Ballybunion Golf Club: Reports that 20 wounded U.S. servicemen and their spouses played the Old Course today during an 11-day tour of the country. The trip was organized by the Folds of Honor Foundation and underwritten by Irish companies and governmental entities.
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New Golf Channel Series, "Our Longest Drive," Chronicles Foursome's Cross-Continent Journey To Play One Last Round With Departed Friend
Golf Channel: To premiere a six-part series titled “Our Longest Drive” on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 10:30 p.m. ET. The series documents the story of three Chicago golfing buddies to take a journey of self-discovery to the Arctic Circle to play one last round of golf in honor of their deceased friend, whose ashes are carried by the threesome.
Leading School Based Junior Golf Program Expands Internationally
TGA Premier Junior Golf: Ramon Luengo has acquired the TGA sub-franchise for Spain, making it the first franchise launched outside the United States. The program will be located in Madrid.
Branson Golf Destination Features Special Fall Foliage, Festivals And Golf Rates
Branson Area Golf (Branson, Mo.): Announces fall golf rates and packages, starting Oct. 29 for its regional courses.
Mobile All The Way – More Courses Adopting The GolfSwitch Mobile Application
GolfSwitch: New mobile application chosen for use by eight courses.
U.S. Army: Recognizes CBS Sports golf analyst David Feherty for supporting the U.S. Army through his involvement with the Troops First Foundation. Feherty will be awarded with the Outstanding Civilian Service Award, the third-highest public service honor the U.S. Army can bestow upon a civilian. … Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Awards its 2012 Joseph S. Garske Collegiate Grants to Zachary Markow, Jessica Leigh McClain, Joshua Matthew Tworig, Katelyn Gradoville and Nick Geter.
Woodlands Country Club (The Woodlands, Texas): Completes a $1 million renovation of its golf facilities. The improvements made to The Palmer, The Player and The Tournament courses during the three-month project included course and landscape enhancements as well as new cart fleets. … American Society of Golf Course Architects: Recognizes six courses in the inaugural Design Excellence Recognition Program. The courses are cited for their work with ASGCA members in addressing unique design challenges. The courses are: Bowes Creek Country Club, Elgin, Ill.; Granite Links Golf Club, Quincy and Milton, Mass.; Lyman Golf Center, Middlefield, Conn.; Mira Vista Golf and Country Club, El Cerrito, Calif.; Phillips Park Golf Course, Aurora, Ill.; and The Eagle Course, Twin Eagles, Naples, Fla.
Southern Nevada Golf Course Superintendents Association: To join seven other green industry groups in sponsoring Desert Green, an education conference for industry professionals, Oct. 18-19 at Sam’s Hotel and Gambling Hall in Las Vegas. The 16th annual event, with the theme of “Working Together for a Greener Future,” will focus on networking and various disciplines of the green industry collaborating to share best practices and develop positions that will be sustainable.
Malcolm DeMille Celebrates His 3rd Year Designing Frys.com Open Championship And Pro-Am Trophies
Malcolm DeMille: Custom designed the Frys.com Open Championship’s Trophy Cup for the third year. The trophy is a silver-plated cast brass cup with unique embellishing of grass and Fry’s Electronics’ mascot Charlie Chip.
GustBuster The World’s Smartest Umbrella Featured On 12 News In New York
GustBuster: Umbrella featured on Long Island, N.Y., television station 12 News’ “On The Job” show. Reporter Sean Bergin tested the umbrella in a manufactured wind test of up to 55 miles per hour.
CourseTrends Chosen By 2 New Clients To Provide Their Website, Email Marketing And E-Commerce Solutions …
CourseTrends: To design and host the websites for Tangle Oaks Golf Club in Hawley, Texas, and Mossy Creek Golf Course in Cleveland, Ga.
GustBuster The World's Smartest Umbrella Featured On 12 News In New York
GustBuster: Umbrella featured on Long Island, N.Y., television station 12 News’ “On The Job” show. Reporter Sean Bergin tested the umbrella in a manufactured wind test of up to 55 miles per hour.
Dynamic Gold Shafts Chalks Up Wins On PGA And European Tours
True Temper: Dynamic Gold shafts were played by the respective winners of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
The Otter Company People: West Region Sales Team Adds Mark Browarsky, Will Introduce Line At Rocky Mountain Merchandise Show Oct. 15-16
The Otter Co.: Hires Mark Browarsky to its team of independent sales representatives. Browarsky will be responsible for a territory that includes Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.
Golf Retail Giant Golf Galaxy And STX Golf Reach Distribution Agreement
STX Golf: Golf specialty retailer Golf Galaxy will carry STX putters in several key stores as a part of the company’s retail roll-out plan.
Quick18 Now Includes A Mobile Booking Engine In Their Product Offering.
Quick18: Introduces the Mobile Booking Engine, which is integrated with all Quick18 software products and can be used for any course website.
Southern California PGA Selects GolfTEC’s Scott Stubbs As 2012 Golf Professional Of The Year
GolfTEC: Reports that Scott Stubbs, a certified personal coach at the GolfTEC Improvement Center in Rancho Bernardo, Calif., is the 2012 Golf Professional of the Year in the Southern California Section of the PGA of America.
Summit Golf Brands Teams With Proponent Group To Support Golf Instructors Worldwide
Summit Golf Brands: Announces a partnership with Proponent Group, a network of golf instructors. As part of the agreement, Summit Golf Brands will offer Proponent Group members special incentive programs and preferred access to the Fairway & Greene, EP Pro and Zero Restriction brands of apparel for their personal use. Also, Proponent Group’s network of teachers will submit short instructional videos for publication in the “Teacher’s Corner” section of the Fairway & Greene and Zero Restriction websites.
The Winner Of The Champions Tour SAS Championship Played A Graphite Design Tour AD DI Shaft
Graphite Design: Tour AD DI shaft was played in the driver of the Champions Tour’s SAS Championship.
Golf18Network Expands Roster With 12 New Courses
Golf18Network: Product chosen for use by 12 new golf courses during the past week, bringing the network’s total number of courses across North America up to 1,140.
