Golfing Magazine will feature wedges in its “Hands On” equipment testing section in its upcoming fall issue.
Kim Wins Second in Five Weeks Bringing to 10 the Number of Nike Golf Victories in 2008
Nike Golf reports on staff member Anthony Kim‘s win at the AT&T National.
Aerotech SteelFiber Delivers Share of Top Money
Aerotech Golf reports that the South Korean runner-up at the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship played irons with Aerotech SteelFiber i70 shafts.
Dean Wilson Has Best Finish of the Season Using the Zero Friction Performance Golf Tee
Excel Golf reports that Dean Wilson used its Zero Friction performance golf tee en route to a third-place tie at the AT&T National, his best finished of the season.
AJGA, USGA Honor Conway, Kaufman for Exemplary Volunteerism
Smylie Kaufman of Birmingham, Ala., and Kelsey Conway of Ventura, Calif., were presented the 2008 Presidents’ Youth Leadership Award Thursday at the American Junior Golf Association‘s Rolex Tournament of Champions at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Ind. The award was created to recognize one boy and one girl AJGA member who demonstrate leadership, character and community service through their involvement with the U.S. Golf Association-AJGA Youth Leadership Club – a joint initiative founded in 2006 to further develop junior golfers through volunteerism.
LIJA Tour Style Leader Jane Park Claims Second Place at P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship
Lija reports on Jane Park‘s second-place finish at the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship while wearing a variety of pieces from the company’s spring 2008 collection.
Many of the World’s Largest Golf Course Owners and Operators Will Continue to Invest During Economic Downturn, According to Survey of Executives at NGCOA Leadership Retreat
A survey taken by the National Golf Course Owner’s Association reports that many of the golf industry’s owners and operators will continue to invest in their facilities in hopes of growing revenues and gaining competitive advantage during the current economic downturn.
Alpha C830.2 Plasma Achieves Top 10 Finish at the Dicks Sporting Goods Open Champions Tour
Alpha Golf reports that its C830.2 Plasma driver was used by a top-10 finisher at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open.
Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando Wins Greens of Distinction Award From Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine
Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla., is awarded the Greens of Distinction award by Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine for the fourth year in a row.
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Anthony Kim is sixth on the U.S. Ryder Cup points list after winning the AT&T National. Kim has 3,419.310 points and is closing in on securing an automatic berth, owning a nearly 800-point lead over No. 8 Boo Weekley. If none of the top eight qualifiers after the PGA Championship cannot play, then the No. 9 and subsequent players will be taken. … The 15th edition of the Golf Yellow Pages is available. The yellow pages include 248 pages and more than 27,000 listings. The directory may be purchased by visiting www.shop.golfyellowpages.com or calling 800.864.2754, ext. 125. … The Colorado Golf Association and the Colorado Women’s Golf Association announce the hiring of David Troyer to manage the golf operations for the associations’ new golf facility, CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora, Colo. … Golfing Magazine expands its editorial coverage to include travel and destination categories. … The Brian Silva restored Biltmore Golf Course in Coral Gables, Fla., reopens in Miami, Fla. Once a municipal course, the Biltmore GC, a par-71, 6,742-yard layout, is owned by the Biltmore Hotel, which is a National Historic Landmark. … The Golf Coaches Association of America presents the Labron Harris Award Scholarship, in the name of PGA professional and Duke University men’s golf coach Rod Myers, who died in 2007, to graduating high school senior Nicholas Calcagno of Mount Pleasant, S.C.
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Inbee Park, who became the youngest ever winner of the U.S. Women’s Open, confirms she will play in the Ricoh Women’s British Open, July 31-Aug. 3.
Feel Golf Announces 30% First Half Growth
Feel Golf Co. announces growth in excess of 30 percent for the first half of 2008, over the same time period last year. Increased demand for the company’s new 73-degree wedge and the Pro Release performance grip are cited as two reasons for the growth.
Another Volvik hole-in-one
FlGolf Inc. reports on a hole-in-one made by Kathy Farnsworth of Perrysburg, Ohio, while playing the Volvik crystal golf ball.
Nippon Shaft Congratulates 2008 U.S. Women’s Open Champion
Nippon Shafts reports that the youngest winner of the U.S. Women’s Open played its N.S. Pro 950 lightweight steel shafts in her irons.
Putting a little sparkle in your swing
Amy Leiner Designs will debut a new collection of accessories specifically for on and off the golf course at the upcoming PGA Fall Expo in Las Vegas, Nev.
2008 John Deere Classic Looks To Be An Exciting Week Featuring Top Players
The John Deere Classic announces the field for this week’s event. The field includes 29 winners of tournaments in the last two years and 51 of the current top 100 money winners on the PGA Tour money list.
Mystic Dunes Golf Club Raises Funds For Wounded Warrior Project
Mystic Dunes Golf Club in Celebration, Fla., reports that 115 golfers participated in the club’s second Red, White, and Blue Invitational on June 29 that raised $1,000 for Wounded Warrior Project.
Fujikura #1 Driver Shaft Brand At All Tours’ Second Quarter Events
Fujikura reports that it was the No. 1 driver shaft brand at all PGA, LPGA, Champions and Nationwide tour events in the second quarter of 2008, including winning the counts at the six major championships.
Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort Honored with Greens of Distinction Award
Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort in Cumberland, Md., has been honored with Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine‘s Greens of Distinction award. This marks the fifth time Rocky Gap has received the publication’s honor.
Bonfit Sport Introduces Junior Golf Program For Popular Qolf Game
Bonfit Sport, maker of the family golf game Qolf, an indoor/outdoor game that is a cross between golf and croquet, introduces a specially designed Junior Golf Program, complete with a professionally developed Qolf teaching curriculum.
Counterfeit Golf Equipment Dealer Sentenced At People’s Court In Yongkang
The U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group, comprised of Acushnet Co., Callaway Golf, Cleveland Golf, Nike Golf, Ping and TaylorMade Golf Co., reports that the Zhejiang Yongkang Court has now sentenced 26-year-old defendant Hou Bo following a conviction in February for selling counterfeit golf equipment.
