Carolinas PGA Section: To honor Rick Lewallen, of Kannapolis, N.C., with its 2011 Bob Boyd Section Player of the Year award at the section’s annual awards ceremony on Feb. 19 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Other award winners include Kelly Mitchum of Pinehurst, N.C. (Johnny Palmer Trophy, lower stroke average in the four Carolinas PGA major tournaments); Robert Linville, of Greensboro, N.C. (Senior Professional Player of the Year); David Eaker, of Forest City, N.C. (Senior Associate Player of the Year); Dave Robinson, of Burlington, N.C. (Super Senior Associate Player of the Year). … Golf Writers Association of America: Announces Luke Donald, Yani Tseng and Tom Lehman as its 2011 Players of the Year. Donald received 88 percent of the votes for Male Player of the Year, Tseng received 95 percent of the vote for Female Player of the Year, and Tom Lehman grabbed 86 percent of the vote for Senior Player of the Year. The players will be honored at the GWAA’s Annual Awards Dinner April 4 in Augusta, Ga. … Florida State Golf Association: Elects James Applegate, director of club properties for Penn-Florida Companies, to serve as president for a two-year term. Applegate was president of the Michigan Section of the PGA of America in 1976-78. … IMG: Signs Emiliano Grillo, 19, of Argentina to a management and marketing representation agreement. Grillo earned his 2012 European Tour playing card at the final stage of the tour’s qualifying tournament. Grillo’s management team will include Jorge Prat, Gorka Guillen, Ben Walter and Kevin Lynch. … Nike Golf Schools and Junior Camps: Names Jeff Ritter as national director of instruction. Ritter, who has directed Nike Camps in multiple locations for the past 10 years, will also serve as the on-site director for the camp network’s flagship location in the Monterey Peninsula, Calif.
Fitgolf Enterprises, The Golf Fitness Experts® Has Renewed Its Annual Sponsorship With The Golf Association Of Philadelphia For 2012.
Fitgolf Enterprises: Renews its sponsorship of the Golf Association of Philadelphia for 2012, offering educational articles to the association’s website and general golf fitness information to association members.
The Gimme Stick™ A Fair Standard For Generosity In Golf
The Gimme Stick: To launch its game-playing solution at the annual show in Orlando, Fla. The stick serves as both a putting practice tool and a tool to measure pre-determined “gimmes” during competitive rounds.
Adams Golf Launches Speedline Fast 12 Fairway Woods
Adams Golf: Introduces the Speedline Fast 12 fairway wood featuring the second generation of Velocity Slot Technology. The second generation includes a slot within a slot on both the crown and sole of the club to create more ball speed, forgiveness and better launch conditions.
Ping’s Solheim Proposes Golf Ball Distance Rating System
Ping: Chairman and CEO John Solheim proposes that golf’s rule-making bodies consider a ball distance rating system that would replace the current single golf ball limit with three different ball distance limits. Solheim’s “A Long Term Response to Distance” explains how including a rating system with a new Condition of Competition would give professional events and golf courses an efficient way to address future concerns about distance.
HSBC Women’s Champions: Reigning champion Karrie Webb commits to play. The tournament is Feb. 23-26 at Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore. … Nationwide Tour: 2012 schedule to feature 27 events, played in 17 states, plus stops in four Latin American countries. The tour’s 23rd season will begin in mid-February with events in Colombia, Panama and Chile, the first being the Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship Feb. 16-19.
Turf Key: Launches three products – the Turf Key and Key for a Cure divot tools and Turf Tee, a three-pronged tee that is not inserted into the ground.
2012 Nor Calif Golf Industry Representative Show Returns To Thunder Valley Casino Resort Feb 27-28
Northern California Golf Representatives Association: To hold its Northern California Golf Representative Merchandise Show Feb. 27-28 at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif.
PGA National Hosts Eighth Annual Prader Willi Golf Classic
PGA National Resort and Spa (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.): To host the eighth Prader Willi Golf Classic Jan. 13-15. Leta Lindley heads the list of LPGA players to play in the pro-am event.
Abacus: Introduces a new collection for active lifestyles for the 2012 season. The collection features the Abacus Carlo, a sporty and functional men’s polo in a bamboo charcoal/polyester Drycool blend.
PlayGolfPlanet.com: Launches the social network platform that combines features from Facebook and Groupon. … IMG Academies: Announces its sponsorship of an American Junior Golf Association preseason series designed for first-time AJGA members and those members who have not yet participated in or qualified for another AJGA event. The IMG Golf Academy Preseason Series will include 10 events in 2012. … St. Andrews Links Junior Golf Association: Receives a pledge from The R&A for £75,000 of funding over the next five years.
Escalante Golf: Acquires Gray Plantation Golf Club and The Sports Club at Graywood in Lake Charles, La. … Celebration Golf Management: Enters into a enter a lease agreement with Stonegate Golf Club at Solivita in Poinciana, Fla., to run the golf and food and beverage operations of the semi-private club. … RDC Golf Group: Affiliate purchases Shackamaxon Golf and Country Club in Scotch Plains, N.J. … Fallen Oak (Biloxi, Miss.): Receives top-15 rankings in two Golfweek “Best of … ” listings – No. 2 on the magazine’s Best Casino Courses list for 2011 and the No. 13 on the Best Resort Courses for 2012. … National Golf Club (Southern Pines, N.C.): Undergoes a major restoration of its greens to their original Jack Nicklaus design. The project reclaims the larger footprints the greens had lost due to encroaching Bermuda grass. The course is set to reopen in mid-March with completely new greens covered in A1/A4 bent grass.
Rainbow Golf Systems To Exhibit At 2012 PGA Merchandise Show
Rainbow Golf Systems: To launch its electronic golf event management system products at the annual show, and will be located in the show floor’s New Product Center.
PGA Pro Ron Kuwata From Sevillano Links At Rolling Hills Casino Earns President’s Plaque For Helping Grow The Game Of Golf
Sevillano Links (Corning, Calif.): Head golf professional Ron Kuwata receives the Northern California PGA President’s Plaque, awarded to individuals for contributions to player development and promotion of the game.
Inspired Bronze Demonstrates How 3D Modeling Creates High Quality Custom Bronze Trophies And Awards
Inspired Bronze: To showcase its 3D Modeling software, which can be used to create high-end bronze custom trophies and awards.
RAD Systems, LLC. Introduces Scan4Beer Service At The PGA Merchandise Show, Orlando, FL
RAD Systems: To introduce its Scan4Beer service, which allows smartphone users to place orders from a golf cart using individually encoded QR Codes to determine the venue and location of the order.
Ping Launches i20 Products Highlighting Distance, Workability
Ping: Unveils its i20 driver, fairway woods, hybrids and irons. “In the i20 series, we’ve combined workability, distance and forgiveness with the goal to make any golfer a more versatile and complete player,” said John A. Solheim, Ping chairman and CEO.
Tour Links® Total Putting Green System Selected As A Finalist For The 2011 ING Industry Honors Product Ingenuity Award
Tour Links: Total Putting Green System is selected as a finalist for a 2011 ING Industry Honors Award in the Product Ingenuity category for emerging companies.
Adams Golf Launches Speedline Fast 12 LS Driver
Adams Golf: Introduces the Speedline Fast 12 LS (low spin) driver, which is the company’s lowest spinning aerodynamic driver ever and features length adjustability.
Adams Golf Launches Speedline Fast 12 Driver
Adams Golf: Introduces its new Speedline Fast 12 driver, which incorporates a new Airfoil Design to produce a 460cc driver with 14 percent less drag for an increase of up to 3 mph in club head speed and a nearly 10 percent increase in forgiveness.
