PrideSports reports that the winner of the Mercedes-Benz Championship wore its Pulsar cleat, and the event marked the 12th consecutive year that its plastic cleats will start the season as the No. 1 brand on the PGA Tour.
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Furyk, Sorenstam, Norman & Others Make Plans for Next Week’s PGA Show
Jim Furyk, Annika Sorenstam and Greg Norman are among the celebrities who will appear at the PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 17-19 in Orlando, Fla.
Clubhouse Renovation Earns National Recognition
The renovated clubhouse at the new Maggie Valley Club in Maggie Valley, N.C., earns national recognition in Golf Inc. magazine’s 2007 Clubhouse of the Year competition. The $6 million project was judged one of the top five clubhouse renovations in the nation.
Crenshaw, Strange, Trevino and Wadkins Join Stellar Field Set for Season-Opening MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
Ben Crenshaw, Curtis Strange, Lee Trevino and Lanny Wadkins accept sponsor exemptions to the season-opening MasterCard Championship in Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii.
Coggins Steps Down As Women’s Golf Coach
Longtime University of South Carolina women’s golf coach Kristi Coggins has resigned her position effective immediately, Athletics Director Eric Hyman announces.
Perfect Connextion Assembling Its 2008 Sales Staff Seeking Experienced Sales Reps Throughout The U.S.
Perfect Connextion announces that they are assembling their 2008 sales staff and seeking experienced golf sales reps throughout the U.S.
LPGA Tour Commissioner Carolyn Bivens To Speak In ING Hospitality Room At PGA Merchandise Show
ING announces that LPGA Tour Commissioner Carolyn Bivens will head a question and answer roundtable in the ING Hospitality Room at the PGA Merchandise Show next week at the Orange County Convention Center.
Fujikura is Winning Driver Shaft At 2008 Tour's First Event
Fujikura reports that the winner of the Mercedes-Benz Championship used its Rombax technology in his driver shaft.
America's Putter!
Phil Vinton, president of Elite Sports Products, maker of the Dead-on putter, will be this week’s guest on the nationally-syndicated "Where to Play Golf" radio show.
Bolduc Re-Appointed Chairman Of Usga Women's Committee
Roberta Bolduc of Longmeadow, Mass., has been appointed to serve a second one-year term in 2008 as chairman of the U.S. Golf Association‘s Women’s Committee. Barbara Douglas of Scottsdale, Ariz., has been appointed to a second one-year term as vice chairman.
AT&T Classic Contributes $1.491 Million To Atlanta Charities
The AT&T Classic announces a total contribution of $1.491 million to local Atlanta, Ga., charities. This total is the second highest annual figure in tournament history, and the tournament has now contributed $13,877,843 to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and $16,574,588 to Atlanta charities overall.
Golf Digest Names YES! Golf's Abbie And Hanna To The 2008 Hot List
Golf Digest names Yes! C-Groove putters Abbie and Hanna to its 2008 Hot List. The Abbie is a traditional blade forged carbon steel putter with patented C-Groove technology and the Hanna is a center-shafted mallet putter with a high MOI.
Furyk, Sorenstam, Norman & Others Make Plans for Next Week's PGA Show
Jim Furyk, Annika Sorenstam and Greg Norman are among the celebrities who will appear at the PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 17-19 in Orlando, Fla.
Coggins Steps Down As Women's Golf Coach
Longtime University of South Carolina women’s golf coach Kristi Coggins has resigned her position effective immediately, Athletics Director Eric Hyman announces.
Carolinas PGA Section Announces Kate Anderson As New Promotions And Marketing Manager
The Carolinas PGA Section announces that Kate Anderson has been named promotions and marketing manager.
St. Joseph’s Bay Country Club in Port St. Joe, FL selects TTA and Jonas Software
St. Joseph’s Bay Country Club in Port St. Joe, Fla., selects Technology Training Associates to provide and install the fully-integrated Jonas Software system to manage food and beverage, golf and member management.
$5,000 Scorecard Contest Winner:
Nationally-syndicated "Where to Play Golf" radio show gave away a $5,000 prize package to the winner of its 2007-ending Scorecard Contest.
PerryGolf’s 2008 Tour of Scotland’s Whisky Coast Combines Historic Golf with the Taste of Single Malt
PerryGolf announces its Scottish Links and Single Malt Whisky tours for 2008 that combine opportunities to play five rounds of golf with visits to working distilleries where the drink that gave the Whisky Coast its name is made. Among the courses being offered is the Ailsa Course, site of the 2009 British Open, at the Westin Turnberry Resort.
KJ Choi Signed to Endorse SuperStroke™ Putter Grip
Stroke Solutions Inc., maker of the SuperStroke putter grip, signs K.J. Choi to an endorsement contract for 2008.
For all lovers of Fantasy Golf and fans interested in the PGA Tour, GolfObserver.com announces the publication of the “GolfStats Guide to the 2008 PGA Tour Season”
GolfObserver.com announces the release of “GolfStats Guide to the 2008 PGA Tour Season,” a 173-page PDF book that previews the upcoming season.
