United States Golf Association: Announces Torrey Pines Golf Course, in San Diego, CA, as site of the 2021 U.S. Open Championship.
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Ecco Releases Annual Report
Ecco: Reports on the company’s financial highlights from 2013.
GolfNow Offering Exclusive Opportunity To Win "Tour Pro Experience" With Luke Guthrie At Famed TPC Sawgrass
GolfNow: Announces promotion to win an exclusive golf getaway, featuring a trip for four to play with PGA Tour player Luke Guthrie at TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course and a private lesson from Guthrie.
Dustin Johnson, Marcus Allen, Nancy Lopez, Jim Furyk Headline Hootie & The Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Commitments
Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am: PGA Tour stars Dustin Johnson and Jim Furyk, NFL Hall of Famer Marcus Allen and World Golf Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez commit to play in the charity event on April 14 in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Couples Wins In Ecco's Biom Hybrid
Ecco: Tour staffer Fred Couples wore its Biom Hybrid golf shoes en route to winning the Champions Tour’s Toshiba Classic.
Kentwool's Bubba Green Returns In Time For Masters
Kentwool: Celebrating the Masters with the return of its limited-edition Bubba Green Tour Profile golf sock.
Adidas Golf Unveils Ultra-Light Climacool Ballerina Footwear
Adidas Golf: Releases its women’s Climacool Ballerina footwear collection. The shoe is available in three colorways and retails for $100.
Cameron Percy Finishes 9th At Brasil Championship Using Axis1 Joey C On Web.com Tour
Axis1 Golf: Joey C putter was used by Cameron Percy en route to a ninth-place tie at the Web.com Tour’s Brasil Champions.
International Golf Federation: Appoints former LPGA player Grace Park as Athlete Role Model for golf when the sport makes its debut at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Park will attend the Games, Aug. 16-28, and provide behind-the-scenes guidance to the competing athletes. … Forest Creek Golf Club / Pinehurst, NC: Hires John Buser as general manager and chief operating officer. … Ida Cason Callaway Foundation: Announces that Howard Hollis “Bo” Callaway Sr., died Saturday, March 15, in Columbus, GA. Callaway, 86, was chairman emeritus of the board of trustees. He was the son of the late Cason and Virginia Callaway, co-founders of Callaway Gardens.
TV Personality Mitch Laurance To Serve As Emcee For The 24th Annual ING Spring Conference June 1-4
International Network of Golf: Mitch Laurance will serve as emcee for the 24th ING Spring Conference, June 1-4 in Atlantic City, N.J.
Freedom Golf Association Announces Adaptive Golf Training Workshop
Freedom Golf Association: Organization that delivers grass roots golf instruction to those with special needs to hold an Adaptive Golf Training Workshop, April 8-9.
GolfBuddy: Introduces its GolfBuddy PT4 GPS unit, which will be available in stores this April. The device features the company’s slimmest design, a 4-inch LCD touchscreen, and a capacitive touch screen, providing users with direct contact with the content displayed and enabling taps and gestures to be even more responsive. … Turning Stone Resort Casino / Verona, NY: Launches a new, state-of-the-art TaylorMade Tuned Performance Center at the resort’s Sportsplex Golf Dome.
TaylorMade Golf Tour Staff Professional John Senden Lofts Up And Wins Valspar Championship With SLDR 12-Degree Driver
TaylorMade Golf: Tour staffer John Senden won the Valspar Championship playing a full complement of TaylorMade equipment, including the SLDR 430 driver.
Ashworth Golf Brand Ambassador Fred Couples Wins Toshiba Classic With SLDR Driver
Ashworth Golf: Tour staffer Fred Couples won the Toshiba Classic wearing Ashworth apparel and playing the TaylorMade SLDR driver.
The International Clubmakers Guild Announces: Paul R. Norstrem Is Recognized As A Fully Certified Clubmaker
International Clubmakers Guild: Certifies Paul R. Norstrem, of Poplar Precision Golf in Dresser, WI, as an ICG clubmaker.
United States Golf Association: Announces sectional qualifying sites for the U.S. Women’s Open Championship, June 19-22 at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s No. 2 in Pinehurst, NC. in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C. The sites are: May 5 – Honors Golf Club Dallas (Carrollton, TX); May 12 – Butler Country Club (Butler, PA), Waialae Country Club (Honolulu, HI); May 14 – The Heritage at Westmoor (Westminster, CO), Oak Valley Golf Club (Beaumont, CA); May 19 – Buckinghamshire Golf Club (Buckinghamshire, England), CGA Nanshan International Training Centre / Garden Course (Shandong, China), Higashi Nagoya Country Club (Aichi Prefecture, Japan), Woo Jeong Hills Country Club (Chungnam, Korea), Dunwoody Country Club (Atlanta, GA), Half Moon Bay Golf Links / Old Course (Half Moon Bay, CA), Hermitage Country Club (Manakin-Sabot, VA), Indian Hill Club (Winnetka, IL), North Oaks Golf Club (North Oaks, MN); May 20 – Lake Forest Country Club (St. Louis, MO), Rainier Golf & Country Club (Seattle, WA), The Woodlands Country Club / Player Course (The Woodlands (TX); May 21 – Rumson Country Club (Rumson, NJ); May 27 – Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms Resort / Eisenhower Course (City of Industry, CA), Thorny Lea Golf Club (Brockton, MA); May 28 – The Country Club at DC Ranch (Scottsdale, AZ), The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club (Bradenton, FL); May 29 – Carolina Trace Country Club / Lake Course (Sanford, NC); May 30 – Quail Valley Golf Club (Vero Beach, FL).
One World Sports: Secures exclusive multi-platform North American rights to carry all 2014 tournaments from the OneAsia Golf Tour.
John Senden Wins Valspar Championship Wearing Greg Norman Collection
Greg Norman Collection: Tour staffer John Senden won the Valspar Championship wearing the company’s performance golf apparel.
Tommy Armour III To Lead As Matte Grey Brand Ambassador
Haus Of Grey: Signs Tommy Armour III to an endorsement agreement. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but Armour will serve as the lead brand ambassador for the new Matte Grey label.
Imperial To Sponsor New England PGA
Imperial Headwear: Sponsoring the PGA of America’s New England Section in 2014. Imperial will also be the presenting sponsor of the Section’s Wogan Player of the Year Race.
