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Driver vs. Driver
Driver vs. Driver presented by Wilson, premiering Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 10 pm ET on Golf Channel, will follow the trials and tribulations of aspiring golf equipment designers as they compete for the chance to win $500,000, and the opportunity to have their driver design sold at retail under the Wilson Staff name. The finalists, selected through an open call application process, will present to a panel of celebrity judges – former Chicago Bears linebacker and avid golfer Brian Urlacher, former USGA Technical Director Frank Thomas and President of Wilson Golf Tim Clarke – during the series’ first two episodes. Two-time PGA TOUR winner and Wilson Advisory Staff member Kevin Streelman joins the series as a judge beginning with the third episode. Following the presentations, the judges will debate on which finalists’ concepts will advance in the competition. The seven-episode series will then take viewers behind the scenes as the advancing teams work with Wilson LABS – the innovation hub at Wilson – engineers to evaluate, critique, refine and test their concepts, all while the panel of expert judges evaluates the best concept that will help golfers perform off the tee. Viewers also will get a look behind the curtain at one of the most iconic sports brands in history, Wilson Sporting Goods Co. Golf Channel cameras will give viewers a glimpse inside the company’s Wilson LABS facility, an expansive innovation center that serves as a primary design and testing hub for its sporting goods concepts and products, including tennis, basketball, baseball, football and golf, among others.
Press Releases
- Tuesday, October 16, 2018 PGA TOUR’S RICKY BARNES, TROY MERRITT, BRENDAN STEELE AND KEVIN STREELMAN FIELD TEST FINAL SIX PROTOTYPES ON TONIGHT’S NEW EPISODE OF DRIVER VS. DRIVER 2
- Wednesday, September 26, 2018 SECOND SEASON OF GOLF CHANNEL’S DRIVER VS. DRIVER ORIGINAL SERIES PREMIERES TUESDAY, OCT. 2 AT 9 P.M. ET
- Tuesday, May 2, 2017 GOLF CHANNEL GREENLIGHTS SEASON TWO OF DRIVER VS. DRIVER, PREMIERING FALL 2018
- Wednesday, November 23, 2016 CINCINNATI’S ERIC SILLIES WINS LIFE-CHANGING $500,000 GRAND PRIZE ON DRIVER VS. DRIVER
- Monday, November 21, 2016 ONE WINNER WILL TAKE HOME LIFE-CHANGING $500,000 ON TUESDAY’S FINALE OF DRIVER VS. DRIVER
- Tuesday, November 15, 2016 NEW YORK JETS QUARTERBACK RYAN FITZPATRICK, WORLD SERIES CHAMPION/MVP JOSH BECKETT AND DUCK DYNASTY’S WILLIE ROBERTSON TO APPEAR ON DRIVER VS. DRIVER, TONIGHT AT 10 P.M. ET
- Monday, October 24, 2016 PGA TOUR WINNER KEVIN STREELMAN JOINS GOLF CHANNEL’S DRIVER VS. DRIVER SERIES AS A JUDGE ON TUESDAY’S NEW EPISODE, 10 P.M. ET
- Monday, October 3, 2016 NEW GOLF CHANNEL ORIGINAL SERIES DRIVER VS. DRIVER SET TO PREMIERE TUESDAY, OCT. 4 AT 10 P.M. ET
- Monday, September 19, 2016 DRIVER VS. DRIVER FINALISTS COMPETING FOR LARGEST GRAND PRIZE IN GOLF CHANNEL SERIES HISTORY
- Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Driver vs. Driver Judges
- Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Driver vs. Driver Finalists Bios
- Wednesday, August 24, 2016 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR GOLF CHANNEL’S NEW DRIVER VS. DRIVER SERIES, PREMIERING TUESDAY, OCT. 4 AT 10 P.M. ET
- Saturday, July 9, 2016 WILSON GOLF INVITES INVENTORS, PRODUCT DEVELOPERS, ENGINEERS AND CREATIVE THINKERS TO AN OPEN “CONCEPT CALL” AS IT SEARCHES FOR AMERICA’S NEXT BIG DRIVER INSPIRATION
- Wednesday, January 13, 2016 WILSON GOLF ANNOUNCES PANEL OF JUDGES AND HOST FOR ITS UPCOMING SPORTS INNOVATION TELEVISION SERIES ‘DRIVER VS. DRIVER’