The company was established in by Philip E. Young, an amateur golfer. In , Young was playing a match with his friend, who was head of the x-ray department at a local hospital.
During the match, Young missed a perfectly well-stroked putt and was convinced that the ball was at fault. So Young and his friend took a little trip to the hospital. They x-rayed the golf ball and discovered the core was indeed off-center. In , Titleist officially claimed the 1 spot by winning the ball count at the U. Thereafter, year after year, more and more pros and amateurs alike would discover the brilliance of the Titleist golf balls.
Computers and quality assurance teams monitor every stage of the development process, utilizing best-in-class equipment to achieve the most exacting standards in the industry. View Cart. Search Search. Products Pro V1. Simonds measures progress in the Chicopee plant a different way than the new technology and the expansion of the current building.
But there are intangibles to it. You need that history behind you to be able to develop systems and processes to do it correctly and profitably. David Bernd was a year veteran of Kimberly Clark and remembers the security briefings the company issued to employees traveling to Augusta, Ga. Bernd serves as the vice president of economic development for Newton County, of which Covington is a part.
With Bridgestone Golf playing a leading role. Like an anchor tenant in a mall, Bridgestone—the Tokyo-based tire, rubber and sports giant that opened a U. Five hotels within five miles of Covington are in the design stage. The Covington Town Center, including offices, townhouses and a theater, is under construction.
But Murphy and Bridgestone do more for Covington than lead with their logo. In the instance of Covington, that goal is to eradicate poverty and get to zero unemployment. The key to achieving that: education. In , we had a subpercent high school graduation rate, and 80 percent of our kids read two grades behind their grade level.
A reading program involving volunteers, including a large number of Bridgestone employees, started in Since then the graduation rate has topped 90 percent, with Eastside High School receiving an A ranking nationally for the first time. Nine-year Bridgestone employee Dennis Johnson has seen it firsthand, starting as an entry-level cure press worker and now overseeing 18 people on his shift. Put your name on it and be proud of what you do.
Despite its patriotic name, Liberty was—and in some ways, still is—facing the unpatriotic fate of becoming a dying Southern mill town.
Around the corner is the rarest of sights in the rural South: a deserted church. At Titleist, it all began one Sunday in with a vision - and an x-ray Explore the Titleist Story. View Cart. Search Search. Products Pro V1. Now you can join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of Titleist Ball Plant 3, the home of Pro V1 and Pro V1 x , and visit the center of groundbreaking golf ball technology.
It is here in New Bedford, Mass. Let us show you what it takes. Posted tours are limited to 8 visitors age 13 and over and each visitor must be registered individually. Each visitor 18 and older must present a valid form of ID.
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