The Northern California Left Handed Golfer’s Association announces that the first California Junior Left Handed State Open Championship will be played Oct. 13-14 at the Paradise Valley Golf Course in Fairfield, Calif. The championship is open to all girls and boys ages 8-18 who play left-handed. For information, go to www.leftygolf.org. … Lee Trevino and Jeff Sluman commit to play in the SAS Championship, Sept. 21-23 at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, N.C. … The 22nd Great Sports Legends Dinner, set for Monday, Sept. 17, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, N.Y., will feature an opportunity to play golf with Jack Nicklaus and premium tickets to the Masters as auction items.
Tickets can still be purchased by phone at 305-243-4656, 212-245-6570 or online at www.thebuonicontifund.com. … Chaffin/Light Associates announces the opening of the eight remaining holes of Balsam Mountain Preserve‘s 18-hole Arnold Palmer signature golf course in Sylva, N.C. … Orange County National in Winter Garden, Fla., raises $1,274 for the Fallen Heroes Foundation on Saturday, Sept. 1, during the inaugural Patriot Golf Day event sponsored by the PGA of America and USGA. … St. Johns Golf and Country Club in St. Augustine, Fla., will host the pre-qualifying stage of the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament for the third time. The qualifier will take place Sept. 17-21. … Mercedes-Benz Retail and PGA Golf Pages agree to a strategic partnership. The alliance aims to maximise their combined operations to provide mutual benefits for clients of both parties, including access to privileged events and promotional offers. … Tournament officials for the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship announce that all 2007 ticket buyers will be given free tickets to the 2008 event. Due to heavy rainfall, the tournament was shortened from 54 to 18 holes and will not be considered an official LPGA Tour event. The tournament will match 2008 tickets to the equivalent of 2007 orders.
Will Eye Health System will be the presenting sponsor of the 62nd U.S. Blind Golfer Association National Championship, Sept. 26-27 at Edgmont Country Club in Edgemont, Pa. … Beginning Sept. 18, Atlanta Junior Golf will provide nine tournaments, including the Grand Slam Classic at Bobby Jones on Oct. 13; the Stableford Shootout at The Creek on Oct. 20; and the PineIsle 36-Hole Winter Challenge on Nov. 10-11. … ChampionsGate Resort in Orlando, Fla., will host the Links Fore Leukemia Tournament on Friday, Sept. 28, to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Central Florida. … PGA professional John Kantarski launches a website designed to educate and support PGA and industry professionals on the different technologies for the golf business. The website is golfindustrytechhelp.com. … Callaway Golf reports that Zach Morrison, a 25-year-old Callaway Golf staff professional at Anthem Country Club in Henderson, Nev., accomplished a rare feat in the past nine months. Morrison recorded holes-in-one on a par 3, a par 4, and a par 5.
Morrison made the first on Nov. 16 at the par-4 sixth hole of the Lexington Course at the Revere Golf Club in Henderson. The second came on April 21 at his home club, playing the par-5 eighth hole from the forward tee during a ladies event at his home club. The final ace came on Aug. 19 on the par-3 eighth hole at Lakes Course at Moon Palace Golf Club in Cancun, Mexico. … Eighty-four junior players from the United States and Canada will compete in the Mutual of Omaha Drive, Chip and Putt National Championships on Saturday, Sept. 15, at Celebration Golf Club in Orlando, Fla. An hour-long national championships highlight show is scheduled to air on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 2 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. … Riley Golf introduces its Energy irons, hybrid long irons and fairway woods. … Jim Furyk, winner of the 2003 U.S. Open, will replace Tiger Woods in the field at the 25th PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Oct. 15-17 at the Mid Ocean Club in Bermuda. … Mission Hills Golf Club, located in Shenzhen, China, opens its 11th and 12th courses, designed by Pete Dye and Chinese golf standout Zhang Lian Wei, respectively. … ParHawaii launches ParHawaii.com, which provides a user-friendly experience featuring discounted Hawaii golf tee times.
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