The Golf Channel names Mark Mitchell and Jeremy Friedman to its public relations team. … V.O. "Red" Allen has been awarded the Anser Award from the PGA’s Southwest Section. Established in 1990, the Anser Award honors an individual or group whose positive efforts have influenced the history of Arizona golf. … Mio, creator of a strapless heart rate monitor, announces that 10 percent of the retail sales price from all MioPink watches will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. MioPink is a spin-off of the original MIOs, featuring interchangeable pink wristbands designed for MIO Shape Select, MIO Shape Select Petite and MIO Sport Select. … A group of 12 U.S. golfers will compete in the inaugural USA China Friendship Cup, July 27-29 at Oak Valley Golf Club in Beaumont, Calif. The American team will consist of eight men and four women — all true college freshmen. … Golf club manufacturer Precision Golf reports that Matthew Woods won his first title on the EuroPro Tour using the company’s clubs. … The National Golf Coaches Association announces the 2005-06 women’s student-athlete and coaches awards for Division III. The following recipients are: Freshman of the Year — Kimbra Kosak, Gustavus Adolphus College; Kim Moore Spirit Award — Sarah Gates, DePauw University; Division III All-American Team (first team) — Susan Choi (Wellesley College), Katie Dick (Methodist College), Sarah Gates (DePauw University), Maggie Loney (University of Wisconsin Eau Claire), Katie Tewell (Franklin College), Charlotte Williams (Methodist College); Region Coaches of the Year — Region I, Vici Pate (Methodist College) and Bill McInerney (Wellesley College), Region II, Vince Lazar (DePauw University), Region III, Kathy Niepagen (Illinois Wesleyan University), Region IV, Sara Evens (University of St. Thomas), Region V, David Sherman (Hardin-Simmons University). … Finalists in the 2006 International Pairs competition will stay at the Carnoustie Hotel and play the first round of the final on the Open Championship course. … Pawleys Plantation‘s Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course on Pawley’s Island, S.C., is rated as a four-star facility in Golf Digest‘s newest "Best Places to Play" guide. … Robert Todd has been named director of golf services at the Oneida Indian Nation’s Turning Stone Resort and Casino, located on the Oneida Nation Homelands. … Bushnell Outdoor Products announces that the company will be the exclusive distance measuring device provider for the 2006 American Century Championship. … ClubCorp announces it has engaged Goldman Sachs as its exclusive financial advisor to explore strategic options, including the possible sale of the company. … ProQuip USA announces its selection as the preferred weatherwear provider for the PGA Tour’s 84 Lumber Classic, scheduled for Sept. 11-17. … Bank of America, in cooperation with Colonial Country Club, The Friends of Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America, names Matt Every of Florida as the recipient of The Ben Hogan Award at Colonial Country Club.
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