Adams Golf reports that, according to the Darrell Survey, it won the hybrid counts on the PGA, Champions and Nationwide tours last week. At the Buick Invitational, Adams Golf hybrids accounted for more than 24 percent of all the hybrids in play.
Proceeds benefit philanthropic efforts of golf management industry
The 2007 Golf Industry Show silent auction is open online at auction.golfindustryshow.com. The silent auction is a collaboration of golf associations for golf course superintendents, owners, club managers, architects and builders. Proceeds from the auction support environmental stewardship programs, player development programs, grants and scholarships to advance the club management industry.
TaylorMade Tour Staff Professionals Retief Goosen and Fred Funk Register Victories While Using the TaylorMade TP Red Golf Ball
Retief Goosen and Fred Funk, who both switched to the TaylorMade TP golf ball this month, won their respective tour events on Sunday. Goosen won the Commercialbank Qatar Masters, his 14th European Tour victory, while Funk won the Turtle Bay Championship by a record 11-shot margin.
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The Professional Golfers Associations of Europe introduces its PGAsE Prestige Collection and a new Corporate Partnership arrangement. A limited number of distinguished courses and resorts around the world are being invited to join the Prestige Collection, which ensures visitors to the courses and resorts a "Stamp of Excellence," a high standard of accommodation, service and golfing experience.
U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion Womack Receives GSGA’s Tommy Barnes Award Six other golfers earn GSGA Player of the Year Honors
Dave Womack is the winner of the Georgia State Golf Association‘s 2006 Tommy Barnes Award, signifying GSGA’s overall player of the year. Womack’s award-winning season included claiming the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship in September.
Meadow Creek Golf Course Upgrades to Legendary Marketing’s Golf Marketing Commander Product for Integrated Marketing and Web Solutions
Meadow Creek Golf Course in New Meadows, Idaho, upgrades to Legendary Marketing‘s new Golf Marketing Commander product.
TaylorMade Introduces Burner Steel Fairway Woods, Burner Ti Fairway Woods, Burner TP Fairway Woods and Burner Rescue Hybrids
Taylor Made Golf Co. supplements its new Burner driver with three fairway wood models — the Burner Steel, Burner Ti and Burner TP; and a hybrid, the Burner Rescue. Like the Burner driver, the fairway woods and the hybrids were developed for players who swing fast and hit the ball hard, high and long.
PGA Tour Star David Toms Joins TaylorMade Tour Staff
David Toms joins the TaylorMade tour staff and will play the company’s golf clubs, wear the TaylorMade logo and use a staff bag.
TaylorMade Introduces Rescue TP Hybrid
TaylorMade Golf Co., which is the No. 1 hybrid brand on the PGA Tour, introduces its Rescue TP, a new hybrid model targeted at skilled players. The club’s special features include a smaller, more compact steel clubhead.
PGA Golf Exhibitions Announces Strategic Partnership With Haggin Oaks Golf Expo- America’s Largest Demo Days
PGA Golf Exhibitions and Haggin Oaks Golf Complex partner to provide community outreach and customer service at the 32nd Haggin Oaks Golf Expo and Demo Days, April 27-29, in Sacramento, Calif.
The Educational Voice in Golf Merchandising
The Association of Golf Merchandisers announces its Front 9 Merchandising Awards.
TaylorMade Introduces r7 SuperQuad Driver
Taylor Made Golf Co. introduces its r7 SuperQuad driver, which incorporates movable weight technology and four weight ports that allow players to change the launch angle, spin-rate and trajectory.
TaylorMade Unveils New Lineup of Rossa Putters
Taylor Made Golf Co. unveils three new categories of Rossa putters, each of which incorporates an improved version of Rossa’s Anti-skid Groove System Insert (AGSI), called AGSI+. What makes AGSI+ superior to the original is the addition of two grooves, which raises the total to 14 from 12 and which brings the grooves 22 percent closer together.
Local Legends Ready To Rumble At The 2007 Wine Country Championship
Todd Fischer and Ricky Barnes confirm to play in the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship at Wente Vineyards, March 29-April 1, in Livermore, Calif.
Bushnell Expands Pinseeker Laser Rangefinder Product Line To Include New Medalist
Bushnell Outdoor Products introduces its Medalist laser rangefinder. The newest rangefinder in Bushnell’s product line will be offered at a lower price point and be equipped with the company’s PinSeeker technology.
Golf Digest Ranks Bayside Among Top 10 New Upscale Public Courses
Bayside Resort and Golf Club in Fenwick Island, Del., is ranked among Golf Digest‘s "Top 10 Upscale Public Courses" for 2006.
adidas Golf Introduces the POWERBAND Shoe with Unprecedented Hole-In-One Challenge At This Week’s PGA Tour Stop
Adidas Golf, a brand of the TaylorMade-adidas Golf Co., introduces its Powerband golf shoe with an unprecedented promotion at this week’s FBR Open on the PGA Tour.
TaylorMade Introduces Burner Driver
TaylorMade introduces its new Burner driver, engineered to promote greater distance through faster speed.
Five Tour Stars Switch to the TaylorMade TP Golf Ball
TaylorMade Golf Co. announces that five tour professionals — Retief Goosen, Darren Clarke, Natalie Gulbis, Fred Funk and Sean O’Hair –have switched golf ball brands, and now play the TaylorMade TP ball.
LPGA announces technology enhancements for telecasts
The LPGA and the Golf Channel partner with SkyGolf, makers of the SkyCaddie GPS rangefinder, to provide enhanced, real-time information to viewers during live LPGA tournament broadcasts. Analysts will utilize the rangefinders to provide real-time information to viewers of LPGA telecasts on ESPN2 and the Golf Channel, beginning with the Golf Channel’s broadcast of the SBS Open at Turtle Bay, Feb. 15-17.