Duke: Signs Laetitia Beck of Caesarea, Israel to a national letter of intent to play for the Blue Devils beginning with the 2010-11 season. She is currently listed No. 5 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Women’s Performance Index. … Alabama: Announces the dates of the Crimson Tide Golf Camp as June 7-11 at the Jerry Pate Golf Center at Tuscaloosa’s Ol’ Colony Golf Club. … Southeastern Conference: Vanderbilt sophomore Marina Alex was voted SEC Women’s Golfer of the Year, while Alabama coach Mic Potter and the Crimson Tide duo of Brooke Pancake and Jennifer Kirby received coach, scholar-athlete and freshmen of the year honors, respectively.
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ClubTec: Selected by Shreveport (La.) Country Club to install its SQL Club Management Solutions. … Resort Collection of Panama City Beach (Fla.): Announces John F. Ward as its new vice president of golf and resort activities. ENIT: Italy’s national tourist board launches a campaign to raise the profile of Italy as a golfing destination. The initiative will include a nationwide media advertising and public relations campaign in magazines, clubs, driving ranges and newspapers to the United Kingdom market. “The golf product in Italy is something that has perhaps been overlooked in the past and we want to address that as part of a long-term strategy,” said Valerio Scoyni, director of ENIT. … Paskievitch Athlete Representation: Signs Duramed Futures Tour rookie Rachel Connor to a multi-year agreement to provide exclusive management and marketing representation. … DNA Golf: New Alpha 610 driver receives officially conformity with the USGA . The driver features technology allows the creation of drivers with customizable distance and acoustics (DNA). The club offers detachable face options and three acoustical options (loud, medium and quiet). … L1 Technologies: Launches iGolf.com, which features free applications designed to connect site members and provide exposure for golf courses and businesses. … Golftek: Introduces the ST-1, a new home indoor golf simulator. The system can track any club from driver to putter without the need for reflective tape or modification to the club, and can be configured with two to 22 golf courses chosen from around the world. … Tour Edge: Introduces Moda Silk, a pre-packaged set of women’s clubs that includes driver, 3- and 5-wood, 5 and 6 hybrids, 7 and 8 iron-woods, 9-SW irons, putter, a stylish cart bag and matching head covers. … Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy: Adds Vincent Law, a graduate of the Professional Golfers Career College, to its coaching staff at the Mission Inn Resort near Orlando, Fla. … Legends Club: Achieves designation as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses. The Legends Club is located in Prior Lake, Minn. … Black Bear Golf Course: Listed as Louisiana’s No. 1 public-access course in Golfweek’s Best Courses issue. Black Bear is located in Delhi, La. … Pure Brands: Manufacturer and distributor of sports, entertainment and fashion merchandise and apparel, becomes a corporate partner with The First Tee. Pure Brands will donate a portion of its revenues to The First Tee to support its chapter network. Also, the company will supply chapters with the Pure Golf Aqua Caddy, a portable device designed to clean club heads. … Putnam National Golf Club: Announces David Patrone as the club’s head golf professional, and will work in a seasonal capacity through October each year. Putnam National is a daily-fee, 18-hole course in Mahopac, N.Y. … Golfstream: Becomes distributor for the new e-Caddy electric golf carts – the e-Caddy GTX Digital and Pro-Lite GT. Golfstream already manufactures the Revolution cart.
Nationwide Tour: To offer an exemption to the 2010 Junior Players champion to play in the tour’s Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open. The fourth Junior Players Championship is slated for Sept. 2-5, and the Jacksonville Open is Oct. 18-24. Both tournaments will be played at TPC Sawgrass. … Sybase Match Play Championship: Announces Somerset (N.J.) Medical Center as the main charitable beneficiary of this year’s LPGA event, May 20-23 in Gladstone, N.J. … Legends Tour: Season-ending Legends Tour Open Championship will be held, Nov. 19-21 at the Island Course at Innisbrook (Fl.). Sherri Steinhauer is the reigning champion.
