Alida reports that the winner of the John Deere Classic played its new RIP shaft in his driver. The player added the shaft prior to this week’s tournament.
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Softspikes® Dominates Leaderboards And Sweeps Across All Professional Tours
Softspikes reports that at the John Deere Classic, 73 percent of the golfers wearing plastic cleats wore its brand, including 21 of the top 39 finishers. Also, the respective winners at the U.S. Women’s Open, Champions Tour’s 3M Championship and the Nationwide Tour’s Ford Wayne Gretzsky Classic wore its cleats.
Gary Player Group and Harlequin Hotels & Resorts Formally Announce a Ground-Breaking Venture in St. Lucia, The Marquis Estate
The Gary Player Group partners with Harlequin Hotels and Resorts to build The Marquis Estate in St. Lucia, Caribbean. The project will feature the first boutique Gary Player Golf Hotel and 20 branded residential villas around the golf course.
Back-to-Back: Kaymer Captures Barclay's Scottish Open
TaylorMade-adidas Golf player Martin Kaymer becomes the first player in 19 years to arrive at the British Open following back-to-back wins on the European Tour.
CHAMP® Spikes Dominate at John Deere Classic
Champ reports that the winner of the John Deere Classic and eight of the top-10 finishers wore its line of spikes.
LPGA Names Evans as Acting Commissioner Following Bivens' Resignation; LPGA Legend Annika Sorenstam appointed Advisor to the Board of Directors
The LPGA announces that Rear Admiral Marsha J. Evans, U.S. Navy (retired) and a member of the LPGA board of directors, will serve as the player association’s acting Commissioner effective immediately. Also, Annika Sorenstam will serve as advisor to the LPGA board of directors.
Play Five Within Five with Golfpac Travel
Golfpac Travel offers its “Five Within Five” package to Myrtle Beach, S.C.. Spend four nights at the Marina Innat Grande Dunes and play golf on five courses within five minutes of the resort. Packages start at $757 per golfer.
Northern California PGA, Total Golf Adventures Sign Partnership Agreement To Help Grow Game Among Youth
The Northern California PGA Section and Total Golf Adventures form a partnership to grow the game of golf among youth. Through the partnership, NCPGA and TGA will broaden the number of sites that offer the TGA National Junior Golf enrichment program throughout Northern California. There are currently five sites.
Eidolon Golf’s Koehler Says Custom Fit Wedges Now More Important Than Ever
Eidolon Golf president Terry Koehler says custom fit wedges with the optimum shaft will help counter the U.S. Golf Association’s new groove rule that goes into affect in 2010.
Golfweek Magazine Names New Publisher
Golfweek appoints Clayton Morris as publisher. Morris adds the title of publisher to his existing duties as president of Turnstile Publishing Co., the parent corporation of Golfweek.
Crystal earns 5 spots on the Top Teachers List
Crystal Mountain Golf School reports that one-third of Golf Digest‘s list of best teachers in Michigan are from the resort, including three of the top five.
Jewelry artist Lucia Olson launches Just Fore You, a new line of ultra-elegant pieces for women who golf.
Jewelry artist Lucia Olson launches Just Fore You, a new line of pieces for women and inspired by the game of golf.
CourseTrends announces the Woodlake Country Club of Lakewood, NJ as its most recent client…
CourseTrends announces Woodlake Country Club in Lakewood, N.J., as its newest client, and will design and host of the club’s Web site, e-mail marketing, lead generation and e-commerce.
Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck to Host U.S. Women’s Amateur Qualifying Round
Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck in Colts Neck, N.J., will host a U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship qualifying site on July 15.
Kendall Academy Teachers Listed Among “Best in Michigan” by Golf Digest
Kendall Academy in Ypsilanti, Mich., reports that three of its teachers are among Golf Digest‘s list of best teachers in Michigan.
» Etcetera
The Rio Grande Club in South Fork, Colo., selects Denver-based Edge Golf Group to manage operations for the facility. … Signature Golf Group will partner with River Oaks Golf Plantation in marketing and course renovation. Schreiner Golf Inc. will oversee the renovation of the Otter Course, and set the stage for future renovations of the Fox and Bear courses. Meanwhile, Signature Golf Group will reintroduce River Oaks to the Myrtle Beach golf market. … The Waldorf Astoria Orlando and Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek adds the Rees Jones-designed Waldorf Astoria Golf Club to the destination’s list of amenities. The course will open Oct. 1. … Ohio State hires Chris Yoder as assistant men’s coach. Yoder has spent the last six seasons in the same role at Wake Forest, where he played collegiately. … Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pa., completes a restoration of the William Flynn design that had stood virtually unchanged for 83 years. … The American Junior Golf Association will present its 2009 Digger Smith Award to Pat Saunders of Rye, N.Y., for dedication and service to junior golf. The award will be presented Tuesday, July 14, at the AJGA’s McDonald’s Betsy Rawls Girls Championship in Malvern, Pa.
» Television
Golf Channel kicks off more than 20 hours of coverage of the British Open on Tuesday-Wednesday, July 14-15, with “Live From the Open Championship,” 2-4 p.m. ET with pre-event news conferences. A two-hour preview show will follow on Wednesday (6-8 p.m.). Immediately following network coverage Thursday through Saturday from 2:30-4 p.m. ET and Sunday from 1:30-4 p.m. ET, Golf Channel will break down each day’s action. Also, prime-time coverage will air 7-9 p.m. ET Thursday through Sunday.
» Tournaments
The inaugural Disabled British Open will be held Aug. 24-25 at Old Thorns Manor Hotel. … eGolf Professional Tour receives a second unrestricted exemption into the Nationwide Tour’s Price Cutter Charity Championship, Aug. 13-16.
Junior: Women’s Western Golf Association National Junior Championship
July 13 – July 17 | Hope Valley Country Club, Durham, N.C. Entries close July 16. Entry applications are available at…
Junior: Women’s Western Golf Association National Junior Championship
July 13 – July 17 | Hope Valley Country Club, Durham, N.C. Entries close July 16. Entry applications are available at…
Eidolon Golf's Koehler Says Custom Fit Wedges Now More Important Than Ever
Eidolon Golf president Terry Koehler says custom fit wedges with the optimum shaft will help counter the U.S. Golf Association’s new groove rule that goes into affect in 2010.
Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck to Host U.S. Women's Amateur Qualifying Round
Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck in Colts Neck, N.J., will host a U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship qualifying site on July 15.
