TaylorMade Golf‘s new R9 driver ranked as the No. 1 driver at the European Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic last week with 28 in play. That, combined with the 13 in play at the PGA Tour’s FBR Open made for a total of 41 R9 drivers in play on the PGA and European tours.
ECCO Staff Player Colin Montgomerie Named 2010 European Ryder Cup Team Captain
Shoemaker Ecco reports on staff player Colin Montgomerie being selected as European team captain for the 2010 Ryder Cup.
GustBuster®/SunBuster® Reports On Record Setting Sales At The 2009 PGA Merchandise Show
Innoventions Enterprises, maker of the GustBuster umbrella and SunBuster Sport Enhancement Eyewear, reports record-setting sales at the 2009 PGA Merchandise Show.
Play Jack Nicklaus’ Reflection Bay Golf Club; Love Is In the Air at Pete Dye’s Paiute; Las Vegas PGA Tour Pros Almost Win
GolfLasVegasNow.com reports on Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort’s Valentine’s Day special and Charley Hoffman‘s playoff loss at the FBR Open.
Aerotech SteelFiber Iron Shafts Score in Scottsdale
Aerotech reports that a sixth-place finisher at the FBR Open played the SteelFiber i95 taper tip constant weight shafts in his Bridgestone J36 Prototype irons.
3-Time All-American Every Inks Deal with Bridgestone Golf
Bridgestone Golf announces Matt Every as the latest addition to its Nationwide Tour team. Every will play Bridgestone Golf’s J36 Pocket Cavity irons (3-6) and J36 Cavity Back irons (7-PW) and the new 4-piece Tour B330-S golf ball.
Tee off with MLB Hall of Famers and other pro athletes at Mystic Dunes Golf Club to help kids battling cancer at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®
Mystic Dunes Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., will host the inaugural Celebrity Shootout at Mystic Dunes Golf Club on March 16. A number of former Major League Baseball and NFL players will participate.
2008 for City of St. Paul’s Golf Division Surges based on Insights from Golf Convergence
The City of St. Paul, Minn., selects Golf Convergence to create a six-year strategic vision on revitalizing its three golf courses.
Annika is a true Gogie Girl while at the PGA Show in Orlando
Gogie Girl reports on the PGA Merchandise Show, which included appearances from Annika Sorenstam and Duffy Waldorf.
PrideSports Supports Folds of Honor Foundation With $3,500 Donation At 2009 PGA Show
PrideSports presents the Folds of Honor Foundation with a check for $3,500 as a result from the company’s 2008 Patriot Golf Day promotion at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
ClubPay to exhibit at Golf Industry/CMAA Show
ClubPay will exhibit its solutions at the Golf Industry Show in New Orleans, La.
Golf Academy of America Students Work the FBR Open
The Golf Academy of America‘s Phoenix campus volunteers 150 students to work the driving range at the FBR Open.
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Sandy LaBauve and Brittany Lincicome will serve as national ambassadors for the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2009. LaBauve is the woman who started the program that would become Girls Golf. … Larabar, a nutritious bar blended with whole fruit and nuts, introduces its sponsorship of the American Junior Golf Association, and will provide bars for all 84 tournaments on the schedule in 2009. … The Glens Golf Group is offering its “Just Pack Your Shoes” golf package, where packages are available at any price point on the company’s three courses – Heather Glen, in Little River, S.C., and Glen Dornoch Waterway Golf Links and Possum Trot in Myrtle Beach, S.C. … IMG Golf Course Services hires three general managers for its three Asian courses – Andrew Smith at Tai Ping Lake, China; Mark Reeves at Red Flag Valley Golf Club, Dalian, China; and David Townend, The Mines Resort and Golf Club, Malaysia. … Comcast Programming Group launches the Comcast Sports Sales group to combine the strengths and assets of the Golf Channel and Versus sales teams. The new unit will focus on growing and diversifying sponsorship platforms for the networks and create new opportunities for ownership positions across multiple sports. … The Bay Area Golf Show is scheduled for March 6-8 and is being moved from San Mateo, Calif., to the San Jose Convention Center. The show will offer low prices on the latest equipment along with an interactive Demo Line. … Don Ochsenreiter is named president of the Annika Foundation, Hall of Fame golfer Annika Sorenstam’s philanthropic organization. … IMG signs 