VERONA, NY – Winners were announced and presented in 10 categories Monday night in the 14th Annual ING Media Awards. The presentations were part of the 17th Annual ING Spring Conference at Turning Stone Resort & Casino. Jeff Rude and Adam Schupak of Golfweek, and Gary Van Sickle of Sports Illustrated were all multiple winners in the competition.
The International Network Of Golf is a 17-year-old, non-profit, media-based networking organization whose mission is to enhance and promote communication and education in golf. The group conducts two meetings each year in the spring and fall, when media and industry leaders gather to discuss issues, launch and test new products, and develop relationships.
Rude won the Competitions Writing Category and received an Outstanding Achievers award in that category and in two other categories, Opinions and Profiles. Schupak won the Business Writing Category and an Outstanding Achiever in that category and in Equipment Writing. Van Sickle was first place in the Opinions Category and Outstanding Achiever in Competition and Profiles.
The ING Media Awards program was sponsored by Bridgestone Golf, Explanar, Nicklaus Golf Equipment, TaylorMade-adidas Golf and Tour Edge.
The ING has two more meetings this year: Aug. 27-31 at the PGA Super Stores World Amateur in Myrtle Beach and Sept. 10-12 in Las Vegas at the PGA Fall Expo. For details, visit www.inggolf.com, or call 407-328-0500 or visit www.inggolf.com.
Results by category in the media awards
(1st-place finishers listed first and IN BOLD)
1. BOOK — Tom Wishon, The Search For The Perfect Driver.
2. BUSINESS – Adam Schupak, Golfweek; Sally J. Sportsman, Golf Range Magazine; Adam Schupak, Golfweek.
3. COMPETITION – Jeff Rude, Golfweek; Jeff Rude, Golfweek; Gary Van Sickle, Sports Illustrated.
4. EQUIPMENT – Darin Bunch, Fairways & Greens; Adam Schupak, Golfweek.
5. OPINION/EDITORIAL – Gary Van Sickle, Sports Illustrated; David Barrett, GolfObserver.Com; Jeff Rude, Golfweek; Gary Van Sickle, Sports Illustrated.
6. PHOTOGRAPHY – Dick Durrance II, Colorado Avid Golfer; Peter Wong, Golf Minnesota; Hilary Howard, NCGA Golf.
7. PROFILE – John Steinbreder, Golfweek; Jeff Rude, Golfweek; Gary Van Sickle, Sports Illustrated.
8. RADIO – Steven Gribin, Golfer’s Home Network; Tony Leodora, Golfstyles Live.
9. TELEVISION – Golf Life, Michael Billingsley; Golfpac Travel & Golf Show, Todd Lewis.
10. TRAVEL – Jake Kubie, Colorado Avid Golfer; Randy Tantlinger, Smoke Magazine; Vic Williams, Fairways & Greens.
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