PGA TOUR Superstore To Open Its First Experiential Golf Retail Store in Alabama

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Mar 26, 2015, 09:21 ET

ATLANTA, March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- PGA TOUR Superstore today announced that it will be opening its first interactive Birmingham retail store and in doing so will usher in a new experience for golfers in Alabama. As the anchor tenant, PGA TOUR Superstore will locate its new store at 165-A Inverness Plaza Shopping Center in Birmingham.

The PGA TOUR Superstore in Birmingham is expected to open this summer and will employ more than 30 associates. The location will be staffed with PGA teaching professionals and have multiple state-of-the-art swing simulators, practice hitting bays, and a large putting green along with an in-house club making and repair facility to provide a unique, interactive experience to golf enthusiasts of all levels.

"Birmingham represents a premier market for our expansion and is an ideal place to introduce our brand," said PGA TOUR Superstore President and CEO Dick Sullivan. "Our new Birmingham store will be the largest and most interactive experiential golf store in the state of Alabama, and will also have the widest selection of brand names in equipment and apparel."

PGA TOUR Superstore is owned and operated by Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc., whose controlling owner and chairman is Arthur M. Blank, retired co-founder of The Home Depot and owner of the Atlanta Falcons.

About PGA TOUR Superstore
PGA TOUR Superstore is operated by Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc., which is headquartered in Roswell, Ga. 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, and large putting greens. There is also an in-house club making and repair facility. Along with equipment and accessories, PGA TOUR Superstore has an unmatched selection of men's, women's and juniors' apparel and footwear. For more information, visit www.pgatoursuperstore.com.

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