Honours Golf Co. announces that Chad Leonard will serve as the new general manager of Rock Creek Golf Club in Fairhope, Ala.
Sun Valley to Expand Worldwide Reach; Prepares to Unveil New, Enhanced Amenities
Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, retains Buffalo Communications to provide media-relations and publicity services.
On Top Of The Leaderboard, All Over The World
Mike Weir led a week in which Titleist golf ball users won three times worldwide on professional tours.
Clarification
The Sweet Spot Golf website was inadvertently misprinted in the Friday, Oct. 19 issue of The Wire. The correct website is www.sweetspotgolf.net.
Empire Golf Management Selects VCT’s ClubReach
VCT Corp. announces that Empire Golf Management has chosen ClubReach to manage its revenue opportunities, prospect communications and member relationships.
Growth of the Game Panel Addresses Golf’s Key Issue at ING Regional Seminar
A Growth of the Game panel will address key industry issues at the International Network of Golf‘s Regional Seminar, Oct. 29-31 in Atlantic City, N.J.
Golf Pride® Clinches Top Grip Choice At Fry’s Electronics Open
Eaton Corp. reports that the majority of the field at the Fry’s Electronics Open played Golf Pride grips.
UST Shafts are No. 1 at Fry’s Open
United Sports Technologies reports that the winner of the Fry’s Electronics Open played a TaylorMade driver custom fit with a UST Proforce V2 graphite shaft and a TaylorMade fairway wood custom fit with an Accra SE80 with AXIV Technology.
Golfweek And CBSSports.Com Create Golf Content Alliance
Golfweek and CBSSports.com create a golf content partnership that will make select Golfweek online video programming available on CBSSports.com.
Jim McLean To Headline At Golfweek’s Golfest Palm Springs November 17 & 18
Golfweek reports that golf instructor Jim McLean will headline Golfest Palm Springs, Nov. 17-18.
Scratch Wedges Earn Tie For 3rd At PGA Nationwide Tour "Chattanooga Classic"
Scratch Golf reports that a third-place finisher at the Chattanooga Classic used its wedges.
Accra AXIV Shafts wins 3 of 4 in the PGA Tour’s "Fall Series"
Accra Golf Shafts reports that the Fry’s Electronics Open champ had his TaylorMade 3-wood upgraded with it AXIX XE 80 shaft.
Forest Preserve Golf Launching Customer Appreciation Week on Monday, October 22
Cook County (Ill.) Forest Preserve Golf and Billy Casper Golf announce reduced greens fees and other promotional prices on apparel and equipment at the 10-course system.
The Putting Arc
The Putting Arc reports on USGA Women’s Mid-Am champion Meghan Bolger, who uses the company’s putting aid.
Nippon Shaft To Provide Lightweight Steel Shafts For New Cobra Irons
Nippon Shaft is selected by Cobra Golf to supply stock lightweight steel shafts for the company’s new King Cobra UFi irons.
WaterColor Inn & Resort Announces Fall, Winter Signature Golf Packages
WaterColor Inn and Resort in Watersound, Fla., announces the availability of its fall and winter "Signature Series" golf packages.
TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff Professional Mike Weir Wins Fry’s Electronics Open
TaylorMade-adidas Golf tour staff professional Mike Weir won the Fry’s Electronics Open.
BRIEFLY
MacGregor Golf Co. completes a recapitalization led by three of its existing investors. Terms of the investment in privately-owned MacGregor Golf were not disclosed. … The Florida State Golf Association announces its 2007 Players of the Year — Jeff Golden as Amateur Player of the Year, Rick Woulfe as Senior Player of the Year, and Kevin Aylwin as Junior Player of the Year. … O’Connor Golf Communications of Rockwood, Ontario, launches its new website at www.oconnorgolf.ca. … Peter Uihlein, of Bradenton, Fla., and Vicky Hurst of Melbourne, Fla., were named the Rolex Junior Players of the Year by the American Junior Golf Association. … Sean O’Hair and J.B. Holmes commit to the Ginn sur Mer Classic, Oct. 25-28. … The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co., along with two Arizona development companies, announces its largest and most comprehensive project in the continental United States, the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain. The project will include a 251-room Ritz-Carlton resort hotel and spa, Ritz-Carlton Golf Club featuring two Jack Nicklaus signature courses and a Ritz-Carlton branded residential community, all in northwest Tucson. … The Bobby Jones Golf Co. will launch a new series of golf clubs in January 2008. The new clubs will be the first new products offered by Bobby Jones Golf Co. since unveiling its inaugural Players Series in 2005. … The New Jersey Golf Course Owners Association selects Forsgate Country Club, located in Monroe Township, N.J., as its 2007 Course of the Year. … Hireko Golf launches its Power Play System Q2 driver, a uniquely-balanced, square-shaped 460cc all-titanium driver with dual adjustable weight ports.
New Fought Design Set To Open In November In Indian Wells
The newest John Fought design, the Player’s Course, at Indian Wells Golf Resort in Indian Wells, Calif., will officially open on Nov. 27.
Yellow New Decadeâ?¢ MultiCompound Swing Grip From Golf Pride® Available in November 2007
Eaton Corp. releases a yellow version of its New Decade MultiCompound swing grip. The new yellow model adds another color to the grip model, and will be available in most golf retailers in November 2007.
