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CHAMP® Spikes Enjoys Wins on European and LPGA Tour

Champ reports that the winner of the LPGA’s Samsung World Championship wore its Stinger spikes, while the European Tour’s Austrian Open winner wore its spikes along with 71 percent of the field.

A busy couple of weeks for Shaft Skinz®

Shaft Skinz reports a dozen more Ladies European Tour players have added its product to at least one club in their bag. The 12 brings to 62 the number of tour professionals using the Shaft Skinz shaft sleeves.

Just Fore You™ Seeks Sales Representatives

Just Fore You announces plans to hire sales representatives in conjunction with its expansion across the U.S. The company made its official début at the PGA Fall Expo in Las Vegas, Sept. 1-2.

GolfTalk Live Radio Show Begins Special Hershey Amateur Promotion

Philadelphia-based GolfTalk Livebegins a special promotion with Hershey Golf Collection to highlight the new Hershey Amateur, set for Oct. 11-14. As partner of the partnership, GolfTalk Live will provide on-air coverage during the weekly show and develop an e-mail campaign to help reach golfers throughout the region. The radio show also becomes a media sponsor for the event.

» Etcetera

The Bay Area Fall Golf Show, which will be held Oct. 23-25 in Pleasanton, Calif., joins Twitter to provide event updates. The show can be found at @bayreagolfshow. … Career Sports & Entertainment re-launches ParkerMcLachlin.com, the official Web site of Parker McLachlin, PGA Tour golfer and CS&E client. … The Illinois Professional Golf Sales Association announces its 2009 Salesperson of the Year awards. Tom Delamater of Cleveland Golf/Srixon was selected in the hard goods category, while Mark Bearby of Annika, CBUK, Cutter & Buck, Ogio, Pukka Headwear and Sundog was chosen in the soft goods category.

» Media

“Fairways of Life Show,” hosted by Matt Adams, features four-time major winner Ray Floyd. The radio show will air today, Monday, at 3 p.m. ET on the PGA Tour Network on Sirius 209, XM 146 Satellite Radio and PGATour.com. The show will be re-broadcast Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 26-27 at 11 a.m.

» Tournaments

The SAS Championship finalizes the field for this week’s Champions Tour event, Sept. 25-27 at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, N.C. The field features nine of the top-10 players on the 2009 money list, and current Charles Schwab Cup points leader Fred Funk. … The Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge, which features players from the PGA, LPGA and Champions tours, is set for Nov. 10 at Rio Secco Golf Club outside of Las Vegas. The event will air Dec. 19-20 on NBC. … The Northern Texas PGA announces that two sites will be used for the Nationwide Tour’s WNB Golf Classic‘s open qualifier today, Monday, in Midland. The Green Tree Country Club will be used as the primary site, while Ranchland Hills Golf Club is the secondary site. The PGA Tour requires a second site be used when more than 132 entries are received. The NTPGA received 198 entries.

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CMAA Releases 2009 Compensation & Benefits Report

The Club Managers Association of America releases its “2009 Compensation & Benefits Report,” a biennial study that examines compensation trends for key staff members at clubs. More than 850 CMAA members from throughout the country participated in the survey.