Kaenon Polarized

GOLF – LPGA TOUR – CVS/pharmacy LPGA CHALLENGE – Danville, CA

Sophie Gustafson Wins!
Wearing Jetty Tobacco C28for every single shot of her 20-under victory, Sophie Gustafson is a winner again, this time wire-wire by 4 shots over world #1 Lorena Ochoa at the sun-drenched CVS / pharmacy LPGA Challenge. Morgan Pressel playing in Georgia Olive Crystal G12 and Christina Kim wearing Klemm G12 tied for 9th, putting three Kaenon Polarized players in the top 10 of this LPGA Tour event held in the suburbs of the California capitol, Sacramento. The 35-year-old Swede shot a final round four-under-par 68 at Blackhawk Country Club and finished at 20-under 268 to win her first title since the 2003 Samsung World Championship. She takes home the $165,000 first prize for her fifth career tour victory. She beamed while walking across the bridge to the 18th green as she soaked up the crowd’s appreciation, even high-fiving a tournament official. Once it was official, she shared a long embrace with her caddie – allowing four days of controlled emotions finally out, texting Sunday night to say, “this was really, really cool!”

Sunday, September 27, 2009 – Playing in the Kaenon Polarized Jetty frame style with Copper 28 SR-91 polarized lenses, Sophie Gustafson led wire-wire for her first win on the LPGA Tour since 2003. Shooting a final round 68, Sophie won by 4 shots. Morgan Pressel in Georgia Olive Crystal G12 and Christina Kim playing in Klemm G12 finished tied for 9th, putting three Kaenon Polarized players in the top 10 at the CVS / Pharmacy LPGA Challenge.

Saturday, September 26, 2009 – Sophie Gustafson continues to lead the LPGA Tour stop this week in Northern California wearing Kaenon’s Jetty Tobacco C28 SR-91 polarized lenses. She’s 1 shot clear going into the weekend at the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge. Sophie shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead after the first round. After two rounds, she managed a 3-under 69 to take a one-stroke lead at 10-under 134 in the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge. Today, Sophie Gustafson shot a 3rd round 66.  She’s tied for the lead with Lorena Ochoa, six shots clear of the field at the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge going into tomorrow’s final round.  Morgan Pressel climbed into a tie for 5th wearing Kaenon’s hottest style among women’s sunglasses, Georgia in Olive Crystal with Grey 12 lenses.

AUTO RACING – INDY 500 – Indianapolis, IN
Danica Patrick, wearing Kaenon Polarized Sunglasses in the yet to be released BURNET™, started 10th and finished 3rd – locking in a career-best Indy 500 performance. With her first podium finish at the brickyard, Danica rounded out a much hype filled month of May with a respectable 3rd place! She continues to build on her celebrity (countless commercial time was filled with Danica ads promoting several products), while confirming her unmistakable driving ability with the big boys on the track at over 200mph. In addition to Danica’s racing abilities, she has a great sense of style and fashion. As a long time supporter of Kaenon Polarized, her design and fashion wisdom has inspired our designers on several color treatments and products, including the stylish Calais model and the new Tobacco Denim color in the popular Georgia. In working with her on the lens’ performance as well as frame performance and styling, she has been a part of Kaenon’s design and engineering process every step of the way. Danica alternates between her favorites and can be seen wearing CALAIS, GEORGIA, BURNY, EDEN, and KABIN accessorizing depending on activity, style and preference.

Ryan Briscoe starting on the front row led briefly and had a strong run till a strange, bad set of tires caused him to lose traction and valuable speed, having to pit to fix the problem with a new set of Firestones. He was never a factor after that.

Next up is the Milwaukee Mile, televised live this Sunday, again on ABC.

GOLF REVIEW
From the Golf Ontario/Golf Style – “In a recent study, while 79 percent of people knew that exposure to UV radiation caused skin cancer, only six percent were aware that it could also damage their eyes. Further, as a child’s eyes are not yet fully developed to adequately filter UV radiation, youngsters’ retinas may be damaged even on cloudy days. Less serious, though more common, is general eye fatigue due to the discomfort from glare, which can be caused by direct or indirect light. Glare may come directly from a light source (i.e. facing toward the sun) or be reflected via sand and water. All of which make investing in a quality pair of sunglasses, including those with lightsensitive photochromic lenses, one of your most vital equipment additions in 2009.”

“Special K” – Kaenon meshes high quality and style with its SR-91 polarized lens, combining the optical quality of the finest glass with the impact resistance and light weight of polycarbonate. Scratch resistant with exceptional glare reduction, the product is actually worn in competition by touring pros such as reigning Canadian Open champ Chez Reavie, Robert Allenby, Paul Azinger, Morgan Pressel and Carin Koch. Pictured: Hard Kore.

SURF

Jobe Ishiki had been in Cali for 4 days straight out of Kauai and wasted no time with his win in the Men’s Open Longboard Division at the WSA event in Huntington Beach last Saturday. Charging after the world titles, Jobe packed up his surfboards and moved from Hawaii to make California his home for the next 8 months. Jobe wears Burny Black G12.

Kaenon Kore Polarized Sunglasses – Review from Jason Mitchell – 2008 FeedTheHabit Gear of the Year

With a few solid years under their belts, Kaenon is pumping out the best sports-specific and stylish polarized sunglasses on the market. Compared to all other polarized lenses I’ve tried, Kaenon’s simply kick their butts. You can mountain bike, fish, ski, drive and hang out with these glasses without the typical polarized drawbacks (rainbow discoloration, “too dark” feeling, etc.).  I’ve found the Kore’s to be the perfect all-around sunglass option if you’re looking for a polarized lens.  Read the full review and check out all the top gear of the year visit: http://www.feedthehabit.com/news/2008-feedthehabit-gear-of-the-year-picks/

Kaenon Polarized has been selected for the 2008 Best of Newport Beach Award in the Sunglasses category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).