ORLANDO – Winners were announced and presented in 13 categories Thursday in the 16th Annual ING Media Awards. The presentations were made from ClubING at the PGA Merchandise Show at the Orange Country Center. Fairways + Greens magazine contributors led the way with six awards, followed by Golfweek with five and The Met Golfer magazine with four.
The International Network Of Golf is a 19-year-old, non-profit, media-based networking organization whose mission is to enhance and promote communication and education in golf. The group conducts two meetings each year in the spring and fall, when media and industry leaders gather to discuss issues, launch and test new products, and develop relationships.
Each category of the ING Media Awards program has a category chair, responsible for selecting three independent judges for the category. Entries are stripped of identification prior to being sent to the category chairs and judges.
Fairways + Greens, regional publication based in Reno, NV, took home three first-place awards. Vic Williams was tops in the Competition Writing category with his story about Tiger Woods’ triumph in the U.S. Open entitled “Tiger: Quiet After The Storm.” That same Open played a role in many of the winning entries including the top photograph by Joann Dost of Tiger Woods, published in Fairways + Greens. F+G’s other first-place winner was Calder Chism in the Illustration category. Williams also received an “Outstanding Achiever” award in the travel category, as did F+G’s Darin Bunch.
Golfweek’s first-place winners were Jeff Rude in profiles for his story “Country Pride Moves Kenny Perry,” and Adam Schupak in the business writing category for “USGA: Beyond The Crossroad.” Both Rude and Schupak won Outstanding Achiever honors in other categories as well. Other multiple honorees were: Steven Gribin, Michael Hiller, Bob Seligman and Bob Skura.
The ING Media Awards program sponsors were Explanar, Johnson & Wales University, Player’s Pass, Sunbuster/Gustbuster and Zelocity. Todd Lewis of The Golf Channel was the master of ceremonies.
The ING’s next gathering is the 19th Annual ING Spring Conference, set for May 17-21 at French Lick Resort in Indiana. For details, visit www.inggolf.com, or call 407-328-0500.
Results by category in the 2008 ING Media Awards
(1st-place finishers listed first and IN BOLD; Outstanding Achievers follow winners in each category)
2008 ING MEDIA AWARDS WINNERS
(1st-Place Finishers in Bold; Outstanding Achievers follow)
1. APPAREL -Bob Seligman, GolfTime Magazine (Fall Fashion Trends); Adam Schupak, Golfweek (Can FootJoy Fashion An Apparel Plan?);
2. BOOK – Joel Zuckerman, (Pete Dye-Golf Courses); Bob Skura (How Great Golfers Think).
3. BUSINESS – Adam Schupak, Golfweek (USGA: Beyond The Crossroad); John Steinbreder, The Met Golfer Magazine (Clubs At The Crossroads); Bob Seligman, Sports Insight (Getting The Shaft Right).
4. COMPETITION – Vic Williams, Fairways + Greens (Tiger: Quiet After The Storm); Steven Gribin, Avid Golfer Magazine (A New Dance Step); Jeff Rude, Golfweek (Norman’s Senior Moment One For The Ages); Chris Stevenson, Ottawa Sun (Heaven And Hull); Gary Van Sickle, Golf.com (Tiger Takes Torrey On One Leg).
5. EQUIPMENT – Greg Wires, Golf Minnesota (Getting Fit For Game Improvement); Michael Hiller, Avid Golfer Magazine (Bobby Jones Wedges); Adam Schupak, Golfweek (Burner: TaylorMade Revises A Classic).
6. ILLUSTRATION – Calder Chism, Fairways + Greens
7. INSTRUCTION – Lorraine Thies, Arizona, State Of Golf (Misunderstood Rules); Katharine Dyson, Travelgolf.com (Think Short); Bob Skura, The Bergen News (Mentors).
8. OPINION/EDITORIAL – Tony Dear, Cybergolf.com (Euros Looking Strong); Ronnie Musselwhite, Golf Business (Greenness); Jack O’Leary, GolfMarketingInc.com (Taming Tiger’s Tongue); Jimmy Roberts, The Met Golfer Magazine (No Medal Spikes).
9. PHOTOGRAPHY – Joann Dost, Fairways + Greens (Tiger Fist Pump); Tim Pade, Colorado Golf (Ironwood Country Club); Emily Ritt, Colorado Avid Golfer (English Edition).
10. PROFILE – Jeff Rude, Golfweek (Country Pride Moves Kenny Perry); Robert Dicesare, Brocton Enterprise (A Miracle); James Frank, The Met Golfer Magazine (Man Of The Times); Mike Kern, 69th Senior PGA Championship Journal (Band Of Brothers); Jon Rizzi, Colorado Avid Golfer (The Masters Lock).
11. RADIO – Steven Gribin, ESPN Radio (The Golfers Home); Matt Adams, PGA Tour Network (Fairways Of Life-Billy Casper).
12. TELEVISION – Steven Frigard, RSN Resort TV (The Clubhouse); Michael Billingsley, Golf Life (Behind The Scenes At The U.S. Open).
13. TRAVEL – Michael Hiller, Avid Golfer Magazine (Northern Frontier); Darin Bunch, Fairways + Greens (Kenya) Jake Kubie, Colorado Avid Golfer (The Big Island Grows Up); Christine Loomis, Colorado Golf (Estrella del Mar Resort); Brian McCallen, The Met Golfer Magazine (Nature Valley); (Vic Williams, Fairways + Greens (Southern Oregon).
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Mike Jamison
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mike@jamisongolf.com
