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Check out this video to find out whether FootJoy Product Assistant Duncan McCarthy made it through Local Final Qualifying for the Open Championship. Hear all the details about the difficult course and weather conditions at West Lancashire where only one player finished under par, what equipment changes he made for the week and who he picks to win the Open.

Click here to view Part I recorded before the qualifier.

Click the image of Duncan to start the video.

We caught up with Jim while in Pinehurst, NC for the FootJoy summer Sales Meeting. Check out the video below for Jim’s thoughts on the meeting, the new 2008-2009 product line and playing Pinehurst #2, among other topics.

Click here to see the new SYNR-G shoes available in January. Click here to see the new DryJoys styles and click here to visit the website for the Pinehurst Resort.

Click on the picture above to hear the latest interview with Jim.

MyJoys now offers even more exciting and unique ways to customize your FootJoy shoes with the introduction of six limited edition calfskin leathers. While supplies last, you can customize the #1 shoe in golf using black gator, blue lizard, brown ostrich, and red, blue and lime patent leather prints.

These six new “exotic” leathers, are joined in the line by five other new leathers - grey smooth 437 (a nice mid-tone grey), blue smooth 436 (blue with purple hue), blue smooth 654 (blue with grey hue) and two new reds that are slightly brighter than the current red smooth 400 and popular in our licensed products - red smooth 187 and red smooth 200.

Go to MyJoys.com to see the full range of color and customization options!

EXOTIC CALFSKIN LEATHERS:

We’ve updated our “About” section to include images, bios and a “what’s in the bag” for some of the FJ associates you’ve met on the blog. Check it out!

FootJoy has named Billy Burke 2007 Sales Representative of the Year at its national sales meeting in Pinehurst, NC.

“FootJoy Sales Representative of the Year represents far more than just outstanding performance,” said Jim Morrison, Vice President of Sales for FootJoy. “It also recognizes the exceptional caliber of work, the personal commitment to customers and the continual pursuit of excellence. Billy’s continued dedication and leadership have made him an integral part of the success to the FootJoy Brand”

Born and raised in Sydney, OH, Billy graduated from Ohio State University where he played collegiate golf with current PGA Tour player Chris Smith. Billy caddied for “Smitty” for 2 years before joining the Acushnet Comapny in 1997. After a successful run in FootJoy Customer Service, Burke entered the field in 1998 as FJ Associate Sales Representative in Michigan/ Northern Ohio under the tutelage of Jim Buelow. Billy results working with Jim produced the opportunity to move to his own territory based in Pittsburgh, PA in 2000. The Pittsburgh territory is critical to FootJoy’s overall success as it represents some of the country’s finest green grass accounts and is the Headquarters for Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Billy’s performance reflects a widespread company commitment to providing FootJoy’s customers with best in class service and sales support that our entire Sales Team pursues in an effort constantly enhance our valued customer relationships.

When the world watches the U.S. Open this year from Torrey Pines, we want to make sure our FootJoy players stand out from the crowd. That’s why we’ve created some exclusive products for our players so they can not only fly the nation’s colors but look their best as they chase the championship. Check out the slideshow to see some sweet new FJ products that will make their debut on the first tee at Torrey Pines. You might even catch a glimpse of some products in the upcoming 2008-2009 FootJoy line…

Click here to begin the slideshow.:

[by Chris Garrett, Online Marketing Editor]

“We’re playing #2 on Thursday.” Emotions range from disbelief and excitement to nervousness, inadequacy and elation. All the legendary stories about #2 and the “turtleback” greens flood your mind as soon as you get your tee time. The U.S. Opens, the Ryder Cup, the TOUR Championships, Senior Opens, the U.S. Amateurs, the historic North/South matches, Payne’s win in 1999, epic collapses, greens rolling like asphalt. How would a 12 handicap hold up on this Donald Ross gem in the sandhills of North Carolina? [Read more →]

[by Michael Lowe, Sr. Interactive Marketing Manager]

FootJoy is truly a global brand with sales teams all over the world. I recently traveled to Australia to assist with the 2008 Australia / New Zealand sales meeting. The event was held at the Moonah Links Golf Resort in the state of Victoria. Victoria is in the southeast portion of the country and is known for lovely seaside views and wineries. It also happens to be where the Acushnet Australia headquarters is located (approximately 1 hour north of the host site). Moonah Links has two courses on site, the Open Course (designed by Aussie golf legend Peter Thomson) and the Legends Course (designed by Ross Perret). The Open Course has hosted two Australian Opens (2003, 2005) and plays annual host to the Nationwide Tour’s Moonah Classic.

There are lots of great stories from my trip, so make sure to read the full text by clicking the [Read more -->] below the slideshow.

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The FootJoy team is on location this week at the Pinehurst resort for our semi-annual brand meeting and will be bringing you updates on what’s happening this week. Not only will we give you images and information from the resort, we might also be able to give you some ideas for what to expect from the 2008-2009 FootJoy line of products.

While we hoped Wednesday would be a beautiful afternoon for golf on Pinehurst #4, about all the day was good for was field testing the new outerwear, which has been completely rebuilt from the ground up…new construction, new zippers, new material, etc. And according to the players we spoke with, the reviews were all positive. Despite driving rain and cool temps, the outerwear was greeted with rave reviews from players of all levels of ability and wetness, clearly making any day playable. Look for some sneak peeks of the outerwear and other cool new products in the coming days and check back tomorrow when we take our best shot at the Donald Ross legend…Pinehurst #2!

Check out the slideshow below from our tour of Pinehurst on Tuesday.

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This is the second installment of our interview with FootJoy President, Jim Connor. In addition to discussing innovations consumers may begin to see in FootJoy’s four key business categories (golf shoes, gloves, outerwear and socks), Jim talks about white Classics saddles and StaSof gloves, Porsche, four-putts and more.

CLICK HERE for Part 1 of Jim’s interview.

Click on the picture above to hear part 2 of Jim’s interview.

FootJoy has been manufacturing shoes for over 150 years in Brockton, Massachusetts and we recently visited the facility where Classics are made. As you might imagine, it’s a very impressive facility and process so we wanted to share some photos from the inside. We’ll give you more insight into the process down the road, so let us know if there’s something specific you want to see.

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See images from our visit to the FootJoy facility in Brockton, MA

We are all excited the new FootJoyBlog.com is up and running. One of the biggest proponents of adding this feature was Jim Connor, President of FootJoy. We will be adding periodic features with Jim and many other FootJoy staffers to give you a closer look at the brand. Enjoy!

Click on the picture above to hear Jim’s welcome message.