About the Author

Iver Maple

Iver Maple

Divisional Brand Marketing Manager - Mizuno Golf
Residence | Norcross, GA

With over 14 years of Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations Experience, Iver Maple has been "bleeding Mizuno blue" for over seven years.  A graduate of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and now residing in Atlanta, home to Mizuno USA's headquarters, he has now officially acclimated to "Southern Life" from his original roots in Long Island, New York.  Outside of his passion for golf, he enjoys tennis, rooting for his beloved Commodores, and hiking with his dog 'Cutler.'

Recent articles

Aren’t custom fit clubs only for better players?

by Iver Maple on December 6, 2010

Would you buy a suit that was two sizes two big, or a pair of running shoes that don’t fit your foot or running style? Of course not. Just as a suit can be tailored to any body type, custom fit clubs are adjusted to maximize the results from any swing—whether you’re a 5 handicap or a 25.

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Midwest Golfing Recognizes Mizuno's Performance Fitting System

by Iver Maple on November 4, 2010

Word of Mizuno's Performance Fitting System with Shaft Optimizer continues to spread. Midwest Golfing Magazine recently released their Fall issue which contains a nice two-page article on custom fitting, and more specifically the Performance Fitting System from Mizuno. The article gives a first person account of what happens during a fitting with Mizuno's innovative system, and also what sets the Mizuno Performance Fitting System apart from any other experience out there.  As part of the article there are images of the M...

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Video - Jonathan Byrd Hole in One

by Iver Maple on October 25, 2010

Mizuno player, Jonathan Byrd, won a three-man playoff with a hole-in-one on the fourth extra hole in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.  Moments earlier, Byrd stood on the 18th green with Martin Laird and Cameron Percy as they discussed whether there was enough light to continue. They agreed to play one more hole -- the 196-yard 17th at the TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas. Essentially the playoff ended one swing later.  

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MyGolfSpy.com Rates Mizuno's MP-58 Irons an A+

by Iver Maple on February 4, 2010

Following up on their "Editor's Choice" award in Golf Digest's 2010 Hot List, Mizuno's MP-58 irons with Dual Muscle Titanium technology are now making huge waves among the editors of some of the largest Equipment blog sites on the internet.  MyGolfSpy.com, well known for giving extremely honest and thorough reviews, is one of the first to post their review of the MP-58s, and to say it is "GLOWING," would be an ...

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