Srixon: Launches its new Trispeed and Trispeed Tour golf balls. “The new Trispeed and Trispeed Tour golf balls bring added performance without sacrificing distance,” said Chris Beck, brand manager for Srixon. “With these two new offerings, golfers can find an upgrade from the 2-piece ball they are currently playing without having to pay the higher costs associated with urethane balls.”
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THP Launches YouTube Channel
The Hackers Paradise: Creates a Youtube channel to allow consumers to watch industry specific video content that is exclusive to the company. “THP TV on our home page has been so successful that we wanted to go one step further and help the industry reach even more people directly,” said Josh Babbitt, president, THP.
CourseTrends Announces The Oaks At Sherwood Of Baton Rouge, LA, As Its Most Recent Client
CourseTrends: Adds a new client to its web solutions portfolio.
17th Annual ING Media Awards Presented In 11 Categories; Darin Bunch, James Frank Each Capture Two First-Places
International Network of Golf: Announces the 11 category winners of the 17th ING Media Awards. James Frank and Darin Bunch placed first in two categories, respectively.
Rife Reports On Record Setting Sales At 2010 PGA Show
Rife Putters: Company reports record-setting sales totals at the PGA Merchandise Show.
Champ Zarma® Has Great Success At 2010 PGA Merchandise Show
Champ: Enjoys one of its “best [PGA Merchandise Shows] ever” due to the launch of the new Zarma spikes. “We have been told that this is the biggest launch in golf spikes since we introduced the world to the Champ ScorpionStinger,” said Harris MacNeill, president and CEO of Champ/MacNeill Engineering.
Blossoming Olde Mill (Southwestern, VA) Unveils Newest Residence Design Style
Blossoming Olde Mill: Unveils the newest residence design style, “Laurel Mountain Manors,” which is now for sale. The 850-acre master-planned community, which features an 18-hole course, is located in Laurel Fork, VA, near the Blue Ridge Mountains.
SouthWood Golf Club Named One Of “America’s Top 50 Courses for Women” By Golf Digest
SouthWood Golf Club: Golf Digest names the Tallahassee, FL, club as one of America’s Top 50 Courses for Women. Southwood ranked No. 15.
Briggs Ranch Golf Club To Host 2012 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
Briggs Ranch Golf Club: U.S. Golf Association selects the San Antonio, TX, club to host the 2012 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship. The dates of the championship are Oct. 6-11, 2012.
Tijeras Creek Welcomes Former LPGA Tour Professional And Award Winning Teaching Professional Mardell Wilkins!
Tijeras Creek Golf Club: Adds Mardell Wilkins to its staff of teaching professionals. Wilkins, who was previously an instructor at Mission Viejo Country Club, currently holds Class A certification in both the PGA and LPGA and played on the LPGA for 13 years.
Ash Brook Golf Course In Scotch Plains, N.J. Is Cybergolf’s Newest Client And Will Design And Host The Website, Email Newsletter And E-commerce Systems For The Club.
Cybergolf: Ash Brook Golf Course in Scotch Plains, NJ, selects Cybergolf to design and host its website, e-mail newsletter and e-commerce systems.
St. Andrews Links: Launches a new official website, StAndrews.org.uk. The site provides information on the seven St. Andrews Links courses, including the Old Course, and features a new golf merchandise shop. … Royal Liverpool Golf Club: Chosen as the venue for the 2012 Ricoh Women’s British Open, the first time that the club has hosted the championship. Hoylake, located in Merseyside, England, has hosted some of golf’s most historical events, including the inaugural British Amateur in 1885, the first Walker Cup in 1921 and 11 Open Championships. … Prince’s Golf Club: The Sandwich, England club is selected to co-host the 2013 British Amateur Championship.
Golf Channel: Signs analysts Frank Nobilo and Brandel Chamblee to exclusive multi-year extensions, keeping them at the network through 2014. … LPGA: Announces the first LPGA Global Media Awards, which will be held July 23 in Evian-les-Bains, France. The awards will acknowledge the finest print and photojournalism submissions over a one-year period.
