Phil Mickelson tightened his hold on second place in the U.S. Ryder Cup point standings with his win at the Northern Trust Open. Mickelson is second with 2,043.250 points. Tiger Woods is first with 4,366.627 points. D.J. Trahan is currently eighth with 1,128.389 points. The top eight through the PGA Championship automatically qualify. … Steve Hinshaw of Pinehurst, N.C., was elected 51st president of the Carolinas Golf Association at the CGA’s annual meeting on Feb. 15 in Pinehurst. Hinshaw succeeds James D. Burgess of Kingstree, S.C., who served a two-year term. … HorsePower Sports Marketing, the sanctioning body of the 2008 HorsePower Tee Shot Tour, announces the move of the corporate offices from Southlake, Texas, to Virginia Beach, Va., effective Feb. 15. … Advanced Sensor Technology Inc. files a lawsuit against The Toro Co. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for infringement of a U.S. patent covering wireless remote soil monitoring and its usage by The Toro Company on golf courses. … Winn Inc. retains Nancy Cain as its PGA Tour representative. A long-time presence on the PGA Tour, Cain brings 18 years of experience in the golf industry, working for Fenwick Golf & Pure Fishing, Gaylord Sports Management, Evolve Golf, Aerotech Shaft Co., Champ Spikes and SST Shaft Technology. … The Links at Summerly in Lake Elsinore, Calif., is scheduled to open on Saturday, March 8. The par-72, nearly 7,000-yard layout was designed by Cal Olson. … The 14th Portland Golf Expo is scheduled for March 8-9 at downtown Portland’s Holiday Inn by the Bay, and will feature equipment testing, contests and instruction. Admission is $8 and the event runs 9 a.m.-3 p.m. PT each day. For information, go to www.portlandgolfexpo.com or 207-838-5731. … King Golf releases its 2008 line of hats, which feature the company’s logo on the front, raised logo in the back and KG on the left side. New colors Carolina Blue and Burnt Orange have been added to the line. … LandMar Group officially opens Florida’s first Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw-designed championship golf course at Sugarloaf Mountain in Minneola, Fla. … Exelys‘ BreakMaster Digital Green Reader was used to measure the slope of the Riviera Country Club greens prior to the Northern Trust Open. … Feel Golf announces that its been named the official wedge of the International Players Tour.
Tickets to the inaugural Stanford International Pro-Am are now available to the general public via the newly-created www.stanfordinternationalproam.com website. The Stanford International Pro-Am is a new 72-hole LPGA event, set for April 21-27 in Aventura, Fla. Tickets can also be purchased via the Ticket Hotline at 888-471-7472. Also, those interested in volunteering for the tournament can go to the website to complete a volunteer application. For information on volunteer opportunities and sponsorship packages available for the Stanford International Pro-Am, call 305-460-6579 or visit the website. … The Texas Women’s Open is set for June 25-26 at Eastern Hills Country Club in Garland, Texas. Entry forms will be available starting April 25, and the deadline is June 20 at 5 p.m. CT. For information, contact Harold Geyer at 214-420-7421 or visit www.ntpga.com.
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