All golf products have an origin of some sort. Call it conviction. Call it passion. Call it obsession. These dreamers slave away in their kitchens, their basements, their garages, convinced they've invented the next great golf product. In this section of our articles we will feature some of the great inventors and visionaries of the golf industry.

Janis Zichmanis remebers the day his life changed. It was Dec. 29, 2001 and the former marketing executive was watching golf on television while practicing his putting on a practice carpet that had become a permanent fixture in his living room.

There are many reasons why a self propelled electric golf push cart or electric golf caddy is a compelling means to carry your clubs around the golf course. It’s not just Professional Tour players who avoid carrying their golf bags. An ever increasing number of regular golfers around the world, w...

All golfers crave improved putting, but few have gone to Janis Zichmanis's lengths. The 63-year-old Torontonian nearly went bankrupt trying to bring his Pure Pendulum putter to market.

Call it conviction. Call it passion. Call it obsession. These dreamers slave away in their kitchens, their basements, their garages, convinced they've invented the next great putter.