Nike Golf: Introduces its Nike VR Forged wedges, which come in three distinct sole grinds – standard, dual wide and dual narrow.
Ping Apparel: To donate part of the sales of its shirts at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial to the Oklahoma disaster relief thru the Colonial Charities. Shirts are available at the Bank of Texas Fan Fest, a 15,000-square-foot golf fan experience. … Stonegate Golf Club at Solivita / Poinciana, Fla.: Hosted the Scramble for the Cure tournament to benefit American Cancer Society, and raised more than $31,000.
Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge / Winter Garden, Fla.: To host the 2013 Re/Max World Long Drive Championship local and southeast regional finals, June 21-23.
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort / Bandon, Ore.: Accepting pre-orders for “Bandon Dunes: Golf As It Was Meant To Be,” a coffee table book featuring text by Stephen Goodwin and photography of every hole at the resort from artist Wood Sabold.
PGA of America / South Florida Section: Elects Warren Bottke, a PGA Master Professional at Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla., as the section’s 17th president during the Annual Meeting of the Membership on May 6. Mark VanDyck, PGA director of golf at Fort Lauderdale Country Club in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., will serve as vice president, while Don Meadows, PGA director of golf at Quail Valley Golf Club in Vero Beach, Fla., was elected secretary.
The A Position 2.0: Redesigned Site, New Publisher
TheAPosition.com: Launches a fully redesigned website and announces that its parent company, Golf Media Network, has hired Stu MacDonald as publisher.
FitGolf Performance Centers, The Golf Fitness Experts In Darien, CT Are Preparing Their 2013 Stretch Tent Calendar.
FitGolf Performance Centers: Darien, Conn., franchise offering stretch tent services throughout 2013.
Impact Golf Marketing Partners With Greater Atlantic City Golf Association
Impact Golf Marketing: Announces a partnership with the Greater Atlantic City Golf Association to provide broad-based communications and marketing support.
Honma Introduces Tour World 717 455 Driver
Honma: Introduces the Tour World 717 455, a 455cc full pear-shaped driver that features a five-piece structured head, a pure titanium hosel, KS100 titanium crown and a VL Titanium face.
GolfTEC CEO/President Joe Assell To Speak At Golf Business Forum In St. Andrews, Scotland
GolfTEC: CEO/President Joe Assell will be a featured speaker at the 10th Golf Business Forum, June 3-5 in St. Andrews, Scotland.
BogeyPro: Hires Duane Withers as a green grass sales representative for the Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and Washington D.C. territories.
PlaneSwing Offers Free Lessons To Help PGA Pros
PlaneSwing: Offering a dual free lesson promotion to golfers who either purchase or are interested in purchasing a PlaneSwing coaching and training device.
Island Resort Championship Tickets Now On Sale
Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass Golf Club: Announces that tickets for the Symetra Tour event, June 28-30, are available online and through 45 regional nonprofit organizations.
OB Sports Golf Management Appoints Tom Colceri To Vice President Of Business Development
OB Sports Golf Management: Appoints Tom Colceri to the newly-created position of vice president of business development.
“Freedom Friday” Kicks-Off Marriott’s 2nd Annual “Fairways-Fore-Freedom” Military Golf Program In Honor Of Nation’s Armed Forces
Marriott Golf: Kicks off its second Fairways-Fore-Freedom military golf program. Today, Friday, in coordination with the On Course Foundation, military service members and veterans who were wounded in combat are in invited to play golf for free at one of 19 Marriott-managed golf properties.
In observance of Memorial Day, The Golf Wire will not publish on Monday, May 27. We hope you have a safe and enjoybale Memorial Day weekend.
Who’s Your Caddy Adds Hundreds Additional Caddy Tips From The Pros!
Red Mat Media: Adds new Caddy Tips to its Who’s Your Caddy mobile golf application.
St Lucie County Special Olympics Recognizes Keiser University College of Golf & Sport Management for Volunteer Efforts
Keiser University: College of Golf and Sport Management students and faculty are recognized by St. Lucie County Special Olympics for their work with Special Olympics golfers throughout 2012.
Make An Impact On Dad’s Golf Game This Father’s Day With Bobby Clampett’s “Impact Zone™ Training System”
Impact Zone Golf: Offering a special Father’s Day package that includes an autographed copy of Bobby Clampett’s book, “The Impact Zone”, packaged with a new, four-disk DVD instructional set “The Impact Zone Training System.”
Axis1 Golf Announces The Only Answer To The Anchoring Ban
Axis1 Golf: Responds to the anchoring ban adopted by the U.S. Golf Association and the R&A.
