The National Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C., remains No. 14 in the annual Top 100 ranking of the N.C. Golf Panel.
The Putting Arc
The Putting Arc reports that its training aid will be used by Dr. Andrew Bock and Brian Schwartz in their new Vision Putting Academy.
GPS Industries Sells INFOREMER Expansion To Growing White Hawk Country Club
GPS Industries Inc.reports that White Hawk Country Club in Crown Point, Ind., increases its purchase of Inforemer GPS units to serve golfers on its new 9-hole expansion.
Softspikes Reports On Golf Cleat Market
Pride Sports, maker of Softspikes, reports that findings from the company’s more than 10,000 green grass accounts have determined that metal spike usage accounts for less than 1 percent of the golf cleat marketplace.
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday Announces 19th Annual Summer Family Golf Tournament Schedule
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday announces its Summer Family Golf Tournaments schedule for the summer. The single-day events run Tuesday through Friday, June 6-Aug. 25 at the 36 participating Myrtle Beach, S.C., courses.
Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort To Host 2006 Carolina Couples Classic Golf Event October 5 – 8, 2006
The 10th Carolina Couples Classic will be held Oct. 5-8 at the award-winning Litchfield Beach and Golf Resort in Litchfield Beach, S.C.
The ACE Group Extends Sponsorship Through 2009 2007 Event To Move To Quail West
Tournament officials for The ACE Group Classic announce that the title sponsor, The ACE Group of Companies, extends its commitment to the annual Champions Tour event through 2009. There is an option to extend the sponsorship through 2012.
BRIEFLY
The Golf Channel names Mark Mitchell and Jeremy Friedman to its public relations team. … V.O. "Red" Allen has been awarded the Anser Award from the PGA’s Southwest Section. Established in 1990, the Anser Award honors an individual or group whose positive efforts have influenced the history of Arizona golf. … Mio, creator of a strapless heart rate monitor, announces that 10 percent of the retail sales price from all MioPink watches will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. MioPink is a spin-off of the original MIOs, featuring interchangeable pink wristbands designed for MIO Shape Select, MIO Shape Select Petite and MIO Sport Select. … A group of 12 U.S. golfers will compete in the inaugural USA China Friendship Cup, July 27-29 at Oak Valley Golf Club in Beaumont, Calif. The American team will consist of eight men and four women — all true college freshmen. … Golf club manufacturer Precision Golf reports that Matthew Woods won his first title on the EuroPro Tour using the company’s clubs. … The National Golf Coaches Association announces the 2005-06 women’s student-athlete and coaches awards for Division III. The following recipients are: Freshman of the Year — Kimbra Kosak, Gustavus Adolphus College; Kim Moore Spirit Award — Sarah Gates, DePauw University; Division III All-American Team (first team) — Susan Choi (Wellesley College), Katie Dick (Methodist College), Sarah Gates (DePauw University), Maggie Loney (University of Wisconsin Eau Claire), Katie Tewell (Franklin College), Charlotte Williams (Methodist College); Region Coaches of the Year — Region I, Vici Pate (Methodist College) and Bill McInerney (Wellesley College), Region II, Vince Lazar (DePauw University), Region III, Kathy Niepagen (Illinois Wesleyan University), Region IV, Sara Evens (University of St. Thomas), Region V, David Sherman (Hardin-Simmons University). … Finalists in the 2006 International Pairs competition will stay at the Carnoustie Hotel and play the first round of the final on the Open Championship course. … Pawleys Plantation‘s Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course on Pawley’s Island, S.C., is rated as a four-star facility in Golf Digest‘s newest "Best Places to Play" guide. … Robert Todd has been named director of golf services at the Oneida Indian Nation’s Turning Stone Resort and Casino, located on the Oneida Nation Homelands. … Bushnell Outdoor Products announces that the company will be the exclusive distance measuring device provider for the 2006 American Century Championship. … ClubCorp announces it has engaged Goldman Sachs as its exclusive financial advisor to explore strategic options, including the possible sale of the company. … ProQuip USA announces its selection as the preferred weatherwear provider for the PGA Tour’s 84 Lumber Classic, scheduled for Sept. 11-17. … Bank of America, in cooperation with Colonial Country Club, The Friends of Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America, names Matt Every of Florida as the recipient of The Ben Hogan Award at Colonial Country Club.
