Earth Networks: Weather and lightning detection technology selected for use at PGA of Canada national championships. Earth Networks will provide real-time location-based severe weather monitoring and lightning alerting capabilities.
Srixon Launches Fast, Easy Online Golf Ball Personalization At Srixon.com
Srixon: Launches text personalization for golf balls on its website, srixon.com. Visitors can now design their name, monogram or special message on their favorite Srixon golf ball model.
Ironhorse Golf Club Unveils New Banquet Facility
Ironhorse Golf Club | Leawood, Kansas: Unveils a 5,400 square-foot banquet and meeting space called Vista 154, which is located next to the club’s existing clubhouse.
704 Venues In 46 Countries Host Women’s Golf Day
Women’s Golf Day: Reports that a record number 704 venues in 46 countries participated in the international event on June 6. Also, the hashtag #womensgolfday received more than a combined 15 million impressions on Twitter and Instagram. [womensgolfday.com]
Golf Advisor Sets Fourth Consecutive All-Time Traffic Record In May
Golf Advisor: Website achieved its fourth successive month of record growth in May, highlighted by all-time records across various key metrics in May.
Rickie Fowler Takes On Erin Hills In Style
Cobra Puma Golf: Unveils Rickie Fowler’s apparel script for next week’s U.S. Open. Fowler will be dressed in apparel, accessories and footwear from Puma Golf’s spring and summer collection.
Arnie’s Army Charitable Foundation Tees-Off 20th Arnold Palmer Cup At Atlanta Athletic Club
Arnold Palmer Cup: Twentieth edition of the Ryder Cup-style event for top collegiate players begins today, Friday, at Atlanta Athletic Club.
Chronogolf: Appoints Matt Welliver as vice president, corporate development.
Course Architect Chris Wilczynski Improves Playability At Shenandoah Country Club
Chris Wilczynski Golf Architecture: Reports on its redesign of the fourth and fifth holes at Shenandoah Country Club in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Duke’s Leona Maguire Wins Annika Award Presented By 3M For 2nd Time in 3 Years
Annika Foundation: Recognizes Duke University’s Leona Maguire, of Ireland, with its 2017 Annika Award, presented to most outstanding NCAA Division I female golfer. Maguire, who won three times during the 2016-17 season, also won the award in 2015.
GCSAA Communications Director Smith Announces Retirement
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Craig Smith, director, communications and media relations, announces his retirement, effective later this month.
High Heat Fairway Metals Selected Co-Winner Of ING Conference Best Product Award
Knuth Golf: High Heat fairway metalwoods were selected as co-winner of the International Network of Golf Spring Conference’s Best Product award by conference attendees in May.
World’s Best Golfers Tee Up ‘Favorite Golf Gift Ideas For Dad’ As Golf Retailer Gears Up For Biggest Shopping Holiday Of The Year
PGA Tour Superstore: Sergio Garcia, Jordan Spieth, Lee Westwood and Dustin Johnson lead a group of PGA Tour players who have hand-picked their best Father’s Day gift ideas for 2017.
Bunker Mentality Arrives In The USA Market With The Duran Group Leading The Company Expansion
Bunker Mentality: Europe-based apparel brand selects The Duran Group to lead United States sales and marketing efforts for its 2018 spring and summer collection.
Chase54 Announces Brand Ambassador Kyle Thompson 2017 US Open Apparel Script
Chase54: Releases next week’s U.S. Open apparel scripting for Web.com Tour player Kyle Thompson.
The 101 On Super Turfs For Golf Courses
Asia Pacific Golf Summit: David Doguet, president of Bladerunner Farms, is scheduled to be a speaker at the conference, Nov. 14-16 in Danang, Vietnam.
TGA Premier Golf Expansion Continues With New Franchise In Arizona
TGA Premier Golf: Continues its nationwide expansion with the announcement of a new franchise in Tucson, Ariz.
Maryland Latest State To Step Up With BMP Guidelines For Golf Courses
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Awards $7,500 grants, funded through the association’s Environmental Institute, to the Mid-Atlantic Association of Golf Course Superintendents and the Eastern Shore Association of Golf Course Superintendents. The two associations have collaborated on the August 2017 publication of best management practices for Maryland golf courses.
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Marriott’s Grande Vista Golf Club Celebrates 10th Anniversary Of Family Golf Festival With Free Golf For Families On Saturday, June 10th
Marriott Golf: Grande Vista Golf Club and Marriott Golf Academy in Orlando, Fla., will celebrate the Family Golf Festival’s 10th anniversary by offering free golf for family foursomes on June 10.
GMS President Holly Geoghegan Honored With 2017 ING Chi Chi Rodriguez Humanitarian Award
International Network of Golf: Presented Holly Geoghegan, host and producer of the Orlando-based radio show “The Golf Insiders,” its Chi Chi Rodriguez Humanitarian Award on May 23. Geoghegan was recognized for her efforts in co-founding GolfUnited, a philanthropic golf organization
