IBS: Creates a new Private Club Division, which will focus on software development and customer service for the private club industry.
The International Clubmakers Guild Announces: Chiang Po Yu Is Recognized As A Fully Certified Clubmaker
International Clubmakers Guild: Announces that Chiang Po Yu, of Pure Fit Golf Fujian Province China, has become an ICG certified clubmaker.
TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Tour Staff Professional Jessica Korda Wins Season-Opening Bahamas LPGA Classic With Tour Preferred Irons And Adidas Golf Footwear And Apparel
TaylorMade-Adidas Golf: Tour staffer Jessica Korda won the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic playing TaylorMade clubs and wearing Adidas Golf apparel and footwear.
ASGCA President Rick Robbins And Fellow Members To Discuss Increase Of “3 R’s” Projects, Water Conservation And Pace Of Play At Golf Industry Show
American Society of Golf Course Architects: President Rick Robbins will lead a discussion highlighting the increase in renovation, restoration and resurfacing projects in golf course design on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at the Golf Industry Show in Orlando, FL.
Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD BB7-X and a DI8-X Flex shafts were played by the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship winner.
ClubSoft Simplifies CMAA Survey Participation By Integrating Club Benchmarking “CB Link” Technology
ClubSoft North America: To make Club Benchmarking’s CB Link technology available to its clients.
Nike Golf Introduces New VRS Covert 2.0 Hybrids With Its Linear Transition Design
Nike Golf: Introduces its new range of VRS Covert 2.0 hybrids, available at retail on Jan. 31.
Sergio Garcia Wins Qatar Masters With TaylorMade SLDR Driver, Tour Preferred MC Irons And Adidas Golf Adizero One Footwear
TaylorMade-Adidas Golf: Tour staffer Sergio Garcia birdied six of the last 12 holes and won the European Tour’s Qatar Masters in a 3-hole playoff for his second victory in three events.
PGA of America: Names Tim Rosaforte, a senior writer for Golf World/Golf Digest and insider/analyst for Golf Channel/NBC, as recipient of the 2014 PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism. Rosaforte, 58, will be honored April 9, at the 42nd Golf Writers Association of America Annual Spring Dinner and Awards ceremony.
Tour Edge: Exotics brand receives six Golf Digest Hot List awards, including a gold for its XCG7/XCG7 Beta fairway wood.
Bay Hill Club & Lodge / Orlando, FL: Selected to the 2014 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List. … Pebble Beach Resorts / Pebble Beach, CA: Opened the Pebble Beach Golf Academy and Practice Facility on Thursday, Jan. 23.
Miles of Golf: To open a new custom club fitting facility and retail store in Fairfield, OH, on Feb. 8.
15 Golf Digest “Hot List” Gold Awards Set Record For Ping; Only Brand To Win Gold In Every Category
Ping: Earns a record 15 gold awards in Golf Digest’s 2014 Hot List, more than any other single brand for the third straight year. The number also breaks Ping’s record of 11.
Links Magazine – The 10 Best Animal Nicknames In Golf
Links Magazine: Debuts its picks for the top-10 animal nicknames in golf.
Pam Swensen, TaylorMade SLDR, NextBelt, USGA Among ING Industry Honors Winners
International Network of Golf: Announces that TaylorMade-Adidas Golf’s SLDR driver, EWGA CEO Pam Swensen, and the USGA’s “While We’re Young” campaign were among the winners in the 21st ING Industry Honors announced on Jan. 22.
Golf Legend Gary Player Headlines 2014 Junior Invitational At Sage Valley Golf Club Opening Ceremony
Junior Invitational at Sage Valley: Announces that Hall of Famer Gary Player will be the featured speaker at the tournament’s opening ceremony on April 22 in Graniteville, SC.
GolfNow: Launches a trio of software platforms – GolfNow Connect, an integrated, online tee time reservation management system; GolfNow Reservations, an online tee sheet booking engine, customer relationship management system, and point-of-sale software; and GolfNow One, a cloud-based, all-in-one golf course management software. … Magic Hour Media: Public relations and marketing agency changes name from Hiseman Limited. Also, the agency announces Heythrop Park golf resort in Oxfordshire, England; golf equipment and training systems firm Zen Oracle; Moor Allerton Golf Club in Leeds, England; Miami-style adventure golf company Adventure Golf Ltd,; and London signature golf course The Dye London as its newest clients. … David Toms Academy: Announces the dates of its Spring Break Junior Camp – March 24-28, Session I (9-11:30 a.m.), Session II (1:30-4 p.m.) – in Shreveport, LA. … Samsung Electronics America: Named an official patron of the PGA of America. The three-year multi-platform agreement spans the PGA Championship and Ryder Cup through 2016, featuring enhanced technological support that benefits the daily golfer, spectator and media at premier events.
USGA: Selects Waverley Country Club in Portland, OR, as the host site for the 2017 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship. The dates for the championship, which will be the seventh USGA championship held at Waverley, are Sept. 9-14. The association also announces Wellesley (MA) Country Club as the host site of the 2016 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship. The dates of the championship are Sept. 17-22. … The Manor House, Wiltshire, England: Ranked as the No. 1 course in Wiltshire and 92nd overall in England in the Top 100 Courses in England list published by Top100GolfCourses.co.uk.
Bridgestone Golf: Introduces its True Balance putters, the company’s first ever line of putters. The True Balance putters increase the golfer’s feel by realigning the putters’ fulcrum – the point of balance between the head and the grip. The balance point is less than 5 inches from the putter’s sole. … Bobby Jones: Celebrates the brand’s 25th anniversary with the unveiling of the Blackbird Series driver, designed by Jesse Ortiz. The company also unveils the Blackbird Series fairway woods and hybrids.
Honda Claasic: Zach Johnson and reigning Masters champion Adam Scott commit to the tournament, which will be held Feb. 27-March 2 at PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. … R&A: Selects Carnoustie Golf Links as site for the Senior Open Championship in 2016. … eGolf Tour: Selects Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport, MS as the second event of the four-tournament Million Dollar Championshil, Sept. 9-12. … LPGA: Announces that the Kia Performance Awards will continue for a third consecutive year. Kia will reward each of the four recipients of the 2014 Kia Performance Awards with a 2015 Kia K900. … Legends Tour: Adds two new tournaments to its 2014 schedule – the ISPS Handa Cup at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, MS, Sept. 25-28, and the Walgreens Charity Championship at The Seagate Country Club at The Hamlet in Delray Beach, FL, Nov. 6-9. … The ACE Group Classic: Announces that Tom Watson has committed to the Champions Tour event at The TwinEagles Club in Naples, FL, Feb. 11-16. Watson will compete in Naples for the first time since 2006.
