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BRIEFLY

George Peper, editor-in-chief of Golf Magazine for a quarter of a century and author of 17 books on golf and golf courses, has been chosen to receive the 2008 Donald Ross Award from the American Society of Golf Course Architects on April 3 in St. Andrews, Scotland.

» Tournaments

Three former PGA Championship winners — Shaun Micheel, Bob Tway and Jeff Sluman — commit to play the Mayakoba Golf Classic, Feb. 20-24.

» College

Penn State announces that Victoria Arena has joined the women’s golf team for the spring semester. Arena is a transfer from the University of Maryland and will be a freshman on the team this spring.

Edwin Watts Selects High Definition Golf™ For In-Store Use

Edwin Watts Golf selects the High Definition Golf simulator for its club-fitting, testing and teaching applications. The simulators have been installed in several Edwin Watts Florida, Tennessee and Texas stores, and more installations are planned at additional locations throughout 2008.

C-Thru Grips® Signs LPGA’s Christina Kim

C-Thru Grips reports that LPGA player Christina Kim has agreed to feature the custom grips on her clubs. Kim has been using a custom Yes C-Thru Grip on her putter and is now working with the company to develop custom grips for her complete set of clubs.

This Just In!

Bionic reports that it’s newly-developed Pro Glove conforms with U.S. Golf Association rules.

BRIEFLY

Seth L. Knight III is elected president of the Georgia State Golf Association for a second one-year term, highlighting the association’s recent 2008 annual meeting. … Glasgow Country Club in Glasgow, Ky., selects ClubTec‘s SQL Club Management Solutions. … Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, S.C., announces that each of their five championship golf courses as well as the grounds of The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort have been certified by Audubon International as cooperative sanctuaries.

TOURNAMENTS

Retief Goosen withdraws from the Commercialbank Qatar Masters, citing blurred vision following recent corrective laser surgery. “I have had laser treatment before, seven years ago, and felt I needed a touch up which I had done 10 days ago,” Goosen said. “But there has been a bit of growth with a fibre in the left eye. It is a very simple procedure to take it out and the advice was to do it sooner.”

Ecco to walk the walk at Pebble

Ecco is selected as the official footwear supplier to the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, and will outfit many of the international entertainment, sports and business celebrity participants.