World Long Drive Association: Season-ending Volvik World Long Drive Championship is scheduled to air Sept. 5-6 on Golf Channel. For the third successive year the championship will be held at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla.
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Streamsong® Resort Joins Forces With GolfNow, Dustin Johnson And TaylorMade To Offer The Ultimate Sweepstakes
Streamsong Resort | Streamsong, Fla.: Partners with GolfNow and TaylorMade to offer a trip for two to play golf with Dustin Johnson on the resort’s newest course, the Gil Hanse-designed Black course. Entries are being accepted through Sept. 11. The winner will be announced Sept. 13.
Chase54 Ambassador Jerry Kelly Wins Boeing Classic
Chase54: Brand ambassador Jerry Kelly won the PGA Tour Champions’ Boeing Classic. Kelly wore the brand’s Drift Polo during the final round.
Galvin Green Introduces Insula™ Lite Range For Autumn/Winter 2017
Galvin Green: Introduces its autumn/winter Insula Lite outerwear range. The performance fabric used creates longer insulation and better air flow to maintain an ideal body temperature.
Putting Arc: Claims that 16 of the 24 Solheim Cup contestants are present or past users of its training aid.
Belleair Country Club Commissions Fry/Straka For Renovation Of Historic Golf Courses
Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design: Commissioned by Belleair Country Club, located in Belleair, Fla., to renovate its two Donald Ross-designed golf courses. The first course and practice facilities are expected to be complete in 2020, and the second course in 2022.
Golf Tourism – Is It Asian Golf’s Cash Cow?
Asia Pacific Golf Summit: Mark Siegel, managing director of Golfasian, will be a featured speaker at the conference, Nov. 14-16 in Danang, Vietnam. Siegel will discuss trends impacting golf tourism.
R. Scott Woodhead resigns from the GCSAA staff after 15 years
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: R. Scott Woodhead, associate director, member relations, announces that he will be resigning effective Sept. 15.
Imperial Ambassador Beau Hossler Earns His PGA Tour Card
Imperial Headwear: Brand ambassador Beau Hossler earned his 2017-18 PGA Tour card after finishing 23rd on the Web.com Tour’s money list.
Premier Irish Golf Tours: Company ambassador Ed Woronicz is scheduled to appear on Sirius XM radio’s “Fairways of Life” today, Wednesday, to promote special 48-hour pricing for The Folds of Honor Invitational Pro-Am in Ireland, Oct. 2-7.
Greg Norman Announced As Featured Panelist At National Golf Course Owners Association’s Golf Business TechCon
Greg Norman Co.: Announced that Greg Norman will be a featured panelist at the National Golf Course Owners Association’s Golf Business TechCon in Las Vegas, Sept. 27-28.
New Jersey Golf Foundation Annual Golf Classic, Raises $187,000 To Support Youth, Military And Special Needs Programs
New Jersey Golf Foundation: Announces that the 11th NJGF Golf Classic raised $187,000 to support dynamic golf programming for youth, military and individuals with special needs.
Bermuda Sands Apparel Introduces Men’s Oak Ridge Fall 2018 Collection
Bermuda Sands: Introduces its fall men’s Oak Ridge collection, which the brands says was “inspired by morning fog resting over the rolling green hills.” The collection features vibrant shades of green, navy and violet.
Sport Haley / Bette & Court / Slim-Sation Golf: Parent company Sharon Young Inc. is named to Inc. 5000’s list of fastest growing private companies for the eighth time in the last nine years.
Imperial Partners With The Maryland State Golf Association
Imperial Headwear: Announces an e-commerce fundraising collaboration with the Maryland State Golf Association. Imperial will offer limited edition MSGA headwear on its website and a portion of the proceeds will be directed back to the MSGA Scholarship and Junior Grant programs.
Chronogolf Finalizes Partnership With GolfBox A/S
Chronogolf: Finalizes a partnership and North American reseller agreement with GolfBox A/S. The companies will deliver turnkey cloud-cbased solutions – a live scoring module and a plug-and-play scheduling solution.
Troon-Managed Facilities Across The Country Raising Funds For Folds Of Honor Foundation During Patriot Golf Days
Troon: Announces that the company and its managed golf facilities will support the 11th Patriot Golf Day, a joint initiative of the PGA of America and the United States Golf Association. Golfers playing Troon facilities throughout September will raise funds to benefit the Folds of Honor Foundation through various tournaments and on-course competitions.
SteelFiber Wins Portland Open, New TiFiber Delivers Top 10
Aerotech Golf: SteelFiber shafts were played by the winner of the Web.com Tour’s Portland Open winner. Also, the new TiFiber Tour 70 prototype driver shaft was played in a top-10 finish at the PGA Tour Champions’ Boeing Classic.
KemperSports Stands With The Folds Of Honor
KemperSports: Announces its support of Patriot Golf Day at many of its properties nationwide over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2-4. Funds raised through creative efforts will benefit the Folds of Honor Foundation.
Sun Mountain's Lightest Golf Bag Improved For 2018
Sun Mountain: Brand’s 2.5+ golf bag has been the company’s lightest, full-featured bag and the company’s 2018 version will have increased durability, comfort and storage. The bag will retail for $219.
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