Tour GCX Partners: Renews its representation agreement with Jim Furyk, who will continue as the company’s spokesperson.
Business
No. 1 Women's Amateur Alexis Thompson Turns Pro, Inks Deal With Cobra-Puma Golf
Cobra-Puma Golf: Signs Alexis Thompson, 15, the youngest female golfer to turn professional, to an endorsement deal. Thompson will play Cobra driver, fairway wood, hybrids and forged irons, and will wear Puma apparel. Thompson makes her pro debut at the LPGA ShopRite Classic in New Jersey, June 18-20.
Dixon Golf To Sponsor San Diego Food Bank's Annual Golf Tournament
Dixon Golf: To sponsor the Harry D. Frels Memorial Tournament, June 17 at the Riverwalk Golf Club in San Diego, Calif. The tournament benefits the San Diego Food Bank.
Cybergolf Will Be Designing And Hosting The Website And Email Marketing System For Gentle Creek Estates And Golf Club Located In Prosper, TX.
Cybergolf: Will design and host the website and e-mail marketing system for Gentle Creek Estates and Golf Club in Prosper, Texas.
Crescent Systems
Crescent Systems: Chosen as the software provider for Chicago Highlands Club in Chicago, Ill.
Boccieri Golf Names PT Topindo Lucky Sports As Indonesian Distributor
Boccieri Golf: Names PT Topindo Lucky Sports as its official distributor in Indonesia.
LPGA Tour Player Kristy McPherson Named Honorary Chair For EWGA 2010 “Women Who Lead” Awards Program
EWGA: Names Kristy McPherson as honorary chair of the 2010 Women Who Lead awards program. McPherson will play a round of golf with three of the award winners at the 2011 EWGA Conference in Amelia Island, Fla.
ETS Renews Commitment To NGCOA; Continues As Preferred Credit Card Processing Supplier
National Golf Course Owners Association: Announces that Electronic Transaction Systems has renewed its multi-year commitment to the association and will continue as the preferred credit card processing supplier.
Textron Financial Corp. Selects KemperSports To Manage Tapatio Springs Resort And Conference Center
KemperSports: Selected by Textron Financial Corp. to manage Tapatio Springs Resort And Conference Center in Boerne, Texas. The resorts features 27 holes of golf.
BrightSpot Solutions’ Spotless Swing Golf Towel Now Available On Amazon.com
BrightSpot Solutions: Spotless Swing golf towel is now available for purchase on Amazon.com.
CourseTrends Announces The Heritage Hills Golf Course Of McCook, NE And Meadowbrook Golf Club Of Weedsport, NY As Its Most Recent Clients…
CourseTrends: Announces Heritage Hills Golf Course of McCook, Neb., and Meadowbrook Golf Club of Weedsport, N.Y., as its newest clients.
CMAA Adds Eight New CCMs
Club Managers Association of America: Names eight new certified club managers who were recognized for their expertise in and commitment to the club industry. The eight were Saeed Assadzandi of Hendersonville, N.C., Steven Backman of Davis, Calif., William T. Culbreath of Charlotte, N.C., Donald Hunter of Macomb, Mich., Erik Keyser of Redlands, Calif., Ali Mahra of Boston, Mass., Lynn McEwen of Fort Myers, Fla., and Evelyn Mendez-Baker of New York, N.Y.
ING Fall Forum Offers Early-Bird Pricing For Aug. 15-18 Event In Las Vegas, In Conjunction With PGA Fall Expo
International Network of Golf: Offers early registration for the eighth ING Fall Forum, Aug. 15-18 in Las Vegas. ING attendees must register by June 25 for discounted registration prices.
Golfweek, Black Knight International Forge Publishing Partnership
Golfweek: Announces a new joint venture with Black Knight International to produce and publish “Player Magazine,” a quarterly golf lifestyle publication. The partnership will launch its first collaborative effort this October with the Fall 2010 issue.
NEW Webinar for Juniors, Amateurs, and Professional Golfers Focuses on Practicing Like a Tour Pro
Tour Resource Center: To host a webinar featuring mental golf coach Michael Riggs of One Way Golf, June 22 at 7 p.m. ET.
LPGA Tour Player Kristy McPherson Named Honorary Chair For EWGA 2010 "Women Who Lead" Awards Program
EWGA: Names Kristy McPherson as honorary chair of the 2010 Women Who Lead awards program. McPherson will play a round of golf with three of the award winners at the 2011 EWGA Conference in Amelia Island, Fla.
BrightSpot Solutions' Spotless Swing Golf Towel Now Available On Amazon.com
BrightSpot Solutions: Spotless Swing golf towel is now available for purchase on Amazon.com.
LPGA Rookie Mallory Blackwelder Signs Endorsement Agreement With Golf4Her
Golf4Her: Signs LPGA rookie Mallory Blackwelder to an endorsement agreement to market and promote the company, an online shopping destination for women’s golf apparel, accessories, gear and fitness products.
Bridgestone Provides Golfers With Another Way To “B-Fit” For The Right Ball For Their Game
Bridgestone Golf: Introduces the first web-based live chat golf equipment consultation service – B-FIT. The service is free and allows golfers to participate in a two-way, one-on-one chat with Bridgestone’s expert ball-fitting technicians.
Sears And Edwin Watts Golf Officially Open Golf Industry’s First “Store-Within-A-Store” Retail Model In Friendswood, Texas
Edwins Watts Golf Shop, Sears: Open the first U.S.-based golf store-within-a-store retail model, located in Sears at the Baybrook Mall in Friendswood, Texas.
