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The Monique Burr Foundation reports that its annual Holiday in the Hamptons gala and Jinglebells pro-am tournament at The Golf Club at South Hampton in St. Augustine, Fla., raised more than $327,000 for the foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to child abuse prevention and education. … Fallen Oak, a Tom Fazio-designed golf course in Biloxi, Miss., is chosen by Golf Digest as the No. 2 Best New Public Course $75 and Over. … Famed pitcher Roger Clemens, late night talk show host Carson Daly, actor Samuel L. Jackson and popular celebrity chef Ming Tsai are among the celebrities compete in the 49th Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Hosted by George Lopez, Jan. 14-20. … ClubTec announces that Glenmoor Country Club in Englewood, Colo., has moves to its SQL Club Management Solutions. … Carton House, located just outside Dublin, Ireland, has been named European Golf Resort of the Year 2008 by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators. … The Georgia State Park Golf Courses and Department of Natural Resources will conduct eight 36-hole stroke-play events from January through September, ending with a 36-hole Champions Cup. The events are open for players age 10-18. …

The 2008 PGA Junior Series will celebrate its 13th season by adding five new sites in an 11-state coast-to-coast schedule. The online entry application will be posted on pgajuniorseries.com and PGA.com/juniors beginning March 3. … Santa Teresa Golf Club and San Jose Municipal Golf Course in San Jose, Calif., add 20 Segway x2 Golf units at each course for guest rentals. … The Virginia State Golf Association names its players of the year — Pat Tallent (Player of the Year), Tom Grady (Senior Player of the Year), and Michael Moyers and Brinson Paolini (Junior Boy Players of the Year). Also, Frank Herrelko Jr. received the VSGA President’s Award, recognizing a minimum of 25 years of service to the association. … BoomerGolfNews.com, an online golf publication targeted at Baby Boomers, is launched. … Sebonack Golf Club, a collaborative design by Jack Nicklaus and Tom Doak in Southampton, N.Y., has been rated America’s Best New Private Course of 2007 by Golf Digest. …

Ginn Reunion Resort, a 2,300-acre luxury golf resort outside of Orlando, Fla., receives the 2008 North America Golf Resort of the Year award from International Association of Golf Tour Operators. … Bill Johnson, former men’s golf coach at Dartmouth, is named the Golf Coaches Association of America‘s Honor Award winner. Johnson will be formally recognized at the GCAA Hall of Fame Banquet on Jan. 14 in Orlando, Fla. … Standard Golf Co. hires Jim Nygren as a market analyst. … The Golf Academy at Celebration Golf Club in Celebration, Fla., is offering its Golf 101 team lessons for adult golfers. Class levels include New Beginners, Breaking 100, Breaking 90, Breaking 80, and Women Only. … Edwin Watts Golf reports that five of its stores are listed among Golf World Business Magazine‘s Top 100 of America’s best golf shops in the "off-course" category. The five stores are in Hanover, Mass. (200 Webster St.); Orlando, Fla. (7501 Turkey Lake Rd.); North Miami Beach, Fla. (15100 N. Biscayne Blvd.); Naples, Fla. (3980 Tamiami Trail North); and Palm Harbor, Fla. (32257 U.S. Hwy. 19 North).