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Page & Tuttle introduces its Free Swing inverse technology windshirt. The inverse construction promotes a full, unencumbered swing with no pulling under the arms, no bunching at the shoulders and it eliminates both waistband ride-up and pulling at the cuffs. The windshirt will not reach market until January. … All attendees at the Bay Area Fall Golf Show, Oct. 23-25 in Pleasanton, Calif., will have the chance to receive a free golf lesson from a top Northern California Section of the PGA professional. … Krank Golf announces that more than 10 players will use its drivers at the Re/Max World Long Drive Championships in Mesquite, Nev., Oct. 25-30. … Bull’s Eye Country Club in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc., moves to ClubTec‘s SQL Club Management Solutions. … Stan Utley, a noted short game instructor, launches a new Web site, StanUtley.com, along with a Facebook fan page and a Twitter account. … Fond du Lac (Wisc.) county names Jeremiah Hoffmann as head golf professional for Rolling Meadows Golf Course, effective Dec. 1. … IMG Golf Course Management appoints Neil Coulson as director of operations, Golf Course Services. … PGA Golf Catalunya Resort in Girona, Spain, celebrates its 10th year of being ranked in the top 10 of Golf World‘s Top 100 European Courses. … The PGA Tour and Turner Sports announce that online coverage of all four FedEx Cup Playoffs delivered an increase in unique users, page views and live video streams on PGATour.com over the previous year. The Web site had a total of 259.3 million page views, a 89 percent increase from 2008, and an average of 606, 000 daily unique visitors, a 89 percent increase from 2008. Live streaming traffic through the sites Live@ section delivered a total of 1.6 million video streams, a 212 percent increase from 2008. … Loren Roberts, on the strength of his top-10 finish at the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship, moves into first place on the Champions Tour’s Charles Schwab Cup points list. Roberts leads Fred Funk by 165 points and Bernhard Langer by 486 points. … CBS Sports golf analyst David Feherty will join CBS College Sports Network, the broadcast home of U.S. service academy football, as a sideline reporter for the Navy-Rice game. … Reynolds Golf Academy in Greensboro, Ga., announces a new series of three-day golf schools this fall, featuring custom-fit equipment and special incentives to improve a golfers skills at a great value. For information, visit ReynoldsPlantation.com. … The International Golf Federation announces that Padraig Harrington of Ireland, Suzann Pettersen of Norway and Michelle Wie of the United States will participate in the final presentation before the International Olympic Committee membership on Friday, Oct. 9 during the IOC’s 121st Session. Golf is one of two sports recommended for the 2016 Olympics. … Linna Golf in Vanajanlinna, Finland, is ranked among Golf World‘s Top 100 Courses in Europe. … Hollas apparel brand will debut its 2010 collection at the Canadian PGA shows this fall. The company will be offering three different color groups spread out over two deliveries. The 2010 collection is a blend of core styles that remain true to the brand’s heritage, while combining pieces that better reflect the evolution of the game.

The Legends Tour announces a new tournament, the Kinoshita Pearl Classic, Oct. 22-25 at Kapolei Golf Course on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. … The Bob Hope Classic has selected its Classic Girls for the 2010 PGA Tour event, Jan. 18-24. Serving as Classic Girls for the 51st tournament will be Colie Cullen, 22, of Coto de Caza, Calif., Heather Hastings-Gorski, 27, of Palm Springs, Calif., and Kelsey Peterson, 22, of Huntington Beach, Calif. The Classic Girls serve as goodwill ambassadors for the tournament.