SQAIRZ and USGC Announce Alliance
Glen Ellyn, IL, Jan. 04, 2021 – The United States Golf Challenge (USGC) and Sqairz today announced that Sqairz has become the Official Golf Shoe of the USGC. Sqairz will be supplying their new USA shoe to the winning teams at the USGC King’s Cup National Championship who will make up Team USA for the 2021 International King’s Cup.
Sqairz will be supplying one pair of shoes at each USGC National Qualifier to be used for charity purposes. In addition, Sqairz will be supplying tee prizes to each participant at the USGC King’s Cup National Championship. To highlight the season, Sir Nick Faldo limited edition Masters and British Open SQAIRZ shoes will be raffled to benefit the Folds of Honor.
The founder of Sqairz, Bob Winskowicz, stated, “The team and I are delighted to be part of this great event. When I first heard about the King's Cup, I was all in. SQAIRZ is honored to partner with the USGC and their mission to provide a forum for amateur competitive golf. I worked with the King, Mr. Palmer, for many years and the one thing he would always say to me is ‘what's in it for the golfers?’. This has now become my motto in our business. This tournament brings golfers together, creates competition and camaraderie. Best of all, it gets people into this wonderful sport.”
Patrick Polzin, National Director of the USGC, stated, “We are in our 7th season of identifying the best 2-person amateur teams in the country and couldn’t be more delighted to have Sqairz as a sponsor and to bring this unique shoe technology to our players.”
About SQAIRZ – SQAIRZ is the first golf shoe dedicated to performance and comfort. Launched in 2020, its line of shoes was engineered around a patented SQAIRZ® toe and other performance innovations that promote proper positioning, biomechanics, comfort, balance and stability – helping golfers realize better accuracy and create more torque for greater distance.
Sqairz was founded by Bob Winskowicz who is an accomplished business executive both inside and outside of golf. He has authored or co-authored more than 20 patents, in addition to serving as senior vice president for Arnold Palmer Golf Co. Winskowicz also worked at MacGregor Golf.
About the USGC - The United States Golf Challenge (USGC™), owned and operated by Medalist Events LLC, is entering its 7th season as America’s representative to the International King’s Cup and will conduct National Qualifying events around the country with qualifying teams playing in the USGC King’s Cup National Championship in Oct. 2021, culminating in the selection of Team USA for the 2022 International King’s Cup.
The International King’s Cup is a team match-play event played in honor of golf’s greatest ambassador – Mr. Arnold Palmer, whose Honesty, Integrity, Sportsmanship, and Commitment to Excellence represent the ideals for which the game of golf is known.