The International Golf Federation: Its Olympic Committee begins a search for a full time executive director, who will coordinate day-to-day operations from Lausanne, Switzerland, in advance of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Ty Votaw, PGA Tour executive vice president, communications and international affairs, has been serving as acting executive director.
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Fairway & Greene And Pebble Beach Company Partner To Create Pro Member Invitational At Pebble Beach Resorts March 21-24
Fairway & Greene: The apparel company partners with Pebble Beach Co. to create the Fairway & Greene Pebble Beach Pro Member Invitational, March 21-24, at three Pebble Beach Resorts (CA) golf courses.
Graphite Design Announces Four Of The Top Ten Finishers At The Mayakoba Golf Classic Played Tour AD Shafts
Graphite Design: Reports that four of the top 10 finishers at the Mayakoba Golf Classic played its Tour AD shafts. Also, the company reports having 44 shafts in play on the PGA Tour, 15 of which were the new Tour AD DI shafts.
Softspikes Unveils Advanced Research Center (ARC) At The Raven Golf Club In Phoenix, Arizona
Softspikes: Opens the Softspikes Advanced Research Center at Raven Golf Club in Phoenix, AZ. Softspikes will conduct in-depth product development, research, testing and design of golf cleats, field sports cleats, outsoles, tees and other golf and sports footwear innovations.
TaylorMade-adidas Golf Names Vice Presidents Of Brand And Product Marketing For TaylorMade And adidas Golf/Ashworth Brands
TaylorMade-adidas Golf Co.: Names Bob Maggiore vice president of brand and product marketing for the TaylorMade brand, and Harry Arnett vice president of brand and product marketing for the adidas Golf and Ashworth brands.
Utopia Golf Products Expands Sales Force
Utopia Golf Products: Expands its sales force throughout the United States in conjunction with the company’s growth.
Heritage Golf Group Names Ricky Weber As Tournament Sales Director At TPC Tampa Bay
Heritage Golf Group: Appoints Ricky Weber as tournament sales director at TPC Tampa Bay, which hosts the Champions Tour’s Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am.
PerryGolf Hosts Heritage Fourball In Scottish Highlands In Conjunction With Ryder Cup Tour At Celtic Manor
PerryGolf: Announces its third Heritage Fourball, which is set for Sept. 26-29 and include rounds at Royal Dornoch, Nairn and Castle Stuart along with an optional trip to the 38th Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.
Over 100 Million People Watch Gary Player Invitational Highlights
Gary Player Invitational: 10th annual South African charity event raised more than R 5 million to benefit needy children.
Club Car President Gary Michel Named To Environmental Institute Advisory Council
Club Car: Gary Michel, company president and CEO, is named to the advisory council of The Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
Crescent Systems
Crescent Systems: Inverness Golf and Country Club in Inverness, FL, selects Crescent’s core software products to help manage its club.
USGA And The PGA Of America To Create Central Repository For African-American Golf History
U.S. Golf Association, PGA of America: Agree to create a centralized repository for artifacts and documents related to the history of African Americans in golf, to be located at the USGA Museum in Far Hills, NJ.
Las Vegas National, Trinity River Golf Tour And Eagle Ridge Golf Club Are Cybergolf’s Newest Clients
Cybergolf: Las Vegas National in Las Vegas, NV; Trinity River Golf Tour in Texas; and Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Lakewood, NJ, become Cybergolf’s newest clients.
Tetherow Honored As Finalist For Golf Inc’s Development Of The Year
Tetherow: Bend, OR, course was selected as finalist in Golf Inc’s Development of the Year. The competition highlights the country’s most innovative golf developments and selections are made by an independent panel of judges. The Links at Terranea in Rancho Palos Verde, CA, won and The Preserve at Rathbun Lake in Moravia, IA, was runner-up.
Nike Golf Adds More Energy and Speed to SQ MACHSPEED Line
Nike Golf: Introduces the SQ Machspeed hybrids, which use Nike’s Total Swing Aerodynamic technology that is designed to create a higher initial ball velocity and launch angle with less spin. Nike staffer Suzann Pettersen used the new hybrids in competition for the first time at the Honda PTT in Thailand and finished second.
