At the bottom of the ninth, on that final lap, or the back 9 on Sunday, there’s no room for error. That’s why Torch is so proud to have some of the world’s best athletes wearing our products, counting on us to deliver unquestionable quality. From open waters to prime greens and high-speed tracks, our ambassador athletes put our sunglasses to the test every day. We are committed to making sure our products pass these tests with sharp, flying colors.
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GOLF
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FISHING
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MOTORSPORTS
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HUNTING
IAN POULTER
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
12 European tour wins
3 PGA Tour wins including
2 World Golf Championship titles
20 year career on the world’s top tours in the United States and Europe
Noteable: 6 time member of the European Ryder Cup team with a stellar record including 14 wins, 6 losses and 2 halves
INTERESTS
Car Collector
Avid supporter of Dreamflight Charity
BEN TAYLOR
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1 Web.com Tour career victory
2 Web.com Tour Top Ten finishes in 2019
Louisiana State University alumni 2015
Only player in NCAA history to win National Championship in both D1 and D2
Noteable: Posted perfect 3-0 record in match play at the NCAA DI Men’s Championship
INTERESTS
Soccer - Arsenal
TED POTTER JR
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2 PGA Tour victories including 2018 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am
2 Web.com Tour victories
First PGA Tour player to win utilizing Torch eyewear and he’s from Ocala Florida where our founder is from
Noteable: Ted is really a natural righthander, but taught himself to hit left-handed to mirror his father's swing
INTERESTS
Fishing and Hunting
MADELENE SAGSTROM
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Recorded a season- best T15 at the Blue Bay LPGA 2018
Symetra Tour Player of The Year in 2016
Selected as one of Annika Sorenstram’s captain’s picks for Team Europe at the Solheim Cup, posted a 1-2-0 record
Noteable: Sweden Native, attended college at LSU where she played golf for the LSU Lady Tigers Team
INTERESTS
Working out, reading, and hanging out with friends
EDDIE FERNANDES AKA - FAST EDDIE
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Longest Ball of 2018 WLD Tour record- 480 yards
Currently ranked #19 Long Driver in the World
2018 Masters World Long Drive Champion
2018 Endless Summer Invitational Long Drive Champion
Notable: More than 25 Professional Golf tournament wins including 7 in a row in 2004
DEAN ROJAS
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
5 First Place Wins, including 2019 MLF Bass Pro Tour Stage Five at Smith Lake in Cullman, Alabama.
One of the Top Frog Bait Fisherman
Notched 58 Top 10’s throughout his career
Notable: Dean holds the heaviest single-day weight ever recorded in a five-fish-limit format 45.2 lbs, Lake Tahoe 2001
INTERESTS
Fishing, Golf, and Off-Roading
KELLY JORDAN
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
7 First Place Wins, including 2006 Elite Series- Capitol Clash (Potomac River)
Notched 37 Top 10’s throughout his career
One of the originators of the Toyota Texas Bass Classic
Notable: Founding member of the Major League Fishing and the Bass Pro Tour
INTERESTS
Saltwater fishing
Bow Hunting
Working on the Farm
KENNY WALLACE
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
10 NASCAR Xfinity Poles
2005 Prelude to the Dream Winner at Eldora Speedway
Notable: 9 NASCAR Xfinity Wins
INTERESTS
Spending time with family, racing dirt cars
JOAO BARBOSA
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
3 P. Championships
4 NAEC Accomplishments
6 IMSA Prototype Race Victories including the 2010 & 2014 Daytona 24
Jose has shown great achievements since moving his focus to IMSA
Notable: He has competed in 15 various countries in Motorsports and has been touted by legend like Hurley Haywood as the fastest man in the series today
INTERESTS
Triathlon Competitor
FELIPE NASR
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Holds The IMSA Sports car Championship Title for 2018 and 2019
3 Victories in the GP2 Series
Notable: “The best recipe for success contains good ingredients dedication, resilience, focus, humility, trial and error, and all that again!
INTERESTS
Fishing, Surfing and Cooking
PIPO DERANI
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Pipo Derani
2016 Rolex 24 at Daytona Winner
2 time Mobil 1 Twelve hours of Sebring Winner
Notable: Pipo will be making the switch to Action Express Racing, having signed with the three-time IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship-winning team for 2019
INTERESTS
Squash
MATT PERRY
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Matt perry is not your typical Driver, he is currently enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a Second Class Petty Officer stationed in San Diego, California
Matt is now actively pursuing his next career, a Professional NASCAR Racer
Through his connection with his fellow Seamen, Jesse Iwuji, K&N Pro Series West driver Matt has made The K&N East and West Team his home in the racing scene.
BRIAN QUACA AKA - PIGMAN
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Host of revolutionizing outdoor tv program -Pigman: The Series
The Series gives American viewers a different perspective on Invasive Wild Hogs destroying American Farmland
Pigman is an avid versatile hunter contrary to misnomers that he only hunts hogs
Pigman is a well respected riflesmith who is capable of turning an average rifle into a deadly accurate weapon
Notable: Before he was known as Pigman, Brian attended Trade School fine tuning himself into a well renowned GunSmith
JUNIE JAMES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Host of Leupold’s Just Junie Tv Show, a hunting show that displays the real life challenges of putting food on the table through nature’s provision
Strong mother of two teaching her children and the world that Women can do it all skinning, gutting, dragging, and quartering her own kill
Junie James welcomes the challenge of producing her own outdoor television series that focuses on honesty and family instead of the outdoor industry’s traditional obsession with appearance
Notable: “...I want folks to know that there’s a heck of a lot more to women hunters then just pretty faces.