Pukka Headwear: Signs a three-year agreement to exhibit at both the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, FL, and the PGA Fall Expo in Las Vegas, NV. The agreement begins with the 2010 season.
Ecco introduces sport-casual shoe
Ecco: Golf Street Premier hits the streets as a hybrid shoe for on and off the course. Golf Street Premier includes eccentric color pops of cactus green, fanta orange and chili red, along with metal-rivet accents. Ecco’s newest offering retails for $140.
New Adidas shoes feature PINs technology
PrideSports: Company’s proprietary Performance Insert System will serve as original equipment for Adidas’ Tour360 4.0 shoe.
Sunice hires 27 sales reps
Sunice: Outerwear brand hires 27 golf sales representatives. The team will help sell the 2010 Sunice outerwear collection, which includes the new Ultimate Jacket V2.
SST Signs Nakashima Golf As Newest Licensee of the PURE SPECS® Shaft Alignment System
Strategic Shaft Technologies: Nakashima Golf added as newest licensee of SST’s Pure Specs shaft alignment system. “Adding Nakashima Golf as our newest licensee was the culmination of several years of careful planning and technological achievement to develop automated machinery capable of delivering a Pure alignment system to high volume OEM clients,” said Gary Sheppard, director of global business development for SST.
GolfBallSelector.com: Site to conduct new ball testing in December. Results of the testing is scheduled for a February release.
Quagmire Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary with Record Sales at Canadian Buying Shows
Quagmire: Record sales of its spring 2010 men’s and women’s collections during the last month are announced while the company celebrates its five-year anniversary at buying shows in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. “We created Quagmire for guys and girls like us,” said Geoff Tait, Quagmire co-founder. “The goal was to offer pieces that could be worn to either the bar on Friday night or the course on Saturday, and be appropriate in both settings. It’s about being relaxed wherever you are, and the response to the new Spring 2010 collections has been incredible.”
Harmony Links Golf Renovates City of La Harpe’s Greens to The SofTrak Commercial System Synthetic Turf
Harmony Links Golf: Company completes the transformation of the City of La Harpe (IL) Lamoine Valley Golf Club’s sand greens and tees to the SofTrak Commercial System synthetic greens and tees. The four-week project included Harmony Links’ redesign, project management, construction, renovation and synthetic turf installation on the 2,568-yard, nine-hole course.
Fairer View On Fancourt Fairways At 2009 Gary Player Invitational
Gary Player Group: Spanish supermodel and actress Inés Sastre, LPGA player Sandra Gal, Ladies European Tour player Henrietta Zuel and BBC Sports broadcaster Sarah Stirk have been added to the list of celebrities for the Gary Player Invitational, Nov. 26-29 in George, South Africa.
TourResourceCenter.com Explores Minority Golf Scholarships
TourResourceCenter.com: Informational series focuses on how to find and apply for minority golf scholarships.
Tom Hoch Design Names Rhiannon Winkelman Marketing Coordinator
Tom Hoch Design: Rhiannon “Rhia” Winkelman is named marketing coordinator, and will oversee the creation, implementation and maintenance of the company’s strategic marketing program.
Sumi-G Awarded Patent for Innovative Golf Head Cover
Sumi-G: Head cover manufacturer awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its original golf head cover design. Other patents are still pending.
Golfing Magazine Highlights New Products in its Fall Issue
Golfing Magazine: Magazine reviews new products in its “Launch Pad” section of its fall issue.
CourseTrends announces the Bushwood Golf Club of Markham, Ontario as its most recent client…
CourseTrends: Bushwood Golf Club in Markham, Ontario, Canada, signed as newest client. CourseTrends will handle the design and hosting of the club’s website, e-mail marketing, lead generation and e-commerce.
SuperStroke Grip Helps Bettencourt Rank #1 in Putting at Frys.com Open
Tiger Shark: New SuperStroke Lite Fatso grip helps Matt Bettencourt lead Frys.com field in Putts Per GIR. Also, Fatso grip was the most used oversized putter grip.
Piranha Golf Selects Fifty-Eight Advertising To Handle Its Creative Advertising & Marketing Efforts Here In The U.S.
Piranha Golf: Selects Atlanta-based ad agency Fifty-Eight Advertising to handle the company’s creative advertising and marketing efforts here in the U.S.
Vegas Golfers Lead PGA Tour Betting Odds; Play history and where pros play in Las Vegas; The NEW GolfBoulderCity.com
GolfLasVegasNow.com: Vegas golfers Chad Campbell and Ricky Fowler are favorites to win this week’s Viking Classic.
The Hackers Paradise & Ladies Equipment
The Hackers Paradise: Website to launch reviews of women’s equipment.
Construction Of Lodestone Golf Club On Schedule For 2010 Opening
Lodestone Golf Club: The co-designed Hale Irwin and Todd Schoeder course, located in McHenry, MD, is on schedule for a June 2010 opening. “All holes on the front nine were actually playable this season and the back nine grassing was completed this year,” said Steve Richards, president of Wisp Resort Development Inc., which is overseeing the construction.
Live Chat on TheGolfersNation.com
TheGolfersNation.com: Website to host live chat with Jim McLean Golf School certified master instructor tonight at 9 ET.
