This week’s Golf Smarter podcast includes a feature from The Course at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif. … Dunlop Golf announces it will serve as presenting sponsor of the "Hootie & Friends Concert," following the Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament, Monday, April 10, at the Dye Course at Barefoot Resort and Golf in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. … For the seventh straight year PGATour.com will presented Live@17, shot-by-shot coverage of every player on the par-3 17th hole at The Players Champiopnship on Thursday-Friday, March 23-24 from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET. … The Villages Shoot Your Age Championship will be held May 1-7 at The Villages in Florida. … The Big Stakes Match Play Golf Championship will hold the first-ever Big Stakes Qualifier, beginning March 27 at Stonebridge Ranch Country Club in suburban Dallas, Texas. Qualifiers bypass the $100,000 per team entry fee and advance to the championship field, May 20-28 at Paiute Golf Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. Entry fee for the qualifier is $30,000. … Grand Traverse Resort and Spa near Traverse City, Mich., announces its 2006 golf packages. For rates, go to www.grandtraverseresort.com. … Shoemaker ECCO reports that Juli Inkster wore its new Classic Wing Buckle model shoe en route to winning the Safeway International. … J.B. Holmes commits to play in the BellSouth Classic. … The Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau announces that seven member golf courses have been named to GolfStyles Philadelphia magazine’s "100 Must-Play Courses of Greater Philadelphia" for 2006. … Eaton Corp. announces that, according to Darrell Survey results, eight out of 10 finishers at the Safeway International used Golf Pride grips. … Winn Inc. and Dr. Ben Huang obtain Judgment and Permanent Injunction against Karakal, High Cedar, Jack Wang and all other defendants for infringing Dr. Huang’s and Winn’s U.S. Patent No. 6,843,732.
Honeybrook Golf Club in Honey Brook, PA. selects Cybergolf to design and host a Web site and email newsletter system for the facility
Honeybrook Golf Club in Honey Brook, Pa., selects Cybergolf to design and host a Web site and e-mail newsletter system for its facility.
Golfer’s Guide Marketing Solutions
South Shore Country Club in Cedar Lake, Ind., upgrades to Golfer’s Guide Marketing Solutions‘ complete Web package.
Hills/Forrest assist with Portuguese national training center, names Figueiredo its first Amateur Golfing Scholar
Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest & Associates will present Pedro Figueiredo the firm’s first Amateur Golfing Scholarship, to be awarded annually to an outstanding amateur player.
DateAGolfer.com Announces the World’s First International Singles Golf Tournament
DateAGolfer.com partners with Singles Travel International to hold the first International Singles Golf Tournament, Sept. 27-Oct. 1 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
BunkerShot.com announces Free Golf Bulletin Board Forums
BunkerShot.com announces free golf bulletin board forums.
Lamkin Tops Champions Tour with Another Victory
Lamkin reports on the performance of its grips at the Toshiba Classic.
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday To Host Third Annual Golfapalooza Festival, April 7-10, 2006
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday will host the third Golfapalooza in Myrtle Beach, S.C., April 7-10.
Assistant Pro to Play in PGA Tour’s Wachovia Championship
Jamie Johnson of National Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C., earns a spot in the PGA Tour’s Wachovia Championship. Johnson and Kelly Mitchum of Pinehurst Resort earned the two positions available in the Carolinas PGA member qualifier, held Monday at Cedarwood Country Club in Charlotte, N.C.
Playing On A Sponsor’s Exemption, LPGA Takefuji Classic To Be In-Bee Park’s First Professional LPGA Event
Amateur In-Bee Park, 17, accepts a sponsor’s exemption to play in the LPGA Takefuji Classic, April 10-15 at Las Vegas Country Club in Las Vegas, Nev.
Entrada At Snow Canyon To Transition To Troon Golf Privé Private Club Of Distinction
Troon Golf announces that Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club in St. George, Utah, will transition from a semi-private golf facility to a private club as of Oct. 1.
Mystic Dunes Golf Club Offers A Spectacular Spring Getaway
The Wyndham Palms Resort and Country Club and Mystic Dunes Golf Club in Celebration, Fla., offers a three-day, two-night vacation package starting at $206 per person, good through May 26.
Srixon’s Allenby Takes 4th Place At Bay Hill Invitational
Srixon staff professional Robert Allenby finished fourth at the Bay Hill Invitational playing the Srixon Z-UR golf ball, forged cavity back irons and W-403 driver.
Golfers to Benefit from New ProLink Solutions GPS at Magnolia Plantation Golf Club
ProLink Solutions announces that Magnolia Plantation Golf Club in Lake Mary, Fla., now features its Global Positioning Satellite system.
Gary Player’s ‘Global Journey’ Detailed in World Golf Hall of Fame Special Exhibit
The World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Fla., unveils a special exhibit, "Gary Player: A Global Journey."
Professional CLUBMAKERS’ Society Graduates 16 from PCS 3-Day Advanced Fitting School
Sixteen clubmakers graduated from the Professional Clubmakers’ Society‘s Three-Day Advanced Fitting School, held Feb. 27-March 1 at the PCS International Headquarters at Persimmon Ridge Golf Course in Louisville, Ky.
Crescent Systems
Crescent Systems announces the installation of its club management software at Ukiah Municipal Golf Course in Ukiah, Calif.
HiBORE Driver Launches In Cyberspace At HiBORE.com
Cleveland Golf‘s HiBore driver will not be available at local golf shops until March 25, but the company has launched www.hibore.com.
GustBuster Sells Out In Record Time On QVC-UK Shopping Network
Innoventions Enterprises, makers of the GustBuster umbrella, reports that it recently sold out in record setting time during its appearance on the QVC-UK Shopping Network last weekend.
Tour Pros Use Adams Hybrids More Than Any Other
Adams Golf reports that, according to Darrell Survey, its hybrids were the most used during the Bay Hill Invitational and the Toshiba Classic.
