OnCore Golf Technologies: Announced plans for the Genius Ball, which will feature embedded electronic sensors and measurement systems, including a GPS chip, that will determine a wide range of data for each shot.
GCSAA, Nufarm Create Leadership Program For Assistant Golf Course Superintendents
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Partners with Nufarm to offer the EXCEL Leadership Program for assistant golf course superintendents. EXCEL offers leadership training for personal, career and community/industry stewardship.
Fall In Line: Omni’s Guys-Or Gals-Golf Package Perfect For Autumn Getaways
Omni Hotels and Resorts: Announces its Guys Golf Getaway packages that offer access to 11 destinations in the Omni Golf Collection. The packages are available through Nov. 21.
Imperial Announces That John Bond Steps Down As VP Of Sales
Imperial Headwear: Announces that John Bond, vice president of sales, golf, has resigned.
18Birdies Welcomes PGA Tour Professional Wesley Bryan As Brand Ambassador
18Birdies: Announces a multi-year endorsement agreement with Wesley Bryan, the 2017 RBC Heritage champion and 2016 Web.com Player of the Year.
BallenIsles Country Club Taps Troon Privé Division President Ryan Walls As New General Manager/COO
BallenIsles Country Club | Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.: Names Troon Privé Division President Ryan Walls as its new general manager/chief operating officer.
Fox Hills Golf & Banquet Center, Selects TEI Payment Solutions For Property
Total e Integrated: Company’s newest integrated payment solution has been chosen for use by Fox Hills Golf and Banquet Center in Plymouth, Mich.
Reserva Conchal Beach Resort, Golf & Spa Reopens Golf Course Following Tropical Storm Nate
Reserva Conchal Beach Resort, Golf and Spa | Playa Conchal, Costa Rica: Announces that its Robert Trent Jones II-designed golf course has reopened after sustaining minimal damage from Tropical Storm Nate.
Boot Ranch Unveils Renovated Golf Course And All-New Putting Park
Boot Ranch | Fredericksburg, Texas: Private club community completes a $1.9 million renovation of its 18-hole golf course and opened a putting park.
CaddieNow Unveils Landmark Survey About Golfers Growing Appetite for Caddies
CaddieNow: In an industry study conducted by Buffalo.Agency, nine out of 10 golfers consider themselves “intermediate or better” players and more than 50 percent have used caddies.
PGA TOUR Superstore Signs Lease For Experiential Golf Retail Store In Altamonte Springs
PGA Tour Superstore: Announces the company’s expansion in the Orlando, Fla., region with the opening of a second store in early to mid-2018. The store will serve north Orlando and Seminole County.
Ying-Ting Hsieh Continues Winning Ways On IJGT At Central Florida Classic
Bishops Gate Golf Academy: Reports that student Ying-Ting Hsieh recently won the IJGT Central Florida Classic Girls Division at Disney’s Lake Buena Vista course.
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SteelFiber Wins Second Straight Safeway Open
Aerotech Golf: SteelFiber i110 shafts were played in the hybrid clubs of the Safeway Open winner.
Arccos Golf Launches Player Dashboard 2.0 With Shot Editing, Data Visualizations, Metric Distances Option and More
Arccos Golf: Launches version 2.0 of its Player Dashboard, which now includes shot editing, new data visualizations, metric distances and filtering options.
Troon Promotes Rob Demore To President Of Troon Privé Division
Troon: Promotes Rob DeMore to president of its Troon Privé Division. DeMore replaces Ryan Walls, who has moved to BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., to become the club’s new chief operating officer and general manager.
Junior Golf Hub Introduces The Hub’s Essential Guide To College Golf Recruiting
Junior Golf Hub: Introduces the The Hub’s Essential Guide, a step-by-step guide to the college golf recruiting process, to its website.
Virtual Reality In Golf Course Planning Comes To APGS 2017!
Asia Pacific Golf Summit: Reports on Harris Kalinka, a golf course animation company, and the role virtual reality is having on golf course design and architecture.
Callaway Footwear Supports Fairways For Warriors With Its Coronado Collection
Callaway Footwear: Adds a combination of red/white/blue colorways and a camo colorway to its Coronado line of golf shoes. Also, a portion of the overall sales of the Coronado collection will be donated to Fairways to Warriors.
25th Annual Golden Horseshoe Couples Tournament Set For Nov. 6-7 On Gold And Green Courses
Golden Horseshoe Golf Club | Williamsburg, Va.: Announces that the course will host the 25th Couples Golf Tournament, a 36-hole aggregate event played on the Gold and Green courses, Nov. 6-7.
John Daly Smashes 380 Yard Drive At PGA Tour’s Safeway Open … Using Vertical Groove Driver
Vertical Groove Golf: Tour staffer John Daly used a 450cc Vertical Groove driver to record a 380-yard drive at the Safeway Open.
