Reigning NCAA men’s champion Oklahoma State heads the field for the Callaway Golf Collegiate Match Play Championship, Oct. 29-31. Other teams competing will be Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Duke, Florida, Georgia, Lamar, Minnesota, N.C. State, Texas A&M, UCLA, UNLV and Washington. … Golf Research In Play announces the availability of the G.R.I.P. Sweetness putter. … The Big Break All-Star Challenge continues its second season on The Golf Channel with an all-new episode featuring the Texas Rangers, airing Tuesday, June 27, at 10:30 p.m. ET. … Michael Carlisle of South Carolina-Aiken has been named National Coach of the Year in Division II men’s golf, the Golf Coaches Association of America announces. … The Jacksonville Chapter of the Executive Women’s Golf Association will sponsor a charity tournament to benefit The Donna Hicken Foundation on June 24 at the Cimarrone Golf Club in Jacksonville, Fla. … The River Forest Country Club in Elmhurst, Ill., will hold its seventh Classic Golf Outing and Dinner Dance on June 23-24. … Justin Shulse has been named golf course superintendent at Houston National Golf and vice president of agronomy for William Cole Inc. … Ginn Clubs & Resorts announces the formation of Ginn Sports Entertainment LLC, a new division of Ginn Clubs & Resorts. Also, Kent Atherton is appointed president and chief operating officer of the new division. … The National Golf Coaches Association names David DeSantis, assistant women’s coach at Brigham Young University, as the 2005-06 NGCA Assistant Coach of the Year. … Geoff Ogilvy won the U.S. Open outfitted in Puma Golf apparel and footwear. … Circling Raven Golf Club in Worley, Idaho, has been named No. 1 among the nation’s Indian casino golf courses by Native American Casino magazine. … Inpractis releases its professional version of its SwingPractis golf swing analysis software package. … The first SemperComm Golf Classic will be Friday, Sept. 15, at the Fort Belvoir Country Club in Alexandria, Va. The tournament proceeds benefit the SemperComm Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization that provides communication and entertainment equipment, software and services to overseas remote U.S. military bases. … The Territory, a golf and residential territory in Duncan, Okla., celebrates its second anniversary. … Salimah Mussani is awarded a Mio Golf XE watch for being a first-time winner on the Futures Tour. … Asia Sports and Entertainment announces that American golfer Carrie Vaughan will make her second attempt to qualify for the Korean Ladies Professional Golfers Association Tour. … Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, Wash., breaks ground on the planned golf course it has named Salish Cliffs Golf Club.
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