OB Sports & Ship Sticks send clubs to Army service men & women in Kuwait

Left to Right: C.A. Roberts, Phil Green

OB Sports Golf Management and Ship Sticks recently partnered to send golf clubs, golf bags and golf balls to service men and women stationed in Kuwait. OB Sports gathered donated golf clubs, prior-generation practice range balls and donated golf bags from a number of Arizona OB Sports courses including ASU Karsten Golf Course, Tatum Ranch Golf Club, Eagle Mountain Golf Club as well as other corporate team member’s personal donations. Clubs were shipped via Ship Sticks shipping service to serviceman and women stationed in Camp Buerhing in Kuwait.

“The idea was prompted when we received a message on our Facebook Fan Page for ASU Karsten from Staff Sergeant Joseph Serafini, a golfer who was stationed in Kuwait,” stated Phil Green, principal and chief operating officer of OB Sports. “He basically said he was creating a ‘make shift’ driving range out of old camouflage netting for his fellow service men and women to utilize. He stated he only had an old beat-up 8 iron, an old driver and a handful of golf balls. We immediately gathered a good amount of donated items and reached out to our club shipping partner, Ship Sticks, who stepped up to partner with us to send them clubs, bags and golf balls.”

“Every day we ship clubs across the country and around the world for golfers traveling for business or leisure pursuits, so it was personally rewarding to partner with OB Sports to send this equipment overseas,” stated Nicholas Coleman, Ship Sticks chief executive officer. “We were pleased to partner with OB Sports on this endeavor and get our troops some equipment to get their ‘golf fix’ in while abroad,” Coleman added.

Founded in 2011, Ship Sticks LLC provides customers with safe, secure, reliable and cost-efficient solutions for seamless pickup and delivery of golf clubs. Based in West Palm Beach, Florida, Ship Sticks’ mission is to provide value-added services to the golf industry, creating a win-win environment for all who participate. It is their intention to make golf travel easier and more affordable, thus increasing the number of participants and rounds played annually. The company’s up-to-date database of more than 15,000 golf facilities nationwide makes creating shipments on behalf of members and guests easy. For more information, please visit www.shipsticks.com.

OB Sports Golf Management is a diversified, golf-oriented company with a long history of success that currently manages over 40 premier golf courses and country clubs throughout the United States. Known for its comprehensive and personalized services since 1972, OB Sports has become widely acclaimed as the leader in boutique-style golf course management. For more information on OB Sports, visit www.obsports.com, or call 480.948.1300.