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Inniscrone Golf Club in Avondale, Pa., will hold Community Day, Sunday, May 21. Clinics will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and complimentary tee times will be available on a first-come first-served basis from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. … Upright Golf introduces its newest playing aid called the Upright Claw. … Hye Jung Choi earned her first professional win at the Power of a Dream Futures Golf Classic in Frisco, Texas, and received a Mio Golf XE watch for being a first-time winner. … Kiawah Island Golf Resort introduces three golf packages specifically designed for the woman golfer. The packages include a casual golf and spa package; a package for the more serious golfer featuring golf instruction, two rounds of golf and a spa treatment; and a package for women looking to improve their games. … Reston National Golf Course in Reston, Va., completes its range enhancements and expansion, and will host Golf Digest "Experience Tour" equipment demos on Saturday-Sunday, May 6-7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. … The Barbados Tourism Authority will offer a vacation to its Caribbean island as a prize for the nearest-the-pin competition on a golf simulator during the London Golf Show, April 27-30. … Graphite Design International reports that, according to the Darrell Survey, its PT 7 model was used by the winner of the Tsuruya Open on the Japan PGA Tour last week. … Stuart Appleby used Bridgestone Golf‘s J33 series of equipment and Tour B330-S golf ball to win the Shell Houston Open. … Alabama’s Lance Walker has been named to the 12-player 2006 Southeastern Conference men’s golf Good Works Team, being recognized for community service efforts. … The members of the Springs Golf Club in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, have raised £8193 for the in the past year. … Dale Hill Hotel and Golf Club in Ticehurst, East Sussex, England, will hold an open house on Sunday, April 30. … For May, all of GolfBC‘s nine golf courses in British Columbia will participate in "GolfBC Free Lesson Month" on Saturdays. … The Shivas Irons Society announces the release of "Extraordinary Putting — Transforming the Whole Game" by SIS advisory board member Fred Shoemaker. … Seaforth Rain Gear‘s rain covers were used by 86.1 percent of The Players Championship field, according to the Darrell Survey. … The Golf Coaches Association of America and the Junior Orange Bowl Committee announce the U.S. Junior World Golf Cup team, which wil compete June 20-23 in Toyota City, Japan. Those chosen were Jordan Cox, Kyle Stanley, James Swafford and Alex Volpenhein. … The Club Foundation, a non-profit fundraising organization established by the Club Managers Association of America, pledges $50,000 over five years to The Environmental Institute for Golf. … Jacobsen Hardy Golf Course Design announces that ground will be broken at Illahee in Walla Walla, Wash., this fall. … Martin’s PGA Tour Superstore, with locations in Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach, S.C., was named one of the "Favorite Places To Buy Golf Equipment" in the March issue of North Carolina magazine. … As of May 1, KaneffGolf introduces Ontario, Canada’s first loyalty program for golfers who play at its six premier southern Ontario golf facilities. … The PGA Tour Golf Academy located near the World Golf Hall of Fame at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., is offering programs this summer for juniors. The Junior Golf Instruction Clinic is a five-day program that offers instruction for 90 minutes a day. The first of eight clinics begins Sunday, June 4. The sessions are $149 and run Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. or 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Also, the fourth Junior Golf Camps, a week-long camp, begin June 4. … The Golf Shop at Maggie Valley Club in Maggie Valley, N.C., will celebrate its grand opening on Monday, May 1.

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