Kaenon Polarized

GOLF – Northern Trust Open, Pacific Palisades, CA

The weather didn’t provide much sun last week, but Kaenon’s golfers braved the elements and thanks to the range of Kaenon performance lens tints, played through the tough weather at the famed Riviera Country Club in the Northern Trust Los Angeles Open. Robert Allenby lives in Hard Kore C50 lens, rain or shine, and battled conditions more similar to St. Andrews Scotland than to LA, as the area saw heavy rain throughout the tournament.

Kevin Stadler wearing the new Klay Matte Black G12 finished 10th. Allenby continued his streak of solid play collecting a top 30, as did Rod Pampling in Hard Kore G28 Rx.

Davis Love III wore Hard Kore G28, Nick O’Hern was in Hard Kore C28 (he frequently changes lens tints according to sun conditions), and Kevin Streelman played in Hard Kore Black G12.

The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am tees off on Thursday, February 11th in scenic Monterey, California, where Kaenon golfers will be vying for the $6,200,000 purse.

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Wearing Kaenon Polarized Sunglasses at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa—as he does every round of golf — Robert Allenby (Hard Kore Black Copper 50) beat Henrik Stenson after three holes of sudden death to take to take the South African PGA Tour’s richest tournament. Allenby is the first Australian in 29 years to win this tournament.

He started the final round two back, paired in the last grouping, and came up 18 with a one-shot lead—par, he wins.  He bogeyed 18 which forced a playoff with Stenson.

Disappointed with himself not to finish it in regulation, Allenby was determined to take the win after several close calls in 2009, and the $1.2million winner’s check.  ”I thought we were going to be there all night,” Allenby said. “But I’m proud to be the first Australian to win this title, and I knew once Henrik pushed his approach out right (on the final playoff hole), I had a chance if I could hit the green in regulation.”

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Morgan Pressel, wearing her favorite women’s sunglasses in Georgia G12 had a strong Sunday final round to finish 3rd overall at the Orena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Watch for Morgan as she plays in the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship this weekend.

GOLF – VOLVO MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP – CASARES, SPAIN
Wearing Hard Kore C50 Sunglasses, Robert Allenby cruised his way through the brackets of the Volvo Match Play Championship in Spain, last weekend, setting up the grudge match of the year against American Anthony Kim in the Semi-Finals. The winner advancing to the championship match. Allenby won the Petit-Finals giving him 3rd overall and he went undefeated wearing Hard Kore Black C50, until the semi’s.

GOLF – PRATTVILLE, AL
Sophie Gustafson continued her good play finishing 8T wearing her lucky Jetty Tobacco C28. Morgan Pressel, in Georgia, Kaenon’s best selling women’s sunglasses took top 20.

GOLF – CALGARY, CANADA
LPGA TOUR – CANADIAN WOMEN’S OPEN
Morgan Pressel, playing in Kaenon’s women’s sunglasses style, Georgia Olive Crystal, shot a final round 66 to share 2nd place in this lucrative LPGA Tour event.

GOLF – Greensboro, NC
Kevin Stadler (aka Baby Walrus), playing in Lewi Black Pearl G12, tied for the win after regulation, but lost on the 3rd playoff hole just missing his first PGA Tour victory – settling for 2nd. “I knew I was three (strokes) back and needed to do something,” Stadler said. “I thought I was just stuck in neutral and the next (leaderboard) I saw, I was only one back.”

GOLF – Evian-Les-Bains, France (Lake Geneva)
Sophie Gustafson, playing in Jetty C28 in the final round on Sunday lost in a one-hole playoff to finish second. She was tied for the lead Saturday after three rounds, where she wore Lewi Tobacco C28 – showcasing the versatility of our frames throughout the tournament. Huge crowds in this quaint town on the border of France and Switzerland is one of the largest and more respected tournaments on the LPGA schedule all season.

GOLF – TURNBERRY, SCOTLAND
Tom Watson – what a show!
John Daly, wearing Spindle S2 C50, C28 and even C12 during the varying weather of the British Open on the Scottish west coast delivered a solid Open showing he’s re-committed to his golf game and has the ability to produce quality results. John Daly finished at +4, same as Davis Love, III who will go under the Laser this week to have Lasik corrective surgery on his eyes. Robert Allenby never got anything going and neither Rod Pampling or Brian Gay made the cut.

John Daly and his girlfriend Anna, put on her own fashion show, matching her Kaenon’s to her/his daily outfit.

