Bushnell Outdoor Products: Becomes participating sponsor of The Patriot Cup, a two-day invitation-only event set for May 30-31 at The Patriot in Tulsa, Okla. Proceeds benefit the Folds of Honor Foundation.
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Cybergolf Has Redesigned And Launched The Websites For Altadena And Eaton Canyon Golf Courses In Southern California And Drumm Farm In Independence, Mo.
Cybergolf: Redesigned and launched the websites for Altadena and Eaton Canyon golf courses in Southern California and Drumm Farm in Independence, Mo.
Engllish Golf Union: Passes the 1,500 club milestone in creating a Central Database of Handicaps (CDH) so that members can upload handicap details. The database was created to reduce the administration time taken by handicap committees in managing their members’ handicaps. … ClubTec: Announces that Pinecrest Country Club in Longview, Texas, has chosen its SQL Club Management Solutions.
P&G Northwest Arkansas Championship: Announces that 15-year-old Alexis Thompson, who will turn professional in June, has accepted a sponsor exemption for the LPGA event, Sept. 10-12 in Rogers, Ark.
AHEAD Backs Audubon International Golf Initiative
AHEAD: Becomes a sponsor of Audubon International’s golf and environment initiative. AHEAD will offer exclusive headwear and apparel logos that will be available to Audubon International member golf courses.
Fila Expands Sales Network
Fila Golf: Exclusive North American licensee Fersten Worldwide appoints Ron Birrell and Steve Sakovitz as sales representatives Fila Golf men’s and women’s apparel. Birrell will represent Fila Golf in the greater Toronto area and throughout Ontario, Canada. Sakovitz will cover a large section of the Northeast.
Club Glove Introduces New Back Pack
Club Glove: Debuts its new Back Pack, which retails for $119 and features a top handle, dual adjustable padded shoulder straps and multi-functional pockets.
Exciting News of New Cutting Edge Website Developed by Tour Resource Center Goes Live
Tour Resource Center: Reports on the launching of One Way Golf’s new website.
Terlato and Nicklaus Families Launch Jack Nicklaus Label
Terlato Wines, Jack Nicklaus: Partnership on the launch of Jack Nicklaus Wines, a new line of handcrafted, limited-production wines from California’s Napa Valley. In a nod to golf history and tradition, the first bottles of the inaugural vintage – the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2007 Private Reserve – will be uncorked by Nicklaus at a private event this week at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews in Scotland.
Palmer Moody Joins KemperLesnik as Group Account Director
KemperLesnik: Hires Palmer Moody as group account director, and will manage several of the agency’s public relations clients, including Wilson Golf, KemperSports and EA Sports Maui Invitational.
RIP® and VooDoo® lead way as Aldila dominates wood, hybrid shaft manufacturer counts on PGA Tour
Aldila: Won the wood and hybrid shaft counts at the HP Byron Nelson Classic, and also won the hybrid shaft count at the Nationwide Tour’s Rex Hospital Open.
Brian Gay Putts His Way To A Runner Up Finish At The HP Byron Nelson Championship
Bettinardi: Tour staff player Brian Gay needed just 23 putts with his BB8 putter en route to a final-round 63 and a runner-up finish at the HP Byron Nelson Championship.
CHAMP® Wins HP Byron Nelson
Champ: Spikes worn by the winner of the HP Byron Nelson Championship and seven of the top 10 finishers. Also, 79 percent of the European Tour’s BMW Championship wore Champ spikes.
Fujikura is the #1 Driver Shaft at the HP Byron Nelson Championship and #1 Driver and Wood Shaft Brand at Sybase Match Play Championship.
Fujikura: Won, according to Darrel Survey, the driver shaft count at the HP Byron Nelson Championship and driver and wood shaft counts at the LPGA’s Sybase Match Play Championship.
15 Additional Players Exempt For U.S. Open
U.S. Golf Association: Reports that 15 additional golfers have earned full exemptions into the U.S. Open, set for June 17-20 at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links. This brings the number of fully exempt players to 78.
The 7th Annual Naples EWGA Ladies Charity Pro-Am to Award
EWGA: Naples, Fla. chapter will hold its seventh EWGA Ladies Charity Pro-Am to benefit Collier County LPGA/USGA Girls Golf programs and the PACE Center for Girls in Immokalee, Fla.
Bridgestone’s In The Money!
Bridgestone Golf: Tour staffers Fred Couples, Ai Miyazato and Kevin Chappell are the respective money leaders on the Champions, LPGA and Nationwide tours.
Four Ahwatukee Courses to carry Dixon Earth and Dixon Wind
Dixon Golf: Adds Phoenix, Ariz., courses as retailers for its Earth golf ball.
True Temper Shafts Deliver Triple-Tour Wins
True Temper Sports: Rifle shafts player by the HP Byron Nelson Championship winner, while is Dynamic Golf shafts won at the European Tour’s BMW PGA Championship and Nationwide Tour’s The Rex Hospital Open.
European Stars Join Celtic Manor Wales Open Field
Celtic Manor Wales Open: Announces the commitment of Martin Kaymer, Robert Karlsson and Miguel Angel Jiménez to play in the tournament, June 3-6 in Newport, Wales.
