The winner of the Buick Open played True Temper‘s Dynamic Gold X100 steel shafts in his irons. Also, True Temper shafts were used by nine of the top-10 finishers at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational.
Fujikura #1 at Two More Majors
Fujikura captures the driver shaft brand and overall all wood counts at the U.S. Senior Open and the Ricoh Women’s British Open.
Cybergolf adds Patriots Point Links in Mount Pleasant, S.C. as its newest client
Cybergolf adds Patriots Point Links in Mount Pleasant, S.C., as its newest client and will design and host its Web site and e-mail marketing system.
Chat Tonight on TheGolfersNation.com
TheGolfersNation.com features a live chat room tonight, Tuesday, with an instructor from The Jim McLean Golf Center at Waterchase.
Softspikes Sweeps Plastic Cleat Count On All Professional Tour’s Highlighted By Another Major Championship Victory
Softspikes reports that the U.S. Senior Open champion and 76 percent of the plastic cleat field, including 40 of the top 49 finishers, wore its products. Also, the winner of the Nationwide Tour’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational wore Softspikes’ Black Widow Tour cleats. Softspikes was also the No. 1 plastic cleat at the Buick Open and Ricoh Women’s British Open.
RIFE Wins at The 2009 U.S. Senior Open Championship
The U.S. Senior Open champion played Rife Putters‘ Barbados putter en route to a tournament-record 20-under par score. The champion averaged 27.25 putts per round and finished in the top 10 in both putting categories.
Evolve Golf’s Epoch Performance Tee Used by Top-Three Finisher at Buick Open
Evolve Golf reports that a top-three finisher at the Buick Open played its Epoch tee.
Golf Magazine Continues As An Official Sponsor Of The PGA Tour Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship
Golf Magazine again sponsors the PGA Tour Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship, Aug. 31-Sept. 4 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
CourseTrends announces the Haverhill Golf and Country Club of Haverhill, MA as its most recent client…
CourseTrends signs Haverhill Golf and Country Club in Haverhill, Mass., as its newest client, and will design and host the club’s Web site, e-mail marketing, member communication, lead generation and e-commerce.
CHAMP® Spikes Wins FOUR Events
Champ claims that its spikes were worn by the respective winners at the Buick Open, the Ricoh Women’s British Open, the European Tour’s Moravia Silesia Open and the Duramed Future Tour’s Alliance Bank Golf Classic.
Major Championship Statement: Funk Shatters Scoring Record, Wins U.S. Senior Open
TaylorMade tour staff professional Fred Funk shot a final-round 65 en route to a tournament-record 20-under par to win the U.S. Senior Open on Sunday.
2010 OB Sports Golf Card Las Vegas Now On Sale
The 2010 OB Sports Golf Card Las Vegas is currently on sale, and allows cardholders substantial savings at four Vegas facilities – Aliante Golf Club, Angel Park Golf Club, The Legacy Golf Club and PGA Golf Club Coyote Springs.
SST PURE Win Streak on Tour Grows to 21
SST Pure reports that the respective winners at the Buick Open and U.S. Senior Open have used the SST Pure Shaft Alignment technology.
Naming Rights Wanted
The Bobby Grace Putter Co. and MyGolfSpy.com partner to create the Name That Putter contest, which will allow golfers to actually name Grace’s latest putter offering in his upcoming AMG line.
» Etcetera
Tour Links launches its Designer Pre-Packaged Putting Greens series. For the first time, Tour Links makes its patented panel system in ready-to-use, large putting green kit form. For information, visit www.tourlinks.net. … Through August, Bay Harbor Golf Club in Bay Harbor, Mich., is offering an additional 18 holes of play for $49 when staying on a Boyne Unlimited Golf package, which starts at $88 per person, per night. For information, visit www.boyne.com. … The Nationwide Tour announces Nos. 15 and 16 in its 20 Greatest Moments program. In 2007, Daniel Summerhays, playing on a special invitation, won the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational to become the first amateur to win on the tour. No. 16 came in July 2002 when PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem announces that Nationwide Insurance would become the tour’s umbrella sponsor beginning in 2003 with a five-year agreement. In 2007 the agreement was extended for five years. … Crown Golf announces that chief operating officer John Weir left the company at the end of July 2009 to pursue a private equity-backed opportunity in the United Kingdom golf sector. … ProSun introduces its WaterWave massage therapy for country clubs and resorts. For information, visit www.prosun.com.
» Television
CBS Sports‘ final-round coverage of the Buick Open, in which Tiger Woods won his 69th PGA Tour victory, scored an overnight household rating/share of 4.0/9, up 167 percent from last year’s 1.5/3 in the metered markets. Third-round coverage earned an overnight household rating/share of 2.4/7, up 140 percent from last year’s 1.0/3 in the metered markets.
» Tournaments
Scotland’s Catriona Matthew secured her place in the Samsung World Championship after winning the Ricoh Women’s British Open. … Two-time Wyndham Championship winner Rocco Mediate commits to this year’s tournament, Aug. 20-23 at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
Shaft Skinz® goes into India
Shaft Skinz finalizes an exclusive distribution agreement with Evolution Golf of Mumbai, India. Evolution Golf will offer the company’s decorative and protective shaft components through its list of retail outlets, green grass and off-course retail facilities.
EZLinks Golf announces selling off a business unit to GolfNet
GolfNet acquires EZLinks Golf‘s handicapping and tournament management software business unit for USGA certified regional and state golf associations. EZLinks had been providing handicapping services and software to regional and state golf associations since 1999.
CourseTrends announces the Connestee Falls Golf Club of Brevard, NC as its most recent client…
CourseTrends signs Connestee Falls Golf Club in Brevard, N.C., as its newest client, and will design and host the club’s Web site, e-mail marketing, lead generation and e-commerce.
FiZ, Revolutionary New Golf Cleaning Company, Signs Deal To Be Carried In Golfsmith Stores
FiZGolf agrees to a deal with Golfsmith in which its new divot tool, the FIZ DT, will be distributed through GolfSmith’s nationwide retail stores.
Golfpac Travel Offers Third Night Free AND Unlimited Golf at Westin Kierland Resort
Golfpac Travel offers a third night free and unlimited golf at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz., with the purchase of two nights. This package starts at $260.30 per golfer.
