Rosie Jones wins the Legends Tour’s Open Championship in Sydney, Australia. … The Sybase Classic raises its tournament purse a record $600,000 to a total of $2 million for 2008. The champion’s share will be $300,000. … Seven Falls Golf and River Club in Hendersonville, N.C., hires golf course superintendent Joe Baidy for the first Arnold Palmer Premier championship course. The 19-hole course is scheduled to open in late fall 2008. … The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village, located within the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., nears completion of a $10 million renovation. The renovation is slated for completion by January 2008. … Martin’s PGA Tour Superstore, with locations in Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach, S.C., has been named Best Golf Equipment Retailer in The Sun News‘ annual Best of the Beach poll. … The Brickyard at Riverside in Macon, Ga., names Darin Hoff as its head golf professional. … The 2008 The Ultimate Game will be hosted by La Quinta Resort and Club in La Quinta, Calif., and played March 6-11. The event will also feature 64 two-player teams competing in a match-play format. … The Jack Nicklaus-signature golf course at Pawleys Plantation Golf and Country Club in Pawleys Island, S.C., has been named one of the 25 best courses in the state by the South Carolina golf course ratings panel. … The Golf Association of Philadelphia‘s Executive Committee nominates and confirms Chip Lutz, J. Stacey Redican and William Scott Yard as new board members.
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