Tour Resource Center Blog Webinar Big Hit With Participants
Tour Resource Center: Original social media marketing Webinar sold out on Feb. 18 and company plans a second on the same topic, “Social Media Marketing and Your Business” to accommodate the overflow of interested participants.
Skadaddle Media Forges Strategic Marketing Agreement With Dawgs™ Golf To Sponsor OF COURSE, The First-Ever Animated Golf-Themed Web Series
Skadaddle Media: Signs a strategic marketing agreement with Dawgs Golf golf footwear brand to sponsor “Of Course,” an animated golf-themed Web series that will debut March 1.
Ladies Links Fore Golf: This week’s guests will include Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam and Dana Rader, national president of the LPGA Teaching and Club Pros. The radio show airs 5-6 p.m. ET at LL4G.com. … Golf Channel: Announces the second season of “The Haney Project” premieres Monday, March 1, at 9 p.m. ET. Host Hank Haney is a noted instructor who will work with Emmy Award-winner Ray Romano to try and break 80.
Mitsubishi Rayon: Reports that, according to Darrell Survey, has won the driver shaft count at seven of the first eight PGA Tour events, including the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (25 percent of the field) and Mayakoba Golf Classic (23 percent of the field). … Golfjunkie: Signs Mollie Fankhauser, a member of the Ladies European Tour, to an endorsement agreement. Fankhauser will wear and promote the apparel brand on tour in 2010. … Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Elects James R. Fitzroy as the association’s president at its annual meeting on Feb. 12. Fitzroy, CGCS, director/superintendent at at Wollaston Recreational Facility/Presidents Golf Club in North Quincy, MA, will serve until the 2011 annual meeting and election. … MyGolfPass.com: Announces more than 100 new courses throughout Europe have signed up for the discount plan that offers clubs the opportunity to promote all aspects of their club, including new membership recruitment, society and open days, and pro-shop offers. … The Wisley Golf Club: Signs Sternberg Golf Services of Sweden to renovate the London, England, club that was designed by Robert Trent Jones II. The renovation, which begins in April, will feature the installation of Sportcrete, an engineered bunker lining and drainage technology.
ShopRite LPGA Classic (June 17-20 // Galloway Township, NJ): Tickets are now on sale with three options being available – Grounds Ticket good for any day, $15; Weekly Grounds Pass, $30; and Weekly Clubhouse Pass for $60. Also announced were free ticket promotions – free admission for all spectators Monday, June 14-Wednesday, June 16; children age 17 and under will be admitted free when accompanied by a paid adult; ShopRite Price Plus members will be admitted free by showing a valid membership card; and all service personnel (military, fire and police) will be admitted free of charge throughout the tournament with proper ID. … AtlantiCare has been named the official sponsor of the volunteer program, and is accepting applications for the program. For a complete list of volunteer committees, requirements or for an application, visit ShopRiteLPGAClassic.com. … HSBC Women’s Champions (Feb. 25-28 // Singapore): Reigning champion Jiyai Shin, Lorena Ochoa, Cristie Kerr, Ai Miyazato and Michelle Wie shared in the completion of a specially commissioned piece of batik artwork to signify the launch of the tournament. Batik painting is a wax-resist form of painting using dye on a silk canvas and dates back to the 12th century. … Nationwide Tour: Adds a new tournament to its 2010 schedule, the Chiquita Classic, set for July 15-18 at the TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, OH. The tournament will feature a 156-player field playing for a purse of $550,000. The tournament will air live on the Golf Channel. … PGA Tour: Names IMG as the operations partner for The Presidents Cup 2011, scheduled for Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 17-20, 2011. IMG will work with the PGA Tour’s Championship Management staff and be responsible for all on-site event operational components for the biennial event. … LPGA: Announces Hana Financial Group as title sponsor an LPGA tournament for the next three years, starting in October. The LPGA Hana Bank Championship, a 54-hole official money event, will be held Oct. 29-31 in Seoul, South Korea, and feature a purse of $1.8 million. … American Junior Golf Association: Honors the Annika Invitational, held at Reunion Resort in Reunion, FL, Jan. 16-19, 2009, with its Newcomer of the Year award, given annually to the most outstanding first-year event on the AJGA schedule.
