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Hi-Tec fuses fashion and function

Hi-Tec introduces its 2008 Fusion Collection, which offers balance of fashion and function with a splash of color to create trendy styles that cross generational boundaries. This collection is the first introduction to Ion Mask, which delivers waterproofing with no loss of breathability.

ING accepting award entries

The Internatioal Network of Golf is accepting publication and product entries for the ING Spring Conference’s awards program, which will be held as part of the conference, May 27-31 in Atlantic City, N.J.

Evans, Fitzroy, Woodward selected to Institute’s board of trustees

The Environmental Institute for Golf elects Bob Wood, president of Nike Golf, as chairman during its winter meeting in Orlando, Fla. Ken Melrose, president of Leading By Serving and retired chairman and CEO of The Toro Co., was elected vice chairman/treasurer.

Evolve Golf Introduces New Epoch Tee

Evolve Golf announces a new version of its Epoch tee, combining a slimmer shaft and new lengths for easier insertion into the ground with an enhanced construction. The Epoch is now available in 3 ¼-inch and 2 ¾-inch heights, as well as a 1 ½-inch version designed specifically for use with fairway woods, irons and hybrids.

BRIEFLY

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The Armadillo Golf Players, a co-ed golf league in Austin, Texas, will host its Summer League at Falconhead Golf Club on Sundays, June 1-29 with 4:30 p.m. shot-gun starts. For information, call 512.402.1558. … CBS Sports will air third- and final-round coverage of the Wachovia Championship, Saturday-Sunday, May 3-4, 3-6 p.m. ET. … The Golf Club at Chelsea Piers in New York City will hosting the fifth Golf Fest, May 2-3. In addition to club demos, 15 pros will provide free swing tips and Golf 101 schools. … The World Golf Hall of Fame partners with the Sports Museum of America as an exclusive founding sports partner. The relationship with the New York City-based all-sports museum, which opens May 7, will include a display on the World Golf Hall of Fame and its members. … Golf Channel wins its first Sports Emmy Award, the George Wensel Technical Achievement Award for its virtual, putting-line technology – called AimPoint – which is showcased during the network’s PGA Tour and LPGA coverage. AimPoint graphics technology predicts the break of a putt and suggests where a player must aim to hole out. … Registration opens for the 25th PGA Tour Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship, Aug. 25-29 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Golfers can register online at www.worldamgolf.com, and new entrants will receive a $50 discount, while past participants who register before May 14 receive $100 off the entry fee, and $50 off if they sign up between May 15-Aug. 1. … Singapore Island Country Club retains the course architecture firm Golfplan – Fream, Dale & Ramsey to comprehensively redesign 36 of the club’s 72 holes, beginning in the fall. … Edgewater Beach and Golf Resort in Panama City Beach, Fla., wins a 2008 Gold Tee Award from Meetings & Conventions magazine. … Bobby Jones introduces its XH20 collection, crafted from stainless steel with an enamel crown that features the Bobby Jones logo, it is waterproof to a 100 meters and features a chronograph timer that measures both seconds and minutes, a durable, urethane strap and a deployant buckle. Bobby Jones watches retail for $295. … Duke University dedicates a memorial for former Blue Devil Maria Garcia-Estrada on the 12th hole at Duke University Golf Club in Durham, N.C. Garcia-Estrada, who won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship as a freshman in 2000, died on Sept. 3, 2005, from a rare form of cancer. … Jan Dowling has been named Duke University women’s assistant coach, effective June 1. Dowling, currently the assistant women’s golf coach at Kent State, will become the second full-time assistant women’s golf coach for the Blue Devils, replacing Kalen Anderson, who took the head coaching position at South Carolina in January. … Juma Entertainment‘s “Rules of the Game,” an interactive television quiz show highlighting the rules of golf, returns for a second installment, May 4 at 2 p.m. ET on CBS Sports and CBSSports.com. The one-hour special tests contestants’ knowledge of the funny, surprising, and unexpected applications of the rules of golf. … The English Golf Union announces a new three-year sponsorship deal with Your Golf Holidays. The specialty golf tour operator will support a number of golf initiatives throughout England.

» Tournaments

The China Golf Association, Grand China Air, LPGA and IMG announce that the LPGA’s first-ever event in China, the Grand China Air LPGA, is set for Oct. 24-26 at the Haikou West Golf Club. Sixty-three players will compete for a purse of $1.8 million. … J.B. Holmes commits to play the AT&T Classic, May 15-18 at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, Ga. … Tickets for the ADT Championship, Nov. 20-23 at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., are available online beginning today, Thursday. Tickets are available at www.adtchampionship.com. … The Florida State Golf Association reports that entries close for the 59th Florida State Four-Ball Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach on May 28. The championship is set for July 12-13. To register, go to www.fsga.org. … The Pennsylvania Golf Association announces its 2008 schedule, which opens with the 69th George Dressler Amateur Public Links Championship, May 10-11. … The Iowa Golf Association announces that the 107th Iowa Amateur Championship will be played July 27-29, 2009, at Sunnyside Country Club. … SemGroup will combine efforts with the American Junior Golf Association to host the Scissortail Junior Championship, Aug. 11-14 in Broken Arrow, Okla. The Scissortail Junior Championship will feature 99 of the nation’s top junior golfers.