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Callaway Golf Co. announces that, based on current information, net sales for 2008 are expected to slip 0.7 percent to $1.117 billion from $1.125 billion in 2007. Consistent with recent earnings guidance, pro forma diluted earnings per share for 2008 are estimated to range from 93 cents to 95 cents a share (on 63.8 million shares outstanding), an increase of approximately 6 percent compared to pro forma diluted earnings per share of 89 cents in 2007 (on 67.5 million shares outstanding). … The Traverse City Convention and Visitors Bureau in Michigan offers its “Create Your Own Golf Package,” which allows golfers to choose among 18 courses and accommodations at 31 hotels, motels and resorts starting at $59.50 per person. For information, call 888.499.4503 or visit www.visittraversecity.com. … Jack Nicklaus Signature Courses announces that the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Creighton Farms in Aldie, Va., and The Idaho Club in Sandpoint, Idaho, are named among the “Top 10 New Private Golf Courses” in America by Golf Magazine. … The Resort Club at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, S.C., will host its third Play Golf America Day kickoff event Saturday, Feb. 14, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Highlighting the day will be free instruction and golf clinics conducted by more than 40 PGA professionals from the Carolinas PGA section.

GolfCar.Tv will introduce its new golf car, which includes a 15-inch wide screen for electronic scoring and handicapping along with a personal golf portal to store information. … Winning Edge Designs will launch new headcover and hybrid cover designs. Also, ongoing product collections have had new products added, including its accessory collection. … Vicarious Golf will exhibit its V-Towel, a unique 2-in-1 brush and towel system that was voted one of the “Best New Products” at the 2008 PGA Merchandise Show. … King Golf will release its One-Ball putter, a weighted 360-gram one-ball design that features a soft polymer white putter face. … Ian Poulter Design will launch its spring/summer collection that features a new range of tartans, limited edition pieces and the introduction of tailored shorts.

The eighth Elmore Just Memorial Tournament will be held on Monday, April 20, at Persimmon Ridge Golf Course
in Louisville, Ky. The event benefits the Elmore Just Scholarship Fund at Bellarmine University. To enter, contact Josh Fischer at 502.491.5490 or josh@louisvillegolf.com. … The World Golf Championships-CA Championship will give South Florida charities the opportunity to participate in “Tickets Fore Charity.” Non-profit organizations can participate by selling discounted weekly grounds, weekly clubhouse and daily grounds passes. Organizations will receive 75 percent of the proceeds from the tickets they sell, while the remaining 25 percent donated to The First Tee. For information, call 305.513.4653, ext. 111. … Japanese 17-year-old Ryo Ishikawa receives a Commissioner’s Foreign Exemption and will make his PGA Tour debut at the Northern Trust Open, Feb. 19-22.