The Bobby Grace Co. reports that noted putter designer Bobby Grace returns with a next generation of Bobby Grace putters set to debut in the fall. Grace left his last position in June 2008. The Classic Series will retail for $129 and the AMG Series is expected to retail for $250. … Golf Ventures West, a full-service distributor to the golf course industry, announces its expansion into northern California and Nevada. Golf Ventures West’s exclusive partnerships include Jacobsen Equipment, Helena Chemical and Fertilizer, Kioti tractors, Smithco, Ryan, Bob-Cat, E Z Go, Standard and Par Aide. … GolfLogix‘s advanced GPS distance and stat-tracking application is now downloadable to a GPS-enabled BlackBerry Curve for free at GolfGPS.com. The application is for the following models: 8310, 8330, 8350i, 8800, 8820, 8830 and 8900. … Pine Valley Country Club in Wilmington, N.C., moves to ClubTec‘s Web site product, WebTec. … eWordofMouth.com, provider of e-marketing systems, reports that Moorpark Country Club in Moorpark, Calif., now utilizes its marketing solution. … The Re/Max World Long Drive Championship prepares for its U.S. regional qualifiers, the first of 10 taking place on July 31-Aug. 1 at Crystal Quarry Springs Golf Club in Maryland Heights, Mo. For information on qualifying events, visit www.longdrivers.com. … Swedish apparel company Abacus will clothe the European Solheim Cup team at this year’s event. … The SeeMore Putter Co. reports that a second-place finisher at the John Deere Classic played its FGP Stainless putter.

Turner Network Television will provide 28 hours of televised coverage of the 138th British Open live from Ailsa Course at Turnberry in Scotland. The network will air exclusive coverage of the first round, 6:30 a.m.-7 p.m. ET today, Thursday, and 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Friday. Coverage continues with the third and fourth rounds, 7-9 a.m. on Saturday and 6-8 a.m. ET on Sunday.

July 15, 2009 (Phoenix, AZ) — The registration deadline for the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur is Wednesday, July 22, 5 p.m. ET. Applications are online at www.usga.org. For information, contact Jan Wobken at janwobken@gmail.com or 602.743. 4447. … The Champions Tour’s SAS Championship, Sept. 21-27 at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, N.C., seeks more than 600 volunteers for the event. For information, visit www.saschampionship.com. … New Breed Logistics, a third-party logistics services provider, becomes title sponsor of the Wyndham Championship‘s Wednesday Pro-Am on Aug. 19. The 70th Wyndham Championship is set for Aug. 20-23 at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. … Motown great Smokey Robinson commits to play the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open pro-am, Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Las Vegas, Nev. The PGA Tour event is Oct. 1518. For information, visit www.jtshrinersopen.com or call 702.873.1010.