Sundog Eyewear: Hunter Mahan won the Waste Management Phoenix Open while wearing the Mela-Lens in his 2010 H Signature Series sunglasses.
Ecco Promotes Helter
Ecco: Promotes David Helter to specialty sales director and will oversee the company’s golf, performance and kids divisions within the U.S. market. Previously, Helter was general manager, performance and kid’s division.
Golf Datatech Releases December Apparel Market Report
Golf Datatech: Releases its December Golf Apparel Market Reports. The reports, which capture retail sales data from both on and off course retailers in the U.S., cover the top selling men’s and women’s apparel brands broken down by price range, clothing type and inventory.
Pukka Turns Heads At PGA Show
Pukka Headwear: Reports on its presence at last month’s PGA Merchandise Show, which featured the unveiling of eight collections that totaled more than 150 new designs.
Bayonet Black Horse Selected To Host PGA Tour Q-School, Second Stage
Bayonet Black Horse: PGA Tour selects the 36-hole facility in Seaside, Calif., to host the second stage of its qualifying tournament, Nov. 15-20.
Karen Palacios-Jansen, Cardiogolf, On The Golfers Nation Tonight
TheGolfersNation.com: Karen Palacios-Jansen, a former master instructor at the Jim McLean Golf School, continues her golf fitness series tonight, Tuesday, with part three of Cardiogolf on “TGN Fitness Center.”
GolfOrlando Announces The “Tee To Green Winter Package”
GolfOrlando: Announces a Tee To Green Winter Package to Orlando, Fla. The four-night package includes rounds at Falcon’s Fire, Orange Lake Legends, Grand Cypress and Waldorf Astoria and begins at $700 per golfer.
Dynamic Gold Wins Phoenix Open And Panama Claro Championship
True Temper: Respective winners at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and Nationwide Tour’s Panama Claro Championship played Dynamic Gold shafts.
UST Mamiya’s PGA Tour Success Continues
UST Mamiya: Waste Management Phoenix Open winner played a proprietary Ping shaft made by UST Mamiya, the Ping TFC700D, in his driver. He also used the ATTAS International Series in his 3-wood and the Proforce V2 in his hybrid.
Softspikes Captures Weekend Sweep Across All Professional Tours
Softspikes: Wins the plastic cleat brand count at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Nationwide Tour’s Panama Claro Championship and the LPGA’s HSBC Women’s Champions.
Two More Wins For CHAMP® On Professional Golf Tours
Champ: According to Darrell Survey, the respective winners at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and the HSBC Women’s Champions wore Champ spikes.
ECCO USA Appoints David Helter As Specialty Sales Director
Ecco: Promotes David Helter to specialty sales director and will oversee the company’s golf, performance and kids divisions within the U.S. market. Previously, Helter was general manager, performance and kid’s division.
CourseTrends Announces The City Of Boston Golf Courses Of Boston, MA As Its Most Recent Client
CourseTrends: Adds the City of Boston golf courses in Boston, Mass., as its newest client. CourseTrends will design and host their Web site, e-mail marketing, lead generation and e-commerce.
SouthWood Golf Club Announces “Get Golf Ready” Group Lesson Programs For Spring
SouthWood Golf Club: The Tallahassee, Fla., course will host two sessions of Get Golf Ready group lessons beginning Wednesday, March 17, and Thursday, March 18, each running from 5:30-7 p.m. and lasting five consecutive weeks.
Aldila’s VooDoo® Drives Panama Claro Champion To Fourth Nationwide Tour Win
Aldila: Nationwide Tour’s Panama Claro Championship winner won playing a VooDoo shaft in his driver. Also, according to Darrell Survey, Aldila won the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
Dixon Golf Unveils New Ball
Dixon Golf: Introduces the Dixon Wind golf ball, which features a resilient eco-cover for durability and spin control; a 428 Monster dimple pattern for distance and accuracy; and a densified precast green core for generating extra recoil for greater distance.
One Great Performance After Another
Titleist: Hunter Mahan and Rickie Fowler finish one-two at the Waste Management Phoenix Open while playing the Pro V1x.
ProPlay Sports Signs Golf Marketing Services To Promote High-Tech, Pocket-Sized Video Golf Performance System
ProPlay: Retains Golf Marketing Services to handle its public relations and marketing services.
World Class Line Up Of Speakers Assembled For Asian Coaching Conference
PGA Conference of Asia: Announces lineup of speakers for its inaugural two-day conference, April 30-May 1 in Bangkok, Thailand. The list includes Tim Mahoney, director of golf education, Troon Golf; Brian Moog, coach to South Korean Y.E. Yang; and Blaik Shew, former CEO of Hank Haney’s International Junior Golf Academy.
Royal Liverpool To Host The 2014 Open Championship
The R&A: Selects Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, to host the Open Championship in 2014. It will be the 12th time the Hoylake links has hosted golf’s oldest major.
