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Boccieri Golf Introduces New Heavy Putter ‘Deep Face’ Series

Boccieri Golf unveils its latest innovation, the new Heavy Putter Deep Face series, featuring five models ranging from classic to cutting-edge designs, each with raised centers of gravity on the clubface for distance control and improved skid-roll characteristics.

GMS partners with The PGA Golf Club to help promote special events

Golf Marketing Services partners with The PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., to help stage a variety of special events promoting the golf club on a local, regional and national basis. The first event is the "Golf Demo Day Extravaganza Under the Lights," scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 10, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Fairway Skins Company Adds New Reps

Fairway Skins Co. adds three new sales representatives in the U.S. — Doug Applegate (north Florida and Georgia), Donna Connell (south Florida) and Tony Webb (Arizona and New Mexico).

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San Diego Country Club, located in Chula Vista, Calif., chooses to move to ClubTec‘s SQL Club Management Solutions. … Druids Glen Golf Resort near Dublin, Ireland, joins the Prestige Collection endorsed by The PGAs of Europe. The Prestige Collection is made up of a limited number of first-class golf resorts throughout the world, each boasting the highest standards of service. … The Junior Golf Association of Arizona announces its award winners for 2007. The winners are: Sebin Kim as Girls Championship Player of the Year, Jesse Nippress as Boys Championship Player of the Year, Ashlynn Hall (Girls 15-18), Sarah Schmelzel (Girls 13-14), J.C. Harvison (Girls 11-12), Madison Kerley (Girls 10 and Under), Noah Cook (Boys 15-18), Zachary Wright (Boys 13-14), Anthony Quezada (Boys 11-12) and Frankie C K Wu (Boys 10 and Under). … Golfsmith International Holdings reports that net revenues increased 13.4 percent to $106.5 million for the third quarter compared with net revenues of $94 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2006. … Toll Brothers breaks ground on the health and fitness center, the first of two state-of-the-art clubhouses, at Jupiter Country Club in Jupiter, Fla. … The Golf Course Builders Association of America selects Dr. Marvin H. Ferguson as the 2008 recipient of its Don A. Rossi Award. The award, to be made posthumously, will be accepted by Dr. Ferguson’s grandson, Ed Hodnett. … Associated Luxury Hotels International announces that The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast, Calif., has joined the membership organization. Associated Luxury Hotels serves the meetings and incentive industries with its national sales responsibilities for its membership of more than 100 premier Four- and Five-Diamond/Star hotels and resorts worldwide.

Pellucid Rewrites Local Market Analysis With '07 Version of GLMA

Pellucid Corp. releases the 2007 update of its local market analysis software, the Golf Local Market Analyzer/ The latest enhancement to the software contains key advances in data quality and consistency, value-added analyses and new reports.

Boccieri Golf Introduces New Heavy Putter 'Deep Face' Series

Boccieri Golf unveils its latest innovation, the new Heavy Putter Deep Face series, featuring five models ranging from classic to cutting-edge designs, each with raised centers of gravity on the clubface for distance control and improved skid-roll characteristics.

Rife Putters Hits Trifecta

Rife Putters reports that the winner of the Volvo Masters, who also won the European Tour Order of Merit and the Harry Vardon Trophy for the first time, uses its putter.

NCGA Foundation Receives First Tee Founders Award

The Northern California Golf Association Foundation and its managing director, Adam Heieck were honored with the First Tee Founders Award at its annual meeting in Jacksonville, Fla., earlier this month.