Abacus will outfit Europe’s 2009 Solheim Cup team with outwear.
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The Targeted Group signs Champions Tour player Chip Beck to an endorsement agreement. Beck will appear on behalf of The Targeted Group at speaking engagements and other business functions, including an appearance as the keynote speaker at the ACG InterGrowth Conference in Las Vegas, Nev., May 12-14.
Everyday Workers Will Provide True State Of Industry During ‘Food For Thought Breakfast’ At 19th Annual ING Spring Conference
The International Network of Golf will host a “Food For Thought” breakfast seminar during its Spring Conference, May 17-21 at French Lick Resort in French Lick, Ind. The breakfast is set for Monday, May 18 at 8 a.m.
Mitchell® Golf Equipment Institute Updates Website
Mitchell Golf Equipment Institute‘s Web site is updated to better reflect its training schools. The site features easier navigation and detailed information about its three schools for club repair performance upgrades and fitting.
Fallen Oak Debuts At No. 55 On Golfweek’s Top 100 Modern Courses For 2009
Fallen Oak in Biloxi, Miss., debuts at No. 55 on Golfweek‘s prestigious “Best 100 Modern Courses.”
The Castle Course opens for 2009
The Castle Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, will open for its full season on Wednesday, April 1.
Kenyan Girls Discover Gift of Golf from EWGA Foundation’s Drive for Dreams
The EWGA‘s 2009 “Drive for Dreams” campaign will benefit Renee Powell‘s girls golf program in East Canton, Ohio. A LPGA/PGA golf professional, Powell is one of only three African-American women to play on the LPGA tour.
Golfpac Travel And Golf Show Featuring Incredible Golf At Prince Edward Island
Golfpac Travel and Golf Show features Prince Edward Island in Canada.
CHAMP® Spikes Celebrates 10 Years With Duramed Futures Tour
Champ reports that the Duramed Future Tour’s Florida’s Natural Growers Charity Classic wore its Stinger spike.
Jonas Software Announces Free Membership Marketing Online Learning Sessions
Jonas Software announces free online learning sessions as a follow-up to the Membership Marketing Handbook.
“Class Is In” At Faldo Golf Institute … Golf School Packages Now Feature Complimentary “First-Class” Marriott Villas
The Faldo Golf Institute announces its two- and three-day “Class Is In” golf school packages.
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La Canada Flintridge Country Club in La Canada, Calif., moves to ClubTec‘s SQL Club Management Solutions. … LPGA Tour player Pat Hurst won the MasterCard Classic in Huixquilucan, Mexico, wearing Cutter & Buck‘s new CB DryTec Luxe Santa Cruz Polo and Core City Short. … Callaway Golf becomes the official sponsor and exclusive provider of golf clubs, balls and apparel for its David Leadbetter Golf Academy program.
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» Etcetera
Magnolia Greens Golf Plantation in Wilmington, N.C., will host PGA Play Golf America Day on Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. … The Kingdom at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Ga., will add a TaylorMade-adidas Golf tour trailer to its facility starting in April. The trailer will custom-fit and build equipment for Kingdom guests. … Oban reports that the third-place finisher at the WGC-CA Championship used its Devotion 75 shaft. … Golf Channel adds Randall Mell as senior writer for GolfChannel.com. Mell will serve as a beat writer for golf’s professional tours, handling breaking news, features and opinion stories for the Web site, and will contribute to the network’s news reporting team on-site at PGA and LPGA tour events. … The Florida State Golf Association introduces individual one-day net traveling games, called FSGA One-Day events. Starting May 7, the FSGA One-Day events will travel to Tampa Bay-area courses. Each event will be 18 holes of individual net stroke play within flights. For information, visit www.fsga.org.
» Tournaments
The Kraft Nabisco Championship, April 2-5 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., will stage its first Kraft Experience. Free to all spectators, the Kraft Experience will feature more than 30 Kraft and Nabisco products and will have seating areas with televisions for spectators, golf swing evaluations from GolfTech, $10 GolfSmith coupons, golf memorabilia by Eagle Classics, and Barbie and Hot Wheel golf sets for children. The Experience will be open Monday-Friday, March 30-April 3, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, April 4-5, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Also, the tourney announces its Pro-Am Golf Stimulus Package, which offers amateur golfers a chance to play in the upcoming championship’s two-day celebrity pro-am for $5,500. The package includes two practice rounds, two pro-am rounds with a different LPGA player and social events. For information, visit www.kncproam.com or contact Robert Huxtable at robert.huxtable@kraft.com.
Bail Out Or Stimulus Package Not Needed For Total Golf Adventures In Orange County Thanks To Strong Growth
Total Golf Adventures reports on Robert Barretto and his North Orange County, Calif., franchise.
Cybergolf adds Greyrock Management Solutions in Greer, SC. as its newest client
Cybergolf adds Greyrock Management Solutions in Greer, S.C., as its newest client, and will custom design and host the company’s Web site.
Longaberger Golf Club Voted No. 1 in Ohio by Golfweek Magazine’s ‘America’s Best Courses You Can Play’ Rating Panelists
Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio, is named No. 1 in Golfweek‘s “America’s Best Courses You Can Play 2009” for Ohio.
USGA and WGT to Launch Free Virtual U.S. Open Championship
The U.S. Golf Association and World Golf Tour to partner and host the first Virtual U.S. Open Championship on www.usopen.com.
Golfweek names Las Vegas golf courses to best of lists; Nicklaus’ Bear’s Best offers flex deals; Party like it’s 1999 (rates) in Vegas
GolfLasVegasNow.com reports on the latest Vegas offerings.
Keri Golf launches nationwide program
Keri Golf launches a women’s outing initiative that will provide 10 clubs nationwide the chance to receive an outing support package that features a trend presentation, ambassador visit and a Keri Golf tote as a raffle prize.
Glove It offers gifts for tourneys, outings
Glove It announces a list of cost-efficient golf accessories that are available for tournaments and outings. Glove It also offers a Nicole Miller Pink Ribbon Collection for events supporting cancer research.
