The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Creighton Farms, located in Aldie, Va., selects On Course Strategies LLC to handle public relations assignments relating to the Jack Nicklaus signature design golf course. … The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in Dixville Notch, N.H., appoints Douglas A. Ruttle as director of golf. … Profile Products adds Keith Rose to the DryJect LLC team as a territory manager for New Jersey.
U.S. Women’s Open Entries Close; 62 Golfers Currently Exempt
The U.S. Golf Association has accepted a record 1,251 entries for the U.S. Women’s Open, which will be played June 28-July 1 at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. It is the fourth consecutive year the number of entries for the championship has surpassed 1,000. The previous record of 1,158 was set in 2005 for the Women’s Open at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colo.
Osprey Meadows at Tamarack Resort Garners More National Honors
Osprey Meadows at Tamarack Resort in Tamarack, Id., the Robert Trent Jones Jr. signature golf course, has been named Idaho’s best public-access course in Golf Digest‘s annual state-by-state ranking of America’s Greatest Courses.
The latest hole-in-one from Volvik
FlGolf Inc. reports on the latest reported hole-in-one used with the Volvik Crystal golf ball.
Klauk has Sawgrass Ready for The Players
The Golf Course Superintendent Association of America reports on course superintendent Fred Klauk‘s preparation of TPC Sawgrass for The Players, May 10-13.
Garland Resort Offers Free Golf To Ford, Chrysler, and GM Employees, Retirees, & Customers
Garland Resort in Lewiston, Mich., is offering a free round of golf to any Ford, Chrysler and General Motors employee or retiree.
Atchafalaya at Idlewild Golf Course in Franklin, LA selects TTA and Jonas Software
Atchafalaya at Idlewild Golf Course in Franklin, La., selects Technology Training Associates to provide and install the fully-integrated Jonas Software system to manage all aspects of the club operations.
Doral Golf Resort & Spa Unveils Exclusive Summer Series Packages
Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami, Fla., unveils three new golf packages for the summer season.
Power Performance Rankings
Jay Haas overtakes Loren Roberts for the No. 1 spot in the Power Performance Rankings for the Champions Tour.
Chance To Attend A Tiger Woods Fantasy Camp Among Items Up For Bid In Annual Buick Open Charity Auction
A chance to attend a "Tiger Woods Fantasy Camp" is one of nine items available to the public in an auction to raise money for the Buick Open charities. The items will be available on e-Bay (www.ebay.com/buickopen07) through May 12 at 10 p.m. ET.
Long Drive Champ Introduces New Golf Instruction Model
The Seaver Golf Academy introduces an all-new pilot program, the "Golf Coach Program," a teaching model that motivates students to spend more time with a professional instructor and to learn new skills.
AccuFLEX Golf’s Nano-Met Creation Shaft Popular on the PGA Tour
AccuFlex Golf reports that it expects to have as many as 10 Creation shafts in play at the Wachovia Championship.
Callaway Golf Announces First Quarter 2007 Results
Callaway Golf Co. announces its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, reporting significant improvements in sales and earnings over the same period a year ago.
KZG Earns Top Billing In GolfTest USA Testing
KZG earns the GolfTest USA Seal of Approval for its Gemini II driver with a NovaTech 6000 shaft.
Golf Pride’s 21st Annual Fundraiser Secures Record Breaking Donation For Hospice Of Scotland County
Golf Pride reports raising a record-breaking $194,270 in donations for the Hospice of Scotland County (N.C.) during its 21st charity golf tournament held April 17-18 in Laurinburg, N.C.
Meadowlands CC Members Unite To Host Armed Forces Appreciation Day
Meadowlands Country Club in Blue Bell, Pa., will host Armed Forces Appreciation Day on Monday, June 18.
Professional Teaching Instructor Connie Demattia Joins Excel Golf Products In Their Pursuit To Prepare LDA Champion Mike Dobbyn For The PGA Tour
Excel Golf Products announces that that the company and Connie DeMattia, PGA Teaching Professional at Cantigny Golf in Wheaton Ill., have agreed to develop LDA champion Mike Dobbyn into a PGA Tour professional.
PGA Tour Player goes from 67th to 1st in Greens In Regulation using e21 Scandium Alloy Shafts
Element 21 Golf Co. reports that the PGA Tour’s No. 1 player in Greens In Regulation, as reported by GolfWorld in its April 20 edition, plays its Eagle One Scandium Alloy shafts.
GolfGym Helps EWGA Members Improve their Game
GolfGym teams with the Executive Women’s Golf Association to provide members of this nationwide women’s golf organization with discounts on all GolfGym products.
Major Golf Course Project Unveils First Nine Holes
Bayonet Golf Course in Seaside, Calif., unveils eight renovated holes, plus a completely new hole.