Golfweek will bring Golfest Scottsdale to WestWorld on Dec. 10-11, with Van’s Golf Shops as official retailer and celebrity appearances including David Leadbetter, Ted Purdy, Katherine Roberts, Peter Johncke and Suzy Whaley.
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Kiahuna Golf Club (Kaua'i, Hawaii) Enhances Course Conditions, Replaces Existing Turf with Sea Shore Paspalum
The Kaua’i Visitors Bureau in Poipu, Kaua’i, Hawaii, announces that Kiahuna Golf Club is replacing its Bermuda grass with Sea Shore Paspalum.
Linda Hipp, Lija Founder, Honored among Canada's Top Female Entrepreneurs
Linda Hipp, a designer of women’s golf and sportswear, and her company, Lija, have been recognized in the seventh PROFIT W100 ranking of Canada’s Top Women Entrepreneurs by PROFIT magazine.
TOP RANKING CASCADES COURSE GETS EXTREME MAKEOVER
The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va., announces that its Cascades course is being renovated to its original design, as created by William Flynn more than 80 years ago. The course is set to reopen in May 2006.
Pacific Golf Enterprises signs on with Cybergolf
Pacific Golf Enterprises signs on to have Cybergolf build an e-mail marketing system for three of its golf properties — Shorecliffs, California Oaks and Quail Ranch — located in Southern California.
Durham College chooses MotionCoach FLeX for Golf Management Course
Durham College in Oshawa, Canada, chooses MotionCoach‘s FLeX for its golf management course.
Birdies for Breast Cancer and Florida Hospital Cancer Institute to Present Special Recognition to Morgan Pressel
Birdies for Breast Cancer and the Florida Hospital Cancer Institute will recognize 17-year-old amateur Morgan Pressel on Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Pine Needles Lodge & Mid Pines Inn Appoints Legendary Marketing As Communications Agency of Record
Pine Needles Lodge and Mid Pines Inn in Southern Pines, N.C., retains Legendary Marketing as communications agency of record to implement a multi-media campaign for the resorts.
Jackets Required
Jackets Required reports it will fit members and staff of the Spanish Wells Country Club in Naples, Fla., for embroidered blazers.
GPS Industries, Inc. Files European Patent Infringement Suit against ProLink Solutions LLC, Elumina Iberica SA, and Elumina Iberica Limited
GPS Industries Inc. announces that it has issued court proceedings in London, alleging infringement of European Patent 0617794B1 against ProLink Solutions LLC, Elumina Iberica SA and Elumina Iberica Limited.
STULZ GOLF TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES NANO ARROW SHAFTS
Stulz Golf Technologies launches its Nano Arrow shafts.
NEW CART BAGS IN SYNC WITH GOLFERS’ PRIORITIES
Ogio unveils its new cart bags for 2006, including its latest hybrid — the Syncro.
PINNACLE EXCEPTIONAL DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP TEES OFF TODAY
The inaugural Pinnacle Exceptional Driver Championship began Thursday and runs through Saturday at Laughlin Ranch Golf Club in Laughlin, Nev.
PALMER COURSE DESIGN’S ED SEAY RECEIVES DAVE MARR MEMORIAL AWARD
Golf course designer and Palmer Course Design co-founder Ed Seay was recently honored with the Dave Marr Memorial Award.
Pelz School Offers Thanksgiving Week Clinics at Reynolds Plantation
The Dave Pelz Scoring Game School at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Ga., will host a series of Thanksgiving week clinics, covering a different short game skill each day.
TREETOPS NAMED MICHIGAN GOLF COURSE OF THE YEAR
Treetops Resort, in Treetops Village, Mich., has been selected as the 2006 "Golf Course of the Year" by the Michigan Golf Course Owners Association.
SMT Golf’s Durometer Series Wedge Wins Pub Links Players’ Choice Award
In recent consumer testing, administered nationally by Pub Links Golfer magazine, SMT Golf‘s new Durometer series wedge was awarded a Players’ Choice Award.
WHAT DO GOLFERS WANT?
Frank Thomas of Frankly Consulting announces the release of the first "Growing the Game" report. The study was commissioned by The Little Family Foundation in 2001 and is supported by the National Golf Course Owners Association Foundation.
BRIEFLY
The Golf Resort Adendorf in Hamburg, Germany, announces the opening of Geoff Mangum‘s PuttingZone Academy. … LPGA player Natalie Gulbis will debut in "The Natalie Gulbis Show," a four-part reality series that debuts on Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET, on The Golf Channel. … The Dave Pelz Scoring Game School at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Ga., will host a special series of Thanksgiving week clinics, covering a different short game skill each day. … Trigelle has been chosen as the official apparel provider for the inaugural Lexus Cup Event, to be held Dec. 9-11 at the Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore.
Pine Needles Lodge & Mid Pines Inn Appoints Legendary Marketing As Communications Agency of Record
Pine Needles Lodge and Mid Pines Inn in Southern Pines, N.C., retains Legendary Marketing as communications agency of record to implement a multi-media campaign for the resorts.
