Fujikura: Speeder shaft was played by the Senior Open Championship winner.
True Temper Shafts Sweep PGA, European And Web.com Tours
True Temper Sports: Project X and Dynamic Gold shafts were played at the Canadian Open, European Tour’s Austrian Open and Web.com Tour’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational.
Affiniti Golf Partners Names Otis Smith Head Golf Professional At St. Marlo CC
Affiniti Golf Partners: Names Otis Smith as head golf professional at St. Marlo Country Club in Duluth, Ga.
Polara Golf Announces The Names Of The Lucky Winners Of Their Torrey Pines Golf Getaway Sweepstakes
Polara Golf: Announces Elly and Jason Craig of Waukee, Iowa, as winners of the company’s Polara Golf Getaway to Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, Calif.
Rife Putters Captures Top 5 Finishes On Both The Champions & LPGA Tours
Rife Putters: Putter played in a top-five finish at the Senior Open Championship and the LPGA’s Evian Masters.
U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group: Announces the completion of a successful raid of an extensive China-based counterfeit operation resulting in the seizure of nearly 5,000 fake golf products. In total, the group has worked with Chinese officials to identify and seize more than 12,000 counterfeit products during 2012. On May 11, based upon a lead supplied by the Golf Group, Chinese officials raided the Oriental Golf Store in Dongguan City along with two associated warehouses and an assembly workshop. In addition to seizing the fake golf products, the officials confiscated three sets of assembling machines and arrested the owners of the store.
Leaderboard Events: Charity golf tournament to benefit the Aurora, Colorado victims will be held at the Quarry Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday, Aug. 24.
Jacklin Design Group: Announces that its two 18-hole courses at Venus Rock, Pathos, Cyprus, are under construction and progressing on schedule. … The Country Club of Coral Springs (Coral Springs, Fla.): Professional Turf Maintenance has started a $500,000 reconstruction of the greens, along with a number of traps, tee boxes and fairways of the Arthur Hills design.
Golf America: To feature Shadow Wood Preserve in Bonita Springs, Fla., on its show, the week of July 31-Aug. 6.
Ryder Cup: Tiger Woods remains No. 1 on the United States points list through the Canadian Open. Woods has 5,598.863 points. The top eight players through June 12 automatically qualify for the team, which will compete Sept. 28-30 in Medinah, Ill. Following Woods are Bubba Watson (5,446.483 points), Jason Dufner (5,383.502), Webb Simpson (4,635.5010, Zach Johnson (4,402.545), Matt Kuchar (4,320.192), Phil Mickelson (4,107.108) and Hunter Mahan (4,035.728).
Golf.com World Am Registration Ends Aug. 7
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday: Announces that registration for its Golf.com World Amateur Handicap Championship ends on Aug. 7.
Fore! Reservations Announces 2012 National Users Conference
Fore! Reservations: National Users Conference is scheduled for Nov. 6-8 in Oak Brook, Ill. The conference will feature the company’s unveiling of brand new software products.
FitGolf Performance Centers, The Golf Fitness Experts Will Be Offering A Stretch Tent Service At Cedarbrook Country Club.
FitGolf Performance Centers: To offer a pre-round stretch tent at Cedarbrook Country Club on Aug. 1 in Blue Bell, Pa.
Boxgroove Welcomes Point O’ Woods Golf & Country Club
Boxgroove: Adds Point O’ Woods Golf and Country Club in Benton Harbor, Mich., to the selection of private courses Boxgroove members can play.
Champions Golf Package At Iconic La Costa Courses Provides Link To Generations Of The Game’s Legends
La Costa Resort and Spa (Calsbad, Calif.): Introduces its Champions Golf Package, which includes three days of unlimited golf.
The Players Towel Dominates Professional Golf Captures The True South Classic For Its 15th Victory Of The Year
The Players Towel: Product used by Scott Stallings en route to winning the True South Classic, his second PGA Tour win.
Bobby Weed Golf Design: Announces that Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club in Tampa, Fla., was named 2012 Renovation of the Year by Golf Inc. Magazine. The award marks an unprecedented third win in eight years for the architecture firm, joining White Manor Country Club in 2004 and Linville Ridge Golf Club in 2010. … Thomson, Perrett & Lobb: To renovate St. George’s Hill’s Green nine course in Surrey, England. … U.S. Golf Association: Selects Colleton River Plantation Club in Bluffton, S.C., as the host site for the 2015 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. This will be the first USGA championship held at Colleton River’s Pete Dye Course. … U.S. Golf Association: Selects The Club at Carlton Woods, in The Woodlands, Texas, as the host site for the 2014 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. This will be the third USGA championship held at The Club at Carlton Woods. … Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club (Durham, N.C.): Wins the 2012 Pinnacle Award, a mark of excellence for meeting destinations, hotels and conference centers, by Successful Meetings magazine. This honor is for outstanding service for the meetings and conventions held the previous year.
International World Tour Golf Links (Myrtle Beach, S.C.): Names Tom Plankers as the 27-hole facility’s new general manager.
Skyclock: Introduces a new iPhone application that provides daily location-based sunlight data to help club managers make effective decisions relating to staff productivity, equipment usage, facility optimization and overall facility operation.
Renaissance World Golf Village Resort and Beach Club (Jacksonville / St. Augustine, Fla.): Offering a stay-and-play package that includes a round of golf on either the King & Bear or Slammer & Squire course. The packages starts at $184 and is valid through Dec. 31.
