Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Mo., hosts the Rolex Tournament of Champions, won by T.J. Vogel of Cooper City, Fla., and Victoria Tanco of Bradenton, Fla., in the boys and girls division, respectively.
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Ricoh Women’s British Open Announces New Environmental Initiative
The Ricoh Women’s British Open launches GIFT (Green Initiatives For Tomorrow), an initiative aimed at players, spectators and the wider global golf audience to make changes to their everyday lives so as to help reduce their carbon footprint.
Adam Schriber’s stars shine over holiday weekend
Adam Schriber, director of junior instruction and development at Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville, Mich., reports on the recent top-three finishes by pupils Anthony Kim and Morgan Pressel on the PGA and LPGA tours, respectively.
Schmidt-Curley Design’s Golden Mountain Golf Club Opens in Qingdao, China
Schmidt-Curley Design announces that its Golden Mountain Golf Club in Qingdao, China, has opened for play.
ForeTees
ForeTees, a provider of online tee time reservation systems for private clubs, reports that it has reached more than 19 million logins since 2002.
MySpaceGolf.com – Domain Finally For Sale!
The MySpaceGolf.com domain name is being auctioned off on eBay.
USGA Awards $1.35 Million in Grants During the First Quarter of 2009
The U.S. Golf Association awards $1.35 million at its April grant distribution meeting to support the development of 86 golf programs through its “For the Good of the Game” grants initiative.
LPGA Should Make Sure Big Names Play in the Major Championships
GolfTalkLive.net will feature Tony Leodora‘s daily blog from the U.S. Women’s Open.
CourseTrends announces the Victorville Golf Courses of Victorville, CA as its most recent client…
CourseTrends announces the Victorville Golf Courses in Victorville, Calif., as its newest client, and will design and host the courses’ Web site, e-mail marketing and e-commerce.
EWGA Foundation Awards 2009 ‘Women On Par®’ Scholarship
The EWGA Foundation awards the 2009 Women On Par scholarship to Angela Hagler of Danville, Ind.
Mizuno And Bettinardi Golf Will Not Extend Exclusive Putter Contract
Mizuno USA Inc. and Bettinardi Golf announces that the companies will not extend their exclusive partnership beyond 2009. Mizuno will continue to sell, market and service Mizuno Bettinardi putters through June 2010 and Bettinardi Golf will begin to sell and market putters under the Bettinardi name beginning in the fall.
Swedish professionals support amateurs
The World Golfers Championship announces that Sweden will compete in the World Golfers Championship, Oct. 24-31 in Marbella, Spain, and will receive financial support from Swedish golf professionals.
Top 10 finish for Oban in the AT&T National
Oban reports that the world’s ninth-ranked player posted a top-10 finish at the AT&T National playing Oban’s Devotion 75-gram shaft.
St. Johns Golf & Country Club Achieves Prominent Audubon Designation
St. Johns Golf and Country Club in St. Augustine, Fla., receives Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary designation.
Adams Golf Introduces Idea a7 Hybrids and Hybrid Irons
Adams Golf introduces its new Idea a7 hybrids and hybrid irons that are intended for mid-handicap players.
Towne Country Club Selects ActiveGolf to Provide Management Software and Tee-Time Marketing Solutions
ActiveGolf adds Towne Country Club in Edgerton, Wisc., as its newest client, and will provide golf management software and online tee time marketing solutions.
» Etcetera
Touchstone Golf enters into a management agreement with a new ownership group to operate Glen Annie Golf Course in Goleta, Calif., thus preventing the closure of the property. … Stillwater Country Club in Stillwater, Okla., moves to ClubTec‘s Web site product known as WebTec. …
» College
Duke University names Jon Whithaus as associate men’s coach. Whithaus join head coach Jamie Green‘s staff after spending the previous 13 years as head coach at Division III Ohio Wesleyan.
» Television
Golf Channel will air “Duel in the Sun,” which chronicles the historic final round between Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson at the 1977 British Open, on Monday, July 13, at 9 p.m. ET.
» Tournaments
David Toms, Boo Weekly, Bubba Watson and John Daly commit to play in the 70th Wyndham Championship, Aug. 17-23 at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
Softspikes® Captures PGA TOUR's AT&T National & LPGA Jamie Farr Classic
Softspikes was the leading plastic cleat at the Jamie Farr Classic and the AT&T National, where 73 percent of the players and 23 of the top-40 finishers wore the company’s stable of products. Softspikes also reports on its Golf Ball Alignment Tool.
Ricoh Women's British Open Announces New Environmental Initiative
The Ricoh Women’s British Open launches GIFT (Green Initiatives For Tomorrow), an initiative aimed at players, spectators and the wider global golf audience to make changes to their everyday lives so as to help reduce their carbon footprint.
Adam Schriber's stars shine over holiday weekend
Adam Schriber, director of junior instruction and development at Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville, Mich., reports on the recent top-three finishes by pupils Anthony Kim and Morgan Pressel on the PGA and LPGA tours, respectively.
