Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic (April 30-May 2 // Biloxi, Miss.): Paul Azinger commits to play the inaugural Champions Tour event.
JW Marriott Starr Pass Golf Club: To launch Starr PASSport, an exclusive golf program for players who frequent the Tucson, Ariz., resort. The program costs $500 and features unlimited golf with each resort stay, and extends the same privileges to one additional player. … Westward Look Resort: The Tucson, Ariz., resort announces four spring golf packages – the Golfers Galore for One, which includes one round of golf at one of six area courses for each night’s stay; the Golfers Galore for Two, which includes golf for two people for each night’s stay; Clubs and Rubs, which includes golf for one person, one 60-minute basic treatment at the Sonoran Spa and breakfast for two; and Tee Time for Two that features a stay in a suite with a private outdoor patio and hot tub, golf for two people, and dinner and breakfast for two. Packages begin at $300.
Abacus Spring/Summer 2010 Products
Abacus: Offers highlights of its spring and summer products, including its Concord rainwear and Buckie and Scramble polos.
Excel Golf Signs Mark Wilson To Zero Friction Staff
Excel Golf: Signs PGA Tour Mark Wilson to its Zero Friction staff for a second successive season.
OB Sports Earns Top Customer Loyalty Award From The National Golf Foundation
OB Sports Management: The National Golf Foundation honors the golf club management company with one of two Customer Loyalty Awards given in the Multi-course Operators category. Also, two OB-managed clubs – Longbow Golf Club and Tijeras Creek Golf Club – were honored as facilities with Most Improved Loyalty scores.
Oban Wins The Transitions Championship
Oban Composites: Reports that the Transitions Championship winner played its Devotion 7 X flex in his Callaway driver.
Mission Hills Shenzhen Announces 2010 Mission Hills Golfathon
Mission Hills Shenzhen: Will host the seventh Golfathon, May 1-Aug. 31 in Shenzhen, China. The overall champion qualifies for next year’s Golfathon and an invitation to play in the 2011 Omega Mission Hills World Cup pro-am.
Tickets For Final Two Rounds Of 2010 U.S. Open Sold Out
U.S. Golf Association: Sells out daily tickets for the final two rounds of the U.S. Open Championship at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links.
Golfer’s Guide Player’s Club Newsletter Returns
Golfer’s Guide Marketing Solutions: Announces return of its Player’s Club Newsletter, a bi-weekly publication that will include expanded course profiles, commentary, destination guides and golf industry news.
STX Golf Names Calvin Peete Jr. As Its National Sales Manager
STX: Announces Calvin Peete Jr. as its new national sales manager. Previously, Peete Jr. worked at Callaway Golf for seven years.
Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy And The International Junior Golf Tour Announce Partnership With Bridgestone Golf
Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy, International Junior Golf Tour: Announces a partnership with Bridgestone Golf, which will become the title sponsor of the IJGT Tournament of Champions in Orlando, Fla.
Quagmire Expands Roster Of Fashionable Women’s Staff Players
Quagmire: Signs Caroline Larsson and Adrienne White to its staff of LPGA and Futures Tour players.
Golfweek Acquires Golf Press Association Wire Services
Golfweek: Announces its acquisition of three Golf Press Association wire services – The Wire, The Apparel Wire and The Tour Van – effective April 1,
Speaking of Golf™ Radio Announces Guests For Saturday, March 27th Show
Speaking of Golf: Golf Digest’s Pete McDaniel and Golfweek’s Sean Martin headline the guests for the Saturday, March 27, show.
Jacobson Wins China’s Best New Course Award
Lion Lake Resort: China Golf names the Rick Jacobson-designed Moon Course as the country’s Best Golf Course Design for 2009. Located northwest of Guangzhou, the Moon Course at Lion Lake is Jacobson’s first original 18-hole design in China.
Suzann Pettersen, Stina Sternberg And Top Golf Instructors Headline The Thursday April 8 Lineup At EWGA Golfpalooza In Pinehurst, NC
EWGA: LPGA player Suzann Pettersen leads a lineup of speakers and sessions at the 2010 EWGA Golfpalooza’s second day, Thursday, April 8, at the Pinehurst Resort and Spa in Pinehurst, N.C.
‘O’ BEAM Expands Sales Program
‘O’ Beam: Expands its sales program with the hiring of territorial sales representatives throughout the U.S. ‘O’ Beam is maker of a laser-based putting training aid.
ZenoLink’s Innovative Golf Swing Analysis Makes Believer Out Of Prominent Michigan Pro
Zenolink: Reports on Chris Welch, who designed the company’s 3-D motion analysis technology that measures and analyzes the biomechanics of an individual’s golf swing.
Cape Fear National: The 18-hole course that will serve as the centerpiece of the Brunswick Forest master-planned community in Wilmington, N.C., will open on Monday, April 19. … Faldo Series: Signs a three-year agreement with Lough Erne Resort in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Lough Erne Resort becomes the home of the Faldo Series and will host the Faldo Series Grand Final and the Faldo Series Ireland Championship the next three years. The series is for junior golfers age 12 to 21. … The Prairie Club: Selects architect Gil Hanse of Hanse Golf Course Design Inc. to design a fourth course, Old School, at the Valentine, Neb., destination. … Brynwood Golf and Country Club: Announces the Corporate Executive Membership, which offers companies flexibility and choice in utilizing their membership. Businesses can choose from two to seven designees for membership at the Armonk, N.Y., club with a decreasing fee for each additional designee.
Quinn Pumps: Signs LPGA rookie Adrienne White to an endorsement agreement for 2010. White will wear the Quinn Pumps logo in all tournaments. Quinn Pumps is the largest Canadian manufacturer of reciprocating rod pumps in the world. … American Society of Golf Course Architects: Elects Erik Larsen as the organization’s president at the recent 64th annual meeting in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Larsen is executive vice president and senior golf course architect of Arnold Palmer Design Co. … Aquatrols Corp.: Donates $10,000 to The Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
