by Steve Pike | Mar 5, 2026 | golf balls, golf business, Golf News, Instruction, Technology
The most-talked new product of 2026 – GENIUS – a first-of-its-kind golf ball featuring embedded electronics that capture crucial putting data – is expected to drop this summer. A big hit at the PGA Show this past January in Orlando, GENIUS Chief...
by Steve Pike | Feb 28, 2026 | Equipment, Fashion, Fitness, golf balls, golf business, Golf News, golf shoes, Instruction, shoes
In a Feb. 26 conference call with Wall Street analysts, David Maher, president/CEO of Titleist/FootJoy parent Acushnet (GOLF), said his company “is enthused’’ about the overall market, “and really led by what is happening at the golfer base, in the U.S.’’ Acushnet...
by Steve Pike | Feb 14, 2026 | Apparel, Equipment, Fashion, golf balls, golf business, golf entertainment, Golf News, Personalities
Callaway Golf’s (CALY) sale of 60 percent of Topgolf to Leonard Green & Partners, which closed this past Jan. 5 for $1.1 billion, included approximately $800 million in cash in this transaction. Callaway Golf President/CEO Chip Brewer told Wall Street analysts his...
by Steve Pike | Feb 13, 2026 | golf balls, golf business, golf entertainment, Golf News, golf shoes, Technology
As Callaway Golf (CALY) returns to “pure play,’’ it is implementing what company president/CEO Chip Brewer calls “three fundamental changes that we believe will maximize efficiency and drive long-term improvement in both our share and our margins.’’ “Pure play,’’...
by Steve Pike | Jan 23, 2026 | Equipment, golf balls, golf business, Golf News, PGA Show
The Acushnet Company’s new Titleist Velocity golf balls are now available at retail for $29.99 per dozen. The company says the ball is engineered to deliver longer distance off the tee, lower long-game spin, a more penetrating flight and reliable greenside spin,...
by Steve Pike | Jan 19, 2026 | Equipment, golf balls, golf business, Golf News, PGA Show
The Acushnet Company is beginning this week’s PGA Show Week in Orlando with the launch of the next-generation Titleist AVX golf ball. The company says the ball is reengineered to produce more greenside spin and improves short-game control while maintaining the low...