Myrtle Beach National Company Teams Up With Murray Bros. Caddyshack To Host Summer "Kids Play & Eat Free" Program May 22 Through September 6
The Myrtle Beach National Co. begins its summer "Kids Play and Eat Free" program that will run May 22-Sept. 6.
Yes! Golf Introduces Victoria II
Yes! Golf adds a new mallet putter to its collection of 15 C-Groove models — the Victoria II, which has a 10 percent larger head then the original version and new alignment lines.
Technology Training Associates announces agreement with Oglethorpe Club of Savannah, GA to deliver the Jonas Club Management System
Oglethorpe Club of Savannah in Savannah, Ga., selects Technology Training Associates‘ Jonas Software system to integrate all the club’s management systems.
"The Winningest" Performance Tee On The PGA Tour Wills Another Two Top-10 Finishes At The Wachovia
The Excel Golf Tee Co. reports on the performance of its Zero Friction Golf Tees at the Wachovia Championship.
AccuFLEX Golf’s Evolution Shaft Records A Top 5 Finish At The Virginia Beach Open
AccuFlex Golf reports a top-five finish with its Evolution shaft at the Nationwide Tour’s Virginia Beach Open.
The Mouth That Roars once again on PGA Championship crew
BuffaloGolfer.com reports on an addition to its set-up crew at the PGA Championship in August.
Alpha Golf Upholds Long Drive Victory Lead at Texas Shootout
John Downey won the Long Driver Association’s Re/Max Texas Shootout in Dallas while competing with an Alpha Golf C830.2 driver.
Rockroller Launches National Infomercial Campaign Featuring The Ernie Els Training System
Rockroller LLC, makers of a tee-to-green training system, launches a new infomercial featuring the Ernie Els Training System.
Feel Golf and "Heal the Children" Golf Tournament at Torrey Pines
Feel Golf becomes a contributing sponsor for the Heal the Children Tournament to be held at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, Calif., today, Friday.
PGA TOUR Sunday
PGA Tour Sunday features an interview with actor and golf fan Dennis Hopper, along with live reports from the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. PGA Tour Sunday airs May 14 at 11 a.m. ET/ 9 a.m. PT on USA.
Big Break II Star Scott Yancy III to attend Futures Funding Classic 2006
Big Break II participant Scott Yancy III to attend the Futures Funding Classic in Woodbridge, Va.
BRIEFLY
Brad Bryant wins the Champions Tour’s Regions Bank Classic wearing Divots Golf Apparel‘s new mercerized shirt. … Time4 Media‘s Golf Magazine receives its first-ever National Magazine Award from the American Society of Magazine Editors in the category of Leisure Interests. … Leonard Luken, 87, shot an 81 — six strokes under his age — to win The Villages Shoot Your Age Championship at the Arnold Palmer Legends Country Club in The Villages, Fla., on Saturday. … A Stableford competition held over Easter weekend at The Oxfordshire in Thame, Oxfordshire, England, raised £100 for the cancer care and haematology unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. … Four Seasons Resort and Club in Irving, Texas, will name its newest signature villa suite in honor of the late Payne Stewart, who was the 1990 champion of the GTE Byron Nelson Classic. … Kokopelli Executive Golf and Tennis Club in Alto, N.M., chooses to use ClubTec‘s WebTec Web site product. … CNL Income Properties Inc. announces the acquisition of Palmetto Hall Plantation Club in Hilton Head, S.C., for approximately $7.6 million. … PowerMetal Technologies Inc. names golf club designer John Hoeflich to the company’s advisory board.
