Golf Tips reports that its February/March issue features six ways for golfer to improve their games.
Respected Tour Veteran Mike Sposa Joins Fujikura
Fujikura adds Mike Sposa as a tour representative.
SeeMore Introduces Innovative Teacher Referral Program
The SeeMore Putter Co. introduces a new program to support PGA and LPGA teaching professionals interested in offering students a proven putting system based around SeeMore’s patented RifleScope Technology.
Mission Hills (China) Sponsors Fireworks Extravaganza Commemorating Chinese Lunar New Year, 2008 Olympic Games
Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China, is the exclusive sponsor of the 2008 Chinese Lunar New Year Fireworks Extravaganza that will illuminate the Hong Kong sky on Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. local time. The festivities will commemorate the Chinese Year of the Rat.
Majestic Springs Golf Course in Clinton County, Oh has chosen Golf Tax, LLC to determine if their golf course realty valuation and subsequent property taxes are accurate and fair.
Majestic Springs Golf Course in Clinton County, Ohio, chooses Golf Tax LLC to determine if its golf course realty valuation and subsequent property taxes are accurate.
Heritage Pines Country Club in Hudson, FL selects TTA and Jonas Software
Heritage Pines Country Club in Hudson, Fla., selects Technology Training Associates to provide and install the fully-integrated Jonas Software system to manage all aspects of the club operations.
Srixon’s Karrie Webb Wins Her Fourth Women’s Australian Open
Srixon staff professional Karrie Webb won her fourth Women’s Australian Open title with a 10-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole Sunday. Webb played Srixon’s Z-RW driver, I-701 Tour irons, W-706 wedges and Z-URS golf ball.
adidas Golf Introduces POWERBAND Sport with 50/50 Technology
Adidas Golf introduces the Powerband Sport, a new shoe that combines swing-enhancement features and inner climate-control construction.
SST PURE® Increases Tour Presence
Strategic Shaft Technologies, makers of the SST Pure Shaft Alignment System, announced that the SST Pure Tour Vans will increase its presence on the professional tours this year by attending more than 30 PGA, Nationwide and European tour events in 2008.
CHAMP Spikes Continues To Dominate On EUPGA
Champ Spikes reports that the three winners on the European PGA Tour to start 2008 have worn its spikes, including the winner of the Dubai Desert Classic who wore the Wafer Lite spike.
TaylorMade’s New Rossa Monza Spider Wins FBR Open
TaylorMade Golf reports that the winner of the FBR Open used its new Rossa Monza Spider putter, which is scheduled to launch at retail in March.
Aldila continues unbeaten streak to remain #1 hybrid shaft on PGA Tour
Aldila reports that it won the hybrid shaft manufacturer count at the FBR Open, Aldila’s fifth win in five PGA Tour events in 2008.
Fairway & Greene Enjoys Its Most Successful PGA Merchandise Show Ever
Fairway & Greene reports on the company’s most successful PGA Merchandise Show, which included the launch of its fall 2008 product line.
adidas Golf Introduces TOUR360 LTD
Adidas Golf introduces its Tour360 LTD, which features THiN-tech, a new low-profile shoe construction that moves the golfer closer to the ground for better feel and stability.
Four Weeks, Four Wins for UST Shafts
United Sports Technologies reports that the winner of the FBR Open played an Accra XE80 shaft with AXIV technology in his hybrid club.
Dunning Golf Tops 2008 Golf Fitness Magazine Performance Apparel Rankings
Dunning Golf receives the top ranking for its Interface FX Pique Stitch Panel polo in Golf Fitness Magazine‘s 2008 Performance Apparel Rankings’ Tech category.
GolfOrlando Welcomes Soldier and Father On Mancation Trip
GolfOrlando sponsors U.S. soldier and his father on its "Mancation Vacation" in Orlando, Fla.
PGA Of America Partners With Greenfix Golf As “Preferred Ball Mark Repair Tool” Of PGA Golf Club
The PGA of America and GreenFix Golf reach an agreement that recognizes GreenFix Golf as the preferred ball mark repair tool of the PGA Golf Club, the 54-hole daily-fee facility in Port St. Lucie, Fla., that is owned and operated by the PGA.
EWGA and WIGI Create Formal Alliance
Women in the Golf Industry affiliates with Executive Women’s Golf Association to promote the common business interests of women golfers and those who work in the sport of golf.
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» Etcetera
Officials for the Samsung World Championship announce that it will move the tournament to the Ocean Course at Half Moon Bay Golf Links in Half Moon Bay, Calif. The 20-player tournament will take place Oct. 2-5. … Welsh golf architect Ian Scott-Taylor has been selected to complete an in-depth study on the restoration of the golf course at The Hamlet Country Club in Delray Beach, Fla. The course is one of the flagship courses designed and built by American golf architect Joe Lee. … Golf America, a nationally-syndicated television show, will feature the North Course at Talking Stick Golf Club.
» Tournaments
Hale Irwin and Ben Crenshaw are the latest commitments to the Champions Tour’s 2008 ACE Group Classic, Feb. 15-17. … The Boeing Co., sponsor for the Champions Tour event held in Seattle, Wash., announces that it will continue as premier sponsor for the Boeing Classic through 2012. … The HSBC Women’s Champions gives sponsor exemptions to Malaysia’s Siew-Ai Lim and Thailand’s Virada Nirapathpongporn. The event is set for Feb. 28-March 2 at Singapore’s Tanah Merah Country Club.
