Troon: Announces that 31 of its affiliated courses have been named to Golfweek’s lists of top modern and state courses.
Harbour Town, Heron Point Honored In Golfweek Rankings
Sea Pines Resort / Hilton Head, SC: Harbour Town Golf Links is ranked No. 2 and Heron Point by Pete Dye No. 13 in Golfweek’s 2014 list of Best Courses You Can Play in South Carolina.
Mantis Golf Putters In Play On PGA Tour
Mantis Golf: Reports on the usage of its mallet and B blade putters on the PGA Tour.
Tin Cup Releases New “Hole In One” And “Unleash The Fury” Golf Ball Stencils
Tin Cup Products: Releases its new Hole in One and Unleash the Fury golf ball marking stencil designs.
Free Your Swing With Nike Golf’s New TW’ 14 Mesh Shoe
Nike Golf: Introduces its TW’ 14 Mesh golf footwear.
Malcolm DeMille Creates Shell Houston Open Pro-Am Money Clips
Malcolm DeMille: Designs the pro-am contestant money clips for the Shell Houston Open.
Three OBX Courses Crack N.C. Golf Panel’s Top 100 Courses List
OBX Golf Association: Announces that Outer Banks, NC, courses The Currituck Club (No. 76), Kilmarlic Golf Club (No. 89) and Nags Head Golf Links (No. 97) cracked the North Carolina Golf Panel’s Top 100 Courses rankings.
EWGA Welcomes Women’s Golf And Travel Concierge As Newest Supporting Partner
EWGA: Announces Women’s Golf and Travel Concierge as its newest supporting partner.
Ricoh UK: Announces a two-year sponsorship agreement with Charley Hull, who currently leads the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit. … Shackamaxon Country Club / Scotch Plains, NJ: Names David Elliott as director of golf. … The Country Club of Virginia / Richmond, VA: Names Warren West as director of golf.
Masters Tournament: Announces the United States coverage times for this year’s tournament. The Par 3 Contest will be aired on Wednesday, April 9 (3-5 p.m. ET). ESPN will also broadcast live coverage on Thursday-Friday, April 10-11 (3-7:30 p.m. ET). CBS will provide coverage on Saturday, April 12 (3-7 p.m. ET) and Sunday, April 13 (2-7 p.m. ET). Masters.com, the official website of the tournament, is now live and will be regularly updated with stories, photos and on-demand video.
Ashworth Golf: Launches the Ashworth Majors Series apparel collection, a set of six limited-edition golf shirts designed to commemorate the major victories by six of the company’s tour staffers – Fred Couples, Justin Rose, Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard, Paul Azinger and Retief Goosen. Each shirt in the series is individually numbered inside of the placket, with the total quantity produced matching the winning player’s total score. The first Ashworth Major Series golf shirt in the collection is dedicated to Fred Couples’ victory at the 1992 Masters Tournament.
Crystal Springs Resort / Hamburg, NJ: To hold its first New Jersey GolfFest, May 16-18. The three-day festival will span across the resort’s seven courses, and will include equipment demos, club fittings and clinics.
Glowing Reviews For New Poppy Hills Golf Course
Poppy Hills Golf Course / Pebble Beach, CA: Reports on the Robert Trent Jones, Jr. redesign reopening to positive reviews.
Singapore – A Grand Home-Coming For APGS!
Asia Pacific Golf Group: Announces that the 2014 Asia Pacific Golf Summit will return to Singapore, Nov. 13-14.
Freedom Golf Association Announces Launch Of New Website
Freedom Golf Association: Launches its new website, FGAGolf.org.
Radio Row Filling Up With Golf Radio Shows During Appointment Show At 24th ING Spring Conference
International Network of Golf: ING Spring Conference to feature radio row during its One-On-One Appointment Show. Golf radio and television shows can interview company representatives or meet prospective partners and sponsors every 20 minutes during the session. The conference is June 1-4 in Atlantic City, NJ.
VGM Club Hires Ek For Ohio, Pennsylvania
VGM Club: Hires Bill Ek as its director of member development in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The Grain Serves Up The Masters And Some April Fools Day Fun
Golf Media Network: April edition of its e-publication, The Grain, to feature unique Masters coverage and golf fiction writing.
State Traditions Named ‘Official Apparel Partner’ To The Nextgengolf National Collegiate Club Golf Association
State Traditions: Named apparel partner to Nextgengolf and its collegiate tour, the National Collegiate Club Golf Association. As part of the agreement, State Traditions will offer NCCGA collegiate tour members special access to its line of clothing.
Tef Tee™ Posts Another Top 5 At Valero Texas Open
Tee Direct: Tef Tee played by a top-five finisher at the Valero Texas Open.
