TaylorMade-Adidas Golf: Tour staffer Dustin Johnson won the FedEx St. Jude Classic while using the R11S driver, RocketBallz fairway wood and Penta TP5 golf ball.
USGA Announces Additional Exemptions And Sets Full Field For 2012 U.S. Open At The Olympic Club
U.S. Golf Association: Announces that two additional golfers – Branden Grace and Spencer Levin – have earned a full exemption into this week’s U.S. Open, bringing the number of fully exempt players to 78. In addition, three alternates from sectional qualifying were added to complete the 156-player field.
Affiniti Golf Partners Names Brandon Matney General Manager At Harbor Club
Affiniti Golf Partners: Names Brandon Matney as general manager at Harbor Club on Lake Oconee in Georgia.
St. Louis Country Club To Host 2014 Curtis Cup Match
U.S. Golf Association: Selects St. Louis Country Club in St. Louis, Mo., as the host site for the 2014 Curtis Cup Match. This will be the sixth USGA event held at the club and the first since the 1972 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
ECCO Staff Player Line Vedel Wins Ladies Slovak Open in BIOM Golf Natural Motion Shoes
Ecco: Tour staff player Line Vedel wore its BIOM golf shoes, featuring the Natural Motion technology, in winning the Ladies European Tour’s Ladies Slovak Open.
Stonewall Orchard Unveils U.S. Open Contest On Facebook
Stonewall Orchard Golf Club (Grayslake, Ill.): Launches a U.S. Open contest on its Facebook page. The fan who can guess the winner and score will win a free foursome of golf at Stonewall Orchard.
Tin Cup® Debuts Officially-Licensed Collegiate Golf Ball Marking Stencils for Oregon, UVA, Texas Tech
Tin Cup: Expands its collection of officially-licensed college golf ball marking stencils to include designs for the University of Oregon and Texas Tech, and another University of Virginia model.
SuperStroke Golf Earns Top 3 Finish at FedEx St. Jude Classic
SuperStroke Golf: Had 21 putter grips in play at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, including being used by a third-place finisher.
Winning Twosome: Kendall Academy & Forest Dunes
Kendall Academy: Partners with Forest Dunes Golf Club in Roscommon, Mich., to offer three Summer Getaway Golf Schools. The three-day schools, with a 1:2 or 1:3 ratio of instructor to student, will be held June 17-19, July 8-10 and Aug. 12-14 and will include three rounds of golf at Forest Dunes.
Cheyenne Woods Joins Nike Golf
Nike Golf: Signs Cheyenne Woods, a two-time All-American at Wake Forest University, to a multi-year agreement. Woods will use Nike Golf clubs, ball, footwear, glove, bag, apparel, headwear and accessories.
Old American Golf Club Announces Partnership with PGA TOUR’s Rod Pampling
Old American Golf Club (The Colony, Texas): Announces a partnership with Rod Pampling, a two-time PGA Tour champion, who will represent club on tour.
Fujikura was the winning Driver shaft brand on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and Champions Tour.
Fujikura: Rombax and Motore F1 driver shafts were used in wins at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, Wegmans LPGA Championship and Champions Tour’s Regions Tradition. Also, Fujikura was the No. 1 driver shaft brand on the PGA and Champions tours this week.
Three Top College Players Receive Sponsor Invitations To Compete At The 2010 John Deere Classic
John Deere Classic: Awards sponsor exemptions to University of Illinois graduate Luke Guthrie and Patrick Rodgers of Stanford University and Jordan Spieth of the University of Texas. Rodgers and Spieth were the two freshman finalists for this year’s Ben Hogan Award, which is given annually to the top college player.
Survey: Top Golf Wish This Father’s Day Is To Play A Round With Dad Instead Of Playing With A Pro Or Celebrity Gift Cards And Golf Lessons Are Also Tops On Golfers’ Gift Lists
Golfsmith: Survey shows more golfers would rather play a round with their father on Father’s Day than with a professional or celebrity golfer. Golfsmith polled more than 200 customers.
WFAN’s Radio & TV Sports Personality Ann Liguori 14th Annual Charity Golf Classic Raises Funds For Cancer Prevention & Care
Ann Liguori Foundation: Reports on the Ann Liguori Foundation Charity Classic Charity, held on June 6 at the Maidstone Golf Club in East Hampton, N.Y. Proceeds from the event benefit the American Cancer Society and Healthy Children, Healthy Futures.
FitGolf Performance Centers, The Golf Fitness Experts offered pre-round stretches at Cedarbrook Country Club.
FitGolf Performance Centers: Reports on its pre-round stretch tent service.
ANNIKA Academy Announces New Corporate Experiences
Annika Academy: Announces a new menu of corporate experiences, including personalized video swing analysis, custom clubfitting and clinics, cocktail receptions, and cooking and wine tastings with Hall of Fame player Annika Sorenstam.
Amateur Golfer Develops A Simple Solution To Help Fix Your Golf Swing
Avid Golf USA: Introduces the Swedge swing training aid. The Swedge helps focus attention on keeping the arm in the proper position and correcting several swing flaws simultaneously.
RIFE Captures a Major Victory at The Wegmans LPGA Championship
Rife Putters: Mr. Beasley putter played by the winner of the Wegmans LPGA Championship, the LPGA’s second major. The win was the first time ever that a player from mainland China won on the LPGA.
CourseTrends chosen by 3 new clients to provide their website, email marketing and e-commerce solutions…
CourseTrends: To host and design the websites for Boulder Pointe Golf Club in Oxford, Mich., Alderbrook Golf Club in Union, Wash., and Hidden Lake Golf Course in Tipp City, Ohio.
