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LPGA Names Michael Whan as its Commissioner

LPGA Names Michael Whan As New Commissioner

LPGA: LPGA Board names Michael Whan as tour’s new commissioner. Whan, most recently president and chief executive officer of Mission-Itech Hockey, has a personal and professional background in golf, including serving as executive vice president and general manager (North American Region) for TaylorMade-Adidas Golf.

» Names and Notables

Golf Coaches Association of America: Coaches Maxie Boles, O.D. Bounds, Devon Brouse, Ronnie Choate, Steve Loy, Delnor Poss and Ben Thompson comprise its 2009 Hall of Fame Class. The group will be officially honored at the GCAA Hall of Fame reception and awards banquet Monday, Dec. 7. … KPMG: The seventh Golf Business Forum will take place in Belek, Turkey, May 12-14. Among those scheduled to attend is former World No. 1 Greg Norman. … American Junior Golf Association: Jordan Spieth, 16, of Dallas, and Victoria Tanco, 15, of Bradenton, FL, are named the respective boys and girls Rolex Junior Players of the Year. … Jupiter Country Club: The Jupiter, FL, golf course community is ranked No. 21 among 30 best retirement destinations as determined by BestRetirementDestinations.com. The independent organization evaluates and ranks retirement destinations on a monthly basis. … GolfJunkys.com: In a three-part series, the website investigates a dispute between Trinitas Golf Club in Calaveras County, CA, and county officials. The series claims that county officials broke agreements to change zoning regulations that would accommodate a golf course on a section of agricultural property. Trinitas already exists on that property. … Golf Coast: Acquires Sonartec’s shafts through a court approved sale. These shafts include Aldila NV 45s in pink L and black A, Graphite Design Red Ice woods in R, S and X, and ONiN2 hybrids in R and S. The shafts are available at reduced prices at TheGolfCoastOnline.com. … Hamilton Farm Club: The Gladstone, NJ, club hosted a “Guns and Hoses” outing to support local municipalities. Teams were comprised of golfers from the Somerset County Sheriff’s office, Somerset County’s “200 Club,” fire and rescue personnel from Bernardsville, Chester, Far Hills/Bedminster, Lebanon, Peapack-Gladstone, Pottersville and Watchung townships. Participants also included the New Jersey state police and local law enforcement officers. … ClubTec: Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas, TX, moves to ClubTec’s SQL Club Management Solutions. … TurfNet.com: The online community for golf course superintendents partners with Endavo Media, an Atlanta-based Internet TV platform provider, to add online video features to its site.

» Tournaments

Charles Schwab Cup Championship: Tom Lehman withdraws from the championship due to a family emergency. Lehman’s withdrawal leaves 29 players in the field for today’s opening round.

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Quagmire turns 5 with record sales

Quagmire: Record sales of its spring 2010 men’s and women’s collections during the last month are announced while the company celebrates its five-year anniversary at buying shows in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. “We created Quagmire for guys and girls like us,” said Geoff Tait, Quagmire co-founder. “The goal was to offer pieces that could be worn to either the bar on Friday night or the course on Saturday, and be appropriate in both settings. It’s about being relaxed wherever you are, and the response to the new Spring 2010 collections has been incredible.”

AHEAD broaden its lines

AHEAD: Adds new outerwear pieces in its men’s Authentics and Kate Lord lines.

Pukka ups for three years at PGA Show

Pukka Headwear: Signs a three-year agreement to exhibit at both the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, FL, and the PGA Fall Expo in Las Vegas, NV. The agreement begins with the 2010 season.

Ecco introduces sport-casual shoe

Ecco: Golf Street Premier hits the streets as a hybrid shoe for on and off the course. Golf Street Premier includes eccentric color pops of cactus green, fanta orange and chili red, along with metal-rivet accents. Ecco’s newest offering retails for $140.

Sunice hires 27 sales reps

Sunice: Outerwear brand hires 27 golf sales representatives. The team will help sell the 2010 Sunice outerwear collection, which includes the new Ultimate Jacket V2.

SST Signs Nakashima Golf As Newest Licensee of the PURE SPECS® Shaft Alignment System

Strategic Shaft Technologies: Nakashima Golf added as newest licensee of SST’s Pure Specs shaft alignment system. “Adding Nakashima Golf as our newest licensee was the culmination of several years of careful planning and technological achievement to develop automated machinery capable of delivering a Pure alignment system to high volume OEM clients,” said Gary Sheppard, director of global business development for SST.

GolfBallSelector.com: Site to conduct new ball testing in December. Results of the testing is scheduled for a February release.

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Quagmire Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary with Record Sales at Canadian Buying Shows

Quagmire: Record sales of its spring 2010 men’s and women’s collections during the last month are announced while the company celebrates its five-year anniversary at buying shows in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. “We created Quagmire for guys and girls like us,” said Geoff Tait, Quagmire co-founder. “The goal was to offer pieces that could be worn to either the bar on Friday night or the course on Saturday, and be appropriate in both settings. It’s about being relaxed wherever you are, and the response to the new Spring 2010 collections has been incredible.”

Fairer View On Fancourt Fairways At 2009 Gary Player Invitational

Gary Player Group: Spanish supermodel and actress Inés Sastre, LPGA player Sandra Gal, Ladies European Tour player Henrietta Zuel and BBC Sports broadcaster Sarah Stirk have been added to the list of celebrities for the Gary Player Invitational, Nov. 26-29 in George, South Africa.

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