AccuFlex Golf reports that the winner of the Southern Farm Bureau Classic used its Creation 65 shaft in his driver.
Hurdzan’s success in suburban Buffalo: Diamond Hawk
BuffaloGolfer.com features a review of Diamond Hawk Golf Club in Cheektowaga, N.Y.
Haas Cuts Roberts Lead To 20 Points With T10 At Greater Hickory Classic At Rock Barn
Jay Haas tied for 10th at the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn and moved to within 20 points of Charles Schwab Cup leader Loren Roberts.
Hidden Links
Hidden Links, a golf tour operator to the British Isles and based in Atlanta, Ga., reports that it handled the arrangements to the recent Ryder Cup for the official Kentucky delegation as the Ryder Cup hosts in 2008.
BRIEFLY
The Georgia Golf Hall of Fame announces that Furman Bisher, Wendell Couch and Tom Forkner have been selected for induction into its Hall of Fame. The trio will be enshrined during the 19th annual Georgia Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 6. … The Kaua’i Visitors Bureau in Hawaii is promoting its 117-hole golf-destination cooperative, which includes Princeville Resort, Poipu Bay and Kaua’i Lagoons, with its "Kaua’i: Discover Golf’s Ultimate Island Green" promotion.
Cutter & Buck expands sales staff
Cutter & Buck adds two new regional golf sales representatives, Mark Dillard and Bryan Kennedy. Dillard will be responsible for servicing all golf accounts in Alabama and the Florida panhandle; Kennedy will be charged with south Texas and Louisiana.
Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings
Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings – As of 10-2-2006 Rank Change Name Country Events TotalPoints AveragePoints 1 0 Annika Sorenstam…
AccuFLEX Golf Reports on "What’s in the Bag" for Rocky Rockett of the Big Break VI
AccuFlex Golf reports on what’s in Rocky Rockett‘s bag during The Golf Channel‘s "The Big Break VI – Trump National."
Night Flyer Golf
Night Flyer Golf adds the Night Flyer RT to its line of electronic L.E.D-lighted golf balls for night tournament play.
M. G. Orender Named EWGA Leadership Award Recipient for 2006
The Executive Women’s Golf Association names M.G. Orender, honorary president of the PGA of America, as recipient of its 2006 Leadership Award.
Wyndham Worldwide to Sponsor PGA TOUR Event in Greensboro
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. signs a four-year agreement to become the title sponsor of the PGA Tour‘s event in Greensboro, N.C. The inaugural Wyndham Championship will be played Aug. 16-19, 2007, and will culminate the tour’s new season-long FedExCup points competition.
Rebirth at Holiday Valley, says BuffaloGolfer’s Travelin’ Duff
BuffaloGolfer.com profiles Holiday Valley Golf Club in Ellicottville, N.Y.
Dick’s Sporting Goods Open to be held at En-Joie Golf Course
Broome County Community Charities Inc. announces that it will host a Champions Tour event, the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, at the En-Joie Golf Course in Endicott, N.Y., July 9-15. The tournament will feature a purse of $1.6 million.
SAS Championship Draws Elite Field to the Triangle
The Champions Tour’s SAS Championship, to be played Oct. 5-8 at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, N.C., will feature the top 10 players on the official money list.
Kawartha Golf & CC Chooses DevStudios Leapfrog Golf Software
Kawartha Golf and Country Club in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, chooses DevStudios International‘s Leapfrog Business Operating System software for its golf operation.
Rounds Dip In August
The National Golf Foundation reports that rounds played dropped 0.8 percent in August 2006 vs. the same period in 2005, based on same-store sales.
The Third Annual Divine 9 Open Raises a Record $192,000 For Blood Cancer Research
The Divine 9 Open executive committee reports that the celebrity pro-am golf tournament, held May 19 at White Manor Country Club in Malvern, Pa., raised $192,000 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
The 8th PCA Worldwide Caddie Hall Of Fame needs your input
The Professional Caddies Association Worldwide Foundation is now accepting worldwide nominees for those deserving induction into the 2006 PCA Worldwide Caddie Hall of Fame.
Six Selected For USGA Fellowship
Six recent college graduates, representing a wide variety of interests and academic backgrounds, joined the U.S. Golf Association‘s Fellowship in Leadership and Service program this past June.
The six new Fellows are: Blair Bodine (Columbia University) of Philadelphia, Pa.; Josh Gelfand (University of Pennsylvania) of DuBois, Pa.; Erica Goodman (Middlebury College) of Fort Ann, N.Y.; Gennessa Guzman (University of Kentucky) of Covina, Calif.; Matt Keys (Dickinson College) of Carlisle, Pa..; and Amanda Wilson (Michigan State University) of Portage, Mich.
AccuFLEX Golf’s CREATION Shaft Captures Its 3rd Victory in 4 Weeks On The Sunbelt Senior Tour
AccuFlex Golf reports that Gene Jones won the Sunbelt Senior Tour’s G.W. Rockett Memorial Championship while using a Creation shaft in his driver.