Game Theory Inc. introduces the Digital Shield, an open-palmed glove for the bottom hand, created to protect against blistering and chafing while maximizing tactile sensitivity. It is conforms to both USGA and R&A Rules. … Golf Channel reports its highest quarterly ratings in the network’s history. Golf Channel finished the first quarter of 2008 18 percent better than last year. Total Day garnered an 18 percent boost in household impressions, while growing 11 percent in the same category among Men 25-54. Prime-Time household impressions increased 14 percent, while Prime grew 8 percent among Men 25-54. … EnZo Golf Shafts Inc. launches its new website, www,enzogolfshfts.com, although its initial product lines will not be available until mid-April. … First Tee of the Triad is set to begin its inaugural Piedmont Triad season with Kick-Off Day on Wednesday, April 16, at Winston Lake Golf Club in Winston-Salem, N.C. Golf instruction will begin on April 29. For volunteer opportunities, contact Susan Sidden at 336.909.0078 or susans@thefirstteetriad.org. … GolfTEC expands into Mexico through partnership with GolfTEC Academy. The first GolfTEC Academy location will open March 9 in Santa Fe, is part of a driving range and practice complex in suburban Mexico City. Other metro-area locations are planned for opening in the next six months. … The schedule for the Bader Awesome 8 golf tour is announced, and is in two parts – Nov. 28-Dec. 12 and May 14-26, 2009 – to coincide with the location and climate of the courses played. Locales will include Furnace Creek, Calif.; Ushuaia, Argentina; Ko’olau, Hawaii; Alice Springs, Australia; Hammerfest, Norway; North Star, Alaska; La Paz, Bolivia; and St. Andrews, Scotland. For information, go to www.awesomeeight.com. … CyberLinksGolf.com features the TPC Myrtle Beach in South Carolina as its featured course of the week. … Tee Time Magazine, the New England women’s golf magazine, will feature "The Future of Golf: Our Youth" in its summer issue which is available June 1. … Leah Wigger wore King Golf apparel en route to winning the Futures Tour’s American Systems International. … The International Players Tour announces the opening of a new district with Philadelphia as the metro hub. Events will start in June and are planned for eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. … Tifosi Optics introduces the first in a series of Brittany Lincicome custom sunglasses as part of a multi-year agreement. The first piece is the Brittany Slip, which takes an existing model and adds color to the ear and temple pieces. … Forsgate Country Club in Monroe Township, N.J., names Gia Bocra as its teaching professional. … Granville Golfland in Granville, Ohio, will host a Long Driver’s of America Pinnacle Exceptional Distance Challenge on Saturday, April 19. … North & West Coast Links Golf, a marketer of Ireland championship links golf, adds Narin and Portnoo Golf Club near Donegal, Ireland, as its newest client. … Bamboomer ECO Friendly Golf Tees agrees to a multi-year partnership to become the title sponsor of the Ontario PGA Long Drive Championship, set for Oct. 28. … Celebration Golf Club reports that its annual tournament to benefit the Robert Gamez Foundation for Under Privileged Children in March raised more than $100,000 for the cause.
Nike Golf will become the title sponsor of the Ontario PGA Fall Scramble Championship, set for Oct. 28 at Angus Glen Golf Club. … Sybase Classic officials announce that more than 1,500 chldren and their familiers are going to attend this year’s tournament, May 15-18 at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, N.J., through the tournament’s partnership with Total Golf Adventures. … Entries are now being accepted for the Georgia State Golf Association‘s 43rd Georgia Junior Championship, June 16-18 at Augusta Country Club. This event is open to male amateur golfers between the ages of 14 and 17 as of June 16. Paper entries are available by request and may also be downloaded as a PDF file via www.gsga.org. The deadline for entries is Wednesday, May 21, at 5 p.m. For information, call 770.955.4272 or 800.949.4742 or via email at info@gsga.org.
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