The Re/Max World Long Drive Championship will be aired on ESPN, Dec. 24 at 2:30 p.m. ET. … Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort in western Maryland is offering a New Year’s celebration package for $399 per couple that includes one night’s accommodations, reception, dinner buffet, breakfast and the New Year’s party. … Bob Tway and his son Kevin will team to play in their first Del Webb Father/Son Challenge, Nov. 30-Dec. 3. … Graphite Design reports that it led the wood shaft brand count and had the two most-played graphite wood shaft models at the Japan Tour’s Dunlop Phoenix, according to the Darrell Survey. … The Golf Coaches Association of America names Methodist coach Steve Conley and Fresno State coach Mike Watney as its 2006 Hall of Fame inductees. The two will be at the GCAA Hall of Fame Reception and Awards Banquet on Monday, Jan. 22, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. … The 10th Spring Palmetto High School Championship, to feature more than 120 teams playing in Myrtle Beach, S.C., April 5-7, is currently accepting entries. … The St. Andrews Golf Week will take place in St. Andrews, Scotland, April 22-28. … The International Association of Golf Tour Operators selects British Columbia, Canada as the "2007 Golf Destination of the Year" for North America. … Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow, Vt., is currently offering a ski and golf package – for the same day. Currently, a round of 18 holes is priced at $48 with cart or $26 for walkers. … The Golf Smarter podcast features an interview with Chuck Evans, executive director of the Medicus Golf Institute. … Oklahoma State’s Mike McGraw, Wake Forest’s Jerry Haas, Arkansas’ Brad McMakin and Oklahoma City University’s Kyle Blaser of have been selected as 2007 Golf Coaches Association of America international team coaches. McGraw will lead the United States against Europe in the Palmer Cup presented by Monster at Caves Valley Golf Club, Haas will coach in the Fuji Xerox USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship, McMakin in the USA China Friendship Cup and Blaser at the Toyota World Junior Golf Cup. … Lake Winnipesaukee Golf Club in New Durham, N.H., has been named one of the top 50 new golf courses in the country by Golfweek. …Oliver Fisher announces that he has both turned professional and signed with the sports management company IMG. Fisher recently finished fifth at the European Tour Qualifying School.
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