The American Junior Golf Association has been asked to select two girls and two boys born in 1993 or later to represent the United States in the first-ever Evian Masters Juniors Cup, July 22-23 in Evian les Bains, France. The AJGA will use its Polo Golf Rankings and Performance Based Entry methodology as of May 31 to select the players. … The Mesa Golf Center in Mesa, Ariz., will hold Play Golf America Day, Saturday, May 19, from 9 a.m.-Noon local time. … The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera, located in Edwards, Colo., is offering its Spring, Fling, and Swing! Package through June 28. The package includes two nights of accommodations, one round of golf per person and a couple’s massage. For information, go to www.rockresorts.com/fling. …
The Golf Coaches Association of America announces the finalists for the 2007 Byron Nelson Award — Louie Bishop of UC Davis, Roberto Castro of Georgia Tech, Sam Korbe of Tulsa, Brendon Todd of Georgia and Chris Wilson of Northwestern. … Andy Bischel of UNLV, Chris Gougenheim of Texas A&M and Brad Sparling of Duke have been named finalists for the 2007 Jan Strickland Assistant Coach of the Year Award. … Defeet unveils its new fashion custom color performance socks and the custom-logo socks are being sold at the likes of Pebble Beach Golf Resort, Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort and The Greenbrier. … Caledonia Golf and Fish Club and True Blue Plantation — both located in Pawley’s Island, S.C. — were both recently named as two of the top public golf courses in the United States by both Golf Digest and Golfweek. In Golf Digest’s biennial America’s Top 100 Greatest Public Courses list, Caledonia Golf and Fish Club was ranked No. 86 and True Blue Plantation was No. 87. The duo also was named to Golfweek’s America’s Best Courses ranking, Caledonia selected 98th on the magazine’s ranking of Top 100 Modern Courses and True Blue Plantation named as one of the state’s Best Public Access Courses. …
The American Junior Golf Association will hold its 78-player field Thunderbird International Junior at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., May 25-28. UCLA-bound Philip Francis of Scottsdale and Isabelle Lendl of Bradenton, Fla., are the respective boys and girls reigning champions. … The Team in Training / Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Charity Tournament will be held Monday, June 11, at the Lantana Golf Club in Lantana, Texas. For information call Stayci Runnels at 940-728-4653, ext. 301. … CBS Sports reports that in the May 8 issue of Sports Illustrated, lead analyst Nick Faldo was judged as the preferred choice over Johnny Miller in the magazine’s sixth PGA Tour Player Survey. Also, the February issue of Golf Digest listed CBS’ Faldo, Jim Nantz, Gary McCord and David Feherty as four of the top five golf announcers in television among a survey of its readers. …
Standard Golf‘s introduces its new Cup Caddie, a rack that holds nine cups and stacks easily for transportation. Daily changing and washing of cups eliminates excess wear due to chemical, soil and sand buildup. … John Feinstein, author of a newly-released "Tales from Q School: Inside Golf’s Fifth Major," is currently feature on a podcast at TravelGolf.com. … New Mexico’s Golf on the Santa Fe Trail has been recognized in Golf magazine’s May issue as one of best golf trails in the United States. Golf on the Santa Fe Trail features eight courses, six of which are rated four stars or higher by the Golf Digest/Fodor‘s "Best Places to Play" guide. … Musket Ridge Golf Club in Myersville, Md., is ranked as one of the top 10 clubs for outstanding service in Pros N’ Hackers‘ first-ever subscriber poll. The poll debuts in the magazine’s May issue. …
Golf courses in the Adirondack region of New York have opened for the 2007 season, along with announcing new golf packages. Following are a few: Water’s Edge Inn and Conference Center in Old Forge is offering a Spring Golf Escape, May 11-June 21, that includes two nights in a lake view room and two 18-hole rounds of golf. For info, go to www.watersedgeinn.com or call 315-369-2484; Saranac Inn Golf and Country Club in Saranac Lake is offering a Golf at Par Package – 3rd Day Free special that includes two nights lodging, breakfast and two days of unlimited golf with cart plus third day greens fees free. For information, go to www.saranacinn.com or call 518-891-1402; Bluff Point Golf Resort in Plattsburgh, one of the oldest courses in the nation, is offering a Golf and Stay package, priced at $79 per person on weekends and includes one night’s lodging and one round of golf. For information, go to www.bluffpoint.com or call 518-563-3172; Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa in Lake Placid is offering its Spring Golf Package, June 1-21. The package includes overnight accommodations, breakfast and golf with a cart at the Whiteface Club, Lake Placid Resort Mountain Course or Craig Wood Golf Course. For information, go to www.mirrorlakeinn.com or call 518-523-2544; The Sagamore in Bolton Landing is offering its Classic Golf Getaway, which includes two nights of accommodations and unlimited greens fees for three days. The package is available through Oct. 31. For information, go to www.thesagamore.com or call 866-385-6221; Clarkson Inn in Potsdam is offering its package with Potsdam Golf and Country Club and includes overnight accommodations and 18 holes of golf. For information, go to www.clarksoninn.com or call 800-790-6970.
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