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The fifth Robert Gamez Celebrity Invitation Tournament will be held Monday, March 17, at Celebration Golf Club in Celebration, Fla. Proceeds will help fund children’s health and education efforts. For information, contact Gene Garrote at 407-566-1046. … SkyGolf names NYCA its agency of record. For its first assignment, NYCA is charged with providing brand strategy plus a multi-layered marketing campaign for the SkyCaddie. … The Sports Illustrated Golf Group (SI Golf Plus, Golf Magazine and Golf.com) led all magazines with three first-place selections in the annual Golf Writers Association of America writing contest. SI’s Alan Shipnuck won an industry-leading two first-place selections, the first of his career. SI titles grabbed nine writing awards, with Jim Gorant and Luis Fernando Llosa winning for the first time. … Rain Bird introduces two new classes of variable frequency pump stations. The Water Feature pump stations allow operators to customize a golf course water feature’s appearance. These pumps also include a handy energy-saving "night run" mode that keeps water from becoming stagnant even when the water feature isn’t running at full capacity. The Intermediate Flow pump stations consist of single horizontal end suction pump stations designed to boost pressure on golf courses with elevation changes or lake transfer needs. … Forsgate Country Club in Monroe Township, N.J., completes two major golf course projects – a unique re-routing plan of its traditional 18-hole Palmer Course and an enhancement plan for its legendary Banks Course. Also, Forsgate adds a new short game practice area adjacent to its existing practice facilities and has doubled the size of the club’s putting green. …

National Car Rental becomes the official car rental company of the American Junior Golf Association and supports the Junior Players Championship. … The English Golf Union signs a sponsorship deal with Canterbury of New Zealand. The agreement includes the supply of training sportswear and Canterbury’s IonX baselayer – a range of technical sports garments that trigger a process of ionisation in the body, increases blood flow and improves performance levels and recovery rates. … HorsePower Sports Marketing adds JLG Industries Inc. to its list of sponsors for the 2008 HorsePower Tee Shot Tour season. JLG Industries will receive naming rights for one of the eight HTST teams consisting of one Power golfer and one NASCAR personality, as well as naming rights for the VIP Hospitality area at each of the HTST season’s six events. Also, HSM welcomes Brian Vickers, its fifth stock car personality, to the upcoming HTST season. … Mint Green Group Inc. appoints Nicole Dutton as regional merchandise manager for the province of Ontario. … Premium Golf Brands, the official European licensee of resort specialists Fairway & Greene, Pukka Headwear and Zero Restriction, promotes Steve Alexander to brand manager in a newly-created specialist resort department. …

Celebs for Kids, set for Aug. 14-15 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, names NHL Hall of Famer Grant Fuhr as its host for the charity event that benefits Ross Petty Research Chair in Pediatric Rheumatology to help kids with Lupus and Arthritis. For information, contact Gigi Rock Productions at 480-246-9616 or visit www.celebsforkids.ca. … Bobby Jones launches its “For The Love Of The Game” promotion. Golfers who share their stories and pictures earn a chance to win a new Bobby Jones wedge by Jesse Ortiz. E-mail story and pictures, if available, to fortheloveofthegame@bobbyjonesshop.com, and include name, address and telephone number. Winners will be chosen. … Waverly Oaks Golf Club in Plymouth, Mass., is now open for play in 2008. … Signature Golf Group names Bill Bernschein as head golf professional at Woodland Valley Country Club in Loris, S.C. … Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow, Vt., is named among the 40 courses listed in the newest edition of “Great Golf Resorts of the World”. … Trappers Turn Golf Club in Wisconsin Dells, Wisc., enters its third season with a list of upgraded amenities, including the new Kalahari Golf Academy at Trappers Turn and an expanded clubhouse. … XM Satellite will air complete coverage of the Masters on XM Satellite Radio channel 146, April 7-13. XM will be at Augusta starting April 8 with pre-event press conferences; an in-depth preview of the Masters and interviews from the Par 3 Contest will air April 9; and live play-by-play coverage will air April 10-13, from the first tee to the green jacket ceremony. … CBSSports.com, in conjunction with Masters.org, CBS Sports and the Masters, reports that coverage of holes Nos. 15 and 16 will be added to Masters Live. Online coverage of the Masters on CBSSports.com debuted in 2006 with Amen Corner Live, live streaming video of the 11th, 12th and 13th holes. Last year, added was Masters Extra, live streaming video of the entire field and course for one hour prior to television coverage.

Entries for the 27th Georgia Mid-Amateur Championship, May 16-18 at Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee in Eatonton, will close Wednesday, March 12, at 5 p.m. This event is open to male amateur golfers age 25 and older as of the first day of the event, who are GSGA members and Georgia residents. For information, call 770-955-4272 or 800-949-4742, or e-mail info@gsga.org.