International Network of Golf: Reports on its 20th Spring Conference, held last week in Pinehurst, N.C.
SuperStroke Slim Grip Earns Top 10 Finish At PGA Tour’s Valero Texas Open
SuperStroke: Slim grip, a mid-sized jumbo putter grip, was played by a top-10 finisher at the Valero Texas Open.
Evolve Golf PGA Tour Success Continues
Evolve Golf: Epoch tee played by top-10 finishers Garth Mulory, Steve Flesch and Spencer Levin at the Texas Valero Open.
Hidden River Joins “Winning” GAM Exclusive Tee Time Program
Hidden River Golf and Casting Club: Joins Golf Association of Michigan’s Exclusive Tee Time program, which enables GAM’s 60,000 members to book a tee time at one of the participating clubs. Hidden River is located in Brutus, Mich.
YES! Golf Offers Free Putting Instruction DVD For Father’s Day
Yes! Golf: Offering “Putting: The Complete Guide” DVD for free at its website while supplies last.
Custom-Clubfitting Leader Henry-Griffitts Introduces Praxis Fairway Wood Series
Henry-Griffitts: Introduces its new Praxis Fairway Wood series, which uses the company’s Principal Axis Technology with a Custom 455 stainless steel face to allow more weight to be located in the sole, thereby lowering the center of gravity.
The Shivas Irons Society Returns To Erin Hills Golf Course For “Playing the Game With All Your Heart”
The Shivas Irons Society: Announces that its annual Midwest golf celebration, “Playing the Game With All Your Heart,” will be held July 24 at Wisconsin’s Erin Hills Golf Course, venue for the 2011 U.S. Amateur Championship.
Arnold Palmer Award: Presented to Tain Lee of Claremont McKenna for winning medalist honors at the NCAA Division III Championships.
PGATour.com: Reports that its four-day Live@ streaming coverage from the 36th Players Championship was up 167 percent compared to last year’s tournament. In total, the website averaged 843,000 daily unique visitors, a 17 percent increase from 2009. On the PGA Tour’s mobile WAP site, traffic totaled 1.9 million page views, up 43 percent over last year.
Golframes: Creates a limited edition print featuring the original proposed links at Pebble Beach. The print is hand drawn by Forrest Richardson and is an interpretation of early depictions, writings and a personal interview with Jack Neville, the man who laid out the original plans for Pebble Beach.
Lennox/Quakerdale Invitational Pro-Am: Announces Champions Tour player Bruce Fleisher as the guest celebrity profession for this year’s tournament, June 17 at Elmwood Country Club in Marshalltown, Iowa. … Korean LPGA Pro-Am: Set for June 16 at Blue Heron Pines Golf Club in Galloway Township, N.J., the charity event will feature Mi Hyun Kim, Gloria Park and approximately 15 more of the top Korean LPGA professionals. The event is in association with the ShopRite LPGA Classic. … Andy North & Friends Golf Classic: Announces Trappers Turn Golf Club and Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisc., as host of the second annual event, June 6-7. The event benefits the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center. … Wyndham Championship: Announces American Express as the tournament’s volunteer sponsor. The American Express logo will appear on all volunteer clothing and tournament volunteers will work out of the American Express Volunteer Pavilion. American Express will also host an expo inside the volunteer pavilion.
Education: Club Performance Fitting Technology School
May 17 – May 19 | Mitchell Golf Equipment Institute /Dayton, OH www.mitchellgolfschool.com Mitchell Golf Equipment Institute 997 Senate Drive Dayton,…
Education: Club Performance Fitting Technology School
May 17 – May 19 | Mitchell Golf Equipment Institute /Dayton, OH www.mitchellgolfschool.com Mitchell Golf Equipment Institute 997 Senate Drive Dayton,…
Golfweek Names New Publisher
Golfweek: Appoints Jason Redditt to the position of publisher effective immediately. Redditt succeeds Clayton Morris, who will continue to oversee the brand’s portfolio of offerings with his promotion to group publisher.
Speaking Of Golf™ Radio Announces Guests For Saturday, May 15 Show
Speaking of Golf: John Feinstein, author of “Moment of Glory,” will be a guest on this week’s Saturday show, May 15.
P3ProSwing Announces Continued Partnership With Sports Authority
P3ProSwing: Continues its partnership with Sports Authority sporting goods stores, bringing the total number of installed P3ProSwing units in use at Sports Authority stores to more than 85.
Let The Benchmarking Begin! – TrackMan Combine Is Launched
TrackMan: Launches the TrackMan Combine, a global initiative that will establish shotmaking standards at various distances for all types of golfers.
The Village At Machrihanish Dunes Celebrates Family Fun Month In August
Village at Machrihanish Dunes: Announces August as Family Fun Month. Families booking three nights lodging get a fourth night free. Youth will play Machrihanish Dunes for free.
Golf Summit Rolls Out New Programmes
Asia Pacific Golf Development Conferences: Announces that the 2010 Asia Pacific Golf Summit, Oct. 18-20 in Bangkok, Thailand, will launch of the Asia-Pacific Golf Hall of Fame. “Asia now has its own heroes of golf and the time has come to honor these men and women for their outstanding contributions to golf and to the growth of the game in the region,” said Mike Sebastian, managing director of APGDC, which owns and operates the golf summit.
Golf Channel Exclusive With Hank Haney To Air On Golf Central, Sunday, 6 PM ET
Golf Channel: To air an exclusive interview with Hank Haney, Tiger Woods’ former swing coach, on Sunday, 6 p.m. ET.
