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• Royal Albartross’ new women’s golf shoes retail for $530 and not as published in the Wednesday, Feb. 8, issue.
• Abacus has reached an agreement to dress the European Tour staff and volunteers, and not the European Ryder Cup team as was published in the Wednesday, Feb. 8, issue. Abacus is now licensed to use the European Ryder Cup logo in Europe for 2012.
KBS: Tour steel shafts played by a fifth-place finisher at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
GolfOnTheReady.com: Reports on golf in the Fayetteville, N.C., region, which also offers a bit of military background with the location of Fort Bragg and Pope Field (formerly Pope Air Force Base).
Aldila: RIP shaft was played in the driver of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am’s overall driving distance leader.
Crescent Systems: System6 SQL solutions chosen for use by Indian River Golf Club in Indian River, Mich.
Golf Pride: Golf division receives the 2011 Eaton Business Excellence award, which is Eaton Corp.’s highest award for performance excellence.
USA Dawgs: Dawgs Partners division announces an alliance with the Nevada Athletic Directors Association, and will work to develop a Dawgs Partners fundraising program at every school.
Polara Golf: To exhibit its self-correcting golf balls at Golf Fest Tampa, Feb. 18-19 at Tampa Bay Downs Golf Facility in Tampa, Fla.
Kentwool: Named a preferred partner of the Symetra Tour, and will receive branding and product exposure through various tour channels, including its website, tournaments, pro-ams and mobile office.
Fujikura: Motore Speeder VC7.2 Tour Spec shaft was played by the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am winner.
Quick 18: Software solutions chosen for use by Mt. Woodson Golf Club in Ramona, Calif.
Golfing Magazine: Selects the Polara Ultimate Straight XDS golf ball as its product of the week for Feb. 6-12.
Edwin Watts Golf Shops: Launches the E Whitley collection of women’s apparel, highlighted by an assortment of performance polos, skorts and shorts.
TheAPosition.com: Writers report on and review the new products from last month’s PGA Merchandise Show.
The Private Club Network: Signs Gates Four Golf and Country Club in Fayetteville, N.C., to its portfolio of clubs offering membership reciprocity.
Softspikes: Product was worn by 12 of the top 15 finishers at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, along with 64 percent of the plastic cleat-wearing field.
Champ: Reports that the respective winners of the European Tour’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic and Champions Tour’s Allianz Championship wore its ScorpionStinger spikes.
True Temper Sports: Project X shafts were played by the respective winners of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and European Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic.
CourseTrends: To design and host the websites for Townsend Ridge Country Club in Townsend, Mass., Double Oaks Golf Club in Commerce, Ga., and White Oak Golf Course in Sardinia, Ohio.
Denehy Club Thinking Partners: Partners with the National Club Association and the NCA Foundation to support the interests and growth of private clubs by providing education, best practices and added value benefits to clubs and members.
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