The LPGA and the Golf Channel partner with SkyGolf, makers of the SkyCaddie GPS rangefinder, to provide enhanced, real-time information to viewers during live LPGA tournament broadcasts. Analysts will utilize the rangefinders to provide real-time information to viewers of LPGA telecasts on ESPN2 and the Golf Channel, beginning with the Golf Channel’s broadcast of the SBS Open at Turtle Bay, Feb. 15-17.
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Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) Kicks Off 2007 Interclub Season
The Carolinas Golf Association opens its Carolinas Interclub program for 2007. The Carolinas Interclub features match play team competition between neighboring clubs for scratch and net golfers in individual and four-ball net competition in North and South Carolina.
USGA Signs Corporate Partnership With Lexus
Lexus and the U.S. Golf Association announce a multi-year partnership that makes Lexus the automotive partner of the USGA and the official car of the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Senior Open and U.S. Amateur. Lexus becomes the first automotive partner in the USGA’s 112-year history.
Brad Brewer, Acclaimed Instructor At Shingle Creek Golf Club, Named One Of GOLF Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers For 2007-2008
Brad Brewer, who heads Shingle Creek Golf Club’s Brad Brewer Golf Academy in Orlando, Fla., has been named one of Golf Magazine‘s "Top 100 Teachers" for 2007-2008.
Eagle Ridge Golf Club Upgrades to Legendary Marketing’s Golf Marketing Commander Product for Integrated Marketing and Web Solutions
Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Raleigh, N.C., upgrades to Legendary Marketing‘s new Golf Marketing Commander Product.
World Amateur Golf Ranking From The R&A Goes Live Online
The R&A announces that its World Amateur Golf Ranking is now available live online at www.randa.org/wagr Created as the universal standard for entry into the British Amateur Championship, the ranking is a weekly performance table of the world’s top 1,200 players in men’s amateur golf.
Safeway International raises $900,000 for local charities.
The Tournament Golf Foundation Inc. reports that the 2006 Safeway International generated $900,000 to benefit Arizona-based charities. The LPGA event, which began in 1983, has now donated more than $11 million to local charities.
Kiawah Island Golf Resort Kicks Off 2007 Golf Season with Three Enticing Events
Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, S.C., kicks off its 2007 golf season with three events — the Kiawah Island Two-Man Championship, Feb. 24-27; the eighth National Club Championship, March 4-8; and the Golf For Women Weekend Retreat, March 9-11.
Environmental Institute for Golf funds project
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America announces that the third phase of its first-of-its kind national survey of golf courses will begin in mid-March. This phase will collect data from golf course superintendents on the amount of nutrients applied to golf courses. Surveys will be distributed beginning March 19, with the cutoff date for the receipt of information April 27.
ClubTec Software solutions
Weston Golf Club of Weston, Mass., selects ClubTec‘s SQL software solutions.
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Xellent Swiss Vodka announces its sponsorship of an amateur golf series across the United States for 2007. There will be 10 events during the spring and summer and culminates with a national championship. The first event is scheduled at the Grand Bear Golf Club in Biloxi, Miss., Feb. 24-25. … Golf Channel‘s "The Big Break VII: Reunion" will feature 16 of the most memorable characters from the previous six seasons of the golf reality series. The series premieres on Feb. 25. The competitors are Mark Farnham (The Big Break I); Don Donatello (The Big Break II), Mike Foster (The Big Break II), David Gunas (The Big Break II), Pamela Garrity (The Big Break III: Ladies Only), Cindy Miller (The Big Break III: Ladies Only), Valeria Ochoa (The Big Break III: Ladies Only), Tommy Gainey (The Big Break IV: USA vs. Europe), Eddie Gardino (The Big Break IV: USA vs. Europe), Nikki DiSanto (The Big Break V: Hawaii), Kim Lewellen (The Big Break V: Hawaii), Ashley Gomes (The Big Break VI: Trump National), Laura London (The Big Break VI: Trump National), Kelly Murray (The Big Break VI: Trump National), Gary Ostrega (The Big Break VI: Trump National) and Bri Vega (The Big Break VI: Trump National). … Reyntech Corp. launches Turf Hound Tee Surfaces, which provide golf facilities and golfers with a realistic alternative to healthy, natural turf.
U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion Womack Receives GSGA's Tommy Barnes Award Six other golfers earn GSGA Player of the Year Honors
Dave Womack is the winner of the Georgia State Golf Association‘s 2006 Tommy Barnes Award, signifying GSGA’s overall player of the year. Womack’s award-winning season included claiming the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship in September.
Meadow Creek Golf Course Upgrades to Legendary Marketing's Golf Marketing Commander Product for Integrated Marketing and Web Solutions
Meadow Creek Golf Course in New Meadows, Idaho, upgrades to Legendary Marketing‘s new Golf Marketing Commander product.
PGA Golf Exhibitions Announces Strategic Partnership With Haggin Oaks Golf Expo- America's Largest Demo Days
PGA Golf Exhibitions and Haggin Oaks Golf Complex partner to provide community outreach and customer service at the 32nd Haggin Oaks Golf Expo and Demo Days, April 27-29, in Sacramento, Calif.
adidas Golf Introduces the POWERBAND Shoe with Unprecedented Hole-In-One Challenge At This Week's PGA Tour Stop
Adidas Golf, a brand of the TaylorMade-adidas Golf Co., introduces its Powerband golf shoe with an unprecedented promotion at this week’s FBR Open on the PGA Tour.
Brad Brewer, Acclaimed Instructor At Shingle Creek Golf Club, Named One Of GOLF Magazine's Top 100 Teachers For 2007-2008
Brad Brewer, who heads Shingle Creek Golf Club’s Brad Brewer Golf Academy in Orlando, Fla., has been named one of Golf Magazine‘s "Top 100 Teachers" for 2007-2008.
Eagle Ridge Golf Club Upgrades to Legendary Marketing's Golf Marketing Commander Product for Integrated Marketing and Web Solutions
Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Raleigh, N.C., upgrades to Legendary Marketing‘s new Golf Marketing Commander Product.
World Amateur Golf Ranking From The R&A Goes Live Online
The R&A announces that its World Amateur Golf Ranking is now available live online at www.randa.org/wagr Created as the universal standard for entry into the British Amateur Championship, the ranking is a weekly performance table of the world’s top 1,200 players in men’s amateur golf.
GolfEx Dubai
January 28 – January 29 | Madinat Conference Center Dubai, UAE http://www.golf-ex.com
Callaway Golf Announces New 2007 Product Lineup
Callaway Golf Co. introduces its 2007 product lineup at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla. The Callaway Golf lineup includes the FT-i driver, X-20 irons, the latest generation of the legendary X-Series irons, new Odyssey. Black Series putters, and the new Top-Flite. D2 golf ball.