CharityBuzz: Helping auction a package for two to attend this year’s Masters opening two rounds with champion Billy Casper. CharityBuzz aligns nonprofits with international brands to raise funds through online auctions. For information, visit LetEmPlay.org/about-us.aspx. … Golf Datatech: Reports that golf rounds played in the United States were down 14.7 percent in December compared to December 2008 and down 0.6 percent for all of 2009 compared to 2008. With 3,150 courses represented in the report, public access play was down 0.3 percent YTD and private course activity was down 1.8 percent YTD. The biggest decline in December came in the South Central region (30.9 percent). … English Golf Union, English Women’s Golf Association: Distributes its biennial Golf Club Membership Questionnaire to affiliated golf clubs. The results help monitor membership trends within England and the progress of development initiatives already in place. … MembersFirst: The Club at Mediterra in Naples, FL, selects MembersFirst to design, develop and build its new website to improve membership development, and to drive member engagement and retention. … American Society of Golf Course Architects: Jason Straka, Brian Curley and John Harvey are nominated to begin three-year terms on the organization’s Board of Governors. … Bay Area Golf Show: Firestone Complete Auto Care signs to become a presenting sponsor of the show, scheduled for March 5-7 in San Jose, CA. Firestone Complete Auto Care will be the title sponsor of the show’s Long Drive Challenge interactive game. … ClubTec, WebTec, Private Club Advisor: Will exhibit at the World Conference and Golf Industry Show, Feb. 9-11 in San Diego, CA. ClubTec will show its technology solutions; WebTec exhibiting its web solutions for the private club industry. Private Club Advisor’s Teri Finan and Eldon Miller will also be in attendance.
ACE Group Classic (Feb. 12-14 / Naples, FL): Fred Couples commits to make the tournament his second Champions Tour start since turning 50. … eGolf Tour: Recieves an unrestricted exemption into the Nationwide Tour’s South Georgia Classic, April 22-25 at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in Valdosta, GA. This marks the seventh Nationwide Tour exemption for the tour, the most ever awarded to a developmental tour. The latest exemption will be in the form of an eGolf tournament-within-a-tournament qualifier at the Cabarrus Classic on March 17-20, 2010. Players will have the option to pay a “South Georgia Classic Fee” prior to the event and the participating player who finishes the highest in the tournament will be granted the exemption. … Golf Channel Am Tour: Opens its 2010 season with the seventh Duel in the Desert, Feb. 4-6, in Mesquite, Nev. Also, the tour has launched a newly-designed website at GolfChannel.com/amtour and signed Golf Galaxy as the tour’s presenting sponsor.
PGA Tour: Northern Trust Open
February 4 – February 7 | Riviera CC // Pacific Palisades, CA
Nationwide Tour: Moonah Classic
February 4 – February 7 | Moonah Links // Fingal, Victoria, Australia
European Tour: Omega Dubai Desert Classic
February 4 – February 7 | Emirates GC // Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Srixon® Introduces New Trispeed™ And Trispeed™ Tour Balls
Srixon: Launches its new Trispeed and Trispeed Tour golf balls. “The new Trispeed and Trispeed Tour golf balls bring added performance without sacrificing distance,” said Chris Beck, brand manager for Srixon. “With these two new offerings, golfers can find an upgrade from the 2-piece ball they are currently playing without having to pay the higher costs associated with urethane balls.”
Champ Zarma® Has Great Success At 2010 PGA Merchandise Show
Champ: Enjoys one of its “best [PGA Merchandise Shows] ever” due to the launch of the new Zarma spikes. “We have been told that this is the biggest launch in golf spikes since we introduced the world to the Champ ScorpionStinger,” said Harris MacNeill, president and CEO of Champ/MacNeill Engineering.
