PGA TOUR Superstore Continues to Expand

Delray Beach Store Set to Open this Fall

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Aug 09, 2011, 10:13 ET

ROSWELL, Ga., Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of opening its Denver store in May, PGA TOUR Superstore today announced it is bringing the ultimate golf and tennis shopping experience to Palm Beach County, FL, with the opening of a 50,000 square-foot superstore in Delray Beach. The store will be located in the Delray Crossing Shopping Center at 1060 Linton Boulevard, and is anticipated to open in November 2011.

"We're looking forward to bringing our stores' products, services and expertise to golfers in the Delray Beach area," PGA TOUR Superstore President & CEO Dick Sullivan said. "Our new customers will quickly see that we are equipped to serve a broad range of golfers, with an emphasis on offering golf's best brands, fitting products to each customer's unique needs, and providing the broadest array of golf services. In a nutshell, we make it easy to get in, and stay in, the game."

The Delray Beach store is PGA TOUR Superstore's 12th location. The company currently has three stores in metro Atlanta; two each in Dallas, Myrtle Beach and Phoenix; one in Naples; and recently opened a store in Denver. The stores are owned and operated by Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc., whose controlling owner and chairman is Arthur M. Blank, retired Home Depot co-founder and owner of the Atlanta Falcons.

"We're looking forward to serving new customers in the Delray Beach area," Blank noted. "Our products, services and knowledgeable associates are the best in the industry, and we promise our new customers a great experience in an inviting environment."

Inside PGA TOUR Superstore, Delray Beach customers will find the best golf brands in the industry, including Titleist, TaylorMade, Callaway, PING, Nike, Cobra, adidas, Cleveland, Srixon, Adams, Mizuno, FootJoy and Bridgestone. In addition, the store will carry a broad array of men's and women's golf apparel; a large selection of junior golf products; and a compelling assortment of tennis and fitness apparel, as well as tennis equipment and shoes, featuring Wilson, Prince, Nike, Babolat, adidas, Under Armour and more.

The store will also provide a number of high-quality in-store services, including personalized golf lessons and group clinics by golf professionals; club and ball fittings; and club regripping and reshafting. The store experience includes performance practice bays, hi-tech fitting and lesson simulators and a 2,000 square-foot putting green, as well as an on-site tennis demo area and racquet restringing.

About PGA TOUR Superstore:

PGA TOUR Superstore is operated by Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc., headquartered in Roswell, GA and a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMB Group, LLC.

As the PGA TOUR's exclusive off-course/off-airport retail partner, PGA TOUR Superstore provides customers with access to the same technology and expertise that card-carrying TOUR Pros use each week in the TOUR Vans that accompany them. All stores are staffed with teaching professionals and have multiple state-of-the-art swing simulators, practice hitting bays, a putting green, and a chipping area. There is also an in-house club making and repair facility. Many stores are equipped with a full-size tennis court and a tennis professional on staff for lessons and clinics.

Along with equipment and accessories, PGA TOUR Superstore has an unmatched selection of men's, women's and juniors' apparel and footwear for golf, tennis and fitness.

For more information, visit www.pgatoursuperstore.com.

About the PGA TOUR:

The PGA TOUR is the world's premier membership organization for touring professional golfers, co-sanctioning more than 100 tournaments on the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour.

The PGA TOUR's mission is to entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back, generate significant charitable and economic impact in communities in which it plays, and provide financial opportunities for TOUR players.

In 2011, the three Tours collectively have tournaments in 29 states and in 12 countries and territories outside of the United States. PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to nearly 600 million households in 225 countries and territories in 30 languages.

Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations to maximize charitable giving. In 2010, tournaments on the three Tours generated $120 million for local charitable organizations, bringing the TOUR's all-time total of charitable contributions to more than $1.6 billion.

The PGA TOUR's web site is www.PGATOUR.com, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

PGA TOUR Superstore Contact: Brittany Rowe, 678.987.7982 or [email protected]

PGA TOUR Contact: Chris Smith, 904.273.3379 or [email protected]

SOURCE PGA TOUR Superstore