Aldila, Inc. is a
sports equipment
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manufacturing company based in
Carlsbad, California
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, United States. The company specializes in
OEM
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is generally perceived as a company that produces non-aftermarket parts and equipment that may be marketed by another manufacturer. It is a common industry term recognized and used by many professional or ...
and consumer
golf club shafts, but also manufactures other
carbon fiber
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon compo ...
products.
Aldila manufactures OEM shafts for many of the major
golf club
A golf club is a club used to hit a golf ball in a game of golf. Each club is composed of a shaft with a grip and a club head. Wood (golf), Woods are mainly used for long-distance fairway or tee shots; iron (golf), irons, the most versatile class ...
manufacturers including
Callaway,
TaylorMade
TaylorMade Golf Company is an American sports equipment manufacturing company based in Carlsbad, California, United States. The company focuses on the golf equipment market, producing golf clubs, balls, and clothing. TaylorMade Golf is currently ...
and
Ping
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, in addition to a range of Aldila branded consumer shafts. Production of shafts takes place outside of the United States,
Vietnam
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, and China, while
prepreg
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production occurs in Poway.
As the global economic downturn continued in late 2008, Aldila reduced its workforce in light of diminishing prospects for the golf industry going into 2009.
Aldilà is an Italian word meaning "the next life", "the after life", or "above and beyond" depending on the context in which it is used.
Sponsored Tournaments
Aldila sponsors the Aldila Juniors at Oak Tree in the
American Junior Golf Association
The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) is a "501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf." AJGA is conside ...
.
Advisory staff
Aldila has contracted the services of many
professional golfer
A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...
s on an advisory basis. Players, past and present, who have worked with Aldila are listed below.
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Stuart Appleby
Stuart Appleby (born 1 May 1971) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He was a nine-time winner on the PGA Tour.
Early life
Appleby was born in Cohuna, Victoria, and grew up on a nearby dairy farm. He began ...
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Boo Weekley
Thomas Brent "Boo" Weekley (born July 23, 1973) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Overview
Born in Milton, Florida, Weekley turned professional in 1997 and played on mini-tours until 2002, when he qualified for the ...
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Nick Price
Nicholas Raymond Leige Price (born 28 January 1957) is a Zimbabwean retired professional golfer who has won three major championships in his career: the PGA Championship twice (in 1992 and 1994) and The Open Championship in 1994. In the mid-19 ...
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Rich Beem
Richard Michael Beem (born August 24, 1970) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and is best known for his upset victory at the 2002 PGA Championship.
Beem was born in Phoenix, Arizona, grew up in El Paso, Texas, and pla ...
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Heath Slocum
Tyler Heath Slocum (born February 3, 1974) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
Early years
Slocum was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School in Bunkie, Louisiana from ...
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Paula Creamer
Paula Creamer (born August 5, 1986)''Current Biography Yearbook 2011''p. 128 is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. As a professional, she has won 12 tournaments, including 10 LPGA Tour events. Creamer has been as high a ...
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Gary McCord
Gary Dennis McCord (born May 23, 1948) is an American professional golfer, commentator and author.
Early life and career
McCord was born in San Gabriel, California, and raised in southern California, graduating from Ramona High School in Riversi ...
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Peter Kostis
Peter Kostis (born December 23, 1947 in Sanford, Maine) is an American golf analyst and instructor.
Among his many students are Paul Casey, Chez Reavie, Bernhard Langer, Steve Elkington, Dan Marino, Maury Povich, and Mike Schmidt. He has the Peter ...
Notes
External links
Official Aldila website
Companies based in San Diego County, California
Sporting goods manufacturers of the United States
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