GolfGym announces its Father’s Day promotion that addresses both the physical and mental aspects of the golf game. Through June, any person who purchases a GolfGym PowerSwing Trainer will receive a complimentary book from Rick Sessinghaus, “Golf: The Ultimate Mind Game.”
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Head to Kiawah Island with Golfpac Travel's "Four by the Shore"
Golfpac Travel offers its “Fore By the Shore” package to Kiawah Island Golf Resort on Kiawah Island, S.C. Packages start at $933 per person.
Tennessee Wins Battle of the Smokies Media Challenge
Tennessee successfully defended its title in the second Battle of the Smokies Media Golf Challenge, May 31-June 2 at Beech Mountain Club and Sugar Mountain Golf Club. The Battle of the Smokies features teams of media from both states battling head-to-head in a Ryder Cup-style format.
GolfBox A/S Retains Golf Convergence to Create US Strategic Alliances
GolfBox retains Golf Convergence Inc. to assist in expanding its potential in the U.S. market through synergistic relationships and other business models.
ForeTees
ForeTees, a provider of online tee time reservation systems for private clubs, reports that members at its almost 350 clubs throughout the United States have logged onto its tee time system more 18 million times since the company began in 2002.
Billy Casper Golf Courses Across America to Host Callaway Demo Days on Father’s Day / U.S. Open Weekend
Billy Casper Golf and Callaway Golf partner to host demo days involving more than 80 BCG courses nationwide during U.S. Open week, June 18-20.
Over 300 PrideSports/Softspikes’® Employees Celebrate Arrival Of Black Widow® Tour™ To Major Golf Retailers
Softspikes reports that its new Black Widow Tour plastic cleat is now available at leading retail shops, including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Edwin Watts, Golfsmith and PGA Superstores.
Crescent Systems
Houston Oaks Golf Course in Paris, Ky., chooses Crescent Systems as its software provider.
Services set for Master Life LPGA T&CP Marjorie Burns
Marjorie (Marge) Burns, a Master Life LPGA Teaching and Club Professional, died Wednesday, June 3, at the age of 83. Services are scheduled for Saturday, June 6 at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro in Greensboro, N.C.
Pairings Announced For June 8
Stonewall Orchard Golf Club in Grayslake, Ill., will host a U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier on Monday, June 8.
CourseTrends announces the Cypress Run Golf Club of Tarpon Springs, FL as its most recent client…
CourseTrends announces Cypress Run Golf Club in Tarpon Springs, Fla., as its newest client, and will design and host the club’s Web site, e-mail marketing and e-commerce.
Golf Cognoscente Consortium launches Golf retail space in Beverly Hills
The Golf Cognoscente Consortium, which consists of Honma, Antas, Marbas, Martin Dingman, Dorfman Pacific and MacKenzie Golf Bags, will open a 259-square-foot golf retail space in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Excel Golf Teams Up With ESPNChicago.com for Charity
Excel Golf Products Inc., maker of Zero Friction tees, teams with ESPNChicago.com for its annual charity tournament, June 22 at Stonewall Orchard Golf Club in Grayslake, Ill. Proceeds will benefit the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research.
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» Etcetera
Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods will be guests on the award-winning “Fairways of Life Show with Matt Adams”, heard on the PGA Tour Network on Sirius 209 and XM 146, Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 11 a.m. ET. … American Express creates the Championship Experience, an onsite interactive facility, for the U.S. Open at Bethpage State Park’s Black Course. The facility, located near the main entrance and open to all attendees, will feature complimentary swing analysis, a Green Speed Challenge in which attendees can test their putting stroke on simulated greens of varying speeds, a player tracker and viewing area. There will be an audio course guide by Jim Furyk and CourseCast TVs and radios for cardmembers. … Representatives from Barefoot Resort and Golf in Myrtle Beach, S.C., announces that its Love Course has reopened for public play, while the Fazio Course is scheduled to resume play on Wednesday, July 1. Both courses suffered cosmetic damage when a wildfire damaged the area on April 22-23, but neither course received any damage to the fairways or greens. … Greg Norman Collection repositions its Women’s Collection under the design direction of Dana Coppolino, former founder and CEO of Verdina. The spring 2010 assortment marks the reentrance. … Deer Creek Course on Skidaway Island, Ga., is undergoing a complete renovation project that will total $7.7 million when the course reopens in October. … The GolfBC Group announces the return of its “Family Golf Day” at its British Columbia, Canada, courses through June. For information on courses, times, rates and activities, visit www.gbcgolfacademy.com. … ClubTec announces it will attend the HITEC Show, June 22-25 in Anaheim, Calif. … Paraplegic golfer and trick shot artist Dennis Walters will perform at the fourth Long Beach Mayor’s Trophy Charity Tournament at Skylinks Golf Course in Long Beach, Calif., Monday, July 13. For information, call Cindy Elliott at 562.431.5962 or e-mail cepr@msn.com. … The Nationwide Tour will conduct its first “LIVE@” event on PGATour.com, Thursday-Friday, June 11-12, from the Knoxville Open. PGATour.com will stream live footage of every group that plays the par-3 16th hole at Fox Den Country Club, 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. … John Donnelly, vice president of golf media at Golf Channel, joins the Environmental Institute for Golf‘s advisory council. The institute is the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
» Tournaments
The Nationwide Tour’s Athens Classic at UGA, formerly the Athens Regional Foundation Classic, will be played at the University of Georgia Golf Course and operated by the University’s Auxiliary Services Department. All proceeds from the event will support need-based scholarships for UGA students through the Arch Foundation. … The Champions Tour’s 3M Championship, set for July 10-12 in Blaine, Minn., announces that this year’s event will be free to the public.
Billy Casper Golf Courses Across America to Host Callaway Demo Days on Father's Day / U.S. Open Weekend
Billy Casper Golf and Callaway Golf partner to host demo days involving more than 80 BCG courses nationwide during U.S. Open week, June 18-20.
Over 300 PrideSports/Softspikes'® Employees Celebrate Arrival Of Black Widow® Tour™ To Major Golf Retailers
Softspikes reports that its new Black Widow Tour plastic cleat is now available at leading retail shops, including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Edwin Watts, Golfsmith and PGA Superstores.
Services set for Master Life LPGA T&CP Marjorie Burns
Marjorie (Marge) Burns, a Master Life LPGA Teaching and Club Professional, died Wednesday, June 3, at the age of 83. Services are scheduled for Saturday, June 6 at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro in Greensboro, N.C.
Cybergolf adds Shaker Run Golf Club in Lebanon, OH. as its newest client
Cybergolf adds Shaker Run Golf Club in Lebanon, Ohio, as its newest client, and will custom design and host the club’s Web site and e-mail marketing system.
Pristine Bay Resort, Black Pearl Golf Course Announce Elite Golf Memberships
Pristine Bay Resort, home of the Black Pearl Golf Course in Roatan, Honduras, announces that memberships to the golf club are now available.
Dynamic Brands Names Tom Hall CFO and Strengthens Staff with New Hires
Dynamic Brands, the parent company for Bag Boy and AMF Golf, hires Tom Hall as its new chief financial officer. Hall will oversee all financial aspects of the business units under the Dynamic Brands corporate name.
