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.
ProQuip Taps Tandem As Territory Managers For Eastern Pennsylvania, Long Island And Metropolitan New York
ProQuip USA: Names Steve Levine and Marc Goodman as territory sales managers for eastern Pennsylvania, Long Island and metropolitan New York.
Brandel Chamblee Joins The A Position In Revealing “Guilty Golf Pleasures”
TheAPosition.com: Writers reveal their guilty golf pleasures in May’s edition of “The A List.”
Daily Grounds, Trophy Club Tickets Sold Out For Weekend Of 2011 U.S. Open
U.S. Golf Association: Reports that daily grounds and Trophy Club tickets for the Saturday and Sunday rounds of the U.S. Open Championship at Congressional Country Club have sold out. A limited number of 1895 Club tickets remain for Saturday’s third round, but those are expected to sell out quickly.
Global Momentum
Titleist: Reports that Bubba Watson and Lee Westwood won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and the European Tour’s Ballantine’s Championship, respectively, playing Pro V1x balls.
Pellucid Provides Tustin Ranch Golf Club With Survey And Market Analysis
Pellucid Corp.: Provides a Golf Local market analysis and Voice of Local Golfer survey for Tustin Ranch Golf Club in Tustin, CA.
Body Balance For Performance, The Golf Fitness Experts Will Be Offering A Stretch Tent Service At Downingtown Country Club.
Body Balance for Performance: To provide a pre-round stretch tent at Downingtown Country Club’s charity tournament on May 5.
The Old American Golf Club Names Russell Birkhimer Director Of Agronomy
The Old American Golf Club: Names Russell Birkhimer director of agronomy for The Colony, TX, club.
SKLZ Introduces The Accelerator Pro Putting Mat With Ball Return
SKLZ: Introduces the Accelerator Pro putting mat, a portable indoor putting trainer that allows golfers to practice and develop three key putt lengths with alignment, backstroke length and acceleration.
Yes! Golf Announces The Appointment Of Brad Adams And Bart Van Der Wind As Tour Representatives For Putters
Yes Golf!: Hires Brad Adams and Bart van der Wind as tour representatives for the award-winning putter line.
SuperStroke Golf Finishes Top 3 At Zurich Classic Of New Orleans
SuperStroke: Staff player K.J. Choi tied for third at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans while playing the Fatso putter grip.
Aldila’s VooDoo®, RIP® Help Drive Asian Tour, Nationwide Tour Champs To Victory
Aldila: NV VooDoo and NV shaft were played in the respective driver and 5 wood of the Ballantine’s Championship winner.
Every Day Is Friday At Edwin Watts Golf As Popular Think Golf It’s Friday Tourtm Expands Into Week-Long Consumer Experiences
Edwin Watts Golf Shops: Reports that its Think Golf It’s Friday Tour weekend campaign, designed to promote golf and held at select Edwin Watts shops, is evolving into week-long events.
Island Resort Championship Tickets Now Available
Island Resort Championship: LPGA Futures Tour event tickets are now on sale. Three-day passes are currently available for $10 for the tournament, held at Sweetgrass Golf Club in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula June 24-26.
Coming Up On Morning Drive…May 3-6
Golf Channel: Announces the guest list for this week’s “Morning Drive” show, 7-9 a.m. ET.
Kentwool Staff Player Bubba Watson Wins PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic Of New Orleans
Kentwool: Reports that Bubba Watson wore its Tour Profile golf socks en route to winning the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Champ® Celebrates Successful Weekend With Three Tour Wins
Champ: ScorpionStinger worn by the respective winners of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, LPGA’s Avnet LPGA Classic and the LPGA Futures Tour’s Symetra Classic.
