Cleveland Golf

Cleveland Golf is owned by SRI Sports Limited, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd., specializing in golf equipment. Based in Huntington Beach, California, Cleveland Golf began as a company known for producing replicas of classic golf clubs.

Cleveland Golf
TypeSubsidiary
IndustrySports equipment
GenreGolf
Founded1979 (1979)
FounderRoger Cleveland
Headquarters
Huntington Beach, California
,
U.S.
ProductsGolf clubs
Number of employees
350+
ParentSumitomo Rubber Industries
Websiteclevelandgolf.com

The company was founded as the Cleveland Classics by Roger Cleveland in 1979.

In 1990, ski equipment manufacturer Skis Rossignol purchased the company, and the name was changed to Cleveland Golf. Sales continued to grow with clubs such as VAS woods and irons. Later in the decade, Tour Action irons and QuadPro woods were introduced with more classic designs.

Quiksilver, Inc. purchased the assets of Rossignol in 2005 and operated Cleveland Golf until December 2007. At that point Dunlop Sport purchased Cleveland Golf. Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd. owns and operates several brands around the world which combine to make it the No. 1 golf club brand and No. 2 golf ball brand in Japan and have a major presence in Europe and North America. In addition to its North America headquarters in Huntington Beach, California, Cleveland Golf has three international affiliates located in Japan, Europe and Canada, as well as 26 worldwide distributors.

The company was the first to market wedges with multiple bounce options on the sole and individually mill grooves into wedge faces.[1] Cleveland was the first major manufacturer to produce a 460cc driver – the Launcher 460, in 2003[2] – and a geometrically shaped driver – the HiBore, in 2006.

Sponsorships

Cleveland has maintained endorsement deals with many professional golfers playing on the leading tours, including Keegan Bradley, Graeme McDowell, Shane Lowry and Brooks Koepka.[3]

References
  1. Wood, Don. "A Study That Changed the Way Golfers Think About Wedges". Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. "2017 Cleveland Launcher HB Driver | Cleveland Launcher". Just Say Golf. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Brooks Koepka signs with Srixon and Cleveland". GolfReviewsGuide.com. 22 November 2021.
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