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Power Performance Rankings

R.W. Eaks moved from fifth to fourth in the Power Performance Rankings for the Champions Tour with his victory at the Greater Hickory Classic. Jay Haas regained the No. 1 spot from Loren Roberts, who dropped to No. 3.

BRIEFLY

Hunter Southwest Productions launches CyberLinksGolf.com, a golf course directory that is video based. … Long Drivers of America announce that Hawk Ridge, a luxury residential complex in Mesquite, Nev., joins the list of sponsors affiliated with the upcoming 2007 Re/Max World Long Drive Championship. … Lela Designs signs LPGA player and two-time Solheim Cup member Mhairi McKay to an endorsement agreement. … European Ryder Cup member David Howell opened Europe’s only Cleveland Golf custom-fitting room at The Belfry. … Chris Kirk, one of the nation’s top-ranked amateurs and a member of the victorious United States Walker Cup team, turns professional and will make his pro debut at the PGA Tour’s Viking Classic next week. Kirk, who graduated from the University of Georgia in May, will be represented by Crown Sports Management. … Derek and Daryl Fathauer receive sponsor exemptions for the Ginn sur Mer Classic, Oct. 22-28 at the Tesoro Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. … The Horsepower Tee Shot Tour, which begins play in May 2008, finalizes the eight-man squad that will participate with Sprint Cup stock car drivers at select venues around the country next year.

The Putting Arc

The Putting Arc reports that 23 of the 30 players at the Tour Championship have used or use its training aid.

United States Golf Academy Seeks Volunteer Golfers for Putting Study

The U.S. Golf Academy at the Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth Ind., in conjunction with Mentor Sports Technologies Inc., is looking for volunteer golfers of all ages and abilities to participate in a study on the influence of putter weighting on the putting stroke.