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Nike Golf Announces SUMO&sup2 Conformance Program Due to Manufacturing Variance

Nike Golf discovers that an unauthorized manufacturing variance occurred and that a number of drivers fell out of Nike Golf’s approved engineering specifications. There is no impact on the safety or durability of the product, but the company is implementing the Nike Golf SUMO2 Conformance Program, which recommends to golfers that they send their purchased SUMO&sup2 drivers to Nike Golf in exchange for a new SUMO&sup2 driver.

SMT Clubheads Continues To Dominate

SMT Golf reports that the second-, third- and fourth-place finishers at the Sleephaven Longdrive International in Adelaide, Australia, used its clubheads.

Evian Masters moves to a Sunday finish

The LPGA and the Evian Masters announce that this year’s tournament will conclude on Sunday instead of the traditional Saturday finish for the mid-summer event in Evian-Les-Bains, France. The event now will be played July 26-29.

GolfTraxx

GolfTraxx‘s latest software release for Palm, LifeDrive, Treo 650, Treo 680 and Treo 700P devices now comes in two configurations.

BRIEFLY

Cutter & Buck signs PGA Tour player Heath Slocum to an endorsement agreement throughout 2007. Terms of the contract were not announced. … Max Out Golf secures two U.S. patents for its Integrated Golf Measurement System (IGMS). The patents cover the Max Out Golf performance-fitting process. … Course-guide specialist 3DEagleView expands its portfolio of courses by signing four-time Ryder Cup venue The Belfry. … The World Series of Golf, a tournament that combines golf and the wagering of poker, is set for May 13-17 at Primm Valley Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nev. The tournament features a purse of $750,000 and will be aired on NBC.