EWGA: Selects Kathy Thomas of Lees Summit, MO, as the 2010 recipient of the Nancy Oliver Founder’s Award. Thomas will be honored during the 2011 EWGA Golfpalooza, April 13-16 in Amelia Island, FL.
PGA Professional Jeff Sampson Acquires TGA Premier Junior Golf Franchise In Southern California
TGA Premier Junior Golf: Temecula, CA, franchise acquired by PGA Professional Jeff Sampson.
Body Balance For Performance, The Golf Fitness Experts® Has Renewed Its Annual Sponsorship With The Golf Association Of Philadelphia.
Body Balance for Performance: Becomes a sponsor for the Golf Association of Philadelphia in 2011. The company will offer educational articles for the association’s website and golf fitness information to all GAP members.
Styx Capital To Exhibit At CMAA Club Business Expo, Booth 1326
Styx Capital: Will exhibit at the Club Managers Association of America Business Expo, Feb. 26-27 in Orlando, FL.
Dawgs Golf™ Introduces Dawgs Partners™ Program
Dawgs Golf: Introduces its new Dawgs Partners collegiate and scholastic fund-raising program. A high school, college or university that becomes a Dawgs Partner can raise funds for its programs through the online sale of Dawgs shoes, including footwear customized for the school.
Ecco Staff Player Aaron Baddeley Wins Northern Trust Open In World Class GTX Footwear
Ecco: Staff player Aaron Baddeley wore its World Class GTX golf shoes en route to a two-shot victory at the Northern Trust Open. Fellow Ecco staffer Fred Couples tied for seventh.
Kentwool Adds Peter Jacobsen To Roster Of Elite Staff Players
Kentwool: Signs Peter Jacobsen, a two-time Champions Tour major winner, to an endorsement agreement. Jacobsen will wear the company’s socks in competition.
GolfTEC Franchise Webinars Continue Through April
GolfTEC: Extends its free franchise webinars through April, expanding the schedule by seven between March 3 and April 28.
Pellucid Helps Client Get The Price Right
Pellucid Corp.: Consulted with San Ramon Golf Club, which used Pellucid’s reporting and analysis to increase January rounds by 154 percent and green fee revenue by 132 percent. The club is located in San Ramon, CA.
True Temper Tops The Field At Northern Trust Open
True Temper: Dynamic Gold X100 shafts were played by the Northern Trust Open winner, while nine of the top 10 finishers also played True Temper product.
Softspikes® Rules At Three Weekend Events
Softspikes: Cleats were worn by 31 of the top 45 finishers at the Northern Trust Open, along with the Champions Tour’s ACE Championship winner. Also, the brand was worn by the winner and seven of the top eight finishers at the Honda LPGA Thailand.
CourseTrends Announces The Elleair Maui Golf Club Of Kihei, HI As Its Most Recent Client …
CourseTrends: To design and host the website, email marketing and e-commerce for Elleair Maui Golf Club in Kihei, HI.
Adams Golf Staff Members Aaron Baddeley, Yani Tseng And Bernhard Langer Deliver Three Tournament Victories In One Weekend
Adams Golf: Tour staffers Aaron Baddeley, Yani Tseng and Bernhard Langer won, respectively, on the PGA, LPGA and Champions tours. All three played Speedline and Idea irons.
Bronson Selected As Dog Of The Year By Superintendents At Golf Industry Show
LebanonTurf: Will donate $3,000 to the Western Ontario Golf Superintendents’ Association, $500 to Aldo Bortolon and $500 to the Niagara Falls Humane Society after Bronson, an 11-month-old chocolate Labrador retriever, was selected Dog of the Year at the 2011 Golf Industry Show. Bronson is owned by Bortolon, golf course superintendent at the Lookout Point Country Club in Fonthill, Ontario.
Speaking of Golf™ Radio Show Presented With Outstanding Achievement Award
Speaking of Golf: Presented with an Outstanding Achievement award in the ING Media Awards’ Radio category on Jan. 27 at the PGA Merchandise Show.
Major Golf Course, Facility Renovations Complete, Cornerstone Name Change From Poplar Creek Country Club To Bridges Of Poplar Creek Country Club
Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club: Completes a multi-million dollar capital enhancements program that included a name change from Poplar Creek Country Club. The club, located in Hoffman Estates, IL, will open nine holes for 18-hole rounds on March 26. All 18 holes will open in early June.
Four Elected To Michigan Golf Hall Of Fame
Michigan Golf Hall of Fame: Announces that public links veteran Jim Briegel, golf course architect Arthur Hills, journalist Terry Moore and Don Perne, co-founder of the PGA of America’s Professional Golf Management at Ferris State University, have been selected for induction.
Daphne’s Headcovers Reveals Top Designs At PGA Merchandise Show
Daphne’s Headcovers: Announces its top five headcovers from last month’s PGA Merchandise Show.
SuperStroke Grips Earn Three Top 10’s On PGA Tours
Tiger Shark: SuperStroke oversized putter grips were played by three players who posted top-10 finishes on the PGA and Champions tours, respectively.
Golf Channel’s GolfNow.com Sets Record With 50 New Courses Added
GolfNow.com: Sets a company record with 50 courses added to its tee-time booking service last week.
