Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design: Selected by the Union League of Philadelphia to renovate the 27-hole championship golf course at Union League National Golf Club in Swainton, N.J. The project will initially address greens complex improvements, but will expand into a complete reimagination of the course over a period of years.
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TPT Golf Lowers Price Of All Shaft Models To $499
TPT Golf: Price of each of its 11 golf shaft models has been reduced to $499. The company will also launch its 15-LKP-LT-LW shaft at the PGA Merchandise Show.
Vessel Debuts Luxury Golf Line At PGA Show Orlando
Vessel: Hand-crafted bags will be exhibited at the annual show for the first time. Included in Vessel’s line is the 3.5-pound stand bag that was introduced in August and has been updated with new features and colorways.
Yamaha Unveils Groundbreaking New Vehicle At PGA Merchandise Show
Yamaha Golf-Car Co.: Drive2 golf car line will be exhibited, along with the YamaTrack GPS utility at both Demo Day and at the Orange County Convention Center.
The Only Father/Daughter Duo To Showcase Their Golf-Related Businesses In Side-By-Side Booths Looking To Make An Impact At The 2018 PGA Show.
CaddySnax: Customizable nutrition box, which features snacks, an electrolyte supplement and a wet-nap, to be exhibited. Also, CaddySnax, owned by Jill Mann Strite, will exhibit next to Mann USA’s Marvin the Golf Caddy Dog, which is owned by Strite’s father, Harold Mann.
Amidst Brick & Mortar Retail Chaos And Contraction, Innovative Golf Retailer Thrives And Expands
Club Champion: Club fitting company reports annual same store sales growth in excess of 50 percent, and announces plans to open at least 30 stores over a two-year period.
www.clubchampiongolf.com
SkyGolf® Introduces The SkyCaddie® LX3, Golf's Most Accurate GPS Watch
SkyGolf: Introduces the SkyCaddie LX3 watch. The wearable device provides dynamic distances to the front, center and back of each green from your angle of approach, along with fairway and layup targets into the green.
www.skygolf.com
Daphne's Introduces Maurice Allen Long Drive Champ
Daphne’s Headcovers: World Long Drive champion Maurice Allen, who sports the brand’s Dragon headcovers during competition, will appear in the company’s booth on Jan. 24.
www.daphnesheadcovers.com
Acushnet Holdings Corp. Acquires Links & Kings, Maker of Handcrafted Leather Golf Products
Acushnet Holdings Corp.: Acquisition of Links & Kings, a Utah-based company maker of handcrafted leather golf and lifestyle products, is announced.
www.acushnetholdingscorp.com
Zero Friction Sales Show Huge Growth, According To Newest Golf Datatech's Numbers
Zero Friction: Reports, according to Golf Datatech, that 2017 Q4 sales increased 17.5 percent in on-course markets and 40 percent off-course.
www.zerofriction.com
Ahead's 2018 Summer-Fall Headwear Place Accent On Innovation
Ahead: New line of summer and fall headwear will be introduced. The lines will feature the use of heathered performance fabrics that are trending in the athleisure marketplace, along with bright neon plastic mesh fabrics reminiscent of the 1980s.
www.aheadweb.com
Golf Channel To Deliver Worldwide Coverage Of The 2018 PGA Merchandise Show, "The Major Of Golf Business," Tuesday-Friday, Jan. 23-26
Golf Channel: To air nearly 20 hours of news and instruction coverage during the PGA Merchandise Show’s four days, beginning Tuesday with the Demo Day and continuing Wednesday-Friday from the show at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
www.golfchannel.com
Four Los Cabos Courses Voted To Golf Digest's "World's 100 Greatest" List
Los Cabos Tourism Board: Four of the Mexican region’s golf courses – Diamante Cabo San Lucas’ Dunes course, Cabo del Sol’s Ocean course, Quivira Golf Club and Querencia Golf Club – have been chosen to Golf Digest’s World 100 Greatest Golf Courses list.
www.visitloscabos.travel
Par 2 Golf Debuts the "Ultimate Putting Game"
Par 2 Golf: New putting game, which doubles as a training aid, is released.
www.par2golfgame.com
N.G.B.A. Welcomes New Member Scott Jackson Of Nevada Bob's
National Golf Buyers Association: Scott Jackson is named a new association member. Jackson has owned Nevada Bob’s in Gulfprt, Miss., and Covington, La., for 22 and 11 years, respectively.
www.golfheadquarters.com
CaddieNow Sponsoring Key Events At PGA Show
CaddieNow: To sponsor the VIP Channel Lounge and is the exclusive sponsor of the Short Game Challenge during the week-long show.
Troon Selected To Manage Fairwood Golf & Country Club In Renton, Washington
Troon: Selected to manage Fairwood Golf and Country Club in Renton, Wash.
InPutt™, The New Innovative Portable Putting Training Aid, To Exhibit At The 2018 PGA Merchandise Show And Demo Day Booth #1286
InPutt: Portable putting training aid to be exhibited during Demo Day and the three-day show.
Fairways for Freedom: Expanded schedule of international trips and U.S. retreats is announced for 2018. The charity helps combat-injured Veterans heal and assimilate back into society through golf and other holistic initiatives.
OB Sports Hires Ryan Whitney To Open Pacific Northwest Office
OB Sports Golf Management: Ryan Whitney is hired to serve as senior vice president of operations and business development at a new office being opened near Seattle, Wash.
