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OGIO announces brand refresh, releases two new golf bags

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Just over a year ago, Callaway Golf acquired Ogio International, Inc., for $75.5 million. Plenty in the golf space wondered what the folks in Carlsbad would do with the company. Well, we no longer have to wonder. Today, the golf bag (and luggage, backpacks, and apparel) manufacturer unveiled a global brand refresh. New products, website, and logo are all components of the change.

Speaking on the news of the brand refresh, Harry Arnett (Ogio President and Callaway SVP of global marketing) said.

“Innovation is the driving force of everything we do. Change is obviously critical for any brand, especially one that has been around for 30 years like we have. The products we are launching represent the very best in design, quality, and performance. It’s an exciting step forward for our company and we know current fans and potential new fans of OGIO will love the new direction.”

Along with the refresh, Ogio also announced the release of two new golf bags, which are available for purchase today.

Alpha Convoy

The Alpha Convoy is part of the first collection that the company has launched as part of their rebrand, and is available as both a cart bag and a range-to-cart bag.

Alpha Convoy cart bag features include

  • CORDURA EcoMade fabric designed for durability
  • a 14-way top
  • three handles
  • an extra-large putter well
  • 10 YKK zippered pockets

The Alpha Convoy comes available in black, red, orange, green, and blue. The bag is available to purchase for $300.

Shadow Fuse

Designed for mobility, the Shadow Fuse weighs just 4.2 pounds.

Features include

  • lightweight 200D polyester ripstop fabric
  • a fit disc system for improved weight distribution
  • five zippered pockets

The bag from Ogio comes in a choice of colors including black, grey, green, navy blue, red, white and light blue. The Shadow Fuse is available to purchase for $250.

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Gianni is the Managing Editor at GolfWRX. He can be contacted at [email protected].

13 Comments

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  1. RH

    Nov 2, 2018 at 3:36 pm

    Whats kind of strap? I see no pics of this anywhere.

  2. Dbrat

    Nov 2, 2018 at 12:16 pm

    Please some manufacturer make a bag with an external putter well again!! Us folks with short putters need them!!

  3. Tom

    Nov 2, 2018 at 11:57 am

    Owned quite a few ogio bags, always great colors and patterns, these new offerings look plain and uninspired. At there’s prices my next bag will most likely be a Vessel.

  4. Bri

    Nov 2, 2018 at 10:01 am

    Not sure Ogio bags were ever any better quality than others (I had 2 Grom bags that both straps wore through on the metal ring) but what they did do better than most was stand out in a crowd. These 2 are the dullest colourways and designs you could show.

    Loved my old red/black tartan style Ogio Grom bag – you never mistakenly went to put your clubs into a fourball partners bag when I had it!

  5. Bsoudi

    Nov 2, 2018 at 9:13 am

    Total miss. Their new design direction abandons everything Ogio used to be – sleek styling, nice fabrics, innovative features. It was premium.

    The cart bag, especially looks like every other bag now, except in simple boring colors and lame webbing straps all over. Stylish molded handles are now cheap webbing with neoprene.

    Their backpacks have also become shapeless blobs. Again with the webbing all over the place. There are dozens of companies out there putting out these tactical type backpacks. Huckberry features better looking ones every week.

    Abandoning their motorsports influence has made them just like everything else. Hard to see what Ogio stands for moving forward.

    It’s sad when a company that was doing something different and it resonated with you makes a hard turn to something else. I’m lielymaking a hard turn to sun mountain.

  6. e

    Nov 1, 2018 at 8:53 pm

    what an expensive “upgrade”. my hoofer still holds my clubs just fine…

  7. Tiger Noods

    Nov 1, 2018 at 6:11 pm

    Can’t wait for the new Silencers.….. oh. Right.

  8. Jordan

    Nov 1, 2018 at 4:17 pm

    A brand refresh doesn’t change the fact that OGIO bags all have legs that wobble like they just took an uppercut from Tyson. Best to stick with the Hoofer.

  9. JD

    Nov 1, 2018 at 4:13 pm

    ONLY 42 POUNDS! Better start getting some deadlifts in if this is where golf bags are headed.

