Nike Golf: Introduces Nike Golf 360, a new holistic approach to improving golfers’ performance through physical evaluation and training, custom fitting of equipment and digital tracking applications. Also, Nike Golf is partnering with the Gray Institute, which will help with the performance analysis and performance training component of the initiative.
CMAA’s CEO To Speak At Brunei Summit
Asia Pacific Golf Group: Announces that James B. Singerling, chief executive officer of the Club Managers Association of America, will be one of the featured speakers at the Asia Pacific Golf Summit in December.
BMW PGA Championship At Wentworth Club Features AboutGolf Technology
AboutGolf: Partnering with the European Tour Performance Institute at this week’s European Tour BMW PGA Championship to conduct player physiotherapy analysis that aids in developing personalized improvement programs.
FitGolf Performance Centers In Hawthorne, NY The Golf Fitness Experts Are Preparing It’s 2012 Stretch Tent Calendar.
FitGolf Performance Centers: Hawthorne, N.Y., franchise to offer stretch tent services to area clubs in 2012.
La Costa Resort & Spa Selected As One Of Three Elite Player Camp Locations
Tour Academy: Announces the expansion of its La Costa Resort and Spa elite player golf camp programs. The elite camps, designed for advanced players with collegiate aspirations, are open to both boys and girls ages 14-17 years of age.
New GolfTEC Improvement Center In Novi Now Open
GolfTEC: Opens its newest improvement center inside a Golfsmith retail store in Novi, Mich. The center features GolfTEC’s proprietary g-Swing teaching software and new Foresight GC2 launch monitor and ball tracking system.
Sandestin Golf And Beach Resort Announces “Father’s Day Unlimited Golf Getaway”
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort (Destin, Fla.): Announces its Father’s Day Unlimited Golf Getaway, including accommodations and golf at Raven and Burnt Pine golf clubs, and starting at $199 per person.
Golf Leaders Gather For California Alliance For Golf General Assembly Meeting On May 31
California Alliance for Golf: Schedules its General Assembly Meeting for May 31 at the Ayres Hotel & Suites-Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, Calif. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss items of key interest to the California golf industry and the citizens it serves.
Back To The Future
The Club at Viniterra (New Kent, Va.): Rees Jones design opens and is proclaimed, by Jones, as an example of a “course of the future” – a neoclassical design that fits the land, with high ground and little water with which to contend.
Shadow Ridge Golf Club Announces 2012 Summer Access Pass
Shadow Ridge Golf Club (Palm Desert, Calif.): Announces the 2012 Summer Access Pass, which provides local golfers with exclusive discounts for the upcoming summer golf season.
Player Results With The SeeMore Putter And Teachings Of SPi
SeeMore Putter Co.: Putters used in three top-21 finishes at the International Final Qualifying for The Open Championship. Also, the company reports on the usage of its putters at The Players Championship.
Nearly 2,500 Entries Accepted For 2012 U.S. Senior Open Championship
U.S. Golf Association: Announces that 2,479 golfers have entered to play in this year’s U.S. Senior Open at Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion, Mich. Eleven past champions are among the 75 players who are currently fully exempt into the field for the championship.
European Tour™ Pros Also Converting To Tef Tee™
Tef Tee: Reports on the usage of its performance tee at this week’s European Tour’s BMW PGA Championship.
775HS Hybrid Irons
Wishon Golf: Introduces its 775HS hybrid iron, which pushes the clubhead face COR near the USGA limit of .830.
John Watson, Chairman And CEO Of Edwin Watts Golf Shops, Elected Secretary Of The National Golf Foundation’s Board Of Directors
Edwin Watts Golf Shops: Chairman and CEO John Watson has been elected secretary of the National Golf Foundation’s board of directors.
Club Car Refreshes Visagegolf.com
Club Car: Re-launches Visagegolf.com, which communicates the benefits of the Visage Mobile Golf Information System before, during and after a round of golf.
The Players Towel Dominates Professional Golf; Captures The Sybase Match Play Championship For Its 10th Victory Of The Year
Players Towel: Product was played by the LPGA’s Sybase Match Play Championship winner.
Humana Challenge Named “Sports Event Of The Year” By SportsBusiness Journal / SportsBusiness Daily
Humana Challenge: Named the Sports Event of the Year by Street & Smith publications SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily at the fifth Sports Business Awards on May 23. The 2012 tournament was chosen over a field that included the 2011 Carrier Classic college basketball game, the 2011 NBA Finals, Super Bowl XLVI and UFC 129.
Charles Pasarell Leaves Tennis Tournament To Devote Full Attention To New Golf Community
Royal Isabela (Isabela, Puerto Rico): Announces that Charles Pasarell, a former tennis player and tournament owner and director, has been named to the management team for the island golf community.
Sign Up For LINKS100, Pick Favorite Golf Courses – And Win A Trip To The 2012 Ryder Cup
Links Magazine: Holding a Links100 Ryder Cup Sweepstakes. Starting June 1, golfers who create their own rosters of favorite courses will automatically be eligible for the sweepstakes, which runs through July 31. The grand prize is a trip for two to this year’s Ryder Cup.
