PGA REACH: PGA of America’s charitable foundation names the Nicklaus Companies as a trustee. The partnership includes financial support from the Nicklaus Companies and a personal commitment from its founder, Jack Nicklaus, to make an impact on all three areas of PGA REACH focus – youth, military and diversity and inclusion.
[PGA.org]
PGA Tour Superstore: Signs of a lease for its first interactive retail store in the Las Vegas area, a 30,000-square-foot space situated in Summerlin.
Omega: To offer PGA Championship attendees unique interactive opportunities at Quail Hollow Club. Omega will have an interactive photo display with brand ambassadors Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlroy, an opportunity for luxury shopping in The Championship Shops and the Omega Challenge for prizes.
Folds of Honor: Names Jack Nicklaus as honorary chairman of the non-profit’s annual fundraising event, Patriot Golf Day.
Casa de Campo Resort and Villas | La Romana, Dominican Republic: To host the 10th Fall Pro-Am, Oct. 18-22. The tournament will be played on the Pete Dye-designed Teeth of the Dog Dye Fore courses.
True Spec Golf: Opens its first state-of-the-art indoor fitting studio in Highland Park, Ill., 30 minutes north of Chicago.
Golfzon: Releases its Arcade software, a dart-based golf game to be used with its simulator.
Pellucid Corp.: August issue of Pellucid Perspective examines the proposed Tiger Woods-designed course to be built in Chicago and that will repurpose land currently occupied by the Jackson Park and South Shore municipal golf courses.
ClubPay: Outsourced Payroll and HR solution has been used by Pleasant Valley Country Club, located in Little Rock, Ark., since January and the club reports on the benefits.
Casa de Campo Resort and Villas | La Romana, Dominican Republic: To host the 10th Fall Pro-Am, Oct. 18-22. The tournament will be played on the Pete Dye-designed Teeth of the Dog Dye Fore courses.
[casadecampo.com.do]
Golfzon: Releases its Arcade software, a dart-based golf game to be used with its simulator.
[golfzonsimulator.com]
Pellucid Corp.: August issue of Pellucid Perspective examines the proposed Tiger Woods-designed course to be built in Chicago and that will repurpose land currently occupied by the Jackson Park and South Shore municipal golf courses.
[pellucidcorp.com]
TPC Prestancia | Sarasota, Fla.: Selected to host the Drive, Chip & Putt Championship sub-regional on Aug. 19. The top two juniors from each age/gender category will advance to the regional qualifier at TPC Sawgrass on Sept. 16. The National Finals will be held April 1 at Augusta National.
NBC Sports Group: Scheduled to broadcast 28 live hours of Ricoh Women’s British Open coverage, along with coverage of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and the PGA Tour’s Barracuda Championship, Aug. 3-6.
GolfTalk Live: Selects Copper Tech’s golf glove as its August product of the month.
Galvin Green: Hires Charlie Greene as sales representative for Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming.
Northern California PGA Foundation: Announces Sydney Ferre, of Roseville, Calif., and Jacques Le, of San Jose, Calif., as 2017 Jim Langley Scholarship recipients.
Nippon Shaft: N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour shafts were played in second-place finishes at the RBC Canadian Open and Ladies Scottish Open, respectively.
ORCA Report: Releases mid-year occupancy and average rate per round metrics for the Phoenix, Ariz.; Tucson, Ariz.; Palm Springs, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif.; and Chicago, Ill. markets.
Sequoyah Country Club | Oakland, Calif: Appoints Bryan Richardson as its new general manager. Sequoyah is in the midst of the three-year new facilities and renovation plan, which will include a 4,000-square-foot TechnoGym fitness room and golf performance center.
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