TearDrop's three product lines, TearDrop ROLL-FACE putters, Armours 845's Irons and RAM Irons and Wedges.

The TearDrop Golf Company is the world-wide manufacturer of premium putters featuring ROLL-FACE technology. TearDrop's wholly owned subsidiaires, Armour Golf and RAM Golf are two of the world's finest manufacturers of golf clubs and accessories.

Additionally, TearDrop owns the TearDrop Professional Golf Tour, one of the premier developmental golf tours in the world, which consists of 75 tournaments for aspiring professionals thoughout California, the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia, Nevada and Virginia.