Photographer Carlton Wade launches a HDR photography blog.
Pellucid
Pellucid announces that it will use the golf facility database from the National Golf Foundation to update the supply data in its Golf Local Market Analyzer platform.
Golf with Geoff Ogilvy to be auctioned @ Reach for the Rainbow’s 10th Annual BMW Ultimate Golf Challenge, presented by Teranet
A round of golf with reigning U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy will be auctioned at the 10th BMW Ultimate Golf Challenge, which benefits Reach for the Rainbow, April 24-26 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Lifetime PGA Member Pat Manturi is joining forces with Daymond Willis Holdings.
Daymond Willis, manufacturers of Sunderland of Scotland, announce the hiring of Pat Manturi and the addition of the Joseph Paris brand.
BRIEFLY
The Colorado Golf Association announces that its 2007 CGA championship and qualifier schedule is complete. The CGA season gets underway May 7-8 with the Four-Ball and Net Four-Ball Championships hosted by the City of Westminster courses, The Heritage at Westmoor and Legacy Ridge Golf Course. … The first PGA Golf Academy in Asia opens at Bayhood No. 9 in Beijing, China. The academy is housed within the Nelson Haworth-designed driving range, which is a state-of-the-art two-tier facility, incorporating 40 bays on the ground floor and 23 VIP rooms on the top floor, each featuring two independent bays.The academy includes four state-of-the-art swing studios, fitted out with leading edge
technology such as the Trackman ball radar system, Dartfish analysis software, the SAM PuttLab system and the latest 3D biomechanics system from K-Vest.
Left-handed teaching professionals Seth Glasco and Nick Kumpis held the SouthPaw Golf Academy‘s inaugural school on March 10 in Yorba Linda, Calif. … Eleven full-tuition and housing scholarships to the University of Colorado were recently awarded to the finalists for the Eisenhower-Evans Caddie Scholarship — a need-based scholarship that is awarded annually to young men and women who have caddied for a minimum of two summers and who meet the other criteria of outstanding scholarship, personal character and financial need. The recipients of the scholarship are Stephan Berkower, Daniel Bressan, Brandon Cleghorn, Nathan Cook, Amanda Covington, Conner Gertje, Jacob Kimball, Leigh Levato, Alex Ryan, Ktzysztof Stybaniewicz and Jared Sullivan. … The Tavistock Cup, which pits Orlando, Fla.-based Isleworth Golf and Country Club against Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in a match-play competition, will be televised by the Golf Channel, today, Monday, and Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. ET. … The Millennium Resort Scottsdale McCormick Ranch in Scottsdale, Ariz., is offering its "$100 for $100" package, which gives travelers $100 food and beverage credit when they stay. The package is available June 1-Sept. 17.
Dunning Golf Performance Apparel Introduces Fall 2007 Collection
Dunning Golf introduces its fall 2007 collection of luxury performance apparel, including revolutionary Tour Stretch outerwear featuring "c_change" technology and the Interface Stretch Line polo with a modern-preppy look.
YES! Golf Triples Advertising for 2007
Yes! Golf will begin an aggressive print advertising campaign next month designed to increase brand awareness among golfers for its popular C-Groove technology putter line.
Wyndham Championship Names Tournament Committee
James C. Lanik will serve as the 2007 general chairman of the Wyndham Championship. Lanik and the rest of the tournament committee will work directly with tournament director Mark Brazil and his staff.
Power Performance Rankings
Loren Roberts continues to lead the Power Performance Rankings for the Champions Tour. Tom Purtzer moved up three slots from No. 16 to No. 13 with his win at the AT&T Champions Classic.
Zero Friction Performance Golf Tees Add Long Drive Champion Mike Dobbyn To Its Professional Staff
Excel Golf Products signs an endorsement agreement with professional long driver Mike Dobbyn.
Kohler, Kuhns, Martz selected to Institute’s board of trustees
The Environmental Institute for Golf elected officers and added three new members to its board of trustees during its winter meeting in Anaheim, Calif., Feb. 19-24. David Pillsbury, president of PGA Tour Golf Course Properties, was elected chairman, and Bob Wood, president of Nike Golf, was elected vice chairman/treasurer.
68th Senior PGA Championship To Become First Event To Enjoy New Clubhouse With Spectacular View Of The Ocean Course
The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in S.C. will boast a new clubhouse that will be utilized for the first time at the 68th Senior PGA Championship.
The Arnold Palmer Invitational Marks The 29thzero Friction Golf Tee Tour Victory
Excel Golf Products Inc. reports that the winner of the Arnold Palmer Invitational used its three-pronged tee.
Nationwide Tour Announces 2006 Charity Of The Year And Volunteer Of The Year
The Nationwide Tour selects Rochester Golf Charities of Minnesota, the host organization for the Showdown at Somerby, as its 2006 Charity of the Year and Oran Culberson of the Knoxville Open as 2006 Volunteer of the Year.
SMT PGA Partner Program
SMT Golf Inc. signs the U.S. Golf Academy and the Indiana National Golf Club in Plymouth, Ind., to its PGA Partner Program.
Daymond Willis (Sunderland of Scotland) announces the addition of Pat Manturi and the Joseph Paris brand
Daymond Willis hires Pat Manturi to its staff and adds the Joseph Paris brand.
Rock Creek Golf Club in Fairhope, AL. picks Cybergolf to custom redesign and host their Web site for the facility
Rock Creek Golf Club in Fairhope, Ala., selects Cybergolf to custom redesign and host the Web site for the facility.
AccuSport and PG Professional Golf Announce Marketing Alliance
AccuSport International Inc. announces a marketing relationship with PG Professional Golf to begin offering the Vector Pro Launch System to PG’s roster of courses.
Nashville Amateur Golf Tour Launches New Season on March 17
The Nashville Amateur Golf Tour launches its 2007 schedule.
BRIEFLY
The Golf Association of Philadelphia announces the re-launch of its Web site www.gapgolf.org. … CBS Sports will air third- and final-round coverage of the Masters on Saturday, April 7 (3:30-7 p.m. ET) and Sunday, April 8 (2:30-7 p.m.) Highlights of early-round play will air on Thursday, April 5 and Friday, April 6 (11:35-11:50 p.m. ET). … Cherokee Hills Golf Club in Tulsa, Okla., will host the Oklahoma State Senior Amateur Championship, May 21-24. … Ping Canada extends its title sponsorship of the Ping Head Pro/Head Pro Championship, set for Sept. 4 at Glencairn Golf Club in Milton, Ontario, Canada. … The 12th Mix LA Open will be held Monday, May 14, at the Malibu Country Club in Malibu, Calif., to benefit the House Ear Institute’s Sound Partners Program and LA-based Sound Art’s educational programs for disadvantaged youth. … Entries are now being accepted for the Georgia State Golf Association‘s 38th Greater Atlanta Women’s Amateur Championship, which takes place May 22-24 at White Columns Country Club in Alpharetta. … The Desert Mashie Spring Championship will be played March 26-27 at Encanto Golf Course in Phoenix, Ariz. … Chart Hills Golf Club, located in Kent, England, opens its new clubhouse, which was ravaged by fire in September 2005.