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GolfTalk Live Exclusive Interview with Ben Crenshaw

GolfTalk Live: To feature an exclusive interview with Masters champion Ben Crenshaw on its Saturday, June 23, broadcast. Crenshaw will talk about his 1971 and 1981 U.S. Opens at Merion Golf Club, site of next year’s U.S. Open.

Royal Troon (Troon, Scotland): Selected by the R&A to host the 145th Open Championship in 2016. It will be the ninth time that the championship has been contested on the links, most recently in 2004 when Todd Hamilton defeated Ernie Els in a playoff.

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Inspiring Performance

Titleist: Pro V1x ball and full complement of equipment played by Webb Simpson en route to winning the U.S. Open. Simpson played the 909D3 driver, 910F fairway metals, 910H hybrid, 680 MB irons and Vokey Design TVD sand and lob wedges.

The Saint Andrew’s Golf Club to Support The First Tee of Metropolitan New York Through 125th Anniversary Gala Celebration

Saint Andrew’s Golf Club (Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.): To commemorate 125 years of golf in America with a gala evening on June 8, 2013 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. All net proceeds from the event will benefit The First Tee of Metropolitan New York. The club is the oldest in the country, dating back to 1888, and one of the five founding member clubs of the United States Golf Association.

GBN’s Instructor Division Becomes Proponent Group

Golf Business Network: Reaches an agreement with Lorin Anderson, executive director of GBN’s Instructor Division, allowing for Anderson’s purchase of assets within GBN’s interest in the company’s Instructor Division Class. Effective immediately, the former Instructor Division will be known as Proponent Group and relocated to new headquarters in Heathrow, Fla.

Time For Asia To Invest In Growing The Game Of Golf!

Asia Pacific Golf Summit: To offer a panel discussion, “Invest in the Future of Golf,” which will focus on growing the game and feature speakers Terrence Anton, co-founder and president of SNAG Golf; Tony Meechai, president of Tony Meechai Golf Academy; and Brian Mogg, president, Brian Mogg Performance Centre.

Golf Heavyweights Join Forces To Promote Golf!

Asia Pacific Golf Group: Announces its support of Golf in a Kingdom, a destination marketing initiative started in 2009 to promote and raise the awareness of golf in Thailand.