Naperville Country Club in Naperville, Ill., completes an $8.5 million course renovation done by Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates.
Golf Magazine Names Cordevalle, A Rosewood Resort, One Of The “Top 100 Courses You Can Play” In America
CordeValle in San Martin, Calif., announces that its ranked among the “Top 100 Courses You Can Play” in the September issue of Golf Magazine.
FootJoy Introduces New High-Tech Performance Outerwear/Knit Product Line
FootJoy introduces a completely new, high-tech, performance outerwear/knit product line specifically developed for playing golf in any weather condition. The objective behind the new line is to make every day playable.
Nike Names Cindy Davis President of Nike Golf
Nike Inc. promotes Cindy Davis to president of Nike Golf. Davis will be responsible for driving market leadership and growth for all aspects of Nike Golf. Davis succeeds 28-year Nike veteran Bob Wood, who will be taking on additional responsibilities within the Nike Brand.
Little River Golf & Resort Earns Golf Digest 4.5 Star Rating
Little River Golf and Resort, located near Pinehurst, N.C., receives a 4.5-star rating in the 2008/2009 edition of Golf Digest‘s “Best Places to Play.”
ProQuip Weatherwear Marks 27 Years Of Outfitting Ryder Cup Teams
ProQuip Weatherwear for the 18th time in the last 14 competitions, will outfit the European team at this week’s Ryder Cup in Louisville, Ky.
Search On For Next Tiger Woods, Loren Ochoa With Close To 300 Youngsters Enrolling In Total Golf Adventures’ Programs In Placer County
Total Golf Adventures in Placer Co., Calif., expects to enroll nearly 300 students in its 25 country-wide schools this fall.
Ka’anapali Golf Resort and Dixon Golf Keeping It “pono” With The 100% Eco-Friendly Earth Golf Ball
Dixon Golf announces that the Ka’anapali Golf Resort in Hawaii will carry its eco-friendly Earth golf balls.
The Golf Club at Cuscowilla Selects the Sustainable Epoch as ‘Preferred Golf Tee’
The Golf Club at Cuscowilla in Eatonton, Ga., selects Evolve Golf‘s Epoch as its preferred golf tee.
Mexico’s First Arthur Hills Golf Course To Open At Paraiso del Mar
The Arthur Hills-designed course at Paraiso del Mar, located in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, is scheduled to open in December.
Wearing Your Best Sunday Dress
Ashworth Golf to create two more stylish black dresses for tour staff member Nicole Castrale, who currently wears one of the the company’s fall 2009 line black dresses on Sundays.
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» Etcetera
Matt Hooper joins Atlanta Junior Golf as its manager of operations. … The second Ginn Open Got Game Challenge, which is open to all female professional and amateur golfers, will be held Dec. 21-22 at the Ginn Reunion Resort in Reunion, Fla. … Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, announces that nine holes of its new Valley Course is now open for play. The Valley Course is set to officially open in June.
» Tournaments
Juli Inkster, a three-time winner of the Samsung World Championship, receives a sponsor’s exemption for this year’s event, Oct. 1-5 at the Ocean Course at Half Moon Bay Golf Links.
Golfing Magazine To Feature Great Golf Destinations & Resorts of North America and the Caribbean in its Travel Section of Upcoming Holiday issue
Golfing Magazine will feature golf destinations and resorts of North America and the Caribbean in its upcoming holiday issue.
Royal St. Kitts Golf Club Becomes First Caribbean Golf Course To Achieve Audubon Certification
Marriott Golf located at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort in Basseterre, St. Kitts, becomes the first golf course in the Caribbean to achieve certification through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for golf courses.
GolfFitnessMagazine.Com Invites You To Work-Out With Suzann Pettersen
GolfFitnessMagazine.com will showcase Suzann Pettersen‘s golf fitness workout routine on its website, featuring an exclusive interview with Pettersen, fitness trainer Dave Herman and muscular massage therapist Lyn Teachworth.
DeLaveaga Golf Club (Santa Cruz, CA) selects Golf Fusion’s “Next Generation” Website
DeLaveaga Golf Club selects Golf Fusion‘s next generation website.
Sweet Spot Golf in an effort with ALLGOLFTV engages The Golf Channel’s on air personality, KERI MURPHY
Keri Murphy, host of Golf Channel‘s “Highway 18” endorses Sweet Spot Golf‘s Think Pink line of custom-crafted golf clubs.
BRIFELY
Ashworth Inc. retains Kurt Salmon Associates Capital Advisors as its financial advisor to explore strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value. The golf apparel company, which also owns The Game headwear line, reported a third-quarter loss of $9.6 million, or 65 cents a share, compared to a net loss of $5.7 million, or 39 cents, a year ago. … For the first time in more than 10 years, Hickey Freeman will wardrobe the U.S. Ryder Cup players in tailored clothing and neckwear for the opening and closing ceremonies of the tournament. Also, Hart Schaffner Marx will provide navy blue worsted wool blazers for the rules officials to wear.
Nike brings out two new footwear styles
Nike Golf introduces two new men’s styles of tour-performance footwear – the new Nike Air Zoom Elite II, a second generation of the original Nike Air Zoom Elite shoe, and the more classic Air Zoom Tour, which represents Nike’s interpretation of a saddle golf shoe.
Q-Link enjoys success at BMW
Clarus Transphase Scientific Inc., developer and manufacturer of the Q-Link products, reports that its SRT-3 was worn by a top-three finisher at the BMW Championship.
