Timacuan Golf and Country Club / Lake Mary, Fla.: To host the fourth $10,000 Timacuan Scramble on Monday, Jan. 21. The tournament is a four-player scramble with at least one player on each team being a professional.
TPK Golf To Exhibit At 2013 PGA Merchandise Show, Showcasing Its New, Improved Putting Stick
TPK Golf: To exhibit its improved Putting Stick training aid at the 60th annual show.
Nike Golf Adds Thorbjørn Olesen To Its Athlete Roster
Nike Golf: Signs European Tour player Thorbjørn Olesen to a multi-year agreement to play and wear Nike’s clubs, ball, footwear, glove, apparel, headwear and accessories.
TaylorMade Golf Company Brings New Driver to Life Through Augmented Reality
TaylorMade Golf Co.: Uses print advertisements in Golf Digest and Golf Magazine to activate an interactive application for smart phones and tablets that unlocks a virtual experience for its new R1 driver.
Volvik Announces Hiring Of 25 Territory Managers
Volvik: Announces hiring of 25 independent sales representatives covering to cover 42 U.S. states. The reps are Ned Abernathy (southern Ohio), Robert Beam (North Carolina, South Carolina), Tom Brown (Georgia, Alabama, Florida panhandle), Jeff Castine (western Pennsylvania, West Virginia), Steve Cisco (Tennessee), Dave Clinkhammer (New York), Mark Danton (southern Texas), Dave Denoyer (Wisconsin), Gary Domagalski (Michigan), Al Fiscus (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, west Tennessee), Rick Fitzgerald (northern Florida), Greg Gersen (Oregon, Washington, Idaho) Jeff Haiskenen (North Dakota, South Dakota), Billy Higgins (New England), Bruce Hollowell (Missouri, Kansas), Tip Kockentiet (Indiana, Kentucky), Mark Larson (southern Florida), Mike Lazoran (northern Ohio), Kregg Moyer (Metropolitan New York), Jim Quinn (north Texas, Oklahoma), Dave Trueman (Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah), Bill Welch (Illinois, Iowa), Ken Wilson (Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Washington D.C.), Mark Whritner (Southern California) and Matt Zarilla (Northern California).
Royal Isabela Celebrates Surfing Championship With “Surf & Swing Golf Package”
Royal Isabela / Isabela, Puerto Rico: Announces its Surf & Swing golf package that is available in conjunction with the 2013 Rip Curl Pro Puerto Rico professional surfing contest, scheduled Feb. 6-10.
Loudmouth Golf Signs Licensing Deal With Champion Gloves
Loudmouth Golf: Signs a licensing deal with Champion Gloves, and the Loudmouth Golf Champion gloves are available for men and women in a variety of sizes and solid colors.
IJP Design Congratulates David Lingmerth On Securing 2013 PGA Tour Playing Card
IJP Design: Tour staffer David Lingmerth, who secured his 2013 PGA Tour playing card by finishing 10th on the Web.com Tour’s money list, makes his tour debut at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
MVP Sport to Showcase Innovative Product Line At 60th PGA Show In Orlando
MVP Sport: To showcase its product line, including the Morodz customizable alignment rod training aid, at the 60th annual show.
AHEAD To Unveil Fall ’13 Apparel Lines At PGA Merchandise Show Kate Lord, PGA Authentic Lines Enhanced
AHEAD: To unveil its summer / fall 2013 apparel offering, including AHEAD, Kate Lord and PGA Authentic lines.
Hartough Displays Paintings At Augusta Regional Airport
Linda Hartough: Artist to exhibit five of her works at the Augusta Regional Airport in Augusta, Ga. On display through Sept. 8 in the new General Aviation Terminal are the following select prints of Augusta National Golf Club from Hartough’s Masters Collection: 11th Hole, White Dogwood; 12th Hole, Golden Bell; 13th Hole, Azalea; 16th Hole, Redbud; and 18th Hole, Holly.
Eagle One Golf: Completes the acquisition of Fore-Par in Buena Park, Calif. The combined Eagle One Golf and Fore-Par businesses will operate out of the Eagle One Golf main office in Anaheim, Calif., and the long-term plan is to exit the three current Fore-Par distribution facilities and merge them into existing Eagle One Golf distribution facilities in Anaheim and North Charleston, S.C.
Georgia Tech: Launches its new Facebook page, Facebook.com/GeorgiaTechGolf.
Makai Golf Club / Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii: Named to Golf Digest’s newly-released list of America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses. The course also ranked in the top 10 of the publication’s list of Hawaii’s best courses. The 2013/2014 rankings are published in Golf Digest’s February issue. … Mission Hills Group: Announces that all junior golfers under the age of 16 have free access to three of the resort operator’s Chinese golf courses in 2013 – the Zhang Lian Wei course in Shenzhen and the Stepping Stone and Double Pin Courses at Mission Hills Haikou.
National Golf Foundation: Announces the elections of Sarah Hirshland, Laura Sequenzia and Bill Brown to the organization’s board of directors. Hirshland serves as the U.S. Golf Association’s senior managing director of business affairs; Sequenzia is senior executive director of corporate partnerships at Condé Nast Media Group; and Bill Brown is group vice president, international and commercial businesses for The Toro Co.
ShopRite LPGA Classic: Announces Acer as the tournament’s presenting sponsor. This year’s tournament is scheduled for May 27-June 2 at the Bay Course at Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in Galloway, N.J. … LPGA: Announces the inaugural Pure Silk-Bahamas Classic a 72-hole stroke-play tournament with a $1.3 million purse to its 2013 schedule. The tournament is scheduled for May 23-26 at the Tom Weiskopf-designed Ocean Club Golf Course at Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas. … Honda Classic: Announces a four-year extension of its contract with PGA National Resort & Spa to keep the annual PGA Tour event at its current location.
Pickering To Handle Glove It’s Michigan Sales
Glove It: Hires Debbie Pickering as its sales representative in Michigan.
Tifosi Hits Tin Anniversary
Tifosi: To celebrate company’s 10-year anniversary by giving away limited edition 10 Year Anniversary Tifosi Duro sunglasses in the corporate silver and blue colors at the PGA Merchandise Show.
True Linkswear Expands 2013 Offerings
True Linkswear: Launches its 2013 shoe line, which includes a new women’s model and the brand’s first children’s offering.
Byron Nelson Apparel Under New Ownership
Byron Nelson USA: Golf apparel company is acquired by Bob Friedman, a 37-year industry veteran who will headquarter the company in Norcross, Ga.
