TaylorMade-adidas Golf tour staff professional Jean-François Lucquin earned his first career European Tour victory by draining a 12-foot putt with his Rossa Itsy Bitsy Monza Spider in a two-man playoff to capture the Omega European Masters.
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Super September Begins for GolfTalk Live
The award-winning GolfTalk Live, hosted by Tony Leodora is set to kick off its biggest month of programming in its three-year history.
Cobra Golf Launches New 2009 King Cobra Transition-S Integrated Sets
Cobra Golf introduces its King Cobra Transition-S integrated set, an eight club set that transitions from utility metals to hybrid irons to wide-sole irons.
Lonetree Golf Course (Antioch, CA) selects Golf Fusion’s
Lonetree Golf Course in Antioch, Calif., to use Golf Fusion‘s next generation website.
World Am Contestant Wins Lesson with Butch Harmon courtesy of Explanar Golf
Mike St. Clair of North Carolina wins the Explanar Golf “Beat Your Score” promotion at the recent World Amateur Championships.
Oxford Greens Ranked No. 5 in Connecticut by GOLF Magazine
The Golf Club at Oxford Greens in Oxford, Conn., is ranked No. 5 among Connecticut’s best public access courses in Golf Magazine‘s September issue.
Mississippi’s “Golf Coast” Courses Spared by Gustav
Mississippi reports that its “Golf Coast,” which is the 60 miles of Gulf of Mexico coastline between Alabama and New Orleans, La., was not hit by tropical storm Gustav and that its courses remain open.
Golfpac Travel Offering Early Booking Special At Orlando’s Orange Lake Resort
Golfpac Travel is offering a special package to Orange Lake Resort in Orlando, Fla., through Dec. 18.
Q-Link Names Veteran PGA Professional as Tour Representative
Clarus Transphase Scientific Inc., developer and manufacturer of the Q-Link products, hires Rick Provost as a PGA Tour representative.
MyJoys® Program Expands To Include The National Football League (NFL)
FootJoy announce the addition of the National Football League to its MyJoys custom golf shoe program.
OpenCourse
OpenCourse announces that Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., along with PGA Golf Club, PGA Country Club, and the PGA Learning Center has selected and implemented the OpenInventory software module to manage all of their retail operations.
Asian Tour Breaks New Ground With Co-Sanction Agreement For 2009 Omega European Masters
The Asian Tour will jointly sanction the Omega European Masters in 2009 with the European Tour. The event, staged annually at the Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club in Switzerland, will be the first ever tournament on European soil to be co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.
GolfTraxx
GolfTraxx announces support for the Apple iPhone 3G and is offering free downloads from the Apple iTunes website.
Ashworth Named Official Golf-Apparel Supplier Of Golf Channnel’s New “Big Break X: Michigan”
Ashworth Inc. partners with Golf Channel as the golf-apparel supplier for Golf Channel’s new season of “Big Break X: Michigan,” which debuts Oct. 7.
Daphne’s Headcovers enjoys success at PGA Fall Expo
Daphne’s Headcovers reports on increased sales from the recent PGA Fall Expo in Las Vegas, Nev.
Scratch Golfer To Build Total Golf Adventures Franchise In Westchester County
Kevin Sullivan is hired to build the Total Golf Adventures franchise in Westchester County, N.Y. The franchise is owned by Kevin Rooney and Mark Thornewell.
Carlsbad Golf Center “Gets On The Green” with the 100% Eco-Friendly Dixon Earth Golf Ball
Dixon Golf announces that the Carlsbad Golf Center in San Diego, Calif., will carry its eco-friendly Earth golf balls.
egolf Amateur Tour National Championship Brings Record Field to Hilton Head, Oct. 25-26
The EGolf Amateur Golf Tour will hold its 2008 National Championship, Oct. 25-26 on Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Statement credited to LPGA Commissioner Carolyn F. Bivens regarding the LPGA’s policy on effective communication in English
The LPGA announces it will rescind penalty provisions attached to its effective communications policy.
BOYNE’s Northern Michigan Autumn Getaways
Boyne, a collection of mountain and golf resorts in Boyne Falls, Mich., announces its Fall Getaway packages that run Sept. 21 through Oct. 9.
