Ricoh UK: Announces a two-year sponsorship agreement with Charley Hull, who currently leads the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit. … Shackamaxon Country Club / Scotch Plains, NJ: Names David Elliott as director of golf. … The Country Club of Virginia / Richmond, VA: Names Warren West as director of golf.
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Masters Tournament: Announces the United States coverage times for this year’s tournament. The Par 3 Contest will be aired on Wednesday, April 9 (3-5 p.m. ET). ESPN will also broadcast live coverage on Thursday-Friday, April 10-11 (3-7:30 p.m. ET). CBS will provide coverage on Saturday, April 12 (3-7 p.m. ET) and Sunday, April 13 (2-7 p.m. ET). Masters.com, the official website of the tournament, is now live and will be regularly updated with stories, photos and on-demand video.
Ashworth Golf: Launches the Ashworth Majors Series apparel collection, a set of six limited-edition golf shirts designed to commemorate the major victories by six of the company’s tour staffers – Fred Couples, Justin Rose, Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard, Paul Azinger and Retief Goosen. Each shirt in the series is individually numbered inside of the placket, with the total quantity produced matching the winning player’s total score. The first Ashworth Major Series golf shirt in the collection is dedicated to Fred Couples’ victory at the 1992 Masters Tournament.
Crystal Springs Resort / Hamburg, NJ: To hold its first New Jersey GolfFest, May 16-18. The three-day festival will span across the resort’s seven courses, and will include equipment demos, club fittings and clinics.
Glowing Reviews For New Poppy Hills Golf Course
Poppy Hills Golf Course / Pebble Beach, CA: Reports on the Robert Trent Jones, Jr. redesign reopening to positive reviews.
Tin Cup Releases New "Hole In One" And "Unleash The Fury" Golf Ball Stencils
Tin Cup Products: Releases its new Hole in One and Unleash the Fury golf ball marking stencil designs.
Free Your Swing With Nike Golf's New TW' 14 Mesh Shoe
Nike Golf: Introduces its TW’ 14 Mesh golf footwear.
Three OBX Courses Crack N.C. Golf Panel's Top 100 Courses List
OBX Golf Association: Announces that Outer Banks, NC, courses The Currituck Club (No. 76), Kilmarlic Golf Club (No. 89) and Nags Head Golf Links (No. 97) cracked the North Carolina Golf Panel’s Top 100 Courses rankings.
EWGA Welcomes Women's Golf And Travel Concierge As Newest Supporting Partner
EWGA: Announces Women’s Golf and Travel Concierge as its newest supporting partner.
Singapore – A Grand Home-Coming For APGS!
Asia Pacific Golf Group: Announces that the 2014 Asia Pacific Golf Summit will return to Singapore, Nov. 13-14.
Freedom Golf Association Announces Launch Of New Website
Freedom Golf Association: Launches its new website, FGAGolf.org.
Radio Row Filling Up With Golf Radio Shows During Appointment Show At 24th ING Spring Conference
International Network of Golf: ING Spring Conference to feature radio row during its One-On-One Appointment Show. Golf radio and television shows can interview company representatives or meet prospective partners and sponsors every 20 minutes during the session. The conference is June 1-4 in Atlantic City, NJ.
VGM Club Hires Ek For Ohio, Pennsylvania
VGM Club: Hires Bill Ek as its director of member development in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The Grain Serves Up The Masters And Some April Fools Day Fun
Golf Media Network: April edition of its e-publication, The Grain, to feature unique Masters coverage and golf fiction writing.
State Traditions Named ‘Official Apparel Partner’ To The Nextgengolf National Collegiate Club Golf Association
State Traditions: Named apparel partner to Nextgengolf and its collegiate tour, the National Collegiate Club Golf Association. As part of the agreement, State Traditions will offer NCCGA collegiate tour members special access to its line of clothing.
Tef Tee™ Posts Another Top 5 At Valero Texas Open
Tee Direct: Tef Tee played by a top-five finisher at the Valero Texas Open.
Golfersskin Sunscreen Trusted By Nearly 75% Of All PGA Tour Players In 2014
Golfersskin Sunscreen: Reports increased usage of its sunscreen on the PGA Tour in 2014.
Big Ten: Nebraska’s Cassie Deeg and Katelyn Wright were named the conference’s women’s Co-Golfers of the Week after tying for second at the Mountain View Collegiate. Also, Jack Perry, of Northwestern, was named the conference’s Golfer of the Week after tying for fourth at The Goodwin. Perry, a senior, also won the honor on Oct. 15. … American Athletic Conference: Ricardo Gouveia, of Central Florida, named Golfer of the Week after winning the FAU Slomin Autism Invite by two strokes. Also, Houston’s Raegan Bremer was named Women’s Golf Player of the Week after picking up the first collegiate title. … Golf World: Southern Califormia retains the No. 1 spot in the Golf World/WGCA women’s Division I college coaches’ poll. The Trojans claimed 16 of 17 first-place votes. UCLA, which claimed thed other first-place vote, is second, followed by Duke (No. 3), Arizona State (No. 4) and Arkansas (No. 5). … Big 12: Kyle Jones, of Baylor, and Sasikarn On-Iam, of Iowa State, have been named the March Big 12 men’s and women’s Golfers of the Month, respectively. It is the Cyclones’ first monthly award since Chonlada Chayanun earned the honor in March 2013, while it is the first monthly accolade for the Bears since April 2012. … Golf Coaches Association of America: Eric Banks, a junior at Florida, has been named recipient of the David Toms Overcoming Adversity Award. Banks underwent open-heart surgery on June 25, 2012, but returned to Florida to continue his collegiate career.
American Century Championship: Announces that retired U.S. Army Corporal Chad Pfeifer, an Iraqi War Veteran and amputee whose golf-centered rehabilitation has turned him into a top-tier tournament player, will play in the tournament, July 18-20 in South Lake Tahoe CA/NV.
Golf America: Nationally-syndicated television show to feature The Golf Club at Rio Vista, in Rio Vista, CA, April 8-14. …
CBS Sports: To broadcast “Jim Nantz Remembers Augusta: Nick Faldo at the Masters,” on Sunday, April 13, 1-2 p.m. ET. CBS Sports will also air two golf specials on Saturday, April 12 – “The Road to Augusta: Rickie Fowler” (1:30-2 p.m. ET) and “The Big Three at the Masters” (2-3 p.m. ET), which profiles the careers of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player at Augusta National.
