Golfweek adds PGA Tour professionals Ted Purdy and Kirk Triplett to Golfest Scottsdale’s two-day lineup, Nov. 10-11.
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September '07 Golf Weather Bears Uncanny Resemblance to September '06
Pellucid Corp. reports that Golf Playable Hours for September were only 0.1 percent different compared to the same period in 2006.
Golf Pride® Remains Strong On Tour As Number One Grip At Frys.com Open
Eaton Corp. reports that the majority of professionals at the Frys.com Open played Golf Pride grips.
Fujikura #1 Driver & #1 Wood Shaft Brand on LPGA Tour
Fujikura Composites America Inc. reports that it has been the No. 1 driver and wood shaft brand for every full-field event on the 2007 LPGA schedule.
Sun Mountain improves RainFlex line
Sun Mountain upgrades its lightweight, stretchable, breathable and weatherproof RainFlex line of outerwear in both style and function.
Ecco earns top supplier honor
Ecco was named Top New Supplier of 2007 by the National Golf Buyers Association during the group’s annual Order Writing Conference at The Woodlands, Texas.
A Fitting Achievement for McNeill, Titleist.
Titleist ambassador George McNeill used its equipment, including the Pro V1 ball, en route to winning the Frys.com Open.
GCSAA CEO listed by Golf Inc. magazine for seventh straight year
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America CEO Steve Mona is chosen by Golf Inc. magazine as one of the "Most Powerful People in Golf," for the seventh consecutive year.
Pocono Mountains Provide Excellent Setting to Pair Championship Golf with Meetings, Corporate Outings, Other Large-Scale Functions
The Pocono (Pa.) Mountains reports on its destination as being the setting for golf, along with corporate outings and large-scale functions.
Haas Narrows Roberts’ Charles Schwab Cup Lead
With Loren Roberts not playing at the Administaff Small Business Classic, Jay Haas narrowed Roberts’ Charles Schwab Cup lead to 69 points with two tournaments remaining.
Top Ladies player defends Samsung World Championship title using Aldila’s VS Protoâ?¢, NVâ?¢
Aldila reports that the winner of the Samsung World Championship used its VS Proto and NV shafts in her woods.
Changes Create Excitement For SemGroup Championship
Tournament officials for the SemGroup Championship announce that the annual LPGA event will be moving from a three-day, 54-hole event to a four-day, 72-hole format in 2008. In addition, a purse increase has been made to $1.8 million. The tournament will be held April 28-May 4, 2008 in Broken Arrow, Okla.
Statement on Greg Nared’s Departure from Team Wie
Sunshine, Sachs & Associates releases a statement on behalf of Michelle Wie and her team at the William Morris Agency concerning Greg Nared‘s resignation.
Graphite Design the Shaft of Choice by Champions and Japan Tour Victors
Graphite Design reports that the winner of the Administaff Small Business Classic played its shafts, along with the winner of the Japan Open champion.
BRIEFLY
Celebration Golf Club in Celebration, Fla., promotes Mike Biehn as project manager. … Great Bear Golf and Country Club, located in the Pocono region of Pennsylvania, retains Golf Property Analysts as exclusive marketing agent. … The Southwest Section PGA names Tom Patrick, of SunCor Resort Management, as its Professional of the Year. … Officials for PRS Guitars and Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Charity Tournament and Concert report that more than $230,000 was raised during the two-day tournament at Caves Valley Golf Club and Hayfields Country Club in Stevensville, Md. … Mike Tinkey, the deputy chief executive officer of the National Golf Course Owners Association, and Charles Peacock, the professor of turf science at N.C. State University, will be among the speakers for the European Golf Business Conference in Amsterdam, Nov. 28-30. … Standard Golf Co. will donate flags, cups, golf balls, clubs, a ball washer, towels and signs to Psychological Operations Task Force-10, a reserve and active-duty unit whose members are primarily from the St. Louis, Kansas City and Ft. Bragg, N.C., areas. … Fuzzy Zoeller has been named honorary Ryder Cup chairman for the Louisville Host Committee. The Ryder Cup will be held at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 16-21.
Haas Narrows Roberts' Charles Schwab Cup Lead
With Loren Roberts not playing at the Administaff Small Business Classic, Jay Haas narrowed Roberts’ Charles Schwab Cup lead to 69 points with two tournaments remaining.
Top Ladies player defends Samsung World Championship title using Aldila's VS Protoâ?¢, NVâ?¢
Aldila reports that the winner of the Samsung World Championship used its VS Proto and NV shafts in her woods.
Statement on Greg Nared's Departure from Team Wie
Sunshine, Sachs & Associates releases a statement on behalf of Michelle Wie and her team at the William Morris Agency concerning Greg Nared‘s resignation.
Blue Monster Golf Course To Feature Inclusive Caddie Service
Doral Golf Resort and Spa announces that from Jan. 1-May 20, 2008, any round of golf purchased on the Blue Monster course will feature an inclusive caddie service. With this new program, a forecaddie will be assigned to each foursome.
RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship Adds A Fast-Drive Exhibition
David "Ogie" Ogron, the record-setting world’s fastest golfer, will make a special appearance at the Re/Max World Long Drive Championship on Oct. 27 in Mesquite, Nev.
