Bentley Kinetics Inc., developer of the K-Vest golf instructional system, will sponsor the upcoming Southwest PGA Section Teaching and Coaching Summit and the Middle Atlantic PGA Spring Education Seminar.
Duramed FUTURES Tour’s Gettysburg Championship Announces $100,000 Purse
The Duramed Futures Tour’s Gettysburg Championship increases its tournament purse to $100,000. The 54-hole event will be played Aug, 24-29.
AccuFLEX Golf Wins On The Nationwide Tour At The Jacob’s Creek Open Championship
AccuFlex reports that the winner of the Nationwide Tour’s Jacob’s Creek Open used its Icon V.2 shaft in his driver.
Nickent Leads PGA Tour in Hybrid Top 10’s Behind Jeff Quinney and Friends
Nickent staff player Jeff Quinney, a PGA Tour rookie, earned his fourth top-10 finish of the season at the Nissan Open.
BRIEFLY
Billy Fuller Golf Design announces the opening of its new design firm in Atlanta, Ga. The company is headed by Billy Fuller, a former Augusta National Golf Club golf course superintendent and design associate with Bob Cupp. … The Polo Club of Boca Raton in Boca Raton, Fla., re-opens its second 18 holes, the Equestrian Course. … SMT reports that three of the top four finishers in the long drive contest at the Nationwide and Australasian tour’s Jacobs Creek Open. … Fairway & Greene reports that its ladies’ business grew 28 percent in 2006, which now represents 12 percent of the company’s overall volume. … Winning Edge Designs signs Bob Davis and Alan Braden as sales reps for its southern California area, and Gary Martin for its northern California area. … The Georgia Golf Hall of Fame announces that Bryan Persons of Macon, has been elected as the chairman of the board. … Four Golf Channel Amateur Tour events in 2007 will serve as "Big Break VIII" qualifying tournaments. The winners will receive a private audition with the producers of the golf reality show. The sites of the four events are: The Heritage Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga. (March 24-25); LPGA International Golf Club in Daytona, Fla., (March 31-April 1); Blackhorse Golf Club and Redstone Golf Club in Humble, Texas (April 14-15); and Whisper Creek Golf Club in Huntley, Ill. (April 14-15). Also, the network’s "Golf Central Primetime" will air a feature a report on an U.S. Army range in Baghad, Iraq, that has received more than 10,000 golf balls after an officer’s request was posted on the channel’s Web site. The show airs Saturday at 10:30 p.m. ET. … The Spirit of Golf Foundation presents its first Eddie Merrins Award to R. Scott Jackson, the boys golf coach at Merritt Island High in Merritt Island, Fla. The SGF’s Spirit Award was presented to Donna Lee of Singapore. The Merrins Award is given to the SGF certified coach who most closely aligns their professional and personal attributes to the guidelines Merrins has lived by. The Spirit Award is an annual award given a scholastic administrator, community youth leader or patron or corporate supporter of SGF.
Champ goes 1-2 at Nissan Open
Champ Spikes reports that the winner of the Nissan Open wore its Scorpion Stinger spikes, while the playoff runner-up wore Champ’s Cermec steel spike.
PGA Tour players line up for ReelFit
FootJoy announces that several players on the PGA Tour have worn its innovative new ReelFit shoes, including Adam Scott, Davis Love III, David Toms, J.B. Holmes, Scott Verplank and Arron Oberholser.
Anniversary time for Bite
Bite celebrates its 10th year in business.
Ahead on top of game in ’07
Ahead reports on the start to the 2007 season that staff members Retief Goosen, Charles Howell III, Aaron Baddeley, Jim Furyk and Luke Donald are having.
Creamer debuts new sunglass in season-opening win
Sundog Eyewear reports that Paula Creamer wore the first prototype of her "Strive" sunglass line en route to winning the SBS Open at Turtle Bay.
Golfweek taps Adidas
Adidas Golf is named by Golfweek as its Apparel Company of the Year.
Golf World Announces First Men’s College Coaches’ Poll Of 2007; New Poll Will Be Known As The Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches’ Poll
Florida replaces Alabama as No. 1 in the first Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches’ Poll of 2007. The poll is based on the selections of 20 men’s coaches from across the country. Following Florida in the poll is Stanford, Oklahoma State, Alabama and Georgia.
Golfalot.com Price Index In The UK Falls By 1% More Than USA
Golfalot.com reports that its Price Index in the United Kingdom fell by more than 2.65 percent in February, which is more than 1 percent more than in the United States.
Five New Members Of Michigan Golf Hall Of Fame Are A Cross-Section Of The Game
The Michigan Golf Hall of Fame will induct John Lindholm, Steve Maddalena, Bruce Fossum, Mark Wilson and Ted Woehrle as its Class of 2007 on May 20 at Eagle Eye Golf Club in Bath, Mich.
Rife Putters Capture 2nd Place Finish at The Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am
Rife Putters reports that a second-place finisher at the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am used its new Island Series Cayman putter and that 10 putters were in play, a total that ranked second according to Darrel Survey.
FlGolf Inc. / Volvik
FlGolf Inc. reports on the latest hole-in-one made with its Volvik Crystal golf ball.
The Bag Boy Company Unveils Ultra Lightweight Cosmic Stand Bag
The Bag Boy Co. unveils its lightweight Cosmic Stand Bag, which weighs 4.5 pounds and comprised of lightweight 420 D Nylon Dobby.
Andrew Wood to Address the Professional CLUBMAKERS’ Society at Its 2007 Annual Membership Conference in Louisville, KY
Andrew Wood, president and CEO of Legendary Marketing, will be a keynote speaker at the Professional Clubmakers’ Society’s Annual Membership Conference, March 8-11, in Louisville, Ky.
Last Week To Register For Golfpac Travel’s ‘The Trip Of A Lifetime’ Giveaway
Golfpac Travel announces that its "The Trip of a Lifetime" promotion, in which one winner will receive a six-night trip for two to the St. Andrews Golf Week, ends Feb. 28.
PGA Tour Selects 2006 Charity And Volunteer Of The Year
The PGA Tour announces the recipients of the 2006 Volunteer and Charity of the Year awards. Marty Sheets of the Wyndham Championship is the Volunteer of the Year, while Any Baby Can, which is associated with the Valero Texas Open, was honored as Charity of the Year.
