Golfweek: Announces a new joint venture with Black Knight International to produce and publish “Player Magazine,” a quarterly golf lifestyle publication. The partnership will launch its first collaborative effort this October with the Fall 2010 issue.
NEW Webinar for Juniors, Amateurs, and Professional Golfers Focuses on Practicing Like a Tour Pro
Tour Resource Center: To host a webinar featuring mental golf coach Michael Riggs of One Way Golf, June 22 at 7 p.m. ET.
CHAMP® Consistently Seeing Top of Leader boards
Champ: Spikes played by respective winners of the St. Jude Classic and European Tour’s Estoril Open de Portugal.
Aldila’s VooDoo® and RIP® finish first and second at St. Jude Classic
Aldila: VooDoo and RIP shafts were played by winner and runner-up at St. Jude Classic.
Shaft Skinz® makes for a colourful Curtis Cup
Shaft Skinz: Shaft protectors played by two members of the Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup squad.
Eaton Golf Pride National Coach Of The Year Awards Announced
Eaton Corp.: Announces the recipients of the Eaton Golf Pride 2010 Dave Williams Coach of the Year award – Josh Gregory of Augusta State University, Tim Poe of the University of Central Missouri, Steve Conley of Methodist University, Kyle Blaser of Oklahoma City University, Dave Jennings of Central Alabama Community College, and Jake Harrington of South Mountain Community College.
BunkerShot.com announces Tour Links as a new channel advertiser on YouTube.com/GOLF
BunkerShot.com: Adds Tour Links, manufacturer of putting greens as a channel advertising partner.
Half Moon Bay Golf Links Announces ‘Divine Wine & Nine Series’
Half Moon Bay (Calif.) Golf Links, The Hess Collection: Partner to launch the “Divine Wine & Nine Series,” beginning Friday, June 25. After a wine tasting near the putting green, participants will play nine holes of the Arnold Palmer-designed Old Course with Hess Collection wine and food pairings served on select holes.
Tiger Shark Golf Earns Top 5 Finish at St. Jude Classic
Tiger Shark Golf: Reports that two top-five finishers at the St. Jude Classic played it jumbo putter grips.
Stevens Blasts Long Drive With Geek
Ecco Staffer Bjorn Wins On European Tour
Ecco: Staff pro Thomas Bjorn wore its World Class GTX shoes en route to winning the European Tour’s Estoril Open de Portugal.
Murray Wins Scottish Hydro Challenge Wearing Etonic
Etonic: Reports on George Murray, who wore the company’s Stabilizer golf shoes en route to winning the European Challenge Tour’s Scottish Hydro Challenge. The victory was Murray’s first as a professional.
Fourteen Golf Announces Another Professional Golf Victory For The 2010 Season
Fourteen Golf: Reports that a top-10 finisher at the Duramed Futures Tour’s Ladies Titan Tire Challenge played its MT-28 V5 wedges – 52, 56 and 58 degrees.
NCPGA Foundation To Honor Tom Watson And Sandy Tatum At The Langley
Northern California PGA Foundation: To honor Stanford alumni Tom Watson and Sandy Tatum for their contributions to the game of golf. The two will be honored at the foundation’s annual fundraiser, Aug. 30-31, in Pebble Beach, Calif.
USGA Digital Media Offerings Enrich Fan Experience For 2010 U.S. Open
U.S. Golf Association: Announces its digital media plans for this week’s U.S. Open. “We’re also seeing strong growth in the mobile space and in the use of social media tools to share information from and about our championships,” said Alex Withers, the USGA’s managing director of digital media, who added that the USOpen.com community has grown to 6 million fans in under two years. “Collectively these tools are providing a level of engagement for fans that simply didn’t exist a few years ago.”
LPGA Rookie Mallory Blackwelder Signs Endorsement Agreement With Golf4Her
Golf4Her: Signs LPGA rookie Mallory Blackwelder to an endorsement agreement to market and promote the company, an online shopping destination for women’s golf apparel, accessories, gear and fitness products.
Bridgestone Provides Golfers With Another Way To “B-Fit” For The Right Ball For Their Game
Bridgestone Golf: Introduces the first web-based live chat golf equipment consultation service – B-FIT. The service is free and allows golfers to participate in a two-way, one-on-one chat with Bridgestone’s expert ball-fitting technicians.
Sears And Edwin Watts Golf Officially Open Golf Industry’s First “Store-Within-A-Store” Retail Model In Friendswood, Texas
Edwins Watts Golf Shop, Sears: Open the first U.S.-based golf store-within-a-store retail model, located in Sears at the Baybrook Mall in Friendswood, Texas.
AJGA Announces New Event In Pacific Northwest
American Junior Golf Association: Announces the AJGA Junior at Centennial, Aug. 16-19, Medford, Ore.
Education: Club Performance Fitting Technology School
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