Sir Christopher Hatton: Introduces it first eco-friendly golf towel line, The Arbor Collection, which features a combination of 65 percent Birchwood and 35 percent cotton fibers.
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Golf Channel Partners With American Golf For Online Tee-Time Booking Service GolfNow.com
Golf Channel, American Golf: Enter into a multi-year, multi-tiered strategic partnership in which Golf Channel will provide American Golf’s roster of more than 110 golf courses with access to its GolfNow.com online tee-time booking service and other digital platforms.
Bringing Back Caddies – For A Good Cause
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headline: Caddies Fore Kids Launches In Spring
Caddies Fore Kids: The volunteer-facilitated caddie program will launch its pilot program at Winter Park Country Club in Winter Park, FL. Members of community service-focused organizations will volunteer as caddies at the host course. Golfers can then take a caddie for their round in exchange for a charitable contribution.
Excel Golf To Sponsor Easter Seals Golf Invitational For Second Consecutive Year
Excel Golf Products: Becomes title sponsor of the Easter Seals DuPage and Fox Valley region’s 23rd annual invitational tournament, set for June 17 at Seven Bridges Golf Club in Woodridge, IL. All proceeds from the invitational benefit the region’s Easter Seals Sponsor-A-Child Program.
New England Golf Travel, Colorado National Golf Club and Lodestone Golf Club are Cybergolf’s newest clients
Cybergolf: Signs New England Golf Travel, Colorado National Golf Club and Lodestone Golf Club as its newest clients and will design and host the respective websites, e-mail newsletters and e-commerce systems.
One-On-One Appointment Show Returns As The Most Popular Element Of ING Spring Conference
International Network of Golf: 20th anniversary ING Spring Conference to feature popular One-on-One Appointment Show, a series of 15-minute meetings between people within the golf industry. The conference is May 9-13 in Pinehurst, NC.
The National Golf Club Of Louisiana Selected To Host 2010 Southwest Louisiana Open
National Golf Club of Louisiana: Adams Golf Pro Tour Series selects the club to host the Southwest Louisiana Open, March 25-28 in Westlake, LA.
GolfLogix Announces Compatibility of DROID™ With GolfLogix Golf GPS Application
GolfLogix: Now supports the Motorola Droid, an exclusive smart phone from Verizon Wireless. The Droid is the latest phone added to GolfLogix’s compatible devices for its GPS distance and stat-tracking application.
Advance Registration Ends Feb. 28 For AGCP’s 5th Annual Roundtable Convention And Education Conference
Association of Golf Clubfitting Professionals: Holding discounted advance registration for its fifth Roundtable Convention and Education Conference. Advance registration ends Feb. 28.
Ka’anapali Ranked Among 100 Best Shops
Ka’anapali Golf Resort: Makes Golf World’s 100 Best Golf Shops listing, and is the only Hawaiian shop in the top 100.
Pima Showcases Summer Collection
Pima Direct: Launches its summer 2010 collection, which includes double mercerized Supima cottons and performance EcoTec bamboo charcoal knit shirts. Each is available in three new color collections – The Shores, The Links and The Twilight. “Our orders in hand after the first day of the [PGA Merchandise Show] were double that of the entire show last year,” said Jeff Clark, vice president of sales.
FootJoy Has Spider Touch
FootJoy: Introduces the new Spidr2 golf glove, which is designed to optimize grip performance in a number of playing conditions.
Project X Tops The Northern Trust Open And Moonah Classic
True Temper: Respective winners at Northern Trust Open and the Nationwide Tour’s Moonah Classic played its products. The Northern Trust Open winner played Project X steel shafts in his irons; the Moonah Classic champion playing the Project X shafts in his irons and Project X Tour Edition graphite wood shaft in his driver.
Cutter & Buck Signs Inkster
Cutter & Buck: Signs Hall of Famer Juli Inkster to an endorsement agreement for 2010. Inkster will make her debut in the brand’s ladies’ collection at the Honda PTT LPGA Thailand.
Dawgs Golf To Exhibit At GIS
Golf Dawgs: To display its entire line of Firestone-licensed work shoes for grounds- and greenskeepers at the Golf Industry Show, today and Thursday in San Diego, CA.
Trion:Z Inks McIlroy
Trion:Z: Signs PGA Tour player Rory McIlroy to a multi-year agreement to wear and promote the company’s line of ionic/magnetic accessories.
High Five For FootJoy
FootJoy: Reports that the first five PGA Tour winners of 2010 have worn its product, in addition to 61 percent of all PGA Tour players.
Buffalo To Handle Fila PR
Buffalo Communications: Chosen by Fersten Worldwide, the official licensee of Fila-branded golf apparel and headwear in North America, to provide publicity and media relations services for its Fila Golf Collection.
Golf Grapplers Enthusiastically Received At 2010 PGA Merchandise Show In Orlando
RGA Global: Company reports that the debut of its Golf Grapplers was “enthusiastically received” at the PGA Merchandise Show.
Golf Grapplers Debut Strong
RGA Global: Company reports that the debut of its Golf Grapplers was “enthusiastically received” at the PGA Merchandise Show.