GOLF – AILSA COURSE AT TURNBERRY IN SCOTLAND

John Daly makes the leaderboard on Thursday, the opening day of the 138th Open Championship at Turnberry finishing up Round 1 with a solid 2 under par. Having won the British Open in 1995 at St. Andrews, John Daly gets fans amped up as we head into the weekend. Excitement will surely come from his game, which is always interesting with every shot. John’s showing how much fun he’s having by the outfits he’s adorning on course; loud, fun and creative, sort of like his golf game! What he’s taking very seriously, is his eyewear. Wearing Kaenon Polarized and the lightweight semi-rimless Spindle S2 with Copper 12 lenses, John is seeing every break and subtlety on each putt. He’s religious about his Kaenon’s and he’s playing great golf!

GOLF – Congressional Country Club Bethesda, MD

Davis Love, III playing in Hard Kore Black G28 ended up the top Kaenon player finishing 11th. While he provided solid, quality exposure all four rounds, it was Rod Pampling playing in Arlo Matte Black G12 Rx who made much noise and an attempt at victory. He played with Tiger in the final group Saturday and was still top 5 and in position to win Sunday. However, he hit the wall and shot a high number only to tumble down the leader board. British Open in 2 weeks.

GOLF – LPGA Tour Toledo, OH

Morgan Pressel, playing in Georgia Olive Crystal Fade G12 played great for the second week in a row, forcing a playoff only to lose on the first playoff hole and finish 2nd. She’s on a hot streak and wouldn’t be surprised to see her take a win sometime soon – the Women’s US Open is this week.

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It was a big win – for many reasons – for Brian Gay AND Kaenon Polarized. And it appears the golf magazines agree…Here’s last week’s Golf Week cover celebrating his victory and showcasing Kaenon.

Kaenon also had great recognition and airtime with Aaron Watkins in Hard Kore, Rod Pampling in Arlo Rx, and you’ll see below, with Morgan Pressel performing in new Georgia Olive Crystal.

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LPGA TOUR – KRAFT NABISCO CHAMPIONSHIP – 1ST MAJOR – Palm Springs, CA

Christina Kim, playing in Klemm Plum made noise for 3 days as she led or flirted with the lead at the women’s first Major Championship of the year in Palm Springs, before settling for 7th.
2007 winner Morgan Pressel played in Georgia Ivy G12.

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It’s a testament to any brand, when the product truly speaks for itself. Catching the interest of elite athletes worldwide, including many on the PGA Tour, Kaenon Polarized has quickly become a favorite with professional golfers on and off the greens, and touted by pros and ams alike as the best golfing sunglasses available.

Pairing various styles and lens tints to perfect their game, last week’s Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson, AZ hosted Davis Love, III (Hard Kore G28), Rod Pampling (Hard Kore G28 Rx), and Robert Allenby (Hard Kore C50) among others. While the competition heated up with the well hyped return of Tiger at this event, the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Riviera Maya, Mexico displayed some strong contingencies as well. Brian Gay won this tournament last year wearing Basis G12 to seal his first PGA Tour victory. This year he can be seen wearing Hard Kore Black G12, Chez Reavie swapping between Hard Kore G28 and C28, Aaron Watkins (Hard Kore Tobacco C28), Notah Begay, III has been wearing both Gauge Walnut C28 and Hard Kore Tobacco C50 and C28, and Robert Gamez in Spindle S1 G28.

Chez Reavie in Hard Kore G28

Aaron Watkins in Hard Kore Tobacco C28

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John Daly Shoots a 62 (one stroke shy of the course record at UBS Open)

John Daly took a step towards silencing his critics last week at the UBS Hong Kong Open as he shot a 62, the low round of the day and one stroke off the course record.  Amidst his recent troubles, Daly acknowledged the accomplishment, but was quick to note that it was the first part of a longer journey back to his former self.

Daly will play in next week’s Australian Open in Sydney, making it four tournaments in four weeks.

John Daly can be seen wearing Kaenon Polarized Spindle S2’s.

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Laura Diaz (Georgia and Variant V9, V8), Carin Koch (Eden, Jetty, Rhino), and Sophie Gustafson (Lewi C28) wrapped up a solid season on the Pro Tour for Kaenon’s golfers. Love won the Children’s Miracle Network Classic in Orlando, his 20th career victory, Diaz finished 3rd at the Grand China Air tourney in China and Gustafson also notched a 3rd place finish in South Korea. Robert Allenby (Kore C50) continued his climb to the top with 9 Top-10 finishes and a 20-spot leap up the worldwide rankings.