Glove It: Adds a birdie belt and a new collection of bling metallic visors to its 2010 accessory offerings.
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Booming Asian Market Gains Two New Golf Shows
Southeast Asia/India Golf Merchandise Exposition, PGA of Asia Conference: Inaugural events will be held concurrently April 30-May 2 in Bangkok, Thailand. “Southeast Asia and India collectively make up a geographic bloc with a total population in excess of 1.7 billion people,” said Mike Sebastian, managing director of the Asia Pacific Golf Development Conferences Pte Ltd, the owner and producer of the Southeast Asia/India Golf Merchandise Exposition. “It is one of the fastest growing regions in the world and is also home to some of the most dynamic economies on the planet.”
Leading Golf Legend And Personality Lee Trevino Commits To Toshiba Classic, March 1-7 At Newport Beach Country Club
Toshiba Classic: Lee Trevino leads a list of players who commit to play the Champions Tour event, March 5-7 in Newport Beach, CA. Other commitments include Peter Jacobsen, Tom Lehman, Scott Simpson, Craig Stadler and Curtis Strange.
64th Western Intercollegiate Golf Tournament Returns To Pasatiempo
Western Intercollegiate: Announces its 11-team field, which includeshost San Jose State, Boise State, UC Irvine, UCLA, Hawaii, Michigan State, New Mexico State, Oregon State, Oregon, Pacific and Tulsa. The tournament is April 17-18 at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, CA.
IGF Commences Search For Full Time Executive Director
The International Golf Federation: Its Olympic Committee begins a search for a full time executive director, who will coordinate day-to-day operations from Lausanne, Switzerland, in advance of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Ty Votaw, PGA Tour executive vice president, communications and international affairs, has been serving as acting executive director.
Fairway & Greene And Pebble Beach Company Partner To Create Pro Member Invitational At Pebble Beach Resorts March 21-24
Fairway & Greene: The apparel company partners with Pebble Beach Co. to create the Fairway & Greene Pebble Beach Pro Member Invitational, March 21-24, at three Pebble Beach Resorts (CA) golf courses.
Graphite Design Announces Four Of The Top Ten Finishers At The Mayakoba Golf Classic Played Tour AD Shafts
Graphite Design: Reports that four of the top 10 finishers at the Mayakoba Golf Classic played its Tour AD shafts. Also, the company reports having 44 shafts in play on the PGA Tour, 15 of which were the new Tour AD DI shafts.
Softspikes Unveils Advanced Research Center (ARC) At The Raven Golf Club In Phoenix, Arizona
Softspikes: Opens the Softspikes Advanced Research Center at Raven Golf Club in Phoenix, AZ. Softspikes will conduct in-depth product development, research, testing and design of golf cleats, field sports cleats, outsoles, tees and other golf and sports footwear innovations.
TaylorMade-adidas Golf Names Vice Presidents Of Brand And Product Marketing For TaylorMade And adidas Golf/Ashworth Brands
TaylorMade-adidas Golf Co.: Names Bob Maggiore vice president of brand and product marketing for the TaylorMade brand, and Harry Arnett vice president of brand and product marketing for the adidas Golf and Ashworth brands.
Utopia Golf Products Expands Sales Force
Utopia Golf Products: Expands its sales force throughout the United States in conjunction with the company’s growth.
Heritage Golf Group Names Ricky Weber As Tournament Sales Director At TPC Tampa Bay
Heritage Golf Group: Appoints Ricky Weber as tournament sales director at TPC Tampa Bay, which hosts the Champions Tour’s Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am.
PerryGolf Hosts Heritage Fourball In Scottish Highlands In Conjunction With Ryder Cup Tour At Celtic Manor
PerryGolf: Announces its third Heritage Fourball, which is set for Sept. 26-29 and include rounds at Royal Dornoch, Nairn and Castle Stuart along with an optional trip to the 38th Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.
Over 100 Million People Watch Gary Player Invitational Highlights
Gary Player Invitational: 10th annual South African charity event raised more than R 5 million to benefit needy children.
Club Car President Gary Michel Named To Environmental Institute Advisory Council
Club Car: Gary Michel, company president and CEO, is named to the advisory council of The Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
Crescent Systems
Crescent Systems: Inverness Golf and Country Club in Inverness, FL, selects Crescent’s core software products to help manage its club.
USGA And The PGA Of America To Create Central Repository For African-American Golf History
U.S. Golf Association, PGA of America: Agree to create a centralized repository for artifacts and documents related to the history of African Americans in golf, to be located at the USGA Museum in Far Hills, NJ.
Las Vegas National, Trinity River Golf Tour And Eagle Ridge Golf Club Are Cybergolf’s Newest Clients
Cybergolf: Las Vegas National in Las Vegas, NV; Trinity River Golf Tour in Texas; and Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Lakewood, NJ, become Cybergolf’s newest clients.
Tetherow Honored As Finalist For Golf Inc’s Development Of The Year
Tetherow: Bend, OR, course was selected as finalist in Golf Inc’s Development of the Year. The competition highlights the country’s most innovative golf developments and selections are made by an independent panel of judges. The Links at Terranea in Rancho Palos Verde, CA, won and The Preserve at Rathbun Lake in Moravia, IA, was runner-up.
Nike Golf Adds More Energy and Speed to SQ MACHSPEED Line
Nike Golf: Introduces the SQ Machspeed hybrids, which use Nike’s Total Swing Aerodynamic technology that is designed to create a higher initial ball velocity and launch angle with less spin. Nike staffer Suzann Pettersen used the new hybrids in competition for the first time at the Honda PTT in Thailand and finished second.
Tour Resource Center Blog Webinar Big Hit With Participants
Tour Resource Center: Original social media marketing Webinar sold out on Feb. 18 and company plans a second on the same topic, “Social Media Marketing and Your Business” to accommodate the overflow of interested participants.
