| Golf club covers are those sock-like pieces of | | | | a real boom. |
| knitted material which are used to cover the | | | | Tiger Woods and "Frank" |
| heads of woods. They serve an important | | | | Tiger Woods is arguably the one player in recent |
| purpose - protecting the head of the clubs from | | | | history to breathe new life into the venerable |
| nicks, dings, scratches, and the weather. An | | | | game of golf. As he moved from amateur to |
| increasingly popular type of golf club cover is that | | | | victor in a number of tournaments, "Tiger mania" |
| for your irons, the purpose of which is to also | | | | quickly spread. |
| protect these clubs, although they are far more | | | | Perhaps the most noticeable thing about Tiger |
| durable. Covers, however, will keep the clubs | | | | Woods during play is his set of golf clubs - and |
| from banging into each other, and in the case of | | | | the golf club cover on his driver which looks like a |
| irons, cause less noise as they are jostled about in | | | | tiger head, complete with stripes and detailed |
| a golf cart or to the tee box. | | | | face. It did not take long for sales of golf club |
| Where once golf club covers were just basic, | | | | covers just like Tiger's to jump and soon they |
| knitted pieces with the number of the club, | | | | were appearing on golf courses all over America. |
| today's sets can be customized to fit each | | | | The story of Tiger and his driver cover didn't |
| golfer's personality and come in a variety of | | | | stop there, however. His tiger driver cover was |
| materials, colors, patterns, and styles. For the | | | | given the name Frank. Frank quickly rose to fame |
| ladies, there are feminine pink golf club covers, or | | | | due to a series of TV commercials showing Frank |
| those with characters. There are even sets of | | | | giving advice to his owner. |
| covers which resemble puppets, complete with | | | | No matter if you want to emulate Tiger Woods |
| faces, to form a "family". Some golfers prefer | | | | and use a fuzzy, striped animal head as a cover |
| cartoon characters to lighten up an otherwise | | | | for your driver or you desire something that |
| solemn game, while others stick with the more | | | | makes more of a personal statement, you can |
| traditional plaid. | | | | find a set of golf covers which will be perfect for |
| It wasn't until Tiger Woods came along, however, | | | | you and your personality. |
| that the golf club cover industry would experience | | | | |