U.S. Golf Association: Hires Sarah Hirshland as its senior managing director of business affairs and Joe Goode as its managing director of communications. Both will join the staff of the USGA in early October.
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Calcavecchia Uses Sabona Copper To Reap Champions Tour Gold
Sabona of London: Reports that Mark Calcavecchia won the Champions Tour’s Boeing Classic wearing its two-tone copper magnetic wristband.
Lewis Sporting VedaloHD Eyewear In Strong Season
VedaloHD Eyewear: Tour staffer Stacy Lewis finished second at the CN Canadian Women’s Open.
Kate Lord Plus Lincicome Equals Canadian Open
Kate Lord: Tour staffer won the LPGA Tour’s CN Canadian Women’s Open.
U.S. Solheim Cup Team Ready With Sunice Outerwear
Sunice: Unveils the outerwear that will be worn by the U.S. Solheim Cup team later this month. In honor of U.S. captain Rosie Jones, Sunice has named its Ultimate jacket, “the Rosie.”
Deja Vu? Ecco’s Bjorn Wins
Ecco: Tour staffer Thomas Bjorn wore its World Class GTX golf shoes en route to winning the European Tour’s Omega European Masters. The victory was Bjorn’s second in as many weeks.
Schmidt-Curley Design's Lava Fields At Mission Hills Hainan Named "World Top 100" Course By Golf World Magazine
Schmidt-Curley Design: Reports that its Lava Fields Course design at Mission Hills Hainan has been ranked among the world’s top 100 layouts by Golf World magazine.
SkyCaddie® SGX™ Scores Industry's Only GOLD Rating Among Distance Measuring Devices In Prestigious 2011 Golf Digest "Hot List"
SkyGolf: SGX received the only gold rating among all GPS rangefinders tested by Golf Digest magazine for the 2011 “Hot List.”
Tef Tee™ Makes Strong Advances On The Nationwide Tour™
Tef Tee: Reports on its tee usage on the Nationwide Tour.
Nation's Largest Specialty Golf Retailer Opening Sarasota Location
Golfsmith: To open its first location in Sarasota, Fla., and 10th in Florida since November. “The Sarasota area is a hotbed for golfers and a key reason for our entry into this market,” said Golfsmith president and CEO Marty Hanaka.
Deja Vu? Ecco's Bjorn Wins
Ecco: Tour staffer Thomas Bjorn wore its World Class GTX golf shoes en route to winning the European Tour’s Omega European Masters. The victory was Bjorn’s second in as many weeks.
Hawk’s Eye Golf Resort In Bellaire, MI. Signs On To Use Cybergolf’s TextGolfer System To Enable Text Messaging And Communication.
Cybergolf: TextGolfer.com text messaging system is chosen for use by Hawk’s Eye Golf Resort in Bellaire, Mich.
Tef Tee™ Now Available In Golf Galaxy, Golftown, Roger Dunn & PGA™ Superstores
Tef Tee: Teflon-coated tees are now available in select Golf Galaxy and Golftown stores, plus all PGA Superstores, Roger Dunn Golf Shops and Puetz Golf Superstores locations.
FlightScope Announces Its First Ever Golf Science Convention
FlightScope: To hold its first Science of Golf Instruction and Club Fitting convention at Laurel Links Country Club in Long Island, N.Y., Oct. 12-13.
French Lick Resort 2011 Fall Golf Packages Are Available For Booking
French Lick Resort: Announces its fall stay-and-play golf packages that are available through Oct. 31.
ECCO Staff Player Thomas Bjorn Captures Omega European Masters Wearing World Class GTX Golf Shoes
Ecco: Tour staffer Thomas Bjorn wore its World Class GTX golf shoes en route to winning the European Tour’s Omega European Masters. The victory was Bjorn’s second in as many weeks.
Hawk's Eye Golf Resort In Bellaire, MI. Signs On To Use Cybergolf's TextGolfer System To Enable Text Messaging And Communication.
Cybergolf: TextGolfer.com text messaging system is chosen for use by Hawk’s Eye Golf Resort in Bellaire, Mich.
Tef Tee™ Now Available In Golf Galaxy, Golftown, Roger Dunn & PGA™ Superstores
Tef Tee: Teflon-coated tees are now available in select Golf Galaxy and Golftown stores, plus all PGA Superstores, Roger Dunn Golf Shops and Puetz Golf Superstores locations.
Events: Tyne Valley Golf Festival
September 5 – September 10 | The festival is aimed at increasing golf tourism along the Tyne Valley in Northumberland, England….
Solheim Cup Captain, Rosie Jones To Speak At The 2011 OTF Conference And Show
Ohio Turfgrass Foundation: Announces that current U.S. Solheim Cup captain Rosie Jones will deliver an opening address at the foundation’s annual conference and show, Dec. 5-8 in Columbus, Ohio.
