AHEAD: To debut its spring 2013 apparel and headwear lines for its AHEAD, Kate Lord and PGA Authentics brands at the annual Las Vegas show.
Major Glory
Titleist: Tour staffer Rory McIlroy played the Pro V1x ball and a complete bag of Titleist equipment, including the new 913 prototype driver, en route to winning the PGA Championship.
So Yeon Ryu Wins At The Jamie Farr Toledo Classic
Honma Golf: Tour staffer So Yeon Ryu played its clubs en route to winning the LPGA’s Jamie Farr Toledo Classic.
Champ Spikes Used By PGA Championship Winner
Champ: Spikes were worn by the PGA Championship winner, according to Darrell Survey.
Aldila Most Popular Graphite Shaft At Masters, Open Championship, PGA Championship
Aldila: Won the wood and hybrid shaft count at the PGA Championship, according to Darrell Survey. It marked the third of four 2012 majors in which Aldila won both shaft counts.
PGA National’s New ‘Fazio Course’ Opens Nov. 1
PGA National Resort and Spa (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.): New Fazio Course will open Nov. 1. The Fazio is a complete renovation – overseen by Tom Fazio II – of The Haig, PGA National’s original 18-hole course that opened in 1980, and originally designed by George and Tom Fazio.
Michael Phelps Transitions From Olympics To Golf As The Next Student On Golf Channel’s ‘The Haney Project’
Golf Channel: Announces that U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps will be the next celebrity to appear on “The Haney Project.” The show will chronicle noted instructor Hank Haney’s attempts to improve Phelps’ golf game. The series air starting in February.
Popular Think Golf It’s Friday TourTM Visits The Edwin Watts Golf Shop In Overland Park
Edwin Watts Golf Shop: Think Golf It’s Friday Tour to visit its Overland Park, Kansas, shop, Friday and Saturday, August 17-18. The event is free and open to the public.
Sedgefield 2.0
McConnell Golf: Reports on the renovations completed and ongoing at Sedgefield Country Club, venue for this week’s Wyndham Championship.
SuperStroke Golf Finishes T3 At The PGA Championship
SuperStroke Golf: Split grip was played by a third-place finisher at the PGA Championship.
KBS Shafts Come Close At The PGA Championship
KBS: Shafts were played by 26 players, including eight PGA professionals and a third-place finisher, at the PGA Championship.
Kaua’i Earns Top Honors In Golf Magazine ‘Best-Of’ Rankings
Kaua’i (Hawaii) Visitors Bureau: Announces that all five courses in its golf-and-resort lifestyle destination co-operative are ranked on Golf Magazine’s biennial Top 100 Courses You Can Play Hawaii state listing.
CourseTrends Chosen By 3 New Clients To Provide Their Website, Email Marketing And E-commerce Solutions
CourseTrends: To design and host the websites for Quail Valley Golf Course in Missouri City, Texas; Blue Ridge Country Club in Galax, Va.; and Timberview Golf Club in Marysville, Ohio.
Softspikes®/PrideSports Worn By 7 Of The Top 11 Finishers At The PGA Championship
Softspikes: Cleats worn by seven of the top 11 finishers at the PGA Championship. Also, the respective winners on the LPGA and Web.com tours wore Softspikes cleats.
Gallus Golf: Reports that more than 70 courses across North America currently uses its course-branded smartphone app.
King Par Classic Raises $59,000 For Whaley Children’s Center
King Par: Second annual King Par Classic in Grand Blanc, Mich., raised $59,000 for the Whaley Children’s Center, which provides residential child care services to children 5-17 years old who have suffered chronic and profound abuse and neglect.
NBC Sports Group Wins Three Awards At Inaugural Cynopsis Sports Media Awards
NBC Sports Group: Honored with three awards at the inaugural Cynopsis Sports Media Awards, which honor the most outstanding work in the sports industry over the past year. Golf Channel president Mike McCarley was recognized as Network Executive of the Year, while Golf Channel’s “Feherty” won Talk Show of the Year.
PGA Superstores To Sell USA Flag Design By Easy Glove
Easy Glove North America: USA flag-designed glove to be sold in two newly-opened PGA Superstores in the Chicago, Ill., area beginning in September.
Golf Courses Generate Extra Revenue Year Round
High Definition Golf: Simulator chosen for use by Highland Greens Golf Course in Brushton, N.Y.
Golf Magazine Names Lake of Isles One Of The Top 100 Courses You Can Play And No. 1 Public Course In Connecticut
Lake of Isles (North Stonington, Conn.): North Course included in Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Courses You Can Play list, a biennial compilation that appears in the September issue. Lake of Isles is ranked No. 85.
