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CHAMP Spikes Creams Competitors

Champ reports that the winner of The Mitchell Company LPGA Tournament of Champions wore its Scorpion Stinger spikes.

"What Real-Estate Bubble?"

Longitudes Group reports on how golf destinations and second home markets compared to standard properties in their respective zip codes.

PCS Welcomes GolfWorks to 2008 Conference

The Professional Clubmakers’ Society reports that The GolfWorks will be an exhibitor and workshop presenter at the PCS Golf Equipment Professional Technology Conference, Jan. 12-15 in Palm Harbor, Fla.

SDGA Students Give Thanks in Myrtle Beach

San Diego Golf Academy announces that its Myrtle Beach, S.C., campus will hold its annual Thanksgiving gathering for students who will be without family during the holiday break.

BRIEFLY

The Florida State Golf Association will honor its 2007 Hall of Fame inductees, Cal Korf and Jack Veghte, on Nov. 16. Korf is a past executive director of the FSGA, while Veghte won three Florida State Amateur Championships and three Florida State Senior Championships. He also served two terms as FSGA president in the 1980s. … Grubb & Ellis Co. represented Los Angeles-based Pacific Golf, Mark Bibbiey and Phil Vigil in the sale of the California Oaks Golf Course in Murrieta, Calif. The transaction was valued at $2.2 million. … Peach Tree Golf and Country Club in Marysville, Calif., selects the ClubTec website product, WebTec. … Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday in Myrtle Beach, S.C., announces that Norm Bayens of Aurora, Colo., will receive an all-expense paid trip for himself and three friends as the winner of the "Play a Round with Natalie Gulbis" contest. … Dynalign Golf LLC announces that its Golf Shotmaker manual has risen to No. 4 in the golf alignment category on Amazon.com. … Earl Hawkins will utilize Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge in

Winter Gardens, Fla., as the site of the Hawkins Golf Schools.

Boccieri Golf Introduces New Heavy Putter ‘Deep Face’ Series

Boccieri Golf unveils its latest innovation, the new Heavy Putter Deep Face series, featuring five models ranging from classic to cutting-edge designs, each with raised centers of gravity on the clubface for distance control and improved skid-roll characteristics.

GMS partners with The PGA Golf Club to help promote special events

Golf Marketing Services partners with The PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., to help stage a variety of special events promoting the golf club on a local, regional and national basis. The first event is the "Golf Demo Day Extravaganza Under the Lights," scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 10, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Fairway Skins Company Adds New Reps

Fairway Skins Co. adds three new sales representatives in the U.S. — Doug Applegate (north Florida and Georgia), Donna Connell (south Florida) and Tony Webb (Arizona and New Mexico).

BRIEFLY

San Diego Country Club, located in Chula Vista, Calif., chooses to move to ClubTec‘s SQL Club Management Solutions. … Druids Glen Golf Resort near Dublin, Ireland, joins the Prestige Collection endorsed by The PGAs of Europe. The Prestige Collection is made up of a limited number of first-class golf resorts throughout the world, each boasting the highest standards of service. … The Junior Golf Association of Arizona announces its award winners for 2007. The winners are: Sebin Kim as Girls Championship Player of the Year, Jesse Nippress as Boys Championship Player of the Year, Ashlynn Hall (Girls 15-18), Sarah Schmelzel (Girls 13-14), J.C. Harvison (Girls 11-12), Madison Kerley (Girls 10 and Under), Noah Cook (Boys 15-18), Zachary Wright (Boys 13-14), Anthony Quezada (Boys 11-12) and Frankie C K Wu (Boys 10 and Under). … Golfsmith International Holdings reports that net revenues increased 13.4 percent to $106.5 million for the third quarter compared with net revenues of $94 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2006. … Toll Brothers breaks ground on the health and fitness center, the first of two state-of-the-art clubhouses, at Jupiter Country Club in Jupiter, Fla. … The Golf Course Builders Association of America selects Dr. Marvin H. Ferguson as the 2008 recipient of its Don A. Rossi Award. The award, to be made posthumously, will be accepted by Dr. Ferguson’s grandson, Ed Hodnett. … Associated Luxury Hotels International announces that The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast, Calif., has joined the membership organization. Associated Luxury Hotels serves the meetings and incentive industries with its national sales responsibilities for its membership of more than 100 premier Four- and Five-Diamond/Star hotels and resorts worldwide.