CLARIFICATION
Forest Preserve Golf in Des Plaines, Ill., will hold the grand opening of its Harry Semrow Driving Range miniature golf course today, Tuesday, and not as initially reported in the Monday, Aug. 21, edition of The Wire.
BRIEFLY
Graphite Design International reports that its YS-6 model led the graphite wood shaft model count at the PGA Championship, according to the Darrell Survey.A total of 14 YS-6 models were in play and, in all, 37 shafts bearing GDI’s YS brand were in play. â?¦ The Great Bear Golf and Country Club in East Stroudsburg, Pa., sent a pair of two-man teams to the finals of the ESPN National Golf Challenge. Kevin Dixon and Justin Hilgert won the gross title with a score of 66. The net title went to Christopher Reilly and Kevin Reilly. The winning teams will advance to the finals in Las Vegas, Nev., in November. â?¦ Ashley Hoagland earned her first professional win at the Hunters Oak Futures Golf Classic and became the 11th recipient of the Mio "First-Time Winner" award. Hoagland was awarded a Mio Golf XE watch. â?¦ Empire Lakes Golf Course in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and site of the Nationwide Tour’s Mark Christopher Charity Classic will build a new clubhouse starting this fall. The construction project will begin immediately after the tournament in October and is scheduled to be completed in time for the 2007 event.
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