Wilson to sponsor RI's junior golfers

Wilson to sponsor RI's junior golfers

JAKARTA (JP): International sports manufacturer Wilson plans
to sponsor Indonesian junior golfers' training and competition in
various tournaments, Paul Gibbons, Wilson's golf marketing
director for Asia Pacific said on Tuesday.

Gibbons said the company was now considering supporting two
junior golfers, with ages of between 15 and 16 years old. He said
the company would provide the players with sports equipment from
Wilson.

"If they play well in competitions, we will sign a contract
with them," he said after launching a new golf club, ball and
custom fitting system service at the Prestasi Golf Andalan
driving range at the Sudirman Business Center on Jl. Sudirman on
Tuesday.

The golf club, called "fat shaft iron", has a hyper-carbon
shaft with a larger than normal diameter to enable a more
accurate swing, he said. The company had cooperated with tire
manufacturer Goodyear to produce the ball, called the "smart
core", which was responsive to any strikes, he added.

The "fat shaft custom fitting system" is a service given to
golfers to adjust their fat shaft iron clubs to their type of
play. The service is provided at several Golf House outlets,
including those in Plaza Senayan and Sogo Plaza Indonesia, both
in Central Jakarta. (ivy)