USGA: The association issues joint statement with The Royal and Ancient Golf Club announcing 28 new, 51 revised and one withdrawn decisions. The changes will take effect on Jan. 1.
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Thailand to host 2010 World Golfers Championship
World Golfers Championship: Officials announce that its 2010 championship, which will feature teams more than 30 countries, will be played Oct. 30-Nov. 6 outside of Bangkok, Thailand.
Lennar Homes Selects KemperSports to Manage Colonial Heritage Golf Club
Colonial Heritage Golf Club: Lennar Homes selects KemperSports to manage the club in historic Williamsburg, VA. The course is the centerpiece of Colonial Heritage, a Williamsburg active adult golf community.
TITLEIST BRAND AMBASSADORS GREGORY BOURDY AND RORY McILROY FINISH 1-2 AT HONG KONG OPEN
Titleist: Tour staff members Gregory Bourdy and Rory McIlroy finish first and second at the Hong Kong Open. Both players carry a full complement of Titleist equipment.
VooDoo helps Aldila maintain #1 Shaft on Tour status by winning woods, hybrids shaft counts at Children’s Miracle Network Classic
Aldila: Shaft manufacturer wins the woods and hybrids shaft count, according to Darrell Survey, at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic, the PGA Tour’s season finale.
ProPlay’s Golf Performance System – A Great Christmas Gift!
ProPlay: Company is shipping its Golf Performance System in time for the holiday season. The system includes a pocket-sized camera designed for video taping a golfer’s swing on their own.
MITCHELL® GOLF EQUIPMENT INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES STAFF CHANGES
Mitchell Golf Equipment Institute: Company appoints Bill Kumle as its director of instruction. Previously, Kumle has served as Mitchell Golf’s marketing manager and will continue in the that capacity.
MULROY AND VAN DER WALT BELIEVE THE COMPETITIVENESS WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL
Gary Player Group: South Africans Garth Mulroy and Tjaart van der Walt say tour players’ competitive drive remains high in charity events.
Nike Golf Athletes Dominate the Weekend on Three Different Tours and in Three Different Countries
Nike Golf: Tour staffers Michelle Wie, Tiger Woods and Stephen Ames won in Mexico, Australia and the United States, respectively, on Sunday. The SQ Dymo family of drivers and the One Tour ball were played by each of the three.
ECCO Women’s Golf Street Premier Takes Fun, Funky Approach to Fairway Traditions
Ecco: Shoemaker introduces its women’s Golf Street Premier, which it claims is a “unique hybrid sport-casual shoe that is funky, fun, feminine, highly functional.” Golf Street Premier retails for $130.
True Temper Wraps PGA Season with 42 Victories
True Temper: Shaft manufacturer claims 42 PGA Tour victories in 2009, including the winner of the Children’s Miracle Network Classic who played Dynamic Gold shafts in his irons.
Honma: Introduces the fourth generation Beres 9-Series, TW904, which is targeted toward professional and low-handicap players.
CHAMP® Spikes Add Four More Wins to Impressive 2009 Season
Champ: Winner of the Children’s Miracle Network Classic, along five of the top 10 finishers and 41 percent of the field wore its brand of spikes.
ACUSHNET COMPANY RECEIVES “BEACON FOR ENERGY” AWARD FROM MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Acushnet Comp. The umbrella company for the Titleist, FootJoy and Cobra Golf brands receives the first Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources “Beacon for Energy” award for clean energy leadership.
TITLEIST SELECTS NIPPON SHAFT AS STOCK STEEL SHAFT FOR ITS NEW AP1 IRONS
Nippon Shaft: Titleist selects Nippon Shaft to provide premium lightweight stock steel shafts for its new high performance AP1 irons.
TaylorMade Introduces TP xFT Wedge (Exchangeable Face Technology)
TaylorMade Golf: Company’s new TP wedge with xFT (Exchangeable Face Technology) allows players to remove a worn clubface and replace it with a new one to maintain peak performance in terms of spin and control.
CourseTrends announces the Randy Watkins Golf Group of Pearl, MS as its most recent client…
CourseTrends: Randy Watkins Golf Group in Pearl, MS, added as latest client. CourseTrends will design and host its website, e-mail marketing, lead generation and e-commerce.
FOURTEEN GOLF ENTHUSIAST NAMED 2009 LOUISE SUGGS ROLEX ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Fourteen Golf: Winner of the LPGA’s Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award plays the brand’s 52-, 56- and 60-degree MT-28 V4 wedges, and the SF-206 Nos. 3, 5 and 7 woods.
Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge gives every opportunity for all of their golfers to maximize their golf games and improve their scores.
Orange County National: The center, located in Winter Garden, FL, partners with Laser Link Golf to include range finder prisms on all of its hole flag sticks for both its Crooked Cat and Panther Lake courses.
AHEAD Renews AJGA Sponsorship Through 2011
AHEAD: The company renews its sponsorship as the official headwear provider of the American Junior Golf Association through 2011. As part of the agreement, every AJGA member receives a custom AHEAD cap with their membership.
