USGA: Four amateurs have been selected for the men’s and women’s USA Teams that will compete in the 2010 Copa de las Americas, Jan. 6-9 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The four players are Jessica Korda, 16, of Bradenton, FL.; Jennifer Song, 19, of La Cañada, CA.; Nathan Smith, 31, of Pittsburgh, PA.; and Peter Uihlein, 20, of Orlando, FL.
Dawgs Golf Footwear Collection Created by USA Dawgs, Inc.
USA Dawgs: Company introduces Dawgs Golf, a non-slip rubber and casual footwear line.
Sport Specific Performance Announces That GOLF FOCUS and GOLF STRENGTH Are Now Available at Lumpy’s Golf
Sport Specific Performance: Announces that its all natural golf specific supplements, Golf Focus and Golf Strength, are now available at Lumpy’s Golf.
Shaft Skinz® arrives in PGA Tour Superstores
Shaft Skinz: Company’s product to become available in all 10 PGA Tour Superstores.
Gary Player Opens New Course In Morocco
Gary Player Design: Player unveils his first golf course design at Golf de Mogador, which is located in Essaouira, Morocco. A second Player Signature Couse is slated for completion late 2010.
Champions Tour Stars Line Up For 2009 Gary Player Invitational
Gary Player Group: Champions, European Senior tour players commit to annual Gary Player Invitational.
Crescent Systems Adds City Of Rexburg, ID, As New Client
Crescent Systems: City of Rexburg, ID, chooses company’s new Version 6.0 SQL software to help manage its two courses.
CourseTrends announces the Hobbs Country Club of Hobbs, NM as its most recent client…
CourseTrends: Hobbs Country Club in Hobbs, NM, added as newest client. CourseTrends will design and host the club’s website, e-mail marketing and e-commerce.
Golfing Magazine to Highlight New Products in its Highly Successful “Launch Pad” Feature
Golfing Magazine: Twelve newly-released products will be featured in the magazine’s upcoming Launch Pad section.
GOLF CHANNEL Enters Multi-Year Agreement With EZLinks Golf
Golf Channel: Network enters into a multi-year agreement with EZLinks Golf Inc., a golf course management software company, that represents an expanded partnership between the two companies and provides a boost to Golf Channel’s growing tee-time business, GolfNow.com.
CMAA Publishes Resource on Managing HOA-Residential Golf Communities
Club Managers Association of America: Association releases “Managing the HOA-Residential Golf Community,” a new resource for managers in that sector of the industry.
Speaking of Golf™ Radio Announces Guests for Saturday, November 21st Show
Speaking of Golf: Blaik Shew of the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy and Golfweek writer Bradley Klein are among the featured guests for the Saturday, Nov. 21, show.
Frogger, A Leading Golf Tools Brand, Sees 1700 Percent Increase In Sales From 2007 To 2009
Frogger: Company announces a 1,700 percent increase in sales from 2007 to 2009, the jump helped by sales of its two flagship products.
Fourteen Golf Releases Exclusive And Limited Professional Set Of MT-28 T.S. Spec RT Wedges
Fourteen Golf: Company releases its 2010 professional series of MT-28 T.S. SPEC RT wedges, which were designed in collaboration with tour players.
Mitchell® Golf Equipment Institute Offers New Schools For 2010
Mitchell Golf Equipment Institute: Company announces a realignment of its training schools for 2010, including its club repair and advanced shaft schools combined into a five-day certified Club Repair Performance School.
Just Fore You™ Offers Holiday Special
Just Fore You: Accessory maker offers its Silver Golf Ball & Tee Bangle Bracelet-and-Ring Set for a special price through Dec. 31.
Golf Channel: The network reports that final-round coverage of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational won by Michelle Wie earned a 0.72 rating, which represents the second-highest-rated LPGA Tour round on Golf Channel. The number also is double the typical final-round ratings for LPGA Tour events on the network in 2009 (excluding the SBS Open at Turtle Bay and McDonald’s LPGA Championship). … Where To Play Golf: Annika Sorenstam will be a guest on the radio show’s annual “Holiday Golf Gift Guide Special.”
FlightScope® to Provide Data for Dubai World Championship Broadcast
FlightScope: Maker of ball flight and launch monitor systems will provide driving data from the Dubai World Championship’s 18th tee for the on-air broadcast.
Dr. Gio Valiante Announces Ten Tour Wins For 2009
Fearless Golf: Dr. Gio Valiante, a sports psychologist and producer of the “Fearless Golf Academy” DVD, worked with five tour winners who combined for 10 titles in 2009.
Billy Casper Golf Chairman and CEO Peter Hill Rises to No. 5 in Golf Inc. ‘Most Powerful People in Golf’ Ranking
Billy Casper Golf: Company chairman and CEO Peter Hill is ranked No. 5 on Golf Inc. magazine’s international ranking of the Most Powerful People in Golf. Hill, who was ranked No. 7 last year, is joined in the top five by Jack Nicklaus (No. 1), Troon Golf chairman Dana Garmany and CEO Hud Hinton (No. 2), Tiger Woods (No. 3) and Eric Affeldt, president and CEO, ClubCorp (No. 4).
