Golf18Network: Solution selected by four new golf courses during the past week, bringing the network’s total number of courses across North America to 1,250.
OB Sports Announces “Breaking Winter” Stay-And-Play Golf Packages For Phoenix/Scottsdale Now Available For April
OB Sports Golf Management: Extends its Breaking Winter golf package, which now runs April 8-28 and starts at $260. The package offers a five-night stay at The Hotel Valley Ho and six rounds of golf, including ASU Karsten Golf Course, Eagle Mountain Golf Club, Longbow Golf Club and Raven Golf Club.
Gallus Golf Passes The 200 Golf Course Mark In March.
Gallus Golf: Custom course app development solution has been chosen by more than 200 golf courses across North America.
BioSteel Signs PGA Professional, Jordan Spieth; Spieth Ties For Second At The Web.com Puerto Rico Open
BioSteel: Signs Jordan Spieth to an endorsement agreement for the company’s sports drink.
In Fiamme – Fine Italian Golf Apparel – To Outfit Players In 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers Alumni Annual Golf Classic
In Fiamme: Selected by The Golf Company to provide apparel for the 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers Alumni Annual Golf Classic, scheduled for July 29.
Edwin Watts Launches Duo Madness Giveaway Through Month Of March
Wilson Golf: Partners with Edwin Watts Golf Shops for the Duo Madness giveaway. Each day throughout March, three winners will be selected to earn a dozen Duo golf balls, and all consumers who register will be entered into a drawing for two tickets to the Masters.
Larry Witt Named Director Of National Sales Training For GolfTEC
GolfTEC: Names Larry Witt as its director of national sales training.
Big Things Are Blooming At Reynolds Plantation This Spring
Reynolds Plantation / Greensboro, Ga.: Nears completion of a multi-million dollar renovation of its 117 holes of championship golf and Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation.
Second Course At La Costa To Undergo Renovation
La Costa Resort and Spa / Carlsbad, Calif.: To begin a second major renovation project on its courses. Under the direction of Pascuzzo & Pate Golf Design, the new project will affect all 18 holes on the current South Course, which will close May 1 for the start of construction. Renamed the Legends Course, the new layout will reopen in late 2013.
Cross Golf USA Plucks Appleby As Apparel Spokesman
Cross Golf USA: Signs Stuart Appleby, a nine-time PGA Tour winner, to a multiyear apparel endorsement.
Puma App Puts Style In Palm Of Hand
Puma Golf: Releases its Puma StyleCaddie application for the iPhone and iPad. The app is a virtual dressing room that contains all of the key apparel, footwear and accessories that Puma Golf offers, allowing consumers to mix and match anything they want to create their own one-of-a-kind golf look.
Ecco Brings Ashun Into Fold
Ecco: Signs China’s Wu Ashun to an apparel endorsement agreement. Ashun will compete in the brand’s Tour Hybrid model throughout 2013, including the Open Championship in July.
Steel Curtain Alum To Have In Fiamme Look
In Fiamme: Selected by The Golf Company to provide apparel for the 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers Alumni Annual Golf Classic.
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Glenmuir: Micromesh gloves are available in two lengths (short and long cuff) with each design boasting six colors – white, white/black, black, navy. green and brown. … Town Talk Headwear: Hires Dave Malone as sales representative for Iowa and Nebraska, and Robert Kreidler to handle Texas. … Nautica: Signs PGA Tour player Cameron Tringale to a two-year marketing partnership. Tringale will wear Nautica golf shirts and pants, as well as complementary sweaters, belts and outerwear – when on tour. … Perry Ellis International: Signs Jason Dufner and Kevin Na as tour staffers, and both players will wear the PGA Tour Apparel Pro Series line during competition. … Cobra Puma Golf: Announces that Golf Channel host Holly Sonders will play Cobra Golf equipment and wear Puma Golf apparel, accessories and footwear on and off the course. Sonders, who played collegiately at Michigan State, currently appears on Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive,” “School of Golf” and “Playing Lessons.”
True Launches New Children’s Shoe
True Linkswear: Releases its first children’s golf shoe on a barefoot platform. The True padwan blends the balance and performance found in its adult line with versatility and comfort junior golfers need.
Cobra Puma Golf: Announces that Golf Channel host Holly Sonders will play Cobra Golf equipment and wear Puma Golf apparel, accessories and footwear on and off the course. Sonders, who played collegiately at Michigan State, currently appears on Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive,” “School of Golf” and “Playing Lessons.”
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort / Bandon, Ore.: Announces that architects Tom Doak and Jim Urbina, who teamed to design the Old Macdonald course, are designing a putting course on a 3-acre site, which consists of natural dunes and rugged contours. The putting course is located adjacent to the Pacific Dunes clubhouse and is expected to be open for play in the fall. … National Golf Course Owners Association: Added 21 members, representing 35 courses, to the association in February 2013. New members included Access Golf Management (Redmond, Wash.), Black Oak Golf Club LLC (Long Valley, N.J.), Christovich & Associates (Oviedo, Fla.), Hampton Village Golf Club (Cumming, Ga.), Stillwater Country Club (Stillwater, Minn.), The Links at Cotton Valley (Tarboro, N.C.), TQ Global (Hillsboro, Ore.) and Triumph Club Management (Houston, Texas).
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Honors Matthew J. Ceplo, golf course superintendent at Rockland Country Club in Sparkill, N.Y., with the 2013 GCSAA President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship. … Sterling Cut Glass: Hires four new sales representatives – Steve Weber (Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota territories), Jim Hauth (Iowa and Nebraska), Robb Spencer (Tennessee and Kentucky) and Kevin Miller (Indiana). …. IMG: Signs Shanshan Feng, China’s first major champion, to a worldwide management and marketing representation agreement.
Dynamic Gold Sweeps PGA Tour Events
True Temper: Dynamic Gold shafts were played by the respective winners of the WGC-Cadillac Championship and the Puerto Rico Open.
3 More Courses Sign On To Cybergolf’s GolfRev Daily Deal System To Help Grow The Game And Increase Course Revenue.
Cybergolf: GolfRev solution chosen for use by Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz.; Gold Canyon Golf Resort in Gold Canyon, Ariz.; and Hiddenbrooke Golf Club in Vallejo, Calif.
