Media

United States Golf Association: Announces that the 2012 U.S. Open set records for website and mobile device engagement by golf fans. Overall fan visits to USOpen.com during the week of the championship increased by 79 percent over the week of the 2011 championship. Fan viewership of live streaming video increased 210 percent over 2011. Also, the USGA recorded a 44 percent increase in iPhone app downloads.

International Network of Golf: Adds three new categories to its ING Media Awards – Radio Show Segment, TV Show Segment and Overall Publication – that closes on Oct. 10.

Pellucid: June issue of The Pellucid Perspective details the lawsuit involving two companies involved in the tee time marketing industry and reviews Callaway Golf’s performance in the first full quarter under Chip Brewer, the former Adams Golf CEO.

TaylorMade-Adidas Golf: Partners with Mass Relevance to create an online U.S. Open destination for golf fans to engage, interact with and create social buzz around the championship, key players and media covering the event.

Edwin Watts Golf Shops: To feature Billy Casper, a Hall of Famer and three-time major champion, on this week’s “GolfBetter” podcast.

Stonewall Orchard Golf Club (Grayslake, Ill.): Launches a U.S. Open contest on its Facebook page. The fan who can guess the winner and score will win a free foursome of golf at Stonewall Orchard.

NBC Sports Group: Will present national, regional and digital coverage of the 112th U.S. Open – more than 60 hours in total – from The Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif., June 11-17.

GolfTalk Live: Radio show to broadcast from Atlantic City and south New Jersey area golf courses over nine weeks this summer. Upcoming scheduled live remote broadcasts will be held at Mays Landing Country Club (June 16), Cape May Country Club (June 23) and Seaview Country Club (June 30).

GolfTalk Live: Selects the 2012 Pocono Mountains Golf-A-Round Card as its June Product of the Month.

GolfTalk Live: Selects the 2012 Pocono Mountains Golf-A-Round Card as its June Product of the Month.

Golfing Magazine: Selects the Zero Friction Advantage driver as its Product of the Week for June 4-10.

Golfing Magazine: Selects the Zero Friction Advantage driver as its Product of the Week for June 4-10.

The A Position: Website’s writers pick their 10 best U.S. Opens of all time.

GolfStyles: Won the Best Publication in Conference award at the International Network of Golf’s Spring Conference last week.

GolfStyles: Won the Best Publication in Conference award at the International Network of Golf’s Spring Conference last week.

Links Magazine: Holding a Links100 Ryder Cup Sweepstakes. Starting June 1, golfers who create their own rosters of favorite courses will automatically be eligible for the sweepstakes, which runs through July 31. The grand prize is a trip for two to this year’s Ryder Cup.

GolfTalk Live: Show host Tony Leodora features Amelia Island, Fla., in the “Test Drive” section of his blog.

Golfing Magazine: To feature putters in the “Hands On” equipment testing section of its summer issue.

Golfweek: Unveils its fifth Best Municipal Courses list in the May 11 issue. The list recognizes the top 50 government-owned courses that have gone above and beyond to redefine the meaning of “municipal golf” in the United States.