TRUE linkswear Launches New ‘Tour Collection’ for Prime Golf Season

Featuring Five New Items Bringing Tour-Level Quality to Golfers’ Feet and Wardrobes

Peak golf season is here, and TRUE linkswear (TRUE) is launching the new “Tour Collection” featuring the highlyanticipated LUX Tour and OG Tour golf shoes, the premium LUX Tour Polo Tour Logo Edition and midweight Quarter Zip Tour Logo Edition, and the breathable LUX Tech Tour 5-Panel Hat, providing golfers with high-performance, stylish options for the golf season.

“The Tour Collection was tailored around the needs of our Tour staff,” says TRUE CEO Jason Moore. “Through feedback from players like Joel Dahmen, Mark Hubbard and Chris Kirk we’ve been able to continue to elevate the premium nature of our footwear and apparel via countless upgrades and aesthetic improvements. The Tour Collection is our take on the fit, performance and style of a modern Tour player.”

The Tour Collection lineup: LUX Tour

The LUX Tour is TRUE’s take on the modern performance golf shoe designed to the rigorous standards of its PGA TOUR staff, including co-founder Ryan Moore, Joel Dahmen and Chris Kirk. Building on the legacy of the LUX Pro, it boasts subtle-yet-significant improvements to style, quality, fit and function. LUX Tour includes the Achilles heel pad and TPU heel stabilizer for a more stable fit and features the allnew TRUE® Tour Signature Top Grain Napa Leather. Comfortable enough for TRUE’s Tour players to wear right out of the box. Updates to the WANDERLUX® midsole compound and insert give it the best feel, grip and lateral stability to date. The upgraded metal logo and exotic genuine leather accents elevate LUX Tour’s luxury aesthetic.

OG Tour

The OG Tour combines the iconic TRUE Original with all-new premium construction built to the rigorous performance standards of TRUE’s PGA Tour staff. Building on the TRUE Original legacy, the OG Tour delivers a distinctive minimalist fit, wide toe box and zero drop experience.

With its minimalist design and maximum comfort, the LUX Tour Polo is created via Super Natural Materials offering unrivaled performance and a modern aesthetic transcending seamlessly to the golf course. The athletic modern cut is perfect on or off the links as the polo drapes naturally for a casualyet-tailored fit. The ultra-premium LUX Tour Polo blend features a sustainable mix of industry-leading Tencel® (45%), REPREVE® Recycled Polyester (50%) and Spandex (5%) for maximum comfort and movement. It also includes

Naturally enhancing comfort and engineered for walking, it generates more surface contact than any golf shoe, keeping golfers connected to the earth with ideal balance and traction. A flexible, ergonomically designed sole eliminates all inhibitions between golfers and the turf. Now featuring TRUE’s all-new TRUE® Tour Signature Top Grain Napa Leather, the OG Tour offers an upgraded metal logo and exotic genuine leather accents to elevate the luxury aesthetic.

LUX Tour Polo

TRUE’s high visibility logo on the front left chest along with the fan-favorite Dead Golfer on the left sleeve.

LUX Tour Quarter Zip

The LUX Tour Quarter Zip is the optimal mid-weight layering piece for the active and competitive golfer, built using Super Natural Materials delivering unreal performance, a premium look and feel, and next-level sustainability. This Quarter Zip is the perfect “allseason” weight to keep golfers feeling good during their pursuits on and off the course. The premium Frenchterry blend features a sustainable mix of industry-leading Tencel® (43%),

Recycled Polyester (50%) and Spandex (7%) for maximum comfort and movement. It includes TRUE’s high visibility logo on the front left chest along with the Dead Golfer on the left sleeve.

LUX Tech Tour 5-Panel Hat

TRUE’s premium performance “take” on the 5-panel hat, the LUX Tech Tour 5-Panel Hat sports a brushed, broken-in coastal feel with a modern design and “stealth” detailing. The breathable foam front, laser perforated back, athletic sweatband and moisture-wicking shell will keep golfers cool and dry. Featuring TRUE’s new Tour tone-ontone logo vinyl application on the front along with an embroidered Tour design underneath, TRUE fans can rock the hat the TRUE pros are wearing this season.