  10. Jim

    Nov 1, 2018 at 1:42 pm

    By the way, OGIO’s website only lists the Shadow Fuse bag for $249 which while higher than SM comparable bags isn’t too ridiculous. Might want to alter you article.

  11. Drew

    Nov 1, 2018 at 1:21 pm

    SO, the golf industry’s answer to making more money is to brand refresh and use it as a means to increase the price by 50%? A similar bag from everyone else costs at most $200.

    • C

      Nov 1, 2018 at 2:57 pm

      Nobody makes golf bags the way they do, PERIOD!

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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (4/18/24): TaylorMade BRNR mini driver head

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a TaylorMade BRNR mini driver head

From the seller: (@lasallen): “For sale is a BRNR mini 11.5 deg head only in brand new condition.  $325 shipped.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: TaylorMade BRNR mini driver head 

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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (4/18/24): Ping PLD Limited Anser – 1988 Open Championship – #2 of only 88 Made

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Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Ping PLD Limited Anser – 1988 Open Championship – #2 of only 88 Made.

From the seller: (@DLong72): “Ping PLD Limited Anser – 1988 Open Championship – #2 of only 88 Made. ?: $1150. ?? 100% milled collectors item from the limited releases commemorating when Ping putters won every major in 1988 (88 putters made). This was the model Seve Ballesteros used to win the 1988 Open Championship. Condition is brand new, never gamed, everything is in the original packaging as it came. Putter features the iconic sound slot.

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Inside Collin Morikawa’s recent golf ball, driver, 3-wood, and “Proto” iron changes

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As you probably know by now, Collin Morikawa switched putters after the first round of The Masters, and he ultimately went on to finish T3.

The putter was far from the only change he made last week, however, and his bag is continuing to change this week at the 2024 RBC Heritage.

On the range of The Masters, Morikawa worked closely with Adrian Reitveld, TaylorMade’s Senior Manager of Tour at TaylorMade, to find the perfect driver and 3-wood setups.

Morikawa started off 2024 by switching into TaylorMade’s Qi10 Max driver, but since went back to his faithful TaylorMade SIM – yes, the original SIM from 2020. Somehow, some way, it seems Morikawa always ends up back in that driver, which he used to win the 2020 PGA Championship, and the 2021 Open Championship.

At The Masters, however, Rietveld said the duo found the driver head that allowed “zero compromise” on Morikawa’s preferred fade flight and spin. To match his preferences, they landed on a TaylorMade Qi10 LS 9-degree head, and the lie angle is a touch flatter than his former SIM.

“It’s faster than his gamer, and I think what we found is it fits his desired shot shape, with zero compromise” Rietveld told GolfWRX.com on Wednesday at the RBC Heritage.

Then, to replace his former SIM rocket 3-wood, Morikawa decided to switch into the TaylorMade Qi10 core model 13.5-degree rocket head, with an adjustable hosel.

“He likes the spin characteristics of that head,” Rietveld said. “Now he’s interesting because with Collin, you can turn up at a tournament, and you look at his 3-wood, and he’s changed the setting. One day there’s more loft on it, one day there’s less loft on it. He’s that type of guy. He’s not scared to use the adjustability of the club.

“And I think he felt our titanium head didn’t spin as low as his original SIM. So we did some work with the other head, just because he liked the feel of it. It was a little high launching, so we fit him into something with less loft. It’s a naughty little piece of equipment.” 

In addition to the driver and fairway wood changes, Morikawa also debuted his new “MySymbol” jersey No. 5 TP5x golf ball at The Masters. Morikawa’s choice of symbols is likely tied to his love of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.

Not enough changes for you? There’s one more.

On Wednesday at the 2024 RBC Heritage, Morikawa was spotted with a new TaylorMade “Proto” 4-iron in the bag. If you recall, it’s the same model that Rory McIlroy debuted at the 2024 Valero Texas Open.

According to Morikawa, the new Proto 4-iron will replace his old P-770 hollow-bodied 4-iron.

“I used to hit my P-770 on a string, but sometimes the distance would be a little unpredictable,” Morikawa told GolfWRX.com. “This one launches a touch higher, and I feel I can predict the distance better. I know Rory replaced his P-760 with it. I’m liking it so far.” 

See Morikawa’s full WITB from the 2024 RBC Heritage here. 

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