The celebrity field is set for the third Divine 9 Open Celebrity Pro-Am, set for May 19 at White Manor Country Club in Malvern, Pa.
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Callaway Golf’s Niclas Fasth Uses FT-3 Driver, New HX Tour Golf Ball in Spanish Open Victory; FT-3 Is #1 Driver Model, Callaway Golf Drivers Are #1 Brand in Play at Event
Callaway Golf staff professional Niclas Fasth won the Andalucia Open de Espana using a bag full of Callaway Golf clubs, including the Big Bertha Fusion FT-3 driver, X Tour 3-wood, X-Tour irons, Fusion FT-Hybrid, the new HX Tour golf ball and an Odyssey
Ashworth Europe Signs First Country-wide PGA Partner Agreement
Ashworth Europe becomes the official apparel partner of the PGA of Portugal.
Power Performance Rankings
Jay Haas won the FedEx Kinko’s Classic and moved up two spots to 11th in the Power Performance Rankings for the Champions Tour. Loren Roberts retains the No. 1 spot.
Grand Valley State University Hosts NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship at The Meadows, May 10-13
The Meadows Golf Club at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., will host its fifth NCAA golf championship when the Division II Women’s Golf Championship tees off on May 10.
Accu-Length’s Expandable Technology Impresses Consumers At Haggin Oaks Golf Expo
Accu-Length reports on its appearance at the Haggin Oaks Golf Expo in Sacramento, Calif.
U.S. Women’s Open Entries Close; 59 Golfers Currently Exempt
The U.S. Golf Association accepts 1,097 entries for the U.S. Women’s Open, which will be played June 29-July 2 at Newport Country Club in Newport, R.I. It is the third consecutive year the number of entries for the championship has surpassed 1,000.
Huxley All-weather Practice Green Helps Woosie’s Preparations For 2006 Ryder Cup
Huxley Golf reports on its all-weather practice green being used by European Ryder Cup team captain Ian Woosnam.
PGA TOUR Sunday 5/7
PGA Tour Sunday looks back at Tiger Woods‘ father, Earl Woods, who passed away on Wednesday at age 74. PGA Tour Sunday airs Sunday at 11 a.m. ET/ 9 a.m. PT on USA.
SMT Golf’s 455 Deep Bore Sets Two New Distance Records in New Zealand
Baden Waiwai and Kate Chadwick recently broke two New Zealand Long Drive records using SMT Golf‘s 455 Deep Bore driver. Waiwai captured the Men’s Open Division with a drive of 383.44 meters, while Chadwick won the Junior Girls Division with a drive of 241.15 meters.
Copley Apparel
Copley Apparel hires Danny Brosius to represent the company in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
Harrison Shafts Grab Fourth-Place at Zurich Classic
Harrison reports on the performance at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Here a Pro Club, there a Pro Club, every where a Pro Club Cleaner Machine
Pro Club Cleaner adds Meadow Brook Golf Club in Reading, Mass., to its client list.
Seaview and House of Blues Host Two Day Event
The Howie Long Classic will be held at the Marriott Seaview Resort in Galloway Township, N.J., on June 16.
Evolve Golf Confirms Victory At The Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open
Evolve Golf reports that the winner of the Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open played its epoch tees.
Bennett Named Fellow of American Society of Golf Course Architects
Dave Bennett, a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects since 1979, was named an ASGCA Fellow at the association’s recent annual meeting in Pinehurst, N.C.
St. Andrews Praises INFOREMER Management System from GPS Industries
GPS Industries Inc. installs its Inforemer system at St. Andrews Bay Golf Resort.
Texas Indoor Golf – First of its Kind State of the Art Golf Facility – Announces Grand Opening – May 6, 2006
Texas Indoor Golf, a 24,000-square-foot indoor golf practice, instruction and entertainment facility, will hold a grand opening for May 6 in North Grapevine, Texas.
BRIEFLY
Victoria Hills Golf Club in Deland, Fla., will host the Florida Junior Tour May 13-14. … Tail, designer and manufacturer of golf apparel, launches a new campaign entitled "Empowering Women" and sponsors six golfers on the LPGA and Futures tours. … Bank of America, in cooperation with Colonial Country Club, The Friends of Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America, names Matt Every of Florida, Anthony Kim of Oklahoma, and Chris Kirk of Georgia as finalists for The Ben Hogan Award, presented annually to the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or junior college golfer. … South Central Golf Inc. will host the Summer Golf Merchandise Expo in Arlington, Texas, Aug. 14-15. … The Golf Show Co. reports that more than 30,000 people were in attendance at the London Golf Show, April 26-29, and that ticket sales revenue was up 27 percent over last year. … Simon & Schuster announces a June 5 release date of "Two Years In St. Andrews", written by former Golf magazine editor-in-chief George Peper. … The Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento, Calif., reports that approximately 12,000 people attended the 31st Haggin Oaks Golf Expo and Demo Day, April 28-30. … The Chichester Golf Club in West Sussex, England, offers a "666" packages in which golfers can play six holes of golf for just £6 when teeing off for 90 minutes from 6 a.m. on weekends and 7 a.m. during the week. … Arnold Palmer announces a $2 million gift from The Arnold D. Palmer 2003 Charitable Trust to the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute to create The Arnold Palmer Endowed Chair in Cancer Prevention. … Graphite Design International reports that three top-four finishers at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans played GDI shafts. … Keswick Hall, a boutique hotel and country club in Charlottesville, Va., introduces "Goga," a weekly 60-minute class, based on the principles of yoga. The class involves a series of yoga positions that focus on those areas of the body that are critical to a good golf swing. … Hartefeld National and Inniscrone golf clubs in Avondale, Pa., will hold the first 36-hole Summer Solstice Tournament on Monday, June 19.
Designer Sadock At PGA Tour Superstore
Golf & Tennis Pro Shop Inc. announces that designer Jamie Sadock will present a fashion show at the company’s PGA Tour Superstore in Duluth, Ga., on May 11.
