Jan 19, 2010 Golf World Recognizes PGA TOUR Shops for 15th Consecutive Year
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January 18, 2010
Golf
World Recognizes PGA TOUR Shops for 15th
Consecutive Year
13 Shops Named to 100 Best Golf Shops
List
Atlanta, GA – January
18, 2010 – Golf World
Magazine has once again named select PGA TOUR
Shops, operated by The Paradies Shops, to its list of 100 Best Golf Shops for a
record 15th consecutive year. The 2009 edition of the list features
13 PGA TOUR Shops, including seven repeat honorees (*denotes repeat winners).
Cincinnati/Northern
KentuckyInternationalAirport
Dallas/Ft.Worth International Airport*
DetroitMetropolitanWayneCountyAirport*
SouthwestFloridaInternationalAirport -
Ft.Myers*
George Bush
Houston
Intercontinental Airport
JacksonvilleInternationalAirport*
McCarranInternationalAirport –
Las Vegas*
Memphis/Shelby International Airport
Palm
SpringsInternationalAirport
PhoenixSkyHarborInternationalAirport*
Reno/Tahoe International Airport*
SacramentoInternationalAirport
Lambert-St.LouisInternationalAirport
The 25th annual
100 Best Golf Shops list is compiled by Golf
World editors and contributors, judging on and off-course shops on revenue,
shop layout, and success of promotions and initiatives within the last year.
“For nearly 20 years, The
Paradies Shops has proudly partnered with the PGA TOUR to offer the traveling
public impressive stores with an exciting merchandise selection, always with
the Best Price Guarantee,” said Gregg Paradies, president and CEO of The
Paradies Shops. "To have 13 PGA TOUR Shops named to this list is truly an
outstanding accomplishment, and is a testament to our associates’ dedication to
award-winning customer service."
“Year after
year, the outstanding professionals at Paradies continue to demonstrate that
they are clearly in a class by themselves in the airport retailing channel,”
said Tim Hawes, PGA TOUR Senior Vice President, Retail Licensing. “Their
uncompromising commitment to excellence is once again exhibited by this
collection of PGA TOUR Shop awards.We
are proud to be in partnership with such an outstanding organization.”
About 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 2010, the three Tours
collectively have tournaments in 34 states and in 12 countries outside of the
U.S. PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to nearly 600 million households in 231
countries and 30 languages.
Virtually all tournaments are
organized as nonprofit organizations in order to maximize charitable giving. In
2009, tournaments on the three
Tours
generated nearly $109 million for local charitable organizations, bringing the
TOUR’s all-time total of charitable contributions to nearly $1.5 billion.
The PGA TOUR's web site is PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf, and the
company is headquartered in
Ponte
Vedra Beach,
FL.
About Golf
World
Golf World
magazine is the “best weekly news magazine of golf” and is published by Golf Digest. The magazine provides
in-depth coverage and access to all the pros, as well as comprehensive stats
and analysis for the PGA TOUR, LPGA, Champions Tour, Nationwide Tour and
International Tours.
Named Best Airport Retailer for the past 15 consecutive years by Airport Revenue News, The Paradies Shops was established in 1960. A family-owned business, The Paradies Shops operates over 500 stores in more than 70 markets across the United States and Canada. With extensive experience in operating both local and national brands, to include CNBC News, PGA TOUR Shops, Brooks Brothers, Brighton Collectibles, Harley-Davidson, and The New York Times Bookstores, The Paradies Shops maintains a substantial presence as one of the largest airport retailers. For more information, please visit www.theparadiesshops.com.
