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GolfTraxx

GolfTraxx will exhibit its products at the Northern California Fall Golf Show, Oct. 12-14.

Hurricane Junior Golf Tour launches January 2008

The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour will launch its inaugural tour in January 2008. The tour has 14 dates secured, beginning with the Panhandle Junior Golf Classic in Milton, Fla., Jan. 5-6.

AHEAD 2008 Men’s Authentics Line Features

AHEAD introduces its men’s Authentics 2008 spring collection. The hallmark of AHEAD’s Authentic line is its ability to coordinate easily with the golfer’s basic wardrobe of khaki, navy and black.

BRIEFLY

The Army-Navy Alumni Match will be held Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Pine Hill Golf Club in Pine Hill, N.J. A short-game competition will be followed by afternoon better-ball matches. … The Contra Costa Times will be the presenting sponsor of the Pitch-and-Putt contest at the Northern California Fall Golf Show, Oct. 12-14 in Pleasanton, Calif. … The Golf Course Superintendents Association of Northern California will distribute free ball mark repair tools at the LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge, Oct. 4-7 in Danville, Calif. … Cornell Country Club in New York selects ClubTec‘s SQL Club Management Solutions. … The Georgia Golf Hall of Fame announces that George "Bunky" Henry, Jack Lumpkin and Spencer Sappington have been selected for induction into the Hall of Fame on Jan. 12. … Cutter & Buck signs PGA Tour player Stuart Appleby to a five-year endorsement agreement. Appleby will wear and endorse Cutter & Buck apparel, as well as work with the Cutter & Buck design team, consulting on product development from a professional tour player perspective.

Nite Ize Inc. introduces the S-Biner, a double-sided carabiner that will allow a golfer to attach a golf towel and club head cleaner to the golf bag. … Pawleys Plantation in Pawleys Island, S.C., will begin offering accommodations to golfers playing the Waccamaw Golf Trail, a consortium of 12 championship golf courses. Also, Pawleys Plantation Golf and Country Club names Jason Epstein as director of golf. … ClubCorp celebrates its 50th anniversary by opening its private clubs to the public during a one-day charity golf and dining event — "The ClubCorp Charity Classic: Celebrating 50 Years of Service" – on Oct. 19. All proceeds raised will be divided and donated to four separate charities — the Muscular Dystrophy Association, PGA Foundation, Susan G. Komen for the Cure and ClubCorp’s Employee Partners Care Foundation. … Amelia National Golf and Country Club in Jacksonville, Fla., recently opened a new 25,000-square foot clubhouse facility that includes state-of-the-art fitness center, resort style swimming pool, golf shop, a dining room that seats 104 and a lounge that seats 48.

Aspire Golf Consulting Launched By Tim Moraghan

Aspire Golf Consulting has been launched by Tim Moraghan, former director of championships agronomy for the U.S. Golf Association. The new company will provide a wide range of services covering all facets of the golf industry, including public, private and resort golf courses, developers, course architects, club management and course superintendents.