Maggie Valley Club in Maggie Valley, N.C., reports on renovations to its club, which opened in 1964, including new tee boxes, re-routing of cart paths away from areas of play, and adding length to a few holes.
EDS and Orange County Choppers Unveil First-Ever PGA TOUR Event Motorcycle
EDS and Orange County Choppers unveil three EDS Byron Nelson Championship-themed motorcycles at the TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas in Irving, Texas.
Ivan Lendl Teams Up With Trion:Z In Tennis
Trion:Z signs Ivan Lendl as its official tennis spokesman.
U.S. Open Entries Close; 58 Golfers Already Fully Exempt
The U.S. Golf Association accepts 8,544 entries, including the entries from the 58 golfers who are already fully exempt into the field, for the U.S. Open, to be played June 14-17 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa. Eighty-eight percent of the total entries were received online, including 706 on the final day (April 25) that applications were accepted.
Talking Rock Selects OB Sports Management To Oversee Club Operations
Talking Rock, located just north of Prescott, Ariz., appoints OB Sports Golf Management to oversee club operations for the community’s golf course and clubhouse-style facility, the Ranch Compound.
Talking Rock Ranked as one of Top 25 courses in Arizona by Golf Digest Magazine
Talking Rock, located northwest of Prescott, Ariz., is ranked among the top 25 courses in Golf Digest‘s "Best in the State" rankings for 2007-08.
Jack Nicklaus Designed Great Bear Golf Club Garners Best-Of Honor from Golf Digest Magazine
The Pocono Mountains (Pa.) Visitors Bureau announces that Great Bear Golf and Country Club has been named one of Pennsylvania’s best golf courses in Golf Digest‘s biennial ranking of the "America’s Greatest Courses State by State 2007-08."
Legendary Headwear Announces the Breakaway Success of the ‘Albatross’
Legendary Headwear reports on its Albatross, a hybrid bucket cap that infuses the sun protecting benefits of a bucket cap with the line-of-sight feature of a curved baseball cap stitched into the brim.
Additional Dick’s Sporting Goods Open Commitments Announced
David Edwards, Keith Fergus, Bruce Fleisher, Scott Simpson and Bobby Wadkins commit to play in the inaugural Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, July 13-15 in Endicott, N.Y.
World Golf Village Offers Special Golf Opportunity In May
Throughout May, the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., will offer free 10-minute golf instruction lessons.
PG Professional Golf
PG Professional Golf introduces its A18 with glove gift package, which features 18 like-new golf balls, a Cabretta glove and 50 tees.
Golf Fans Can Track Success of 2006 Nationwide Tour Grads On the PGA TOUR
Nationwide announces the creation of Team Nationwide, a select group of graduates of the 2006 Nationwide Tour currently competing on the PGA Tour. Golf fans can visit www.nationwide.com/teamnationwide to track the success of these rookies throughout the season.
The Golf Record in Pinehurst, N.C. selects Cybergolf to custom design and host a new Web site and online email marketing e-blast system for the company
The Golf Record in Pinehurst, N.C., selects Cybergolf to custom design and host a new Web site and online e-mail marketing e-blast system for the company.
BRIEFLY
Horseshoe Bay Resort, located in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, appoints Jack Bickart as chief sales officer for the resort. … The Trilogy Golf Club at Vistancia in Peoria, Ariz., will host the Shea Homes Arizona Senior Open, May 1-3. For information, call the Southwest PGA at 480-443-9002 or go to www.southwest.pga.com. … Jeff Howes Golf Design will redevelopment the existing 18 holes at Tramore Golf Course’ in Tramore, Ireland. … LPGA Tour veteran Val Skinner will be honored at the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association‘s 56th National Awards Dinner with the prestigious Winnie Palmer Award. Skinner has been actively involved for some 15 years in raising funds for breast cancer research and for championing breast cancer awareness. The event will take place Monday, June 18.
Haggin Oaks Golf Expo and Demo Days
April 27 – April 29 | Haggin Oaks Golf Complex, Sacramento, Calif. Ken Morton Jr. 916.871.2676
Golf World Announces Results Of Fourth Men’s College Coaches’ Poll Of 2007
Oklahoma Christian received seven first-place votes is No. 1 in the Golf World/Nike Golf NAIA Coaches’ Poll.
Golf World Announces Results Of Fourth Men’s College Coaches’ Poll Of 2007
Georgia receives 18 of 22 first-place votes and is No. 1 in the Golf World/Nike Golf Division I Coaches’ Poll.
Golf World Announces Results Of Fourth Men’s College Coaches’ Poll Of 2007
Methodist receives nine of 10 first-place votes and is No. 1 in this week’s Golf World/Nike Golf Division III Coaches’ Poll.
Golf World Announces Results Of Fourth Men’s College Coaches’ Poll Of 2007
West Florida receives seven of eight first-place votes and is No. 1 in this week’s Golf World/Nike Golf Division II Coaches’ Poll.
TaylorMade-adidas Tour Staff Professionals Raphaël Jacquelin and Martin Laird Register Wire-to-Wire Victories on European and Nationwide Tours
TaylorMade-Adidas tour staff professionals Raphaël Jacquelin and Martin Laird each won tour events last weekend. Jacquelin, who recently switched to the TaylorMade TP Red golf ball and into Adidas Tour360 II footwear, shot a 10-under-par 278 to complete a wire-to-wire victory at the BMW Asia Open in China. Laird cruised to a 16-under par win at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic to become the Nationwide Tour’s first wire-to-wire winner this season.