Jason Guss Golf Academy: Opens at Otsego Club and Resort in Gaylord, MI. The academy features the Golf Academy Lodge, which includes an indoor hitting bay with computer analysis, indoor putting and chipping areas, and a student-teacher area to analyze and review the golf swing on the big screens monitors.
PGA Grand Slam Getaway Debuts For Golf Travelers
PGA of America: Announces the PGA Grand Slam Getaway, three-, four- or five-night stay-and-play packages to this year’s PGA Grand Slam at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda, Oct. 18-19. The event features the year’s four major champions, which will include Masters winner Charl Schwartzel.
Aldila’s Long Drive Team Member Kevin Shook RIPs LDA Texas Shootout
Aldila: Long Drive team member Kevin Shook won the Long Drivers of America Texas Shootout with a drive of 430 yards and using the RIP LD 70XX shaft.
Golf Datatech Releases “Updated” Teaching, Training And Instruction Aid Study
Golf Datatech: Releases an update to the company’s “Teaching, Training and Instructional Aid Study,” which originally debuted in 2004, and was later followed by a 2007 study.
Boxgroove Welcomes Pinewood Country Club To Network
Boxgroove: Online network, which offers golfers an opportunity to play private courses of their choice, adds Pinewood Country Club in Asheboro, NC, to its portfolio of venues.
Family Golf Challenge Adds Ann Liguori As Spokesperson
The Family Golf Challenge: Announces television talk show host, WFAN golf reporter and author Ann Liguori as a spokesperson.
GolfThere.com Announces Tornado Relief Effort In Home State Of Alabama
GolfThere.com: Will contribute 5 percent of golf vacation sales in May to local Alabama charities as part of the tornado relief effort.
The Oscars Hunt For The Asia-Pacific Golf Industry Is On!
Asian Golf Monthly: Conducting reader voting through June 30 for its 12th annual awards that include 10 Best in Asia Pacific categories.
Black Widow® Grips Finishes Top 5 On PGA Tour
Black Widow Grips: Product played by a top-five finisher at the Nationwide Tour’s South Georgia Classic.
“Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play” Special Issue Spotlights Nation’s Top Public-Access Courses
Golfweek: Releases its Best Courses You Can Play special issue, which features a comprehensive state-by-state listing of the nation’s best public-access layouts.
George Dunne National Golf Course’s Jeremy Turton Named “Superintendent Of The Year” By Billy Casper Golf
Billy Casper Golf: Names Jeremy Turton, superintendent of George Dunne National Golf Course, as 2010 Superintendent of the Year during the company’s annual conference at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, FL.
Mozo Joins Ecco Team
Ecco: Signs LPGA rookie Belén Mozo to an endorsement agreement to wear the brand’s new Golf Street and BIOM Golf models.
Sligo Wear Selects PR Agency
Sligo Wear: Selects Jeff Dezen Public Relations as its official public relations agency-of-record.
ProQuip Hires Tandem
ProQuip USA: Names Steve Levine and Marc Goodman as territory sales managers for eastern Pennsylvania, Long Island and metropolitan New York.
Kentwool’s Watson Wins In Big Easy
Kentwool: Reports that Bubba Watson wore its Tour Profile golf socks en route to winning the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Fila Golf’s Lewis Stays Hot
Fila Golf: Tour staffer Stacy Lewis finished fifth at the Avnet LPGA Classic.
Reason To Celebrate
The Antigua Group: Announces the 20th year celebration of its partnership in the Canadian golf market with Tournament Sports Marketing of Waterloo, Ontario.
Respected Golf Journalist Jason Sobel Joins Golf Channel Editorial Team
Golf Channel: Hires journalist Jason Sobel, formerly of ESPN.com, as a senior writer.
BelongSuite: Adds real-time Worldview tracking to its BelongMail solution. This functionality allows users to monitor who is opening and reading the BelongMail campaigns.
8,300 Entries Accepted For 2011 U.S. Open Championship
U.S. Golf Association: Accepted 8,300 entries for the 2011 U.S. Open Championship at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD, including entries from all of the 65 golfers who are currently fully exempt into the field.
