Golf Course Management features a cover story on new GCSAA president Ricky Heine in its March issue. All images, including the cover, were taken by Texas-based photographer Carlton Wade.
Total Golf Adventures Opens Charlotte Territory With Top Teaching Pro
Champ Detamore becomes owner of Total Golf Adventures‘ Charlotte, N.C., territory.
UST Shafts are No. 1 Among Top Honda Players
United Sports Technologies reports that it was the No. 1 graphite shaft brand for combined woods and utility irons among the top five players at the Honda Classic.
Circling Raven Golf Club (Worley, ID) Earns ‘Merchandiser of the Year’ Distinction
Circling Raven Golf Club in Worley, Idaho, earns Merchandiser of the Year distinction from the Inland Empire Chapter of the PGA. Circling Raven won in the Resort Facility category.
Honda Classic victor notches 1st Tour win using Aldila’s NV shaft in his 3 wood
Aldila reports that the Honda Classic winner used its NV shaft in his 3-wood, and that the company was the No. 1 hybrid shaft manufacturer in the field.
Balance-Certified Golf in Use at St. Andrews Links Golf Academy
Balance-Certified Golf reports that it is now in use at the St. Andrews Links Golf Academy in St. Andrews, Scotland, as part of the academy’s custom club-fitting program.
Etonic Renews LPGA T&CP Sponsorship For 2007
Etonic Worldwide and the Ladies Professional Golf Association Teaching and Club Professionals announce that Etonic will serve as presenting sponsor of the 2007 Teacher of the Year, Professional of the Year and Coach of the Year Awards on both the sectional and national levels. Etonic will also be a Diamond Sponsor for the 2007 LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Championship and a Gold Sponsor for the 2007 LPGA T&CP National Team Championship.
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New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning will host the 30th Guiding Eyes for the Blind Golf Classic at Mount Kisco Country Club in Mt. Kisco, N.Y., and Whippoorwill Club in Armonk, N.Y., on June 25. … Waterford Texas, an exclusive residential and golf community being developed in Houston, Texas, announces the completion of its 18-hole, par-72 golf course.
Callaway Golf Eyewear debuts new Sports Series
Callaway Golf Eyewear introduces its new line of sport-specific performance eyewear, the Sport Series S250. The eyewear is a semi-rimless sport style that, the company reports, crosses gender and age boundaries.
Circling Raven three-peats
Circling Raven Golf Club in Worley, Idaho, earns Merchandiser of the Year distinction from the Inland Empire Chapter of the PGA. Circling Raven won in the Resort Facility category.
Etonic ties into LPGA T&CP
Etonic Worldwide and the Ladies Professional Golf Association Teaching and Club Professionals announce that Etonic will serve as presenting sponsor of the 2007 Teacher of the Year, Professional of the Year and Coach of the Year Awards on both the sectional and national levels. Etonic will also be a Diamond Sponsor for the 2007 LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Championship and a Gold Sponsor for the 2007 LPGA T&CP National Team Championship.
Scotch Flavor At Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course Added To Opening Day Scotch Open Golf Package
The Coeur d’Alene Golf and Spa Resort in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, will offer the first Scotch Open Golf Package on Saturday, March 31. This unique golf package allows golfers the opportunity to sample Scotch whiskey on The Resort Course and play as many golf holes from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Select distilleries from Scotland will be set up at each of par-3 hole.
Hootie & The Blowfish And Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday To Host Monday After The Masters Celebrity Golf Tournament On April 9
Hootie and the Blowfish and Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday announce that the Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament will be held Monday, April 9, at the Dye Club at Barefoot Resort and Golf in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Hershey Resorts Announces New Golf Group Sales Manager
Hershey Resorts appoints Kevin W. Groff as its new golf group sales manager.
New Golf Courses Drive Reorganization And Promotions For Linger Longer Communities’ Head Golf Professionals
Linger Longer Communities, developer of Reynolds Plantation, Reynolds Landing and Birch River — all located in Georgia — announces a round of new appointments and promotions among its head golf professionals.
PGA Tour Superstore Adding New AboutGolf Technology To All Its Stores
AboutGolf‘s iS Performance Practice Bays and Kudu Power simulator upgrade option will be added at PGA Tour Superstores‘ two new Dallas-area stores and the retailer’s other six locations.
Williams Leadership Endowment target realized
The Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, announces that the Williams Leadership Endowment target has been reached and that funding has begun for the GCSAA Chapter Leaders/Executive Symposium.
Golf industry leaders to serve on Advisory Council
Ahmed bin Sulayem, chairman of Dubai World, Vijay Singh, Sergio Garcia and course architect Pete Dye agree to serve on the advisory council for the Environmental Institute for Golf.
Riverside Golf Course of Austin, TX selects the CourseTrends Golf Marketing Solution to boost their Internet Marketing Revenue
Riverside Golf Course of Austin, Texas, selects the CourseTrends golf marketing solution.
GolfStyles Live Celebrates First Anniversary
The GolfStyles Media Group celebrates the first anniversary of its hit weekly radio show, "GolfStyles Live," the debuted on March 4, 2006.
