Annika Foundation: Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam is selected as the recipient of the Saint Leo Women in Sports Achievement Award. Saint Leo is one of Florida’s longest-running Girls and Women in Sports Day celebrations.
Bayonet And Black Horse Golf Club Selected To Host The 2012 PGA Professional National Championship
Bayonet and Black Horse Golf Club: Selected to host the 45th PGA Professional National Championship, June 24-27. Bayonet and Black Horse is located in Seaside, CA.
TaylorMade Penta TP Ball, Eazy Bag, Major Dan Rooney Top List Of ING Industry Honors Winners
International Network of Golf: Announces TaylorMade Penta TP ball and Eazy Bag as among the category winners at the ING Industry Honors at the PGA Merchandise Show.
Author And Wine Expert Anthony Giglio Raves About The Sanctuary
Sanctuary Golf Club: Hosted Anthony Giglio, a regular columnist for Food and Wine Magazine and author of 10 books on the subject.
PGA Merchandise Show Builds Positive Momentum For Golf Industry Business In 2011
PGA of America: Reports on its recent PGA Merchandise Show, which attracted more the 1,000 golf companies and brands, along with nearly 42,000 PGA Professionals. “We are pleased with the overall increased attendance and especially the seven percent increase in PGA Professional participation,” said Ed Several, PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions senior vice president. “The packed aisles, industry enthusiasm and increased order writing reported by vendors are all solid indicators of a strong business cycle for golf in 2011.”
Haggin Oaks Golf Complex & Staff Win Seven Different Awards At 2011 PGA Merchandise Show
Haggin Oaks Golf Complex: Was honored with seven industry awards at the PGA Merchandise Show, including Golf Digest’s Top 100 Clubfitters in America, Golf World’s Top 100 Golf Shop and Links Magazine’s Top 25 Municipal Golf Courses in the United States.
Heritage Golf Group Announces Palmetto Hall Plantation Club To Host 2011 Egolf Professional Tour Event
Palmetto Hall Plantation Club: Selected by the eGolf Professional Tour to host its 2011 season-opening event. The Swiftwick Shootout is Feb. 16-19 on Hilton Head Island, SC.
MADCAPZ Golf Headwear Named Licensed Vendor For The EWGA
EWGA: Designates MADCAPZ as a licensed vendor for the association. MADCAPZ will offer EWGA members its women’s caps and visors emblazoned with the EWGA logo, along with exclusive discounts on all product lines.
Antigua Named Travelers Championship’s Staff, Volunteer Apparel Supplier
Antigua Group: Chosen as the supplier of staff and volunteer uniforms for the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship for the 16th consecutive year.
Abacus Debuts Spring 2011 Collection
Abacus: Introduces its Spring collection, highlighted by the Grange wind anorak.
Golf World Announces “100 Best Golf Shops”
Golf World: Publishes its 26th annual selection of the 100 Best Golf Shops – a collection of those private, resort, public and off-course shops that have excelled in retail operations.
Kentwool Staff Player Bubba Watson Rocks Brand’s Black Socks En Route To Win At Farmers Insurance Open
Kentwool: Tour staffer Bubba Watson wore its Tour Profile black golf socks en route to winning the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday.
The Best Keep Getting Better. Titleist Introduces New Pro V1 And Pro V1x Golf Balls.
Titleist: Announces the launch of its most technologically-advanced Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls to date. The Pro V1 promotes increased spin control and a more consistent ball flight with the new model; the Pro V1x promotes longer distance and a more consistent ball flight, along with its better greenside control.
Golf World Announces “100 Best Golf Shops”
Golf World: Publishes its 26th annual selection of the 100 Best Golf Shops – a collection of those private, resort, public and off-course shops that have excelled in retail operations.
Pellucid’s SOI Goes SRO At 2011 PGA Merchandising Show
Pellucid: Reports on its 2011 State of the Industry presentation at last week’s PGA Merchandise Show. “Our State of the Industry is not a labor of love, but rather a cold-eyed gathering of facts along with critical analysis that should be the basis of your business decisions for the upcoming year,” said company president Jim Koppenhaver.
Key Golf Adds World Class Tacit Product Line To Its Course Offerings
Key Golf: Announces it now offers golf course maintenance products from Tacit Golf, a producer of cups and flagsticks in the U.K. Tacit Golf services 60 percent of the courses in the United Kingdom with cups, flag sticks and other key accessories.
“The Business of Golf – What Are You Thinking?” Wins 2010 ING Book Media Outstanding Achievement Award
Golf Convergence: Announces that J.J. Keegan, managing principal and author, has received the 2010 International Network of Golf Book/Media Outstanding Achievement Award for his book, “The Business of Golf – What Are You Thinking? How to Increase the Financial Return of a Golf Course.”
The Players Towel Is Used By Three Of The Top Six Finishers At The Farmers Insurance Open
Players Towel: Reports that three of the top six finishers at the Farmers Insurance Open, including the runner-up and third-place finisher, used its towel.
True Temper Shafts Sweep Top 10 At Farmers Insurance Open
True Temper: Adds a fourth straight PGA Tour win at the Farmers Insurance Open, sweeping the top 10 money positions in the process. The champion played Dynamic Gold in his irons, a Grafalloy shaft in his driver and Project X graphite shaft in his 5-wood.
Global Turf Equipment To Exhibit At Golf Industry Show (Booth 1211), Invites Show Attendees To Company Headquarters
Global Turf Equipment: To showcase its services and invite show attendees to visit the company’s 50,000-square-foot warehouse to see the more than 450 machines in stock.
