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Andres Romero Extends Relationship with TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company
TaylorMade-adidas Golf announces a contract extension with PGA Tour player Andres Romero, who is currently ranked No. 32 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Boccieri Golf Announces Martin Cummins as PGA European Tour Representative and Director of European Sales
Boccieri Golf announces that Martin Cummins, a PGA Professional since 1996, has been promoted to full time European Tour representative and director of sales for the European market.
UST’s Rod Pampling Plays Proforce AXIVCore, Wins Australian Masters
United Sports Technologies reports that Rod Pampling won the Sportsbet Australian Masters playing its new Proforce AXIVCore graphite shafts. The victory was Pampling’s first in his native Australia since 1999.
Billy Casper Golf Endorses Axion’s ‘Green’ Materials for On-Course Bridges, Walkways and Landscaping
Billy Casper Golf agrees to endorse Axion Golf, a provider of vehicular and pedestrian bridges and walkways made of 100-percent recycled materials.
Golfpac Travel Offers 3rd Night Free At Orlando’s Mystic Dunes Resort & Golf Club
Golfpac Travel now offers a third night free at Mystic Dunes Resort and Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., for anyone staying two nights. Two rounds of golf are also included in this online package.
KemperSports Names Two Employees at Desert Willow Golf Resort
KemperSports appoints two employees at Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert, Calif. – Bruce Nation as sales and marketing director, and Brittany Kelley as the director of catering sales.
GCSAA presents highest honor posthumously to association’s first president
Colonel John Morley, the founder and first president of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, has been selected to receive the association’s 2009 Old Tom Morris Award.
Golfers Now Guided by ProLink GPS at Indian Wells GC
ProLink Solutions announces that Indian Wells Golf Club in Garden City, S.C., now features the ProLink Solutions GPS system.
Circling Raven Golf Club’s Tom Davidson Named ‘Resort Course Merchandiser of the Year’ by the Pacific Northwest Section of the PGA of America
Tom Davidson, director of golf at Circling Raven Golf Club in Worley, Idaho, is named “Resort Course Merchandiser of the Year” by the Pacific Northwest Section of the PGA of America.
Yucaipa Valley Golf Club in Elite Company with Four Stars from Golf Digest
Yucaipa Valley Golf Club in Yucaipa, Calif., receives four stars in Golf Digest‘s just-released “Best Places You Can Play” ratings.
A Tradition Lives On
The Millennium X Golf Classic will celebrate its 10th anniversary, Jan. 9-11 at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in Williamsburg, Va.
Tucson’s First Nicklaus Golf Course Since 1984 Ready To Debut
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain, which features 27 Jack Nicklaus-designed holes in Marana, Ariz., will be open to non-member play beginning Jan. 18 and throughout 2009.
Crescent Systems
Crescent Systems announces Seneca Caverns, located in Riverton, W.Va., as its newest client.
Nickent Unleashes Their Longest And Straightest Hybrid Ever
Nickent Golf introduces its new 5DX Ironwood hybrid, a fifth generation design that is all stainless steel with a new geometrical shape that places discretionary weight to the extreme perimeters of the clubhead.
RT Technologies Shafts Used By Top Money Earner On PGA Champions Tour In 2008!
RT Technologies reports that its RT Midas shaft was used by the No. 1 player on the Champions Tour money list throughout 2008.
GolfBuddy Launches in Europe
GolfBuddy launches operations in Europe with headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. John Ennis will serve as general manager.
LPGA Tour Legend Juli Inkster Highlights ECCO In-Store Event
Ecco announces that LPGA player Juli Inkster will highlight a special in-store event at the company’s San Francisco, Calif., store today, Wednesday.
Golf Academy of America Students Provide Free Public Golf Lessons
The Golf Academy of America‘s Phoenix, Ariz., is offering free golf lessons to the public.
BRIEFLY
» Etcetera
Transitions Optical, which earlier this year signed on as title sponsor of the PGA Tour’s Transitions Championship For Healthy Sight, films a national television commercial at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Innisbrook, Fla. … Hot Stix Golf, an independent custom club fitting and equipment testing lab, will open a state-of-the-art, club-fitting facility at PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The club fitting services begin on Monday, Dec. 15. … World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., is chosen the 15th best resort course in Golf Digest‘s 2009 readers’ survey of “The Top 50 Resort Courses.” … The Myrtle Beach National Co. is offering its “Golf Green Fee Giveaway,” a promotion that offers golfers the opportunity to instantly win free green fees by visiting MBN.com before booking trips to the South Carolina region. The promotion runs through March 15. … GolfLink, an online golf resource and online golf community, partners with Golf Channel to make its branded advertising inventory available exclusively through the network’s digital sales team. … The Northern California Golf Association, its two member-owned golf courses, Poppy Hills and Poppy Ridge, and the NCGA Foundation debut an online store at shop.ncga.org. … Atlanta Junior Golf will host its annual Skills Challenge at Charlie Yates Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday, Dec. 13. This event is available to all junior golfers in Atlanta under the age of 14. For information, go to www.atlantajuniorgolf.org. … Bobby Jones announces a limited edition gold-plated pocket watch in honor of the 75th anniversary of the 1930 Grand Slam. The watch, which retails for $795, features a molded caseback with the 75th anniversary Bobby Jones logo and limited edition numbering. The watch is available at Bobby Jones stores and www.bobbyjonesshop.com. … Sawgrass Golf Resort and Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., recently presented a $25,000 gift to the Emergency Services Homeless Coalition in St. Augustine, Fla.
» Tournaments
Yani Tseng, Suzann Pettersen, Cristie Kerr and Natalie Gulbis commit to play in the HSBC Women’s Champions, March 5-8 at the Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore. … The Florida State Golf Association announces the locations for two major championships in 2009. The 92nd Florida State Amateur will be held at TPC Sawgrass and Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, June 25-28; and the Florida Open Championship will be co-hosted by Quail Valley Country Club and John’s Island West in Vero Beach, July 17-19.
