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.
Business
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.
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.
May Weather: Glass Half Full
Pellucid Corp.: Reports that May provided neutral weather with Golf Playable Hours basically flat at minus-1 percent vs. May 2009. That kept the year-to-date GPH figure up slightly at 3 percent through May.
Boxgroove Partners with North Florida PGA
Boxgroove: Partnership with the North Florida PGA. Both entities have as goals to encourage involvement in and enjoyment of golf and to help foster the growth of the game.
International Junior Golf Tour Announces Adoption Of BlueGolf Services
International Junior Golf Tour: Adds BlueGolf’s suite of membership and tournament services, allowing the IJGT to improve membership interaction and provide in-depth tournament results and analysis.
Reynolds Plantation Renews As Supporting Partner Of EWGA
EWGA: Announces that Reynolds Plantation, located in Greensboro, Ga., has renewed its sponsorship as a supporting partner of the association.
TGA-Premier Junior Golf Provides Franchise Opportunity For PGA / LPGA Professionals And Entrepreneurs Looking To Grow The Game
TGA-Premier Junior Golf: Offering franchise opportunities for PGA and LPGA professionals, and entrepreneurs. TGA – Premier Junior Golf develops after-school golf programs for children in kindergarten through eighth grade.
