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Allin signs with Arnold Palmer Golf Company; finishes fourth in PGA Senior's Championship.


OOLTEWAH, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 1996--Does equipment really make a difference for top professional players? According to according to
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 Buddy Allin, it definitely does.

Playing with the then-Peerless PHD irons (now Palmer PHD irons) throughout most of 1995, Allin was a candidate for Senior PGA Tour The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USA's main professional golf tours. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. Its name is officially rendered in all caps as “PGA TOUR".  Rookie of the Year Rookie of the Year may refer to:
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 with 10 top-10 finishes and over a half million dollars in winnings. Then, he signed a contract to play another high profile brand. After a slow start in 1996, he asked to void the contract, returned to sponsor fee and began playing Palmer PHDs again.

Last week, The Arnold Palmer Golf Company signed Allin to play the clubs and carry a Hot-Z golf bag. He returned the favor by finishing fourth in his first official tournament representing the company, the PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used.

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 Senior's Championship.

"We're proud to have Buddy on Team Palmer. He has the values and work ethic that are representative of our company's namesake, as do all of our other staff members," said Fritz Frazier, vice president/general manager of golf equipment.

A highly decorated Vietnam War Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam.  veteran, Allin played the regular tour from 1970 through 1981, winning five tournaments in that span. His best year was 1974, when he finished ninth on the money list and won the Doral Eastern Open and the Byron Nelson Golf Classic.

Allin's patriotism is very evident. Besides the Palmer logo, his Hot-Z staff bag is customized with the American flag and VFW See Video for Windows.  logo.

Team Palmer now consists of Allin, Arnold Palmer and Tom Wargo on the Senior PGA Tour and Steve Stricker and Len Mattice on the PGA Tour.

Based in Ooltewah, Tenn., The Arnold Palmer Golf Company manufactures, markets and distributes a full line of golf products including Palmer Golf Equipment and Hot-Z bags and luggage. It is publicly traded on the NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
 SmallCap Market under the symbol "PRGR." The Arnold Palmer Golf Company is a trade name of ProGroup, Inc. The company plans to formally change its name to The Arnold Palmer Golf Company at its annual shareholders meeting in July. The company owns, subject to certain exceptions, the exclusive worldwide rights to the Arnold Palmer trade name in connection with the company's manufacture, sale and distribution of golf products.

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