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Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club will host the Innisbrook Cares Charity Tournament on Sept. 18 to benefit the Children’s Cancer Center. The tournament, held at the Innisbrook, Fla., resort, is part of a two-day weekend event. Go to ChildrensCancerCenter.org for tournament registration and information on other weekend activities. … Golf Etc. of America is named by Inc. magazine to its 2009 Inc. 5000 list. With annual revenue of $3.2 million and a three-year growth rate of 18 percent, the Texas-based golf retailer currently has more than 60 franchise locations. … PGA Tour player Hunter Mahan partners with the Folds of Honor Foundation to support military families through the foundation’s flagship fundraiser, Patriot Golf Day. Mahan will donate a percentage of his winnings and wear the Folds of Honor logo on his hat during this week’s Deutsche Bank Championship to increase awareness for Patriot Golf Day, scheduled for Sept. 4-7. … SCNS Sports Foods, exclusive distributor of 1st Tee pre-round golf nutrition bars and 10th Tee back nine golf energy bars, becomes the newest corporate sponsor for the Golf Coaches Association of America. … The Arizona Women’s Golf Association offering a series of lessons to help women get started in the game. The Ambassador Program pairs LPGA/PGA golf teaching professionals with amateur women players in a six-week instructional program. For information, visit AWGA.org. … Doug Carrick, president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects says water conservation can become more efficient and effective. Speaking at a meeting of golf course owners, Carrick said “Many ASGCA members are conducting environmental audits for their clients and others are helping golf courses, particularly in arid regions around the globe, to reduce the amount of turfgrass that is managed on site. In many cases, courses are converting to drought-tolerant turfgrass varieties or incorporating ‘un-maintained areas’ in the golf course that help to reduce water usage.” … Tate Publishing and Enterprises publishes “Golf: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly” by author Bill Lindhout. The book addresses the similarities between building architecture and golf course design. The book is available in bookstores nationwide, online and as an eLive title. … Glen Echo Country Club, site of the 1904 Olympic golf matches, announces support for the renewal of golf as an Olympic event for the 2016 Games. The club will send a copy of the board’s proclamation to the U.S. Golf Association, the PGA of America, the PGA Tour and the International Golf Federation, the lead body in the push to bring golf back to the Olympics. … Mayfair Lakes Golf and Country Club in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, celebrates its 20-year anniversary on Thursday, Sept. 10 with green fee specials and prizes. Mayfair Lakes will offer a $79 green fee, which also includes a $50 golf shop merchandise credit. … UST Mamiya reports that the European Tour’s KLM Open winner played the company’s Attas Series shafts in his Nike driver and fairway wood. … Mayakoba Resort in Riviera Maya, Mexico, will open a Jim McLean Golf Academy on Oct. 15. The academy will feature a two-bay SuperStation and students will benefit from the latest technology in golf analysis computer software and personalized instruction programs crafted by certified Jim McLean master instructors. … The Ontario PGA announces FlightScope as its newest partner. The multi-year deal ensures that the Ontario PGA Teacher of Year will earn the use of a FlightScope for the year. In addition, FlightScope will be at select Ontario PGA tournaments to assist players with their ball statistics. … The Sports Club/LA, which specializes in sports and fitness innovation, opens The Golf Academy, a 6,000-square foot indoor golf training facility that offers state-of-the-art golf training and teaching technology. The academy is located in west Los Angeles. … Girls’ Guide to the World partners with Adventurous Women, an exclusive travel company dedicated to providing women focused travel adventures and life experiences. Girls’ Guide to the World will provide a new travel planner on Adventurous Women’s Web site, linking to all of its destinations for full access to the recommendations and reviews from the Web site.

CBS Sports‘ final-round coverage of The Barclays, the first tournament in the FedEx Cup Playoffs, on Sunday, Aug. 30 scored an overnight household rating/share of 3.7/8, up 106 percent from last year’s 1.8/4 in the metered markets, and up 76 percent from a 2.1/5 in 2007. Third-round coverage earned an overnight household rating/share of 2.2/5, up 100 percent from last year’s 1.1/3 in the metered markets. … PGATour.com offers live signature hole videos and interactive video coverage throughout the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The site integrates Twitter, Facebook and MySpace on its live video player.

Country music singer Travis Tritt will perform Friday, Sept. 11, at the M&M’s Dickson Street Concert, which is part of the festivities around the LPGA’s P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship, Sept. 11-13 in Rogers, Ark. … The Ladies European Tour signs a three-year agreement to keep its qualifying tournament at the La Manga Club in Murcia, Spain. The first and second stages of Q-School for the 2010 season will be held Dec. 12-22. … Y.E. Yang, recent winner of the PGA Champions, joins world No. 2 Phil Mickelson as the latest players to commit to the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China. … Tiger Woods took nine skins and $230,000 to win the second Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge on Aug. 24 at Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, N.Y. Woods outlasted Camilo Villegas, Mike Weir and host Begay, whose tournament raised $750,000 for the Notah Begay III Foundation. … The LPGA Tour Championship announces the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System as the championship’s official healthcare provider and its Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital as the primary benefiting charity. Memorial Hermann will provide on-course first aid for patrons and medical support for the LPGA players. … The Duramed Futures Tour will use social media to keep fans connected to tournament play at the ILOVENY Championship, Sept. 4-6, in Albany, N.Y. The tour will provide live streaming video updates, Twitter updates and fresh content on the tour’s Facebook fan page. The top 10 on the tour’s money list at the tournament’s conclusion will receive with LPGA playing cards for 2010. Real-time scoring and all links to the social media are on DuramedFuturesTour.com.