For more information on the Tour Collection and other TRUE products, visit www.truelinkswear.com.

About TRUE linkswear

TRUE crafts naturally comfortable gear ready to perform from the links to the streets. As a collective, we aim to inspire each other to achieve camaraderie, wellness and purpose in the pursuit of par. We’re a group of family and friends dedicated to sharing our passion and excitement for footwear and the game of golf with like-minded players.

Born amid the rugged golf landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, we use only the finest and responsibly-sourced materials to protect golfers from the elements and help them #enjoythewalk.

In keeping with its global ethos, TRUE’s current footwear portfolio includes five core designs focused on sustainability, performance and comfort with a modern, minimalist aesthetic appealing to professional golfers, dedicated amateurs, avid recreational players and new golfers alike. Several TRUE models, like the recently released All Day Ripstop, are crafted almost entirely from recycled materials.

TRUE Story:

A couple of brothers grew up playing and working around their family driving range. Golfing since they could walk, they ended up experiencing nearly every level of competition, sub-culture and nuance that is golf - one eventually arriving on TOUR, the other traveling along as his caddie. Exploring the world, walking the fairways of major championships together for years, there was just one thing they just couldn’t find - a golf shoe they actually enjoyed wearing. Born out of selfish ideation, TRUE set out on a mission to create a comfortable, game-changing golf shoe that are so good, you might just want to wear them everywhere.

13th Annual Babe Zaharias High School Jr. Golf Awards Winners

The 2023 winners of the Babe Zaharias High School Junior Golf Awards are announced at the annual banquet honoring high school golfers in Southeast Texas.

The prestigious annual awards banquet recognizes the area’s top high school golfers, team leaders, underclassmen, and high school golf coaches for the 2022-2023 school and competition year. This year’s banquet at 5 Under Golf Center in Beaumont includes a dinner and a presentation from keynote speaker, Brian White of the Houston Astros Golf Foundation.

Austin Williams, Babe Zaharias Foundation Board Member and Director of South Texas PGA Jr. Golf–BeaumontMetro, says the awards banquet is a time of celebration for all honorees, coaches, families, and community.

“The awards banquet is such a special night, and everyone gets to share in the celebration. The future of Southeast Texas golf is bright with this group,

The winners announced:

Girls Player of the Year

Hallie Westfall - Hardin-Jefferson

Girls Character Award

TIE

Saylor Moreaux - Bridge City

Annabel Cardenas - Kelly HS

Girls Underclassmen Player of theYear

Tatum Bean - Port Neches-Groves

Girls Underclassmen Character Award

Peyton Hidalgo - Hardin Jefferson and we hope they know that all of the Golden Triangle is behind them. The inspiring speech from Mr. Brian White is going to be with this group for a long, long time.”

About the Babe Zaharias High School Junior Golf Awards

Former PN-G coach, Jerry Honza, originally pitched the idea to the late W.L. Pate, Jr. (longtime chairman of the Zaharias Foundation) many years ago and the partnership began under the name of Babe Zaharias Junior Golf

Boys Player of the Year

TIE

Lincoln Parks - Orangefield

Xander Parks - Orangefield

Boys Character Award

Preston Deserrano - Nederland

Boys Underclassmen Player of theYear

Julian Mathews - Kelly HS

Boys Underclassmen Character Award

Drake Andrepont - Hardin-Jefferson

Awards. After Pate’s passing in recent years, Austin Williams has taken the reins of the awards at 5 Under and each year has seen increased involvement and participation. Past speakers include former Lamar golfers such as PGA Pro, Chris Stroud, and 2-time champ on the Nike Tour, Kelly Gibson, along with Pulitzer Prize winner, Don Van Natta, 1983 PGA Player of the Year and PGA Championship Winner, Hal Sutton, and Port Arthur legendary golfer, Marty Fleckman, among others.

