SuperStroke Golf: Putter grips were used by three top-25 finishers at the Wells Fargo Championship, including the Slim Lite Splash by a ninth-place finisher.
Fujikura Motore Speeder Was The Winning Driver Shaft At The 2012 Reale Segurous Open De España.
Fujikura: Motore Speeder VC.0 shaft was played in the Spanish Open winner’s driver.
Windsor Parke And Champions Club Teaching Professsional Wins Teacher Of The Year And President Plaque Honor
Mary Hafeman Golf Academy: Founder Mary Hafeman is honored as the PGA of America’s Northern Chapter of the North Florida Section 2012 Teacher of the Year. Hafeman operates the academies at The Champions Club at Julington Creek and Windsor Parke Golf Club.
Linksoul By John Ashworth & Co. Introduces Summer 2012 Apparel Collection
Linksoul by John Ashworth & Co.: Summer 2012 golf-lifestyle apparel collection is now available exclusively at specialty golf merchandisers throughout North America.
EWGA Foundation’s 100 Holes Fundraiser Supports LPGA-USGA Girls Golf
EWGA Foundation: 100 Holes event on May 14 to benefit the foundation’s 2012 LPGA-USGA Girls Golf fundraising efforts.
The A List: What Would You Renovate? The A Position-and actor Bruce McGill-Offer Their Ideas For Needed Changes In Golf
The A Position: Writers, along with actor Bruce McGill, offer a few suggestions for needed changes in golf.
CourseTrends chosen by 3 new clients to provide their website, email marketing and e-commerce solutions…
CourseTrends: Internet solutions chosen for use by Dothan National Golf Club in Dothan, Ala., Wahconah Country Club in Dalton, Mass., and Wanee Lake Golf and RV Resort in Ashburn, Ga.
Mizuno Golf Launches “Witness The Truth” Sweepstakes Offering A Chance To Win A Trip For Four To 2012 Ryder Cup
Mizuno Golf: Launches the Witness The Truth promotion, a national contest that will award one winner with an all-expenses paid trip for four to the 2012 Ryder Cup in Medinah, Ill. Through July 31 consumers can visit one of more than 1,400 participating golf retailers to attain their free Swing DNA metrics using Mizuno’s Shaft Optimizer and Performance Fitting System. Consumer input their metrics online and are automatically entered into the sweepstakes.
CHAMP Zarma Flytee Used By Winner Of Wells Fargo Championship
Champ: Orange-colored Zarma FLYTee was used by the Wells Fargo Championship winner.
New Golf Course Consulting Firm Yourcourse Launches In Mesa
YourCourse: Golf course consulting company that specializes in management of online tee time platforms and third-party reseller relationships is launched in Mesa, Ariz.
PGA Young Gun Banks on Dynamic Gold for Wells Fargo Win
True Temper Sports: Dynamic Gold shafts were played by the Wells Fargo Championship winner.
Malcolm DeMille collaborates with Wells Fargo Championship
Malcolm DeMille: Designed the Wells Fargo Championship’s Championship Cup, a silver-plated cast bronze and crystal cup, presented to winner Rickie Fowler.
Softspikes®/PrideSports Sweeps the Board Winning 3 Men’s Tour Events
Softspikes: Plastic cleats worn by the respective winners on the PGA, Nationwide and Champions tours. At the Wells Fargo Championship, 33 of the top 40 plastic cleat-wearing finishers wore Softspikes product.
The Nike Swoosh Dominates in Europe with Victories from Francesco Molinari and Carly Booth
Nike Golf: Tour staffers Francesco Molinari and Carly Booth won the European Tour’s Spanish Open and Ladies European Tour’s Ladies Scottish Open, respectively.
USGA Announces Television Schedule For 2012 Championship Season
U.S. Golf Association: Announces the broadcast schedule for the 2012 USGA championship season. All total, 60 hours of live coverage will air from the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open and U.S. Senior Open, including more than 30 hours of live coverage of the 112th U.S. Open Championship from The Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif. In addition to the three Open championships, NBC and Golf Channel will provide television coverage of the U.S. Amateur Championship, to be held at Cherry Hills Country Club, in Cherry Hills Village, Colo., in August. The U.S. Women’s Amateur and U.S. Girls’ Junior championships are also part of the broadcast schedule.
Rickie Fowler Wins All-Titleist Pro V1x Playoff For First Career PGA Tour Crown
Titleist: Pro V1x golf ball played by the trio of Wells Fargo Championship playoff participants – Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points. Fowler won, earning his first PGA Tour victory.
VCT Announces Winner of $1,000 Donation to Benefit the NCA Foundation
VCT: Selects Dianne Hart of Broken Sound Club in Boca Raton, Fla., as the winner of its promotional drawing held at the 2012 National Club Conference. VCT will make a $1,000 donation to the NCA Foundation in the name of Broken Sound Club.
U.S. Ryder Cup: Bubba Watson remains the points leader through the Wells Fargo Championship with 4,798.395. The top eight through the PGA Championship automatically qualify for the 39th Ryder Cup, Sept. 28-30 in Medinah, Ill. Rounding out the top eight are Phil Mickelson (3,793.749 points), Hunter Mahan (3,347.102), Keegan Bradley (3,111.492), Jason Dufner (2,855.087), Steve Stricker (2,291.246), Rickie Fowler (2,238.459) and Tiger Woods (2,173.667). … Legends Junior Tour: Announces Merrill Lynch as the presenting sponsor of the 2012 Texas State Junior Championship, July 23-27 at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. … LPGA: Expands its partnership with Prudential Financial to become the tour’s financial services provider and an umbrella media sponsor. The “Bring Your Challenges” campaign will continue to be integrated into the partnership in a Golf Channel tournament telecast feature called, “Up to the Challenge,” which will highlight a Tour player who endured obstacles and rose to the occasion on the golf course. Prudential’s media exposure will also include premier positioning throughout LPGA Golf Channel telecasts, across LPGA digital assets, on-site at LPGA tournaments and in various print media.
GolfPyramid: Announces a customer agreement with the Austrian Golf Federation. GolfPyramid will provide a scientific database and structure for communication, analysis, goal setting, training and tournament planning. … Smarter Lessons: Appoints Golf Industry Central as the Australasian representative to promote Smart Lessons’ web-based golf lesson booking system. … Giltedge Golf & Sport: Golf tour operator launches a dedicated golf travel iPad App for South Africa.
RDC Golf Group: Hires Brian Gaines as vice president of sales and marketing. Gaines will oversee the membership sales efforts at RDC’s five owned and/or managed properties along the East Coast.
