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The Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau Inc. in the Pocono Mountains, Pa., reports that its 21area golf courses are open or are preparing to open. … The 125-acre Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club in Naples, Fla., offers a "Summer Value Rates" that start at $159 per room, per night. The rates are available May 30-Sept. 24. … The U.S. Pro Golf Tour kicks off May 4-7 with the $200,000 Cypress Creek Invitational at the Cypress Creek Golf Club in Ruskin, Fla. … Toll Brothers announces the development of Jupiter Country Club in Jupiter, Fla. The 480-acre community will include an 18-hole Greg Norman Signature Golf Course. … Golf USA announces the scheduled openings for stores located in Santa Maria, Calif.; Spartanburg, S.C.; and Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. … Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland has been selected as the site for the 2006 Palmer Cup, the Golf Coaches Association of America announces. The annual Ryder Cup-style competition for collegiate players will be played June 29-30. … The latest installment of the Golf Smarter podcast features an interview with golf course architect Jim Fazio. … Organizers for the London Golf Show, April 27-30 in London announce that European Tour pro Zane Scotland will be in attendance. … The Women’s Senior Golf Tour announces it has been renamed The Legends Tour. … Forewinds Hospitality is chosen as the management company for Deerfield Golf and Tennis Club in Newark, Del. … CBS SportsLine, in conjunction with Masters.org, CBS Sports and Augusta National Golf Club, will stream live video from Amen Corner during this week’s tournament. … Beth Felts, a sophomore at Kentucky, is named Southeastern Conference Women’s Player of the Week after tying for second place at the Lady Seahawk Invitational. … Bank of America, in cooperation with Colonial Country Club, The Friends of Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America announced the 10 semifinalists for the 2006 Ben Hogan Award — Ryan Baca of Baylor, Roberto Castro of Georgia Tech; Rhys Davies of East Tennessee State, Matt Every of Florida, Andres Gonzales of UNLV, Brian Harman of Georgia, Anthony Kim of Oklahoma, Chris Kirk of Georgia, Pablo Martin of Oklahoma State and Kyle Reifers of Wake Forest. … Sea Trail Golf Resort and Conference Center, located in Sunset Beach, N.C., received honors in the March issue of North Carolina Magazine as one of the "Top 10 Favorite Courses" for leisure and best value and one of the "Top 5 Favorite Courses" on the coast. … "Where to Play Golf" radio show, syndicated by NEXTMedia, adds three new stations — Chicago-area stations WKRS (1220 AM) and WJOL (1340 AM), and WRNN in Myrtle Beach, S.C. … Hollrock hires British model Emma Dutton as special assistant to Hollrock owner Craig Treharne. … Author John Coyne has written "The Caddie Who Knew Ben Hogan."

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adidas Golf introduces a limited edition collection of its Tour 360s in four colors. In time for the Masters will be the white/nordic green/gold metallic colorway and John Daly, Sergio Garcia, Retief Goosen and 2003 Masters champion Mike Weir wiil wear their Tour 360s at some point during the week.

Ahead signs an agreement with Church Hill Downs Inc. to become an official licensee of the 132nd Kentucky Derby on May 6.

Innoventions Enterprises, makers of the GustBuster umbrella, reports that it recently sold out in record – setting time during its recent appearance on the QVC-UK Shopping Network .

ECCO staff player Juli Inkster wore the company’s New Classic Wing Buckle model shoe en route to winning the Safeway International.

K Dreyer Golf Apparel hires Kristin Solomon to represent the company in the Southern California region.

Jackets Required delivers a shipment of embroidered blazers to the King Kamehameha Golf Club in Maui, Hawaii.

Sun Mountain introduces its new line of outerwear for 2006, RainFlex.

Line Up For Sport, a women’s sportswear brand, announces two new collections for summer 2006. These are the first collections from the new design team headed by Freda Erwee.

Garb Inc. announces junior golf specials targeting junior golf buyers across the country. The specials are inclusive of embroidery and consist of basic golf shirts, as well as stripes in pique, jersey and technical fabrics.