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Ping Golf Announces Trademark Agreement With Apple

Ping Golf: Enters into an agreement with Apple, which will use the Ping trademark in connection with its new social music discovery feature in iTunes. Apple introduced the iTunes Ping feature today.

Hank Haney IJGA Names Director Of College Placement

Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy: Names Lauren Harling as director of college placement. Harling will advise the academy’s students as they prepare to play golf at the collegiate level and also help facilitate communication and planning between the academy’s students and college coaches.

Golf World Magazine Presents Its 2010-11 College Preview

Golf World Division I Women’s Coaches’ Poll: Southern California tops the preseason poll, receiving 775 points and nine first-place votes. The Trojans are followed in the poll by UCLA, Purdue, Alabama and Duke.

Geek Golf: Dot Com This driver was used by Brendon Moylan, who won the Re/Max Australian Long Drive Championships’ Open Division.

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SKLZ Introduces The Power Wedge Training Aid

Sklz: Introduces the Power Wedge as part of the company’s line of golf training aids. The wedge is designed to aid in proper weight transfer and timing during the golf swing and can be used with all clubs.

American Lake Veterans Golf Course: Receives $25,000 from the U.S. Golf Association to assist with maintenance of the unique and heavily-used facility, the only course in the U.S. designed specifically for wounded and disabled veterans.

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Due to a technical issue, the Wednesday, Sept. 1, issue of The Wire was distributed past its normal a.m. delivery time. All releases that were in that issue are being rerun today. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Carolinas PGA Hall Of Fame: Announces Michael S. Harmon of Secession Golf Club in Beaufort, S.C., as the 41st inductee into the Carolinas PGA Hall of Fame. … Carolinas Golf Group: Takes over management of two North Carolina-based clubs – the Country Club of Salisbury and the High Point Country Club. CGG now operates a total of six clubs, including the new Lonnie Poole Golf Course at N. C. State University. … St. Andrews Links Trust: Announces a record-breaking number of tee-time applications for the Old Course on Sept. 1. The Advance Reservations process for play on the Old Course and The Castle Course opened at 10 a.m. local time and had received more than 1,500 e-mail applications in less than 20 minutes. … Town Talk Headwear: Hires Ronnie Rosson as its sales representative for Northern Texas.

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Tourism Queensland: Partners with Australian Adam Scott for the “Tee It Up With Adam Scott in Queensland, Australia.” In addition to a 13-day vacation, including five nights in Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef, the winner receives a private golf lesson with Scott and will play on his team during the Pro-Am PGA Australia in December. … The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort: Debuts its St. Regis Aficionado package, offering guests an opportunity to play in The St. Regis Punta Mita Golf Invitational, Oct. 21-24, at the resort’s two Jack Nicklaus Signature Courses – Bahia and Pacifico.

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Editor’s Note

Due to a technical issue, the Wednesday, Sept. 1, issue of The Apparel Wire was distributed past its normal a.m. delivery time. In response to several reader’s requests, we are resending it for Sept. 2. We apologize for any inconvenience.