17-year-old pro Ryo Ishikawa to a management agreement. … United Sports Technologies announces it has combined operations and are assuming responsibility for the sports division of its parent company, Mamiya-OP. The combined operations will be known as UST Mamiya, and will provide original equipment manufacturers and distribution partners with a more global solution to operational activities. … Greg Norman Collection introduces its fall 2009 menswear line with one extensive color palette and an emphasis on patterns in fashion pieces. … Chris Cupit of Alpharetta is elected president of the Georgia State Golf Association, highlighting the association’s 2009 annual meeting. The president’s term is for one year, with an option for a second one-year term in 2010. … Matt Thurmond of the University of Washington has been selected to coach the American team at the 2009 Palmer Cup at Cherry Hills Country Club, June 3-5. … The Golf Industry Show partners have reached capacity on a volunteer project with New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity that will send almost 200 volunteers to the Central City section of New Orleans Feb. 3-4. … The Connecticut Golf, Sports, and Entertainment Expo will be held today, Friday, through Feb. 1 at the CT Expo Center in New Britain, Conn. General admission is $8 and a premium ticket is $15, which includes a free round of golf at Stanley Golf Course in New Britain and a one-year subscription to Golf Digest. … The Ontario PGA launches an ontariopga.com Web site. … Pawleys Plantation in Pawleys Island, S.C., extends its “Best Ever Golf School Package” through May 18. The package combines accommodations, golf on the Pawleys Plantation course, and three-days of golf school at the on-site Phil Ritson-Mel Sole Golf School.
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The ACE Group Classic announces that 18 former PGA Tour major champions are committed to play in the Champions Tour event, Feb. 20-22 in Naples, Fla., including Ben Crenshaw, Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, Larry Nelson, Curtis Strange and Fuzzy Zoeller. Also, Hal Sutton will make his Champions Tour debut. … Entries are being accepted for the men’s 80th and ladies 78th Bermuda Amateur Championships, March 9-14 at the Mid Ocean Club, Bermuda. For information, call 441.295.9972 or e-mail bdagolf@ibl.bm. … Indiana University, East Carolina and Stanford University have been selected to host 2010 NCAA Women’s Golf Regionals, May 6-8. East Carolina will host the East Regional at the Ironwood Country Club in Greenville, N.C.; Indiana will host the Central Regional at Otter Creek Golf Club in Columbus, Ind.; and Stanford will host the West Regional at the Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif.
CMAA to Host 82nd World Conference on Club Management, February 5 – 10 in New Orleans, LA
The Club Managers Association of America will host its 82nd World Conference on Club Management, Feb. 5-10 in New Orleans, La.
Atlantan Earns Two Top Teaching Awards For Helping Grow The Game Through Total Golf Adventures Franchise
Chris Knobloch, PGA professional and owner of the Gwinnett County, Ga., franchise for Total Golf Adventures, earns top honors from his PGA section and is named to U.S. Kids Golf’s “America’s Top 50 Kids Teachers” list.
2008 Pga Distinguished Service Award Winner Dennis Walters Finds A New Caddie
Trick shot artist and paraplegic golfer Dennis Walters ends a six-month nationwide search by adopting a 20-pound terrier mix to co-host his traveling golf show.
The First Tee Announces Partnership With Golfer Dennis Walters
The First Tee announces that trick shot artist and paraplegic golfer Dennis Walters will represent the association at several PGA Tour tournaments and other scheduled events in 2009.
KemperSports to Manage Famed Valencia Country Club
CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc., owner of Valencia Country Club in Valencia, Calif., hires KemperSports to operate the exclusive membership club.
CHAMP® Celebrates Another Tour Win At FBR Open
Champ reports that the winner of the FBR Open wore its Stinger cleat en route to his 13th PGA Tour victory.
Inaugural Kodak Challenge Continues at Buick Invitational
The inaugural Kodak Challenge selects the 14th hole at Torrey Pines’ South Course as the fourth hole in its season-long competition. Players must play 18 of the 30 Kodak Challenge holes to compete for $1 million and the trophy. A player’s lowest score relative to par on his best 18 holes will be counted.
