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Chesapeake Energy, in association with Colonial Country Club, The Friends of Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America announce Kyle Stanley of Clemson as recipient of the 2009 Ben Hogan Award. … Duke University’s Amanda Blumenherst is selected as recipient of the 2009 Dinah Shore Trophy Award. Administered by the Ladies Professional Golf Association Foundation, the award recognizes a female collegiate golfer who excels in both academics (3.2 on a 4.0 scale) and athletics – playing in at least 50 percent of the team’s scheduled events – while maintaining a 78.00 or less scoring average. … Porta-Putter introduces the transformation of personal golf putters into portable putters for the purpose of travel. By inserting a precision insert in the center of a traditional putter, Porta-Putter enables the golfer to break down a putter into two pieces to be conveniently packed in a suitcase. … Martini Golf Tees Inc. introduces its new plastic Martini tee, which can hold a ball in place while tilted as much as 20 percent forward and promotes a lower drive with greater distance and a longer roll. … Rory Sabbatini wears the Hollas line from Canada’s Second Skin Garment Co. en route to winning the HP Byron Nelson Championship. Sabbatini wore a pink plaid XFC Hollas shirt and trendy solid white Hollas pants.

The Nationwide Tour’s Mexico Open has been rescheduled for Sept. 3-6. The tournament was originally set to be played this week at the El Bosque Golf Club in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, about 200 miles northwest of Mexico City. It was postponed due to the swine flu outbreak.