After undergoing a management-led buyout and a
"worldwide reorganization," U.K.-based Kangol, manufacturers
of wool berets which have "caught on with musicians and
Hollywood types," has a new U.S. president and "is set to
make a renewed push in golf," according to Mark Sullivan of
GOLFWEEK. Kangol's U.S. President Edward Sallie said that
the company will "sign a few players to promote its product
on tour, sponsor special events and invest in junior golf
programs." Kangol will also "work on growing its women's
golf business and expanding its account base" from its
current level of 1,000 shops. Kangol berets and goods have
been a hit in Hollywood the past few years, and worn by film
director Quentin Tarantino, actor Samuel L. Jackson and
models Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell (GOLFWEEK, 8/22 issue).
LEAVING LAS VEGAS: In N.Y., Mike Stachura reports that
almost everything about this year's PGA Int'l Golf Show in
Las Vegas "was decidedly low profile." Stachura writes that
many manufacturers "were disappointed in the low traffic" at
this year's show, and that there was "even the sense among
some observers that the number of major golf shows should be
limited to one or at least that a date change should be made
for future Las Vegas shows" (N.Y. TIMES, 8/27).
