LOS ANGELES – College Golf Experience (CGX), the leading educational golf camp company exclusively endorsed by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), is proud to announce a new partnership with Original Penguin, the renowned lifestyle brand recognized for its timeless style and contemporary flair. Every player at upcoming CGX Top25 boys and girls camps will receive two Original Penguin polo shirts, an outerwear item, and a hat, with scripted daily outfits, just like college golfers and professionals.
“Original Penguin is thrilled to partner with College Golf Experience and provide our iconic apparel to the next generation of players,” stated Brad Holder, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Perry Ellis International. “This collaboration is a perfect fit, as we continue to blend style, performance, and tradition in a way that resonates with aspiring athletes. We look forward to supporting these young golfers on their journey, both on and off the course.”
This partnership will debut at CGX’s Top25 DI Boys Exposure Camp (East) and Top25 DI Girls Exposure Camp (East) on November 9-10 at the Château Élan Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Players and their parents will gain exposure to and learn from college coaches leading teams ranked in the Top25 within the last year. The Men’s roster will include: Jordan Byrd, Clemson; Rob Bradley, South Carolina; Ryan Blagg, Louisville; Ruben Sondjaja, Illinois; Forrest Schultz, Alabama; Brandon Wilkins, SMU; and Evan Smith, Georgia Tech. The Women’s roster will include: Amy Bond, Florida State; Aimee Neff, North Carolina; Kelley Hester, Clemson; Jay Goble, Baylor; Erika Brennan, Georgia; and Lisa Strom, Ohio State.
At Top25 Camps players and their parents experience all things college golf including one-on-one engagement with coaches, education seminars on college golf and the recruiting process along with open Q&A sessions, and college golf practice sessions featuring drills coaches use with their teams, skill development and challenges. Junior golfers will also receive on-course coach engagement and course management and strategy lessons during guided college golf practice and tournament rounds, all while experiencing real-time evaluation and personalized feedback from coaches to help them on their path to finding the right collegiate program fit.
“It’s important to our team that CGX campers, for these two days, experience what it feels like to be in a college golf program, from the practice to the coach interactions, to playing and practicing on course like a full-fledged college golfer. Scripted apparel is a winning touch that we want these players to experience,” said CGX Founder and CEO Joshua Jacobs. “Original Penguin resonates with young players in a classic yet fun and daring way. We think CGX golfers are going to love wearing this time-tested and excitingly fashion-forward apparel.”
To reserve a spot at the Top25 Camp, or for more information on future dates and locations, visit collegegolfx.com/camps/.
About An Original Penguin by Munsingwear
In 1955, Minneapolis-based Munsingwear – an underwear and military supply company – ironically became the touchstone of suburban sport with the introduction of the first iconic golf shirt to America – an ORIGINAL PENGUIN. Known for its unique, humorous and detail-oriented clothing, Original Penguin offers a full range of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, accessories and Original Penguin is present in North, Central and South Americas, Europe as well as India and the Philippines. There are over 1,250 points of sale, more than 99 Original Penguin stores worldwide and two dedicated e-commerce websites: www.originalpenguin.com and www.originalpenguin.co.uk.
About Perry Ellis International
Perry Ellis International, Inc. is a leading designer, distributor, and licensor of a broad line of high quality men’s and women’s apparel, accessories, and fragrances. The company’s collection of dress and casual shirts, golf sportswear, sweaters, dress pants, casual pants and shorts, jeans wear, active wear, dresses, and men’s and women’s swimwear is available through all major levels of retail distribution. The company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns a portfolio of nationally and internationally recognized brands, including: Perry Ellis®, An Original Penguin by Munsingwear®, Laundry by Shelli Segal®, Rafaella®, Cubavera®, Ben Hogan®, Savane®, Grand Slam®, John Henry®, Manhattan®, Axist® and Farah®. The company enhances its roster of brands by licensing trademarks from third parties, including: Nike® for swimwear, and Callaway®, PGA TOUR®, and Jack Nicklaus® for golf apparel. Additional information on the company is available at www.pery.com.
ABOUT COLLEGE GOLF EXPERIENCE College Golf Experience (CGX), established in 2021 with a first-of-its-kind endorsement from the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), empowers college coaches to showcase their programs via camps and other unique experiences while providing junior golfers unprecedented access to college coaches. CGX is committed to building value for college coaches and creating unique and transformational opportunities for youth athletes at all stages of development, with an emphasis on aspiring collegiate student-athletes. CGX camps include informative seminars for juniors and their parents, instruction, skills contests and simulated collegiate golf practice round and tournament experiences. The curriculum was created in tandem with the GCAA and its member coaches. CGX was founded by golf industry leader Joshua Jacobs, also the founder and CEO of TGA Premier Golf, a leading provider of introductory and recreational based programs. Learn more at www.collegegolfx.com. Follow @CollegeGolfX on Twitter and Instagram.
