Rick Applewhite joins ClubTec as a sales representative in Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and North and South Carolina. … The Ventura County Junior Golf Association will host the inaugural Mike Andonian Scholarship Fund Tournament, Monday, Oct. 26, at Las Posas Country Club in Camarillo, Calif. Entry fee is $200 per person or $750 per foursome. For information, contact Bruce Beck at 805.777.7971 or bruce@dbrpr.com. … Rosewood Sand Hill, a recently opened 123-room hotel, spa and restaurant located near Stanford University in Menlo Park, Calif., now offers stay-and-play packages to Stanford University Golf Course. The packages, which start at $599, include a one-night stay and two rounds at the university course. For information, visit www.rosewoodsandhill.com. … Warrior Custom Golf announces support of the second Take a Swing at Diabetes Charity Classic, Sept. 14, at the Andover Golf and Country Club in Lexington, Ky. The event benefits the American Diabetes Association. For information, call 800.574.9790 or visit www.warriorcustomgolf.com. … The Lynd Company will host the Fairways at Wilson Creek Benefit, Sunday, Aug. 23, at the The Golf Club at McKinney in McKinney, Texas. For information, call 972.540.6880 or visit www.golfclubatmckinney.com. … The Titleist Performance Institute partners with The Grand Del Mar in San Diego, Calif., to launch the TPI Junior Performance Center, a groundbreaking 38-week program designed to maximize the potential of junior golfers of all ages, from kindergarten through 9th grade. For information, visit www.thegranddelmar.com. … Golf Etc. of America Inc. promotes Jeremy Glanzer to co-CEO, partnering with president and CEO Shane Hunt. … The American Society of Golf Course Architects updates its Membership List and Patron Directory, which is now available from the ASGCA. … Golf in a Kingdom: The Thai Golf Experience is only a month old, but adds Woodlands Hotel and Resort and Woodlands Suites as part of its lodgings. The experience matches Thailand’s top courses and hotels. For more, visit www.golfinakingdom.com. … Sonrisas Community Dental Center in Half Moon Bay, Callif., hosts its inaugural Share A Smile tournament, dinner, and fundraising auction on Monday, Oct. 19, at Half Moon Bay Golf Links and The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay. … John Daly partners with Druh Belts & Buckles to launch a range of John Daly belts that will feature his recognizable lion logo on the buckle. … Becky Brewerton won the Ladies European Tour’s Ladies Spanish Open on July 19 playing a GEL Groove Paul Hurrion Rego putter. … Robert Trent Jones II reports that it’s finishing work on courses in Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, South Korea, Sweden, and Vanuatu; and recently signed new projects in Asia, Northern Europe and Central America. The firm also expects to open several new courses in the U.S. through 2010, including The Patriot Course, in Oklahoma; Sequoyah National, for the Eastern Band Cherokee Indians, in North Carolina; and Hickory Stick in Niagara Falls, N.Y. … GolfChannel.com experiences record traffic numbers in June, exceeding 2 million unique users for the first time during the month of June. According to comScore, GolfChannel.com also has been the No. 1 golf Web site for four of the first six months of 2009.

CBS Sports will air third- and final-round coverage of the Buick Open, Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 1-2, 3-6 p.m. ET.

Carnoustie and the Old Course at St. Andrews are confirmed as the venues for the 2011 and 2013 Ricoh Women’s British Open. Also, Ricoh signs an agreement with the Ladies Golf Union and IMG to continue as title sponsor of the championship through 2013. … The LPGA and Sports Management Group agree in principal to a two-year deal to conduct the Acapulco LPGA Classic starting in 2010. The 72-hole event will feature a $1.3 million purse. … Carya Golf Club, a Thomson Perrett & Lobb design in Belek, Antalya, is selected as the venue for Turkey’s first European Challenge Tour event in 11 years. The Turkish Challenge will be the tour’s 2010 opening event, April 26-29.