Signature Golf Group USA Inc. announces that Diamond Back Golf Club in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., is changing its name to Woodland Valley Country Club as of Sept. 1. … ClubCorp is marking its golden anniversary Oct. 19 by holding a one-day event, "The ClubCorp Charity Classic: Celebrating 50 Years of Service." … Bubba Watson commits to play in the Wyndham Championship, Aug. 16-19 at Forest Oaks Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. Also, tournament officials announce that Teachers Day will be Saturday, Aug. 18, during the third round and all active, reserve and veteran Piedmont Triad members of the military and one guest will be admitted to the tournament free of charge during the final round on Sunday, Aug. 19. Cadillac has been chosen as the official vehicle and will provide courtesy cars. … Wetherington Golf and Country Club in West Chester, Ohio, selects ClubTec‘s SQL Club Management Solutions. … The Golf Channel will revise its Monday through Wednesday prime-time schedule beginning Aug. 13. "Golf Central" now will be seen at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT, Monday through Wednesday. Additionally, the network has slotted the 7-7:30 p.m. ET block for golf instruction. Also, the network announces the following senior level management changes: Gene Pizzolato (executive vice president — sales, marketing and business development), Shannon O’Neill (senior vice president — new media and business development), Christine Sullivan (senior vice president — marketing and brand management), Lara Ibarra (vice president — creative services), Larry Kahn (vice president — research), Keith Allo (vice president — programming development) and Jeff Foster (vice president — digital media, travel and events). …
Boothbay Country Club in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, closes its private membership at 300. … Scott Hoch, Chip Beck and Curtis Strange commit to play the SAS Championship, Sept. 21-23 at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, N.C. … The Florida State Golf Association‘s Florida State Amateur Match Play Championship is set for Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Aug. 9-12. … Turner Sports will offer more than 60 hours of exclusive, live PGA Championship coverage on TNT and PGA.com. TNT will provide 18 hours of coverage — Thursday and Friday (2-8 p.m. ET), and Saturday and Sunday (11 a.m.-2 p.m. ET). Also, PGA.com will feature four video streams of exclusive footage. … Swede Johan Edfors will wear Puma‘s new special-edition Camouflage Concorde GTX golf shoe, and a matching military cap at this week’s PGA Championship. … Champ reports that 56 players wore its spikes at the Ricoh Women’s British Open, including the champion who wore the Stinger spikes. Also, the winner of the Reno-Tahoe Open wore the Stinger spikes. … Never-Search Inc. launches the Never-Search for Golf website at www.never-search.com. … Caddy for a Cure, which offers the opportunity to caddy for select players during PGA Tour events, will be in effect at The Barclays on Tuesday, Aug. 21. … Caddy for a Cure is offering the bags of Stuart Appleby, Jerry Kelly, Sean O’Hair and Vijay Singh in an online auction at www.caddyforacure.com through Friday, Aug. 17. All proceeds go to charity. …
Long-time PGA professional Joe Cheves, 89, died on July 31 in Morganton, N.C. Cheves qualified and played in two U.S. Opens, two PGA Championships, 10 Senior PGA Championships and three U.S. Senior Opens. He also qualified for two PGA Professional National Championships. He was a four-time winner of the Carolinas PGA Seniors and a three-time runner-up. He was the club professional at Mimosa Hills Golf and Country Club for 30 years. … ClubCorp appoints Daniel Tilley as executive vice president, chief information officer, and Ingrid Keiser as chief legal officer and secretary. … Countryside Country Club in Clearwater, Fla., will begin renovations on its main clubhouse lobby this fall. The clubhouse will feature new carpet and lighting, modifications to ceiling structure, and a redesigned walkway leading to the golf pro shop. … The Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club in Naples, Fla., is offering "Fall Value Rates." The rates start at $244 per room, per night, and are available Oct. 14-Dec. 21. … The Arizona Women’s Golf Association will hold its annual Partners Tournament at Silver Creek Golf Club in Show Low, Ariz., on Aug. 13-14. … The Founders Golf Club in Sarasota, Fla., names Edward McConnell as head golf professional. … Three members of the American Society of Golf Course Architects — Dick Phelps, David Rainville and Roger Rulewich — were named ASGCA Fellows at the association’s 61st annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga. … Brittany Lincicome commits to play the inaugural LPGA NW Arkansas Championship, Sept. 3-9 at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Ark.
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