The Golf Channel‘s "Live From The PGA Championship" will feature 26 hours of live news coverage, analysis and features from Medinah Country Club, Aug. 15-20. "Live From the PGA Championship" will air prior to and immediately following the conclusion of network coverage each day. Coverage kicks off with live coverage of pre-tournament news conferences on Tuesday, Aug. 15, and Wednesday, Aug. 16, from 1-3:30 p.m. ET and pre-tournament shows in prime time starting at 7 p.m. ET. … At the close of entries, a record 126 teams — 75 men’s and 51 women’s — will compete in the 2006 World Amateur Team Championships to be held near Cape Town, South Africa, in October. … The Golf Channel‘s new instruction series "Personal Lessons" will feature Raymond Floyd on Monday, Aug. 14 at 9:25 p.m. ET. Floyd joins the show to provide individual attention in the form of real one-on-one lessons to two amateurs as they play golf on Floyd’s home course, Old Palm, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. … Circling Raven Golf Club in Worley, Idaho, announces the golf club posted strong revenue performance in July and is ahead in revenue categories Year-To-Date. Circling Raven saw its green fee revenue increase by 6 percent, its merchandise sales by 10 percent and total income by 10 percent over July 2005 numbers. … Sweetwater Golf and Country Club in Longwood, Fla., names Paul Austin as assistant golf pro. … The Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau Inc. announces that Jack Frost National Golf Club in Blakeslee, Pa., has welcomed its first 25 charter members. … CBS Sports will air live coverage of the third and final rounds of The International on Saturday, Aug. 12, and Sunday, Aug. 13, from 3-6 p.m. ET. Also, CBS Sports’ Bill Macatee will host the PGA Tour special "Phil MIckelson: The People’s Champion" on Saturday, Aug. 12, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET. … Golf Smarter‘s weekly podcast features Shivas Irons Society founder and president Steve Cohen.
Peninsula Cup Draws Raves from Elite Field
The Kingsley Club in Kingsley, Mich., hosts the second Peninsula Cup and reports on strong reviews of the course.
Gary Wiren Brings Wealth of Knowledge To New Position As Senior Director of Instruction For Trump Golf Properties
Dr. Gary Wiren has been selected to serve as senior director of instruction for Trump Golf Properties.
New Ladies Perfect Driver Supports Breast Cancer Research
The Perfect Club Co. will donate a percentage of sales from its new Ladies Perfect driver toward breast cancer research.
CrossCreek Golf Club Partners With Club Prophet Systems For Golf Management Software
CrossCreek Golf Club in Temecula, Calif., chooses to use Club Prophet Systems‘ golf management software.
Fairway Skins Company Expands Retail Sales
Fairway Skins Co. expands its retail sales of women’s gloves, now available at Lady Golf in Rancho Mirage, Calif., and at Washington Golf Center in the Arlington, Va.
LedgeStone Golf Club Upgrades Fleet to Give Golfers the Latest in Integrated Golf Car GPS Technology from UpLink and Club Car
UpLink Corp. reports that LedgeStone Golf Club in Reeds Spring, Mo., has equipped its course with 60 Club Car Precedent carts complete with Uplink’s GPS and car control technology.
Turkeyfoot Lake Golf Links in Akron, OH selects the CourseTrends Core Golf Marketing Solution
Turkeyfoot Lake Golf Links in Akron, Ohio, selects CourseTrends to implement its core golf marketing strategy.
Turkeyfoot Lake Golf Links in Akron, OH selects the CourseTrends Core Golf Marketing Solution
Turkeyfoot Lake Golf Links in Akron, Ohio, selects CourseTrends to implement its core golf marketing strategy.
Superintendent Grant Program applications now being accepted
For the fourth straight year, Bayer Environmental Science teams with The Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, to send five golf course superintendents to the 2007 GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show, Feb. 19-24 in Anaheim, Calif.
2006 Callaway Golf PGA Junior Series Player Of The Year Awards Announced
Luke Guthrie, 16, of Quincy, Ill., Cassandra Blaney, 16, of Rochester, N.Y., Robert Greenleaf, 14, of Makawao, Hawaii, and Amelia Lewis, 15, of Jacksonville, Fla., won the Callaway Golf PGA Junior Series Player of the Year awards in their respective divisions of the Callaway Golf PGA Junior Series.
Balance-Certified Golf, Inc. secures another Win on the PGA Tour at the B.C. Open
Balance-Certified Golf Inc. reports on the number of pros who have
won on the PGA, European, Canadian and Champions tours using putters
equipped with its Pro-Balance shaft weighting system.
Q-Roll Signs Champions Tour Player Mike Sullivan
Q-Roll Golf signs Champions Tour player Mike Sullivan to play its Classics putter.
TaylorMade Introduces r7 Draw Driver
TaylorMade introduces its new driver called the r7 Draw.
TaylorMade Introduces the r7 460 TP
TaylorMade introduces its r7 460 TP driver, which incorporates TaylorMade’s Movable Weight Technology into a 460 cc clubhead.
Safeway Classic Final Field Set
The LPGA’s Safeway Classic has its field set for next week’s event, and includes Karrie Webb, No. 2 on the LPGA money list and Juli Inkster, winner of the Safeway International in March.
Nickent Enjoys Success of # 2 Player on PGA Tour, Keeps Focus on Nationwide
Nickent reports on the performance of its hybrid by the No. 2 player on the PGA Tour money list and its 3DX line of hybrids being the No. 1 overall hybrid on the Nationwide Tour.
Fairway Skins Goes Bi-Coastal
Fairway Skins Co. expands its retail sales of women’s gloves, now available at Lady Golf in Rancho Mirage, Calif., and at Washington Golf Center in the Arlington, Va.
Adams Golf Breaks Hybrid Count Record
With 52 of its hybrids in play at the Nationwide Tour’s Cox Classic, Adams Golf set a new single-event hybrid count record, according to Darrell Survey results.
International Collegiate Championship
The R&A Training Panel has selected its team to represent the R&A Foundation Bursary Scheme in the International Collegiate Championship being played Sept. 2-3.