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EWGA Foundation Announces 2010 "Drive For Dreams" Campaign – Touching Our Nation's Heroes Through The Gift of Golf
EWGA: Announces that its EWGA Foundation’s 2010 Drive For Dreams initiative will benefit two PGA of America-inspired player development programs – Golf for Injured Veterans Everywhere and the Salute Military Golf Association.
Ishikawa Shoots Record 58 With Srixon® Z-Star™ Ball To Win Japan Tour Title
Srixon Sports: Reports on 18-year-old Ryo Ishikawa’s 12-under 58 en route to The Crowns title, his seventh on the Japan Golf Tour.
Bridgestone Sets Golf Digest's 2010 Golf Ball Hot List On Fire
Bridgestone Golf: Reports that five out of the 30 golf balls rated by Golf Digest’s Hot List were Bridgestone balls that landed in the Gold classification.
Country’s Largest Golf Retailer Gives Customers 50,000 Rounds And Reasons To Get Back On The Links
Golfsmith: Partnering with more than 70 golf courses around the country to launch a Free Golf Month promotion. Golfsmith will give away nearly 50,000 rounds of golf to its retail customers.
Pilla Sport Retains PR Services Of Raker Goldstein & Co.
Raker Goldstein & Co.: Chosen by Pilla Sport to handle the company’s public relations and communications efforts for its line of eyewear.
USGA Accepts Record Number Of Entries For 2010 U.S. Women’s Open; 68 Golfers Currently Fully Exempt
U.S. Golf Association: Accepts a record 1,296 entries for the U.S. Women’s Open, to be played July 8-11 at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club. In 2009, the USGA accepted a then-record 1,278 entries.
Mizuno Usa To Launch Shopatron-Powered Online Store For Its Golf Softgoods Line
Mizuno: Launches an online store for the sale of softgoods within its golf division. Mizuno USA will sell its full line of golf bags, gloves, apparel and accessories in the new online store.
Callaway, Top-Flite Products Honored By Golf Digest’s Ball “Hot List”
Callaway Golf: Along with wholly-owned subsidiary Top-Flite, earned four medals in Golf Digest’s 2010 Ball Hot List. Combined, Callaway and Top-Flite led the gold medal count with three products.
GolfTalk Live Radio Show To Broadcast Two Shows From Sandhills Of North Carolina
GolfTalk Live: Will air its show live from North Carolina’s Sandhills region on Saturday, May 8 and 15. On May 8, the Philadelphia-based show will air from Tobacco Road Golf Club in Sanford, and on May 15 from Pinehurst.
PGA North Florida Section: Honors Robert Scott, tournament director at the Villas of Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla., as its 2010 Assistant of the Year. … GolfTec: Selected by Shreveport (La.) Country Club to install its SQL Club Management Solutions. … Edelman: Chosen by the PGA of America and Medinah Country Club to be the agency of record to support their media relations, business development and positioning for the 2012 Ryder Cup.
P3ProSwing Announces Exclusive PGA Professional Program
P3ProSwing: Announces a program exclusively available to registered PGA professionals, offering 50 percent off the first 50 swing analyzer units sold starting on May 10.
Cyber Agent Ladies Cup Victory Marks The Fourth Professional Tour Victory For Fourteen Golf
Fourteen Golf: Reports that the winner of the Japan LPGA’s CyberAgent Ladies Championship played its wedges.
Introducing Cobra-Puma Golf
Puma Golf: Announces merger with recently-acquired Cobra Golf to create a new company, Cobra-Puma Golf. The deal leverages the companies’ two brands – Puma Golf’s footwear, apparel and accessories designs with Cobra Golf’s equipment.
Mississippi Golf Packages Offer Great Value, Options For Travelers
Mississippi: Announces a selection of stay-and-play golf packages among the state’s courses, 10 of which were honored for best-in-kind listings earlier this year.
Golfer Padraig Harrington Joins Special Olympics As Global Ambassador for Golf
Special Olympics: Announces that three-time major winner Padraig Harrington has joined its cause as a global ambassador.
Attendance Numbers Up For 20th Anniversary ING Spring Conference At Pinehurst Resort Next Week
International Network of Golf: Announces that attendance numbers for next week’s 20th ING Spring Conference will be its largest in three years. The conference is May 9-13 in Pinehurst, N.C.