About 5 Under

5 Under Golf Center is the awardwinning home of golf and game play, golf lessons, events, restaurant, and more as Beaumont’s premier sports and entertainment venue. Featuring both Topgolf Swing Suites & outdoor Toptracer Range, 5 Under combines all that golf has to offer with variety and accessibility for all ages and skill levels since 2019.

The Covey At Big Easy Ranch uses top combination as Texas’ Next Great Championship Course

The newly opened championship course, The Covey at Big Easy Ranch, has the golfing combination of a stunning natural site, a talented Lone Star architect and a passionate owner who all came together to produce Texas’ next great golf course between Houston and Austin.

Following the successful Grand Opening for members, guests and key media across the State of Texas, which drew rave reviews, the championship course, along with the par 3, is open for members and their invited guests.

The par 72 course, which can play as long as 7,511 yards from the back tees, opened earlier this spring. It is the latest sporting addition to the 2,000 acre Big Easy Ranch just outside of Columbus, Texas, but architect Chet Williams said it could be one of the best.

“Big Easy Ranch is home to The Covey and is one of the best properties I have been able to work on. It was blessed with many attractive natural features, and I believe we took the utmost advantage of all of them,” he said.

Williams had earlier designed a nine hole par 3 course for visionary owner Billy Brown, a Louisiana native who fell in love with the native Texas property. Brown asked Williams to complete a championship layout as well.

“I told Chet exactly what I had in mind and he created something spectacular,” said Brown. “His skills and imagination are tremendous.”

Big Easy Ranch has proven pretty tremendous itself as it covers a vast stretch of tree lined, water-filled rolling Texas land. It already offered exotic hunting, fishing, overnight lodging, a new amphitheater, and casual fine dining.

In fact, of the 2,000 acres which make up Big Easy Ranch, only 250 are used for golf, but that was enough to produce a masterstroke of green grass engineering.

“I am most proud of the variety of golf holes at The Covey. There are no two holes that are remotely similar, yet they still hold together as a cohesive group,’” Williams said.

In fact, each of the holes are named for the term which best describes their design. From Inspiration on the par 4 first hole to Deer Run and Wind Engine on holes three and four, and Quail Ridge on the 13th. Oak Point on the 16th and Tranquility on the closing par 5 18th hole challenge the best. Water runs through the property in several key locations including a huge lake to the right of the 18th hole.

The Eagle’s Nest is a two story halfway house behind the 9th green boasting 360 degree views of the ranch and golf courses. Currently under construction, the Eagle’s Nest will have a grill and bar and other unique amenities for those who play The Covey.

The course can play 7,511 yards back from the championship tees, including a 641-yard par 5 18th hole, to 6,000 from the forward markers.

Practice facilities include a 9-acre driving range, 3-acre short game area, and a practice green located in walking distance to The Golf Academy and fully stocked pro shop. Future plans include an additional full service clubhouse with indoor and outdoor dining, bar, lounge area, locker rooms, and wine cellar.

Already, the reaction from members and guests who have played it has been outstanding. In addition, Brown has formed an all-star team of golfing executives to execute his vision.

Chad McCormick is the General Manager, Casey Russell, the Director of Golf and Ben Lauber the Director of

Agronomy, all with deep Texas golf and events experience.

“I’m thrilled with the way the course turned out and it’s one of my favorite Texas golf efforts to date,” said Williams, who also designed many of the most highly rated golf courses in Texas and beyond.

“We want it to be perfect, but it is starting out at very good, and we will build to become the top course in the state,” Brown said.

Along with expansion plans, a limited number of estate homesites and shared ownership villas are currently available. Estate homesites average 1-acre with select custom builders to choose from. Eight villas are available with 1/8 and 1/4 share options for shared ownership. The homesites and villas have been thoughtfully located in highly sought-after areas providing breathtaking views of creeks, waterfalls, and wooded areas, as well as the par 3 course. Although in golf’s purest form, The Covey will remain free of homes.

For more information, call Nicole Scarbrough, Membership Director, or Chad McCormick, General Manager, at 979-733-8635 or www.bigeasyranch.com.