Wilson Golf Establishes $500,000 Televised Contest for Driver Innovators


Do you have the next big idea for the world of golf or perhaps a concept for the next big innovation in drivers? If so, Wilson Golf wants to hear from you.

Wilson Golf has announced a call for entries as it launches a new television show called "Driver vs. Driver." The program, scheduled to air on Golf Channel in fall 2016, is being created to open the door for unique and fundamentally new, innovative concepts in drivers. A $500,000 grand prize and an opportunity to work with Wilson Golf's Wilson Labs team of engineers and designers as the winning idea becomes a Wilson Staff 2017-branded driver sold at golf shops.

"Wilson Golf has a long history of innovation alongside some of the best golfers who have ever played the game," said Tim Clarke, president of Wilson Golf. "As we push golf innovation into new territories, we recognize that new ideas, materials, design elements and concepts can come from the most unexpected places, industries and people. This new television show is designed to celebrate the entrepreneurial and inventive spirit that is so important to our brand and mine the country for driver ideas that the Wilson Labs team can turn into reality."

To enter, individuals and/or teams need to submit a short video on their concept, why they think it can work as the next driver innovation, and a brief synopsis of who they are. Entries can be submitted at www.wilson.com/drivervsdriver. The deadline for entries is 11:59 p.m. CT, August 15, 2015. A comprehensive overview of show eligibility and requirements can also be found on the site.

Top engineers and designers from Wilson Labs, as well as producers from the Golf Channel, will evaluate all entries.

About "Driver vs. Driver"

"Driver vs. Driver" will follow the trials and tribulations faced by contestants as their ideas and concepts are evaluated and critiqued by experts team while going through the process to developing a viable driver within the Wilson Golf line of products. A set number of contestant concepts will go through prototyping and vigorous testing in Wilson Labs and the individuals and/or teams will work alongside the company's engineers and designers to refine the concept until a winner is determined.

Through an elimination process, the final design concept will be revealed and the winning individual and/or team will receive $500,000 and the opportunity to have a driver they created sold at retail.