The Prairie Club (Valentine, Neb.): The Dunes Course ranked No. 78 on Golf Magazine’s list of Top 100 Course You Can Play, and all three courses – Dunes Course, Pines Course and Horse Course – have been recognized as part of Golf Digest’s list of Top 50 Most Fun Public Golf Courses.
Golf To End Cancer Reports Successful Turnout At Its “2nd Annual Golf To End Cancer VIP Outing”
Marathon of Miracles: Reports on its second Golf to End Cancer VIP Outing, which included Wendell Haskins receiving the Golf to End Cancer Ambassador of the Year award.
Oban Captures 1st And 2nd Place Finish At The BMW Italian Open
Oban Composites: Kiyoshi Black shaft was played in the Cleveland driver of the European Tour’s BMW Italian Open winner. Also, the runner-up played the Devotion hybrid shaft in his Adams hybrid.
Illinois GolfTEC Student Captures Senior Title At Golf Channel Am Tour Championships
GolfTEC: Reports on Mark Palmer, a product of the Vernon Hills, Ill., GolfTEC Improvement Center, who recently won the Golf Channel Am Tour Senior National Championship.
GolfSwitch’s Main Differentiator … Price Integrity
GolfSwitch: Celebrates the signing of its 2,500th course – the Yasmine Valley Golf Course in Tunisia, Northern Africa – as a client using the company’s online solutions.
From Cotton Fields To Fairways
SanteeTourism.com: Santee, S.C., reports on its growth as a golf destination and its niche as a value-ladened golf destination.
The Evolution Of Golf Travel: Fairways + Greens Becomes GolfGetaways Magazine
Madavor Media: Announces the change of Fairways + Greens magazine to GolfGetaways, both in print and online. The first issue under the new GolfGetaways brand hits newsstands and subscriber mailboxes Nov. 6.
IJP Design Launches Autumn/Winter 2012 Collection
IJP Design: Launch its autumn/winter 2012 collection, the label’s 11th collection. “We know we make clothes that ‘look good’ and feel good,’ and more importantly, for those who want to ‘play great,’ our autumn/winter 2012 collection has technical and functional elements designed expressly for golfers and their distinctive movements,” said Ian Poulter, European Ryder Cup team member and founder of IJP Design.
KZG Signs On To Support 11-99 Foundation Golf Tournament
KZG: Agrees to support the 30th Bob Weinberg CHP 11-99 Golf Tournament and Evening Show, and will donate free clubs and custom fittings to the tournament’s auction.
Tef Tee™ Helps A “Journeyman” Breakthru On The Champions Tour™
Tee Direct: Tef Tee golf tee reportedly used by the Champions Tour’s Pacific Links Hawaii Championship winner.
Devant And Burton To Donate Portion Of Pink Ribbon Sales To VCU Massey Cancer Center
Dynamic Brands: In observance of October being National Breast Cancer Awareness month, Burton Golf Bags and Devant Sport Towels will donate a portion of the sales of its Pink Ribbon Collection directly to breast cancer research at the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center in Richmond, Va.
S2S White Graphite Shafts For Woods And Irons
Tom Wishon Golf Technology: Introduces its S2S White graphite shafts for woods and irons.
FitGolf Performance Centers, The Golf Fitness Experts Are Just Weeks Away From Their 2012 National Conference.
FitGolf Performance Centers: To hold its national conference at the Mission Inn Resort and Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., Oct. 14-15.
Ping Re-signs Westwood, Watson, Oosthuizen
Ping: Re-signs Lee Westwood, Bubba Watson and Louis Oosthuizen, currently ranked Nos. 4, 7 and 11, respectively, in the Official World Golf Ranking, to new multi-year endorsement contracts.
Harbour Town’s 18th One Of Golf Magazine’s “Best 18 Holes”
Harbour Town Golf Links (Hilton Head, S.C.): Eighteenth hole selected as one of Golf Magazine’s Best 18 Holes and is showcased at Golf.com, the magazine’s online portal.
Ryder Cup Legend Billy Casper To Sign Copies Of “The Big Three and Me” At Two Special Events
Billy Casper Golf: Founder Billy Casper will sign copies of his autobiography, “The Big Three and Me”, during the Ryder Cup next week in Chicago. Casper, who recorded more Ryder Cup points in his career than any American, will sign in Chicago on Sept. 24 and in Huntley, Ill., on Sept. 29.
Forest Preserve Foundation Raises $100,000 For Children’s Programming In Cook County’s Forest Preserves During Inaugural Conservation Cup Golf Outing
Forest Preserve Foundation: Raised more than $100,000 for children’s programming in Cook County’s Forest Preserves during the inaugural Conservation Cup Golf Outing co-sponsored by Billy Casper Golf on Sept. 13 at George Dunne National Golf Course in Oak Forest, Ill.
Holiday Golf Gift Guide Special To Feature The Putting Arc
Where to Play Golf: To feature the Putting Arc on its Holiday Golf Gift Guide Special radio and television broadcasts in November.
STX Stylish Sync 5 Putter Played To Seize A Solid Top-10 Finish At The Web.Com Albertsons Boise Open Presented By Kraft
STX Golf: STX Sync 5 putter used by a 10th-place finisher at the Web.com Tour’s Albertsons Boise Open.
World Golf Hall of Fame and Museum: To induct 15-time PGA Tour winner Fred Couples as the first member of the Class of 2013. Couples, a Masters champion and three-time United States Presidents Cup captain, was elected through the PGA Tour ballot and will be inducted on May 6 at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla. …. Red Tail Golf Club (Sorrento, Fla.): Promotes Chris DePinto to golf course superintendent. DePinto joined Red Tail Golf Club in late 2008. … Back9Network: Hires Ryan Ballengee, most recently a contributor to NBC Sports’ GolfChannel.com, as managing editor of Back9Network.com.
