Turner Sports declines to extend TV rights with the R&A for the British Open. Turner’s seven-year deal ends with TNT‘s coverage in 2009.
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Golf Legend Billy Casper to Appear at 'Play the Park Tournament' to Benefit North Course at City Park
Hall of Fame golfer Billy Casper will participate in activities surrounding the “Play the Park Tournament” on Friday, Nov. 14, at the North Course at City Park in New Orleans. The course recently re-opened three years after being ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
The Heritage Golf Course at Westmoor Continues Its Eco-Friendly Efforts With Dixon's Earth Golf Ball
Dixon Golf announces that The Heritage Golf Course at Westmoor in Westminster, Colo., will carry its eco-friendly Earth golf balls.
Mitchell® Golf Equipment Company Promotes Thomas Mitchell To Executive Vice President
Mitchell Golf Equipment Co. promotes Tom Mitchell to executive vice president.
GolfWorld Magazine Readers Love Kaua’i Golf Courses
Four courses in Kaua’i, Hawaii, were selected among Golf World‘s inaugural “2009 Readers’ Choice Awards” – Poipu Bay Golf Course (No. 16), Kaua’i Lagoons Golf Club (No. 19), Princeville Resort, with 45 holes of golf on Kaua’i’s north shore, (No. 22) and Puakea Golf Course (No. 34).
Devant Sport Towels Unveils The Putter Towel™
Devant Sport Towels unveils The Putter Towel, a golf accessory that features a clip that easily snaps onto the shaft of a putter for convenient use on or around the greens.
Titleist Ambassador Davis Love III Captures Children’s Miracle Network Classic
Titleist reports on brand ambassador Davis Love III winning the Children’s Miracle Network Classic, his first win in more than two years and his 20th on the PGA Tour. Love played a full complement of Titleist clubs, including the new 909D3 driver, and the Pro V1x ball.
Golf Inc. launches new international web site
Golf Inc. launches its newly-designed website, www.golfincmagazine.com.
PrideSports Sweeps Weekend Professional Golf Events
PrideSports reports that the winner of the Nationwide Tour Championship wore the company’s OEM cleats, while Softspikes Pulsar Cleats were worn by the first-, second- and third-place finishes at the LPGA’s Mizuno Classic. Also, PrideSports reports that more than 75 percent of the field at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic used its products.
Fujikura #1 Driver Shaft Brand At PGA & Nationwide Events
Fujikura reports that it won the driver shaft brand count at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic and the Nationwide Tour Championship, respectively.
Q-Link Caps 2008 PGA Tour Season with Strong Showing at Children’s Miracle Network Classic
Clarus Transphase Scientific Inc. reports that its SRT-3 products were worn by 25 golfers at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic, including three top-10 finishers.
Golf Digest U.S. Open Challenge Moves To Bethpage Black
Golf Digest, the U.S. Golf Association and NBC Sports will partner for the second Golf Digest U.S. Open Challenge, which will test one winner at the site of the 2009 U.S. Open – the Black Course at Bethpage State Park.
Excel Golf Products, Inc. Announces 3-Prong Hardwood Tee
Excel Golf Products Inc. will introduce its Zero Friction three-prong hardwood tee in 2009. The tee will be available in natural and white and in sizes of 2 ¾ and 3 ¼ inches.
Acushnet Company Responds To Pro V1 Court Ruling
Acushnet Co. will file an appeal of today’s ruling in a U.S. District Court in Delaware granting Callaway Golf‘s request for an injunction in the long-running dispute with respect to four Callaway patents and Acushnet’s Titleist Pro V1 golf balls. The company also announced that it does not expect the ruling to have a material adverse impact on its results.
Golf Town ‘Chips In’ Program Awards $100,000 in 2008
Canadian retailer Golf Town donates $100,000 in support of various non-profit groups via its “Chips In” charitable giving campaign.
Crane’s Landing Golf Club Recognized As A Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary
Marriott Golf announces that Crane’s Landing Golf Club, in Lincolnshire, Ill., is the latest property to achieve certification through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses.
LDA Cancels 2008-09 Exceptional Driver Championship
The Long Drivers of America cancels its 2008-09 Exceptional Driver Championship. The EDC was an annual driving contest for amateur golfers that rewarded accurate power and was scheduled for later this month.
SuperStroke™ Putter Grip Helps Bettencourt to Second Nationwide Win, Top Spot in Earnings
Stroke Solutions reports on Matt Bettencourt‘s win at the Nationwide Tour Championship while using the SuperStroke putter grip.
TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff Professional Sergio Garcia Wins HSBC Champions and Moves Up to No. 2 in the Official World Golf Rankings
TaylorMade-adidas Golf tour staff professional Sergio Garcia wins the HSBC Champions and moves up to No. 2 in the Official World Golf Rankings. Also, TMaG professional Matt Bettencourt won the Nationwide Tour Championship.
Love Wins Wearing New Synr•G™ Shoes
FootJoy announces that Davis Love III earned his 20th career victory wearing it new Synr•G golf shoes.
