More than 80 of the nation’s top amateurs are confirmed to play in the second Carlton Woods Invitational, set for May 15-18 at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas. … The U.S. Golf Association and the American Junior Golf Association name Angela Villela of Sylmar, Calif., and Joseph Suarez of Richmond, Va., as recipients of the 2007 President’s Youth Leadership Award. … The Golf Tournament Association of America announces an educational program that helps golf tournament coordinators improve their events. The program will be held May 30 at the Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando, Fla. … Pound Ridge Golf Club, golf course architect Pete Dye’s first design project in New York, is scheduled to open in spring 2008. The club is located in Pound Ridge, N.Y., in Westchester County. … Winn Inc. retains Jose Miraflor as director of marketing. …
In a whirlwind span of three days, South African Ashleigh Simon turned 18 on Friday, turned professional on Saturday — signing with sports management company IMG — and accepted a sponsor’s exemption to the third HSBC Women’s World Match Play Championship, July 16-22. … The American Junior Golf Association announces that the Heritage Classic Foundation, which conducts the PGA Tour’s Verizon Heritage, has agreed to a three-year sponsorship of the Heritage Junior Championship, July 24-27 at Hampton Hall Club in Bluffton, S.C. … Duke sophomore Amanda Blumenherst is named the eighth winner of the Nancy Lopez Award, which is presented in conjunction with the LPGA’s Atlanta Charity Championship. … ClubCorp announces several organizational changes and new appointments to its golf and country clubs division. which consists of six regional vice president positions overseeing the company’s 87 operating golf facilities. Chuck Feddersen, formerly a ClubCorp regional manager, has been named regional vice president of the Southern California/Desert region; John Woodeshick has been appointed regional vice president for the South Texas region of golf and country clubs; Gordon Digby has been appointed regional vice president of operations in the Mid-Atlantic region; Andy Miller and Tom Tripoli will continue as regional vice presidents over the North Texas and the Southeast regions, respectively; and Mitch Kessler maintains his role as senior regional manager of the West region. …
More than 600 professional and amateur female golfers in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana have received an entry form for the Texas Women’s Open, June 20-21 at Eastern Hills Country Club in Garland, Texas. All entries must be received by the Northern Texas PGA by Friday, June 15 at 5 p.m. CT. Online entries will also be accepted at www.ntpga.com. … The Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation announces that the entry window for all non-invitational junior tournaments is now open. Entries into the junior tournaments may be accepted by postmarked mail or online at juniorgolf.ntpga.org. … Golf Smarter introduces its newest podcast, GolfBetter@Edwin Watts Golf, which features the latest in technology and equipment. The premier show addresses the technology in driver design. … Fred Groth grabbed the top seed for open division match-play rounds at the Long Drive Association‘s Re/Max of Texas Shoot-Out in Dallas on May 10. … Officials for the second Governor’s Cup of Mississippi in Biloxi, Miss., announce that a record $2.75 million for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast. … Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, N.J., announces the following staff changes: Steve Archer as director of golf, Mike Adams as director of instruction, and Karen Noble as a teaching professional. … The Shining Mountain Golf Club in Woodland Park, Colo., will open May 24. …
The Berea Rotary Club is seeking sponsors for the third Lou Groza Charity Golf Event, Monday, Sept. 17, at Columbia Hills Country Club in Cleveland, Ohio. … Steve Forrest, a Toledo, Ohio-based golf course architect, was elected president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects at the organization’s recent 61st Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Ga. Forrest, who has served as an ASGCA officer for the past three years, will also chair the ASGCA Executive Committee. Other members of the executive committee include Bruce Charlton, Palo Alto, Calif., vice president; Doug Carrick, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada, treasurer; Erik Larsen, Orlando, Fla., secretary; and Greg Muirhead, Montclair, N.J., immediate past president. Joining members of the executive committee on the ASGCA Board of Governors are Ed Beidel, Columbia, Md.; Perry Dye, Denver, Colo.; Garrett Gill, River Falls, Wisc.; Vicki Martz, Jacksonville, Fla.; Robin Nelson, Mill Valley, Calif.; Rick Phelps, Evergreen, Colo.; Forrest Richardson, Phoenix, Ariz.; and Steve Smyers, Lakeland, Fla.
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