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Kokopelli Golf Club in Gilbert, AZ. selects Cybergolf to custom design and host the properties Web site and provide an email marketing e-blast newsletter system for the club
Kokopelli Golf Club in Gilbert, Ariz., selects Cybergolf to custom design and host the property’s website and provide an email marketing e-blast newsletter system for the club.
Edwin Watts Selects High Definition Golf™ For In-Store Use
Edwin Watts Golf selects the High Definition Golf simulator for its club-fitting, testing and teaching applications. The simulators have been installed in several Edwin Watts Florida, Tennessee and Texas stores, and more installations are planned at additional locations throughout 2008.
ECCO Named ‘Official Footwear Supplier’ to 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Ecco is selected as the official footwear supplier to the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, and will outfit many of the international entertainment, sports and business celebrity participants.
Coastal Pines Golf Club Chooses ProLink’s Superior GPS Technology and Revenue-Generating Advertising Program
ProLink Solutions announces that Coastal Pines Golf Club in Brunswick, Ga., now features the ProLink Solutions GPS system.
Aldila wins hybrid shaft counts at first three PGA Tour events of 2008
Aldila heads into this week’s Buick Invitational with three consecutive hybrid shaft count victories on the PGA Tour, according to Darrell Survey.
TaylorMade-adidas Golf Names David Abeles General Manager for the United States Region
TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Co. names David Abeles senior vice president and general manager for the TaylorMade Golf United States business unit.
3rd Place Finish for Perry at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Excel Golf Products Inc., manufacturer of the Zero Friction performance golf tee, reports that Kenny Perry tied for third at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
PGA Merchandise Show Results
Clubmaxx Golf Bags reports on the reaction to its bags at the PGA Merchandise Show.
E-Z-GO Promotes Mike Parkhurst to Vice President, Global Sales
E-Z-Go promotes Michael Parkhurst to vice president, global sales, as the company strengthens its focus on sales following the introduction of its RXV fleet golf car.
C-Thru Grips® Signs LPGA’s Christina Kim
C-Thru Grips reports that LPGA player Christina Kim has agreed to feature the custom grips on her clubs. Kim has been using a custom Yes C-Thru Grip on her putter and is now working with the company to develop custom grips for her complete set of clubs.
The week in Las Vegas Golf Courses … Now: Jan 24, 2008
GolfLasVegasNow.com reports on how Natalie Gulbis is selling her 2008 calendars.
Alta Sierra Country Club Subscribes To Golf Marketing Commander, #1 Website In Golf
Golf Marketing Commander announces Alta Sierra Country Club in Grass Valley, Calif., as its newest client.
Maffei, McDonough, Staughton recognized for excellence in government relations by GCSAA
Michael Maffei, Peter McDonough and Richard Staughton have been selected to receive the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America‘s 2008 Excellence in Government Relations Awards for their commitment to government relations in the area of advocacy.
The Georgia Golf Hall of Fame Announces the Reynolds Caddie Medal Recipients
Alfred "Big Rabbit" Dyer and Brian Paine receive the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame‘s Reynolds Caddie Medal.
This Just In!
Bionic reports that it’s newly-developed Pro Glove conforms with U.S. Golf Association rules.
BRIEFLY
Seth L. Knight III is elected president of the Georgia State Golf Association for a second one-year term, highlighting the association’s recent 2008 annual meeting. … Glasgow Country Club in Glasgow, Ky., selects ClubTec‘s SQL Club Management Solutions. … Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, S.C., announces that each of their five championship golf courses as well as the grounds of The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort have been certified by Audubon International as cooperative sanctuaries.
TOURNAMENTS
Retief Goosen withdraws from the Commercialbank Qatar Masters, citing blurred vision following recent corrective laser surgery. “I have had laser treatment before, seven years ago, and felt I needed a touch up which I had done 10 days ago,” Goosen said. “But there has been a bit of growth with a fibre in the left eye. It is a very simple procedure to take it out and the advice was to do it sooner.”
Ecco to walk the walk at Pebble
Ecco is selected as the official footwear supplier to the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, and will outfit many of the international entertainment, sports and business celebrity participants.
Keri Golf expands accessories collection
Keri Golf introduces its 2008 accessories collection, featuring an expanded range of totes and headcovers.
Footwear sales help GPI in UK
The Golfalot Price Index reports that figures in the United Kingdom held firm in January with a very minor fall of 0.02 percent over the month. On the rise were fairway woods (1.2 percent), irons (1.9 percent) and shoes (2.2 percent).
