Billy Casper Golf is selected for turnkey management of the North Course at City Park in New Orleans, La.. The course will open for public play on Saturday, Aug. 30, for the first time in three years since Hurricane Katrina.
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King Golf announces a relationship with golf distributor Golfer’s Choice, which is a mobile golf store that calls exclusively on military bases and military golf courses all along the east coast. … Turner Sports will provide 18 hours of PGA Championship coverage on TNT plus 118 hours of complementary coverage across four online streams exclusively through “PGA Championship LIVE” on PGA.com. TNT will air live first- and second-round from 1-7 p.m. ET on Thursday-Friday, Aug. 7-8, and third- and final-round coverage from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ET on Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 9-10. … Stewart Cink sits atop the U.S. Ryder Cup point standings entering the final qualifying tournament, the PGA Championship. Tiger Woods qualified, but is unable to play due to injury, thus the reason for Cink moving into the No. 1 slot. The top eight through the PGA Championship automatically qualify. Following Cink (4,952.665 points) are Phil Mickelson (4,880.000), Kenny Perry (4,480.700), Jim Furyk (4,328.792), Anthony Kim (4,003.796), Justin Leonard (3,348.524), Boo Weekley (2,627.295) and Steve Stricker (2,603.168).
FootJoy® – The Leader in Glove Innovation
FootJoy unveils its 2008-09 golf glove line that feature new designs and re-engineered constructions.
Fujikura #1 Driver Shaft Brand At US Senior Open & Women’s British Open
Fujikura won the driver shaft brand count at the U.S. Senior Open and the Ricoh Women’s British Open Championship, extending its streak of leading the count in every 2008 major.
Duramed FUTURES Tour Introduces Fan-Friendly Top Ten Program
The Duramed Futures Tour launches a new program, “The Top Ten: Race For The Card,” to help fans better recognize the tour’s top players and to emphasize that these players are in contention to gain LPGA member status for 2009. Among the enhancements, players ranked in the top 10 on the money list will have caddies wearing bright yellow caddie bibs emblazoned with a logo bearing the program’s name and the logo also will be displayed beside the names of players ranked in the top 10 on tournament scoreboards and leaderboards.
PrideSports Commands Leaderboard & Player Usage On PGA TOUR & Champions Tours
PrideSports reports that the majority of the field at the U.S. Senior Open and Legends Reno-Tahoe Open wore its spikes heading into the weekend rounds.
adidas Golf Introduces TOUR360 3.0
Adidas Golf introduces its Tour360 3.0 golf shoe that features innovative technologies to enhance feel and stability.
Stacy Prammanasudh, LPGA rising star, enjoys best finish of year after entering endorsement agreement with Tour Edge Golf
Tour Edge Golf signs Stacy Prammanasudh to an endorsement agreement. Terms of the deal, which makes Prammanasudh the first LPGA player signed by Tour Edge, were not made available.
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» Etcetera
Oakbrook Hotels Inc. assigns Diane Rosenthal as the new general manager of Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Ill.
» Tournaments
The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic announces that the host course for the 50th annual event will be the Palmer Private Course at PGA West. Other courses in the 2009 rotation will be Bermuda Dunes Country Club, an original course in the first tournament in 1960, La Quinta’s SilverRock Resort, which debuted in 2008, and the Nicklaus Private Course at PGA West, in the rotation for the first time.
Professional Tee System™ (PTS) Now Stronger & More Durable
PrideSports announces that the Professional Tee System has been strengthened and is now more durable than ever.
Greatest Golf Invention For Men In Years!
The nationally-syndicated “Where To Play Golf” show will feature an interview with Dr. Floyd Seskin, inventor of the UroClub, along with a visit to The Broadmoor, site of this week’s U.S. Senior Open.
Pheasant Run Resort Is A Stay-Cation With Something For Everyone
Pheasant Run Resort, located in St. Charles, Ill., announces its fall and winter weekend packages.
ProLink GPS Now in Play at Skybrook Golf Club
ProLink Solutions announces that Skybrook Golf Club in Huntersville, N.C., now features the ProLink Solutions GPS system.
Ashworth, Inc. Names Industry Veteran Tim Cronin Vice President Of Corporate Sales
Ashworth Inc. names Tim Cronin as vice president of corporate sales.
Nike Golf Athletes to Debut Nike’s August 1 Delivery of Performance Apparel at the PGA Championship
Nike Golf announces that its tour staff members will wear two specific technologies during the PGA Championship – the DriFIT UV and Nike Sphere Dry, which help with moisture management, cooling and UV protection.
Treetops Resort To Host Patriot Golf Day Shootout
Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Mich., will host the inaugural Patriot Golf Day Shootout, Aug. 29-31.
Stacy Lewis To Play On Duramed FUTURES Tour Next Week
Four-time collegiate All-American Stacy Lewis has entered two tournaments on the Duramed Futures Tour – the Falls Auto Group Classic in London, Ky., Aug. 8-10, and the Greater Richmond Duramed Futures Classic in Richmond, Va., Aug. 15-17.
Dixon Golf Encourages Golfers To Recycle With Their New Cutting Edge Incentive Program
Dixon Golf introduces an incentive program to encourage golfers to return used Dixon earth golf balls for a $1 credit toward the purchase of new ones.
Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame 2008
Four golfers, including PGA Tour pro Tommy Armour III will be inducted into the newly-named Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame later this year.
Mailliard Solid Gold Designs has done it!
Mailliard Solid Gold Designs will exhibit its solid 18-karat gold tee collection at the PGA Fall Expo, Aug. 26-27, in Las Vegas, Nev.
