Five Fayetteville, N.C., area courses – Bayonet at Puppy Creek Golf Club, Cypress Lakes Golf Course, Keith Hills County Club‘s Creek and River Courses, and King’s Grant Country Club – will participate in Patriot Golf Day, Sept. 4-7, which benefits the Folds of Honor Foundation.
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Jorge Campillo Joins Cleveland® Golf/Srixon® Tour Staff
Cleveland Golf/Srixon signs Jorge Campillo to its tour staff. The multi-year deal calls for Campillo to wear a Cleveland hat, carry a Cleveland bag and play Cleveland woods, irons and wedges, as well as using a Srixon ball and glove.
Heath Slocum And Frerik Jacobson Sport Rocket Tour Covers At The Barclays
Rocket Tour Golf, maker of retro-inspired knit headcovers, reports that Heath Slocum won The Barclays suing the knit Tassel headcover and a Skinny Stick hybrid cover – both in royal blue.
The Landings Club To Host 2011 USGA Women’s State Team Championship
The U.S. Golf Association selects The Palmetto Course at The Landings Club in Savannah, Ga., to host the 2011 USGA Women’s State Team Championship.
Cybergolf adds The Majors Golf Club in Palm Bay, FL. as its newest client
The Majors Golf Club in Palm Bay, Fla., selects Cybergolf to design and host its Web site, e-mail marketing and e-commerce systems.
Slocum uses Aldila’s RIP™ to stun golf world, capture The Barclays
Aldila staff member Heath Slocum played the new RIP shaft in his driver en route to winning The Barclays. The tournament marked Slocum’s third start with the drivers.
Nicklaus Becomes Masters Honorary Starter
Augusta National Golf Club announces that six-time Masters winner Jack Nicklaus will join Arnold Palmer as an honorary starter at next year’s tournament.
Dancin’ Dogg Golf and PGA Superstores unveil the Optishot at the 2009 World AM Golf Tournament!
Dancin’ Dogg Golf, maker of the Optishot golf simulator, announces its newest retail partner, PGA Tour Superstore.
R&A Confirm Great Britain And Ireland Team For 2009 Walker Cup
The Royal and Ancient confirms the Great Britain and Ireland that will face the United States at The Walker Cup, Sept. 12-13 in Ardmore, Pa. The GB&I consists of Wallace Booth, Gavin Dear, Tommy Fleetwood, Luke Goddard, Matt Haines, Eamonn “Stiggy” Hodgson, Sam Hutsby, Niall Kearney, Chris Paisley and Dale Whitnell.
Stone Mountain Golf Club To Host 2009 Family Golf Festival
Stone Mountain Golf Club in Stone Mountain, Ga., will host its second Family Golf Festival, Sunday, Sept. 20.
CourseTrends announces the Airco Golf Course of Clearwater, FL as its most recent client…
Airco Golf Course in Clearwater, Fla., selects CourseTrends to design and host its Web site, e-mail marketing and e-commerce.
Roatan’s Pristine Bay Resort More Accessible Than Ever with New TACA Flights
Pristine Bay Resort in Roatan, Honduras, announces it will be accessible on TACA via daily, one-stop service through San Salvador, El Salvador from New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston and Washington, D.C. The new routes start Nov. 15.
With Lady Liberty Watching, Softspikes Dominates Plastic Cleat Field At Fedex Cup Playoffs
Softspikes led the plastic cleat brand count at The Barclays with 57 percent wearing its brand of cleats. Also, the Nationwide Tour’s Pennsylvania Classic winner wore Black Widow Tour cleats, while the respective winner at the LPGA Safeway Classic and the U.S. Amateur Championship wore Pulsar cleats.
Seventeen-Year Old Captures All-Titleist U.S. Amateur Championship Final.
Titleist reports that the U.S. Amateur champion, the youngest in the tournament’s 109-year history, played its Pro V1 golf ball and a full bag of Titleist. Also, Titleist was the overwhelming brand favorite in every major equipment category.
Knetgolf Saves Golfers More Than $20 Million To Date in 2009 on Their Golf Ball Purchases
Knetgolf, a recycler and refinisher of premium, pre-owned, brand-name golf balls, reports a year-to-date customer savings in excess of $20 million, averaging more than a dollar per ball.
Heath Slocum Utilizes Dr. Gio Valiante’s Fearless Golf System to Win FedEx Cup Event
Heath Slocum, winner of The Barclays, the PGA Tour’s first FedEx Cup Playoff event, credits Dr. Gio Valiante‘s mental conditioning program, “Fearless Golf,” for helping improve his game.
Adams Golf Launches Free Club Giveaway on Facebook
Adams Golf unveils plans to give away 100 of its Idea a7OS hybrids and hybrid iron sets in conjunction with the company’s new fan page on Facebook. The social networking promotion is designed to allow fans to directly interact with the company and fellow fans, in addition to learning more about the newly-released Idea a7OS lineup of clubs before they hit the retail market.
Slotline® Receives Awards
Slotline reports on its growing usage on the professional tours, including 15 putters in use on the Champions Tour.
Spherical Blade Putters Launches New Products at PGA Fall Expo
Spherical Blade launches its new product line of S-Blade putters at this week’s PGA Fall Expo in Las Vegas.
TaylorMade Golf Tour Staffers Peter Hedblom and Loren Roberts Cap Weekend of Worldwide Success
TaylorMade tour staffers Loren Roberts and Peter Hedblom win the Boeing Classic and Johnnie Walker Championship, respectively.
