Angel Park Golf Club is named “Best Golf Course” in the 27th "Best of Las Vegas" Reader’s Poll conducted by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Golf & Guitars Celebrity-Am Tournament & Country Concert Adds More Big Names Including John Michael Montgomery, Tracy Lawrence and Josh Gracin
The first First Golf and Guitars Celebrity-Am Tournament and Concert is set for May 20th at the Alister MacKenzie Golf Course at Haggin Oaks in Sacramento, Calif.
French Lick Resort Casino Hosts "Golf Road Trip" Experience
French Lick Resort in French Lick, Ind., will host the World Class Driving event, June 11-15.
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Registration for the Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation‘s Ewing Automotive Junior Tour is currently open. Online entries will be accepted at juniorgolf.ntpga.org. For information, go to the website or call 214.420.7421. … The Park Hyatt Beaver Creek in Beaver Creek, Colo., is offering its summer and fall golf package, June 7-Oct. 31. The package includes overnight accommodations for two, and two 18-hole rounds of golf at Beaver Creek, Cotton Ranch, Eagle Ranch, or Eagle-Vail. Red Sky Golf Club is available for a surcharge of $150. For information, go to www.parkhyattbeavercreek.com or call 866.471.7658. … John Hoffman has recently been named group sales associate for Orange County National Golf and Lodge in Winter Garden, Fla. … Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, N.J., will host a four-day clinic featuring eight of the country’s top instructors, including short game instructor Stan Utley and top-50 teachers Brian Mogg and Mike Adams. Dates of the clinic have not been released. For information, go to www.hamiltonfarmgolfclub.com.
Correction
The site for the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open was incorrectly identified in the Friday, May 2, issue of The Wire. The Champions Tour event will be played in Endicott, N.Y.
Job Opportunity: Golfalot.com Communications Manager
Golfalot.com seeks communications manager.
KBS Tour Steel Shafts Win BMW Asian Open
KBS reports that the winner of the BMW Asian Open used its Tour steel shafts in his irons and wedges.
Klauk has Sawgrass ready for his last Players
Fred Klauk will wrap up a 23-year stint as the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Class A superintendent at TPC Sawgrass by prepping for The Players Championship one last time, May 8-11 on the Players Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Alpha Achieves 2 Top 10 Finishes at the Legends of Golf Champions Tour Event
Alpha Golf reports that its C830.2 Plasma driver and the RX Low Pro hybrid were used to achieve two top-10 finishes at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf.
Marriott Golf Launches International Family Golf Festival At 34 Leading Worldwide Resort Destinations
Marriott Golf launches its International Family Golf Festival program, a year-long series of one-day family golf events taking place at 34 leading Marriott Golf-managed destinations throughout the world.
Mitchell Golf Adds Certified Pre-Owned Equipment To Website
Mitchell Golf Equipment Co. adds a new certified pre-owned equipment page to its website.
Wine Country Championship Became Player Favorite
Officials for the Nationwide Tour’s Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship report on its tournament history.
A Florida Mountain Course?
The nationally-syndicated Where To Play Golf radio show will feature director of golf Jim Houston and superintendent John Reilly Sugarloaf Mountain Golf Course, near Orlando, Fla.
Golfweek Releases 9th Annual Amateur Issue
Golfweek releases its ninth annual Amateur Golf issue. The May 3 issue features the stories of Jim Mahoney of Waverly, Ga., and Ella Gates of Napa, Calif., who were recognized as the Americans who played the most rounds of golf in 2007.
U.S. Women’s Open Entries Close; 60 Golfers Currently Fully Exempt
The U.S. Golf Association accepted 1,236 entries for the 2008 U.S. Women’s Open, to be played June 26-29 at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn. It is the fifth consecutive year the number of entries for the championship has surpassed 1,000, and this year’s total was 15 shy of last year’s record number of entries.
CMAA 6th Annual National Club Championship Presented By Cadillac To Be Held November 16-19, 2008, At TPC Sawgrass
The Club Managers Association of America announces that the sixth National Club Championship will be held Nov. 16-19 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
SoloRider Golf Cars Helping Municipalities Comply With Accessibility Issues and Generate Revenues
SoloRider reports on helping municipalities comply with accessibility issues while increasing course revenues.
Lincoln Hills to Host NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship West Regional Tournament
Lincoln Hills Golf Club in Lincoln, Calif., a Billy Casper Golf-managed course, will host the 2008 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship West Regional, May 8-10.
Four Seasons Resort, Great Exuma, Launches Summer Golf/Spa Packages
Four Seasons Resort, Great Exuma, in the Bahamas, launches its summer golf/spa packages.
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Seaforth Rain Gear reports that more than 90 percent of the Ginn Open field had its Rain Hood in its bag. … CBS Sports will air “PGA of America Special: PGA Tee Time 2008,” a one-hour special that showcases the game, Sunday, May 4, 1-2 p.m. ET. … The Grand Del Mar resort in San Diego, Calif., is offer golf spectator packages featuring accommodations and access for two to the sold-out U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. San Diegans can also have access to the Manchester Pavilion VIP Hospitality Tent located on the 10th fairway. For information, For information, call 888. 314.2030 or visit www.thegranddelmar.com. … The World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Fla., unveils a new group of items in its current featured exhibition, “Jack Nicklaus: Golf’s Golden Champion.” The collection includes the set of MacGregor VIP irons Nicklaus used to win the 1976 Players Championship, the second of his record three titles in the event. … Europe announces its 2008 Palmer Cup team that will face the United States, June 26-27 in Glasgow, Scotland. The team features Jonas Blixt (Florida State), Scott Borrowman (Stirling), Johnnie Caldwell (South Alabama), Jorge Campillo (Indiana), Jonas Enander Hedin (Charlotte), Charlie Ford (Tennessee), Gareth Shaw (East Tennessee State) and Tim Sluiter (Southern California). The European team will be coached by Marten Olander of Sweden. … The Archer Group announces that the new Hale Irwin-designed golf course at The Coves at Round Mountain, located in Collettsville, N.C., will be named Round Mountain Golf Club. Construction on the new course is set to begin in Fall 2008, with completion tentatively scheduled for 2011. … LPGA player and women’s world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa joins an acclaimed list of individuals honored in this year’s TIME 100. … Deutsche Bank will establish an endowment to help fund the American Junior Golf Association‘s ACE Grant, which was created to ensure competitive golf opportunities are available to all young golfers regardless of their financial resources. … John Hoffman has recently been named Group Sales Associate at one of Florida’s premier golf facilities, Orange County National Golf & Lodge.
The Florida State Golf Association reports that entries for the Florida State Amateur Championship close Wednesday, May 7. The championship is set for Jupiter Hills Club in Tequesta, June 19-22. To register, go online at www.fsga.org. … The Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, July 4-6 in Johnson City, Tenn., announces seven player commitments for the Champions Tour event – Craig Stadler, Lonnie Nielsen, Andy Bean, Scott Simpson, Wayne Levi, Mike Hulbert and Fulton Allem. … The Georgia State Golf Association announces that entries for the 87th Georgia Amateur Championship, July 10-13 at Idle Hour Club in Macon, will close May 7. Qualified players may enter online at www.gsga.org. Deadline to register is 5 p.m. ET.
