Druh Belts Official Licensee for 39th Ryder Cup

Druh Belts & Buckles will produce a range of hand-made belts for the 39th Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club after reaching an agreement with Ryder Cup Europe

Nick Bonfield
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Druh Belts & Buckles has been chosen as an Official Licensee of belts and buckles for the forthcoming Ryder Cup match at Chicago's Medinah Country Club from September 28-30.

Druh recently secured an agreement with Ryder Cup Europe to produce a range of hand-made belts featuring the 2012 Ryder Cup logo, which are available through www.rydercup.com/shop.

Following the Ryder Cup, Druh will also produce a range of belts, featuring the Harry Vardon insignia, for inclusion in the European Tour's merchandise range.

The news comes after a successful six months for the company. Thomas Bjorn and Paul McGinley - both brand ambassadors - were named as two of Jose Maria Olazabal's four vice-captains, and Druh belt wearers have recorded a plethora of victories worldwide.

Lee Westwood and Thongchai Jaidee triumphed on the European Tour, with Chris Wood winning for the first time as a professional at the Thailand Open.

On the Seniors' circuit, Gary Wolstenholme won the Benahavis Senior Masters and the Mallorca Senior Open, whilst Roger Chapman wrote himself into the history books by becoming the first Englishman to win both the US Senior Open Championship and the US Senior PGA Championship.

Earlier in the year, Druh added Sun Young Yoo to its list of brand ambassadors, and the Korean triumphed just weeks later at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first female major of the year.

For more information on Druh Belts and Buckles, visit www.druhbeltsandbuckles.com, or follow Druh Belts on Twitter @druhbelts.

Nick Bonfield
Nick Bonfield
Features Editor

Nick Bonfield joined Golf Monthly in 2012 after graduating from Exeter University and earning an NCTJ-accredited journalism diploma from News Associates in Wimbledon. He is responsible for managing production of the magazine, sub-editing, writing, commissioning and coordinating all features across print and online. Most of his online work is opinion-based and typically centres around the Majors and significant events in the global golfing calendar. Nick has been an avid golf fan since the age of ten and became obsessed with the professional game after watching Mike Weir and Shaun Micheel win The Masters and PGA Championship respectively in 2003. In his time with Golf Monthly, he's interviewed the likes of Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Jose Maria Olazabal, Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood and Billy Horschel and has ghost-written columns for Westwood, Wayne Riley, Matthew Southgate, Chris Wood and Eddie Pepperell. Nick is a 12-handicap golfer and his favourite courses include Old Head, Sunningdale New, Penha Longha, Valderrama and Bearwood Lakes. If you have a feature pitch for Nick, please email nick.bonfield@futurenet.com with 'Pitch' in the subject line. Nick is currently playing: Driver: TaylorMade M1 Fairway wood: TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Hybrid: Ping Crossover Irons (4-9): Nike Vapor Speed Wedges: Cleveland CBX Full Face, 56˚, Titleist Vokey SM4, 60˚ Putter: testing in progress! Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

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