The Arizona Women’s Golf Association‘s third annual Mixed Stix Tournament will be held July 21-22 at Tubac Golf Resort in Tubac, Ariz. For information, go to www.awga.org. … The Wyndham Championship will offer drawings and putting contest for fans attending the inaugural event, Aug. 13-19 in Greensboro, N.C. Every fan who competes, regardless of putting skill, will be entered into hourly drawings for $250 prizes followed by grand prize drawings worth thousands of dollars in men’s, women’s and youth (15-and-under) categories on Sunday. … The Golf Channel‘s "Sprint Pre/Post Game" and "Golf Central" will air from the Buick Open, June 28-July 1. Also, The Golf Channel will air coverage of the Travelers Championship today and Friday from 3-6 p.m. ET and air a three-hour replay both days at 8:30 p.m. ET. The network will air the PGA Professional National Championship today and Friday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. ET and on Saturday and Sunday from 6:30-9 p.m. ET. … Ferncroft Country Club in Middleton, Mass., completes an expansion to its driving range along with adding a new short game area. The new range has a 40,000 square foot grass-hitting surface and is 40 yards longer. … Amelia Island (Fla.) Plantation announces Ed Bowe as its new director of golf instruction. … I/M , a new accessories and styling product line, will launch two of its three collections — I/M Beauty and I/M Active – this month. … Golf Club Adamstal in Ramsau, Austria, opens a new nine-hole extension. Jeff Howes Golf Design, which designed the original 18 holes that opened in 1998, oversaw this project. … Laurent-Perrier Champagne will present the inaugural Swing for Survivors and Golf For A Home celebrity-pro-am, Oct. 14-15 at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Swing for Survivors and Golf For A Home will raise funds for affordable housing programs in the U.S. and abroad as well as breast cancer survivor programs. …
Ashburnham Golf Club in Carmarthenshire, England, will host the Welsh Open Strokeplay Championship, May 21-24, 2009, and the Home Internationals, Aug. 9-13, 2010. … Musket Ridge Golf Club, located in Myersville, Md., wins a Pros N’ Hackers’ magazine 2007 Must Play award, ranking among the top 10 in the best design and layout category. … The East Potomac Golf Course in Washington, D.C., will host PGA Play Golf America Day, Saturday, June 23, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. ET. … Tiger Woods Dubai, which will feature Al Ruwaya, the world’s first golf course designed by Woods, breaks ground. The course is slated to open September 2009. … The Golf Channel’s new "Fore Inventors Only," which premieres Tuesday, July 10, at 10 p.m. ET and will feature Fulton Allem, Bill Harmon and Stina Sternberg as judges. The show will pare down 103 hopefuls to five finalists. … RT Technologies reports that a third-place finisher at the Rochester Area Charities Showdown used its Zeus driver and fairway wood shaft. … Officials for the BMW Championship report that the winner will receive $1.26 million, equal to the amount Angel Cabrera received for his victory at the U.S. Open. … Jox Sox reports that it will be feature on the QVC Morning Show "Fashion Friday" between 6-9 a.m. ET. … Back Nine USA becomes the newest sponsor for the Rice Planters Amateur Championship.
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