CourseTrends: To design and host the websites for Dearborn Country Club in Aurora, Ind., Sleepy Hole Golf Course in Suffolk, Va., and Meadowbrook Country Club in Racine, Wisc.
True Temper Takes Win At The Honda Classic
True Temper: Project X was played by The Honda Classic winner, who moved to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Geoff Russell Named Executive Editor Of Golf Channel
Golf Channel: Names Geoff Russell as senior vice president and executive editor. In this newly-created role, Russell, previously with Golf Digest Publications, will work collaboratively across all on-air and online production and programming groups to shape the editorial direction of Golf Channel.
Titania Golf: Hires Darren Schubert as its new strategic account manager. … CourseCo: Selects Tim Powers, certified golf course superintendent at Crystal Springs Golf Course in Burlingame, Calif., as the 2011 overall winner of the Environmental Leaders in Golf Award, the highest honor awarded by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. … Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Elects Sandy G. Queen, manager of golf operations for the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kansas, as president at the association’s annual meeting on March 2 in Las Vegas.
Cross Golf USA To Walk The Runway At EWGA Long Island Chapter Tee-Off Party & Sponsor Expo
Cross Golf: To participate in a fashion show at the EWGA Long Island Chapter’s 13th Tee-Off Party and Sponsor Expo on March 13 at the Melville Marriott Long Island.
Merger Creates National Golf Management, With 23 Courses Along South Carolina Coast
Burroughs and Chapin Golf Management, Myrtle Beach National Co.: Merge to create National Golf Management and now have an interest in 23 courses along the South Carolina coast line.
Fitgolf Performance Centers In Conshohocken, Pa Will Be Offering Golf Fitness Assessments And Aline Insole Fittings To Members Of Green Valley Country Club.
Fitgolf Performance Center: To offer golf fitness assessments and Aline Insole Fittings to members at Green Valley Country Club in Lafayette Hill, Pa., on March 10.
BrightSpot Solutions’ Scott Salzman … Inventor Of The Spotless Swing Golf Towel To Be Interviewed Live On The The Tech Of Sports
BrightSpot Solutions: President Scott Salzman, inventor of three-in-one Spotless Swing golf towel, will appear on “The Tech of Sports,” an internet-based radio show, at 7 p.m. ET on March 7.
Musket Ridge Golf Club (Myersville, Md.): Honored with the National Golf Course Owners Association’s Best Golf Business Idea of the Year for the club’s Zero Food Waste Initiative. The award was presented at the association’s annual conference in Las Vegas. … Hampton Golf: Acquires the Pete Dye-designed course, club and amenities at Southern Hills Plantation in Brooksville, Fla.
The First Tee of the Triangle (Raleigh, N.C.): Announces five new members to its board of directors – Terry Butler, owner/operator of a Chick-Fil-a; Fred Mills Jr., president and owner of Mills Construction; Rick Robbins, president of Robbins and Associates International; Bob Scott, retired executive from the Rex Hospital Open; and Jodi Tata, owner of Quick Fix Yoga. Each will serve three-year terms. Also, Dennis Fingers, regional managing director and senior vice president for The Private Wealth Advisory Services Group at First Citizens Bank, has agreed to continue his term as chair of the board of directors through 2012. … Signature Control Systems: Launches a new online store, SCS Shop, to allow U.S. -based customers to purchase a variety of irrigation products and services direct from the company. … Club Car: Launches the Xcelerator, a 19-mph upgrade kit, for its standard 13-mph gasoline golf cars. … Basin Harbor Club (Vergennes, Vt.): Hires Rodney Rehwinkel as executive chef and PGA professional Paul Meunier to head up the golf program.
Toshiba Classic: World Golf Hall of Fame member Hale Irwin, a two-time champion of the Champions Tour event, will keynote the annual Toshiba Classic Breakfast with a Champion on March 13. … Metropolitan Golf Association: Accepting entries for the 57th Ike MGA Stroke Play Championship, June 25-26 at Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton, N.Y. The tournament is open to male MGA members with an index of 5.0 and lower.
Education: Club Performance Fitting Technology School
March 5 – March 8 | Mitchell Golf Equipment Institute / Dayton, OH http://www.mitchellgolfschool.com Mitchell Golf Equipment Institute 997 Senate Drive…
Apparel: Den Bosch Golf Fashion Week
March 5 – March 11 | The Netherlands
The Rim Golf Club Appoints Steve Nordstrom As General Manager
The Rim Golf Club (Payson, Ariz.): Appoints Steve Nordstrom as the club’s general manager. Nordstrom is responsible for all club operations, golf operations, food and beverage, membership marketing and merchandising.
Easy Glove Designs Signature Glove For Highly Acclaimed Apache Stronghold Golf Club
Easy Glove: Designs a signature glove for Apache Stronghold Golf Club in San Carlos, Ariz.
Martin Dingman Leathergoods Sales Representatives Needed
Martin Dingman Leathergoods: Interviewing for sale representatives in the following regions: Chicago/Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, New England and Florida (excluding west of Tallahassee).
Mission Hills To Stage World Celebrity Pro-Am In October 2012
Mission Hills: To host the World Celebrity Pro-Am at its Haikou resort, Oct. 19-21.
Back9Network Premieres Programming
Back9Network: Releases a preview of its pilot programming on the newly-launched Back9Nation.com blog.
Fitgolf Performance Centers To Host The Third “Get More Clients In The Door” Consulting Class In Late March.
Fitgolf Performance Centers: To host its third “Get More Clients in the Door” seminar, March 24-25 in Conshohocken, Pa.
NGCOA Names Scott Lake Country Club 2012 Course Of The Year
National Golf Course Owners Association: Selects Scott Lake Country Club in Grand Rapids, Mich., as the association’s 2012 Course of the Year.
