Perry to use Transitions lenses during tournaments

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PINELLAS PARK, Fla. -- Transitions Optical, Inc. announced that Kenny Perry -- 14-time winner on the PGA TOUR and currently ranked 9th in the world -- will compete in adidas Eyewear fitted with Transitions lenses beginning with the Chevron World Challenge, which tees off Thursday at Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Perry is intimately familiar with the impact that vision has on his game, having had vision-related complications throughout his career. "I've struggled with my vision for years and have great appreciation for how valuable healthy, quality sight is to my game," said Perry. "Whether I'm lining up a putt or following the ball through the air, the ability to see clearly is everything to me, and I'm grateful to my partners, Transitions and adidas Eyewear, for coming together to find an eyewear solution that I feel will give me a competitive advantage."

Perry's association with Transitions and adidas creates a relevant opportunity for collaboration -- bringing Transitions' most advanced photochromic -- or clear to dark -- lens technology together with adidas Eyewear's reputation for performance, durability and style.

"Golfers depend on quality vision for optimal performance and with obstacles such as varying light and playing conditions and ongoing exposure to UV rays, visual ability can be affected without proper eyewear," said Dave Cole, managing director, Transitions Optical. "Our partnership with Kenny and his relationship with adidas has provided an opportunity to collaborate and create an eyewear solution that will improve Kenny's quality of sight and automatically change and perform based on the environment in which he competes."

"Kenny Perry is a great ambassador for adidas Eyewear because he demonstrates first hand how important prescription-ready performance eyewear is on the golf course," said Rocky Fresh, U.S. brand manager, adidas Eyewear. "adidas and Kenny have had a long-term partnership, and we are pleased to be collaborating with Transitions and to have this unique opportunity to support him in yet another way."