World Long Drive Association: Season-ending Volvik World Long Drive Championship is scheduled to air Sept. 5-6 on Golf Channel. For the third successive year the championship will be held at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla.
[worldlongdrive.com]
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Greg Norman Announces Inaugural Mateship Charity Golf Tournament
Greg Norman Co.: Announces the inaugural Mateship Charity Tournament, which will be held on Oct. 6 at the Golf Club at Lansdowne in Leesburg, Va. The event celebrates the 100-year alliance between Australia and the United States and will benefit the American Australian Verterans’ Scholarship Fund.
4th Annual Antigua Invitational To Be Played At Grayhawk
Antigua Group: Fourth Antigua Invitational will be played at Grayhawk Golf Club on Sept. 8 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Operation 36 Golf Program Reaches Over 150 Facilities With 4500 Participants
Operation 36: Reports that since the golf program’s release in 2016 that it is being used by more than 150 facilities throughout the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
NCAA Men’s And Women’s Teams Announced For 2017 East Lake Cup Collegiate Match Play Championship
Golf Channel: Announces that the eight semifinalists from the 2017 NCAA Division I men’s and women’s championships have committed to compete in the annual East Lake Cup, Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga.
Carr Golf To Host Donald Ross Invitational Tournament At Royal Dornoch
Carr Golf: Continues to hold registration for the inaugural Donald Ross Invitational, scheduled for Oct. 8-12 at Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Scotland.
NCAA Men's And Women's Teams Announced For 2017 East Lake Cup Collegiate Match Play Championship
Golf Channel: Announces that the eight semifinalists from the 2017 NCAA Division I men’s and women’s championships have committed to compete in the annual East Lake Cup, Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga.
[golfchannel.com]
Tagmarshal Pace-of-Play System Launches At Ireland’s Ballybunion Golf Club
Tagmarshal: Pace-of-play and field-optimizing system is chosen for use by Ballybunion Golf Club in Ireland.
Arccos Introduces Driver Tuning And Customized Long Drive Leaderboards for Arccos Driver System
Arccos Golf: Launches two features for the Arccos Driver system – driver tuning, an on-course club-fitting using artificial intelligence, and long drive leaderboards, which can be customized for tournaments, outings, organizations and other groups.
GolfTEC Continues Rapid Global Expansion With Opening Of Singapore Instructional Center
GolfTEC: Announces the opening of its Singapore Instructional Center, the company’s most recent expansion into the Asian market.
Tagmarshal Pace-of-Play System Launches At Ireland's Ballybunion Golf Club
Tagmarshal: Pace-of-play and field-optimizing system is chosen for use by Ballybunion Golf Club in Ireland.
[tagmarshal.com]
Arnie’s Army Charitable Foundation Expands Arnie’s March Against Children’s Cancer Into New Markets Nationwide
Arnie’s Army Charitable Foundation: Announces that Arnie’s March Against Children’s Cancer has expanded its footprint to new markets nationwide, and now includes the Arnold Palmer Invitational, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, Dell Technologies Championship and Tour Championship. Arnie’s March is a fundraising walk that was established in 2012 and supports pediatric cancer research.
Celebration Of Golf, Families And Sustainability At The 2017 U.S. Kids Golf Venice Open
U.S. Kids Golf: Organization’s Venice Open, in conjunction with Golf della Montecchia, partner with Golf Environment Organization to make environmental protection and sustainability new initiatives of the tournament.
Arnie's Army Charitable Foundation Expands Arnie's March Against Children's Cancer Into New Markets Nationwide
Arnie’s Army Charitable Foundation: Announces that Arnie’s March Against Children’s Cancer has expanded its footprint to new markets nationwide, and now includes the Arnold Palmer Invitational, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, Dell Technologies Championship and Tour Championship. Arnie’s March is a fundraising walk that was established in 2012 and supports pediatric cancer research.
[arniesarmy.org]
South Florida PGA Foundation: Names Sarah Weyand as its 2017 Bobby Goodman Scholarship recipient. The $2,500 grant is given annually to a high school senior or college freshman or sophomore, and is named after PGA professional Bobby Goodman, who is recognized for his contributions to the game of golf at all levels.
TPT Golf™ Scores Second-Place Finish At Ricoh Women’s British Open
TPT Golf: 16LKP-MT-SW shaft was played by Jodi Ewart Shadoff en route to a second-place finish at the Ricoh Women’s British Open.
Power Package Golf Swing Trainer Becoming Staple In Golf Instructors’ Lessons
Power Package Golf: Reports selling more than 5,000 swing training aid units online since July 2016. The training aid attaches to all golf clubs and allows golfers to immediately experience proper wrist action, proper width and lag and how to maintain a square club face.
GolfTEC Recognized For Breakthroughs In Big Data Analysis Of Athletic Performance
GolfTEC: SwingTRU Motion Study, which “identifies specific body positions within the swing that directly correlate to handicap level,” the company claims, is highlighted in the August issue of Golf Digest.
Calling All Amateurs!!
Premiere Irish Golf Tours: Announces limited availability for the inaugural Folds of Honor Invitational Pro-Am, which will be held Oct. 2-7 in Ireland.
Buffalo Coaching Couple Cindy And Allen Miller To Appear On Golf Channel’s ‘Morning Drive’
Golf Channel Academy: Cindy and Allen Miller, co-founders of two Golf Channel Academy locations in Williamsville, N.Y., are scheduled to appear on Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive,” Wednesday-Thursday, Aug. 16-17.
