GolfThere.com: Closed January with a record-setting sales jump in year-over-year sales since its founding in 1990. The 81 percent increase in sales was the result of expanded private label agreements with golf course management companies; a 31 percent increase in travel agent sales and a 27 percent growth in consumer direct online sales.
CourseTrends Announces The Van Zandt Country Club Of Canton, TX As Its Most Recent Client …
CourseTrends: To design and host the website, email marketing and e-commerce for Van Zandt Country Club in Canton, TX.
Stamford Yacht Club Selects ClubPay As Payroll & Labor Management Partner
ClubPay: Chosen by Stamford Yacht Club in Stamford, CT, to provide full-service payroll processing and human resources management solutions.
VedaloHD And Caddy For A Cure – Making A Difference
VedaloHD: Continues as exclusive eyewear supplier of Caddy For A Cure, a charitable organization that auctions off opportunities to caddie for professional players in PGA Tour practice rounds.
System6 Club Management Software From Crescent Selected By Grand Forks Country Club
Crescent Systems: Selected by Grand Forks Country Club in North Dakota to provide the System6 club management solution.
Golf Channel LPGA Tour Season Begins Friday
Golf Channel: Debuts its 2011 LPGA coverage today with a 22-event schedule that includes two major championships and The Solheim Cup.
In observance of President’s Day on Monday, Feb. 21, The Wire will not be published. The Wire will resume publication on Tuesday, Feb. 22.
Winter Golf Pentathlon Returns To Crystal Springs Resort
Crystal Springs Resort: Will hold its second Winter Golf Pentathlon on Saturday, Feb. 26. The five-event competition will include a stymie putting contest, closest to the snowman and a two-hole simulator tournament. Crystal Springs is located in Hardyston, NJ.
Golfweek’s Golfest Returns To The Villages March 4-5
Golfweek: Annual Golfest event series at The Villages, FL, March 4-5, to include appearances by Hall of Famers Greg Norman and Nancy Lopez.
Misty Creek Country Club To Host President’s Day Pro-Am, Long Drive Competition
Misty Creek Country Club: To host its inaugural President’s Day Pro-Am Feb. 23-24 and a long drive competition on Saturday, March 5. PGA Tour players Robert Gamez, Grant Waite and Michael Sim are scheduled to compete. Misty Creek is located in Sarasota, FL.
Ka’anapali Golf Courses’ Craig Trenholme Named “Superintendent Of The Year” By Hawaii Golf Course Superintendents Association
Ka’anapali Golf Courses: Craig Trenholme is named the 2010 Superintendent of the Year by the Hawaii Chapter of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
Key Golf Pledges Financial And Administrative Support To The PGA Golf Management Program
Key Golf: To help fund the PGM Program at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. In addition to financial support, Las Vegas-based Key Golf will offer classroom and hands-on training assistance.
Introducing Cobra S3® Irons And Iron-Hybrid Set
Cobra Golf: Introduces the Cobra S3 irons, featuring all-new E9 Face Technology that creates a progressive Sweet Zone designed around impact patterns of typical golfers.
Mizuno’s MP-53 Irons Named Golfing Magazine’s “Product Of The Week” For Week Of February 14th
Golfing Magazine: Selects Mizuno MP-53 irons as its online Product of the Week for the week of Feb. 14.
The Golf Shop At Seaview Named One Of America’s 100 Best Golf Shops By Golf World Magazine
Seaview-A Dolce Resort: Golf shop recognized by Golf World on its 100 Best Golf Shops list. “It is essential to keep the shop vibrant while offering a fresh selection of products that cater to male and female golfers of all ages, sizes and abilities,” said Stephen Havrilla, director of golf for Seaview.
Fore! Reservations Raises $10,000 For The Salute Military Golf Association
Fore! Reservations: Raised $10,000 for the Salute Military Golf Association from its first Charity Golf Outing on Feb. 6 at Kissimmee Bay Country Club in Kissimmee, FL.
Apollo Golf Shafts Launches Redesigned Web Site
Apollo: Launches a redesigned website that features detailed product information, shaft specs and company history.
Holiday Hills, Top Of The Rock Courses Join Branson’s Golf Destination Group
Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce, CVB: Announce that Holiday Hills Resort and Golf Club and Top of the Rock Golf Course have joined the Branson, MO, area’s new golf-destination cooperative.
Tifosi Optics Updates Best-Selling Slip Model For 2011.
Tifosi Optics: Announces design improvements to its best-selling Slip model. “Among the technical changes for 2011, the Slip has an exclusive-to-Tifosi adjustable earpiece system,” said co-founder Joe Earley.
Terry Schieber Named CEO Of Resorts Of Tullymore & St. Ives; Michigan Executive Held Top National Management Positions
The Resorts of Tullymore and St. Ives: Names Terry Schieber as its chief executive officer. Schieber is former vice president of ClubCorp Inc. of Dallas.
