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BRIEFLY

April 7, 2009

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Golf Vacations Ireland holds a $100,000 promotion in which if Irishman Rory McIlroy wins this week’s Masters, entrants could win one of four golf vacations in Ireland. To enter, visit www.golfvacationsireland.com. … Jay Seawell, the University of Alabama men’s golf coach, will host the Alabama Crimson Tide Golf Camp, June 6-10 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. For information, call 205.310.1309 or visit www.rolltide.com. … After a decade-long absence, the Texas Golf Hall of Fame and Museum reopens and relocates to Brackenridge Park Golf Course in San Antonio, Texas. … San Antonio is chosen as one of America’s top-10 golf cities by ForbesTraveler.com. … The Mountain West Conference Women’s Championship will be held April 16-18 at the Black Horse Golf Course in Seaside, Calif. … The Club Managers Association of Europe appoints John Hunt of the Berkshire Golf Club in Ascot, England, as its new president. … The Cuban Tourism Fair in May will mark the launch of the Montecristo Cup, an 18-hole, 72-player pre-qualifier for the 2010 Cuban Open. For information, visit www.themontecristocup.com. … World Golf Tour, an authentic online golf game, partners with Wolf Creek Golf Club in Mesquite, Nev. The alliance offers players the opportunity to play an online skill challenge on the course. In June, the U.S. Golf Association will host the inaugural Virtual U.S. Open Championship on Bethpage Black in conjunction with WGT. … The Lake Toxaway Companies in Lake Toxaway, N.C., select Jeff Dezen Public Relations as its new public relations agency of record. … Tifosi staffer Brittany Lincicome won the Kraft Nabisco Championship wearing the Tifosi Pavé model, which comes with three interchangeable golf-specific lenses for various playing conditions. … Tehama announces the evolution of its Carbon-Tech grouping for women. With the summer months approaching, the newly-combined power of coconut/bamboo carbon and Minerale creates a moisture-wicking technical performance, and eco-friendly fabrications. … Innsbrook in Merry Hill, N.C., hires Martha Faulconer as its new head golf professional.

» Television

CBS Sports will air “Jim Nantz Remembers Augusta: Seve at the Masters” on Sunday, April 12, 1-2 p.m. ET. The hour-long show looks back at the career of Seve Ballesteros at Augusta National Golf Club.

» Tournaments

Brittany Lincicome secures a position in the Samsung World Championship after winning the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

» Travel

The Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club in Naples, Fla., offers its “Summer Value Rates,” which start at $149 and are available May 27-Sept. 30. For information, call 800-237-7600 or 239-261-2222, or visit www.naplesbeachhotel.com. … Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, S.C., announces two spring travel packages – “Valcation,” which start at $395 a night for Sanctuary Hotel rooms and $175 a night for villas, and include a resort credit through June 30; or “Spring Unlimited Golf” with lodging at the Sanctuary Hotel or villas through May 31. For information, visit www.kiawahresort.com or call 800.654.2924.

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