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UST® Shafts Deliver Desert Launch Title
United Sports Technologies reports that its Proforce V2 shaft was played by six of the top-eight finishers at the Desert Launch Competition in Mesquite, Nev., including the champion and runner-up.
PrideSports Captures Dual Wins on TOUR
PrideSports reports that the winner of the Champions Tour’s Allianz Championship wore Pulsar cleats, while the winner of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am wore shoes with the Fast-Twist insert system.
Golf Town includes apparel, accessories in mix
Golf Town creates a corporate sales division that will offer more than 300,000 promotional products.
AHEAD technology highlights three new caps
AHEAD introduces several new performance caps – the AHEAD X-Cap, DriLook and Coolmax caps.
Keri Golf catches Oprah’s eye
Keri Golf reports that its products are showcased on the “O List” in the March issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, currently on newsstands.
Golf Town Creates Corporate Sales Division with Over 300,000 Promotional Products
Golf Town creates a corporate sales division that will offer more than 300,000 promotional products.
Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club Latest to Choose ProLink’s ProStar GPS System
Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club in Arcadia, Mich., chooses ProLink Solution‘s ProStar GPS system.
World’s Top Ranked Amateurs Receive Exemption Into Second Stage Of European Tour Q-School
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club announces that, beginning in 2008, the top-ranked players in the R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking will receive an exemption into the second qualifying stage of the PGA European Tour Qualifying School. The three highest-ranked players in the WAGR Top 10 on Aug. 24, who have entered Q-School, will be exempt into the second stage.
AHEAD® Launches New Innovative Headwear For 2008 Featuring Performance Technology
AHEAD introduces several new performance caps – the AHEAD X-Cap, DriLook cap and Coolmax caps.
Tom Craig, Pete Veris Named 2007 Titleist Sales Representatives Of The Year
Titleist selects Tom Craig and Pete Veris as its 2007 Sales Representatives of the Year.
Beckett Ridge Country Club Subscribes To Golf Marketing Commander For “Accountable Marketing”
Golf Marketing Commander adds Beckett Ridge Country Club in West Chester, Ohio, as its latest client.
Cybergolf contracts with Detwiler Golf Course in Toledo, Ohio to custom design and host the properties Web site and email marketing e-blast newsletter system for the club.
Cybergolf contracts with Detwiler Golf Course in Toledo, Ohio, to custom design and host the property’s website and email marketing e-blast newsletter system for the club.
Alpha Driver Wins Diamond in the Desert Classic 2008
Alpha Golf reports that its C830.2 Plasma driver swept the Diamond in the Desert Classic in Mesquite, Nev., for the second successive year.
Play All Day at Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort; TPC Las Vegas Pro Sean Lanyi Reveals 20-20-20 Rule
GolfLasVegasNow.com offers features on how local golfers can play Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort all day for one rate and reveals TPC Las Vegas instructor Sean Lanyi‘s 20-20-20 rule.
FLGOLF INC reports latest Volvik hole-in-one
FlGolf Inc. reports on a hole-in-one made with its Volvik yellow crystal ball.
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Trigelle announces its new partnership with the Southern California Section Professional Golf Association. The “Trigelle Pro” is a sponsorship program that provides fashionable golf apparel to the SCPGA’s top female teaching professionals. … Tuscawilla Country Club in Winter Springs, Fla., reports that U.S. Kids Golf has named head golf professional Carolyn McKenzie Andrews as one of America’s Top 50 Kids Teachers for 2007. … CDW Corp. signs Paula Creamer to a long-term sponsorship agreement and will work with Creamer to configure technology solutions geared toward enhancing her game. … Technology company HP signs a three-year extension (2009-2011) to its official partnership of the American Junior Golf Association. … Blue Heron Pines Golf Club in Galloway Township, N.J., appoints Will Arabea as general manager, Charlie Brandt as director of marketing, and Kimberly Royster as director of group sales. … Granville Golfland in Granville, Ohio, has been named as a Top 100 Golf Range by the Golf Range Association of America. … Fred Funk maintains his lead in the Champions Tour’s Charles Schwab Cup points race. … Colonial Country Club officials announce that the 2008 Ben Hogan Award will be sponsored by Chesapeake Energy. The annual award recognizes the top male collegiate amateur golfer. … Signature Control Systems Inc. enters into a strategic alliance with Environmental Sensors Inc. of Canada to develop various proprietary sensor probe technologies for the global golf, sports turf and commercial turf markets.
Keri Golf catches Oprah's eye
Keri Golf reports that its products are showcased on the “O List” in the March issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, currently on newsstands.
Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club Latest to Choose ProLink's ProStar GPS System
Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club in Arcadia, Mich., chooses ProLink Solution‘s ProStar GPS system.
World's Top Ranked Amateurs Receive Exemption Into Second Stage Of European Tour Q-School
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club announces that, beginning in 2008, the top-ranked players in the R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking will receive an exemption into the second qualifying stage of the PGA European Tour Qualifying School. The three highest-ranked players in the WAGR Top 10 on Aug. 24, who have entered Q-School, will be exempt into the second stage.
