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Myrtle Point Golf Club in Powell River, British Columbia, appoints Total e Golf to manage golf operations. … The latest Golf Smarter podcast features an interview with club designer Tom Wishon. In the interview, Wishon says: "Golf clubs are not ‘one size fits all,’ yet that’s precisely the way they’ve been sold for decades. At least 80 percent of the people who play golf would play better and achieve lower scores if they would find a custom clubmaker who could build a set to match each golfer’s unique characteristics." … The February issue of Golf magazine features its 2007 reader survey and an interview with CBS analyst Nick Faldo. … The Mississippi Development Authority Division of Tourism announces Fiscal Year 2006 sales (July 1 2005-June 30 2006) at Mississippi public golf courses increased 8.6 percent over FY 2005.

Editor’s Note

The Wire will not publish on Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Editor's Note

The Wire will not publish on Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

La Costa’s Famed Tournament Course Maintains Link To Legends

Starting Jan. 23, La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., will reintroduce its popular "Play Like The Pros" package on the fourth Tuesday of each month, scheduling tee times on the 18-hole composite layout used for professional competition.

Cybergolf Signs Up Newest Client

The River Course at the Alisal in Solvang, Cailf., selects Cybergolf to build and host its Web site and online email marketing system.

Tiger Woods Honored With GWAA’s Bartlett Award

Tiger Woods, whose Tiger Woods Foundation has reached an estimated 10 million young people and dispersed more than $30 million in grants since its inception a decade ago, is honored Golf Writers Association of America‘s Charlie Bartlett Award.

The award, named for the first secretary of the GWAA, is given to a professional golfer for his/her unselfish contributions to the betterment of society. Woods will be honored at the GWAA Annual Awards Dinner April 4 in Augusta, Ga.

Davis Love III Joins UST Tour Staff

United Sports Technologies announces that Davis Love III has joined the UST tour staff, and now plays Proforce V2 graphite shafts in all of his woods and hybrid clubs.