The Golf Channel‘s "Live From The PGA Championship" will feature 26 hours of live news coverage, analysis and features from Medinah Country Club, Aug. 15-20. "Live From the PGA Championship" will air prior to and immediately following the conclusion of network coverage each day. Coverage kicks off with live coverage of pre-tournament news conferences on Tuesday, Aug. 15, and Wednesday, Aug. 16, from 1-3:30 p.m. ET and pre-tournament shows in prime time starting at 7 p.m. ET. … At the close of entries, a record 126 teams — 75 men’s and 51 women’s — will compete in the 2006 World Amateur Team Championships to be held near Cape Town, South Africa, in October. … The Golf Channel‘s new instruction series "Personal Lessons" will feature Raymond Floyd on Monday, Aug. 14 at 9:25 p.m. ET. Floyd joins the show to provide individual attention in the form of real one-on-one lessons to two amateurs as they play golf on Floyd’s home course, Old Palm, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. … Circling Raven Golf Club in Worley, Idaho, announces the golf club posted strong revenue performance in July and is ahead in revenue categories Year-To-Date. Circling Raven saw its green fee revenue increase by 6 percent, its merchandise sales by 10 percent and total income by 10 percent over July 2005 numbers. … Sweetwater Golf and Country Club in Longwood, Fla., names Paul Austin as assistant golf pro. … The Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau Inc. announces that Jack Frost National Golf Club in Blakeslee, Pa., has welcomed its first 25 charter members. … CBS Sports will air live coverage of the third and final rounds of The International on Saturday, Aug. 12, and Sunday, Aug. 13, from 3-6 p.m. ET. Also, CBS Sports’ Bill Macatee will host the PGA Tour special "Phil MIckelson: The People’s Champion" on Saturday, Aug. 12, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET. … Golf Smarter‘s weekly podcast features Shivas Irons Society founder and president Steve Cohen.
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