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Jeremy “Swingman” Nowak Joins OnCore Golf as Brand Ambassador

Jeremy “Swingman” Nowak Joins OnCore Golf as Brand Ambassador Buffalo, New York – OnCore Golf Technology has signed world-ranked long-drive hitter, former 2010 Major League Baseball draft pick and professional baseball player, and golf social media personality Jeremy Nowak as its newest global brand ambassador to a multi-year agreement to promote OnCore Golf and its […]

Jennifer Kupcho Joins Antigua’s 2020 LPGA Team on Tour

Jennifer Kupcho Joins Antigua’s 2020 LPGA Team on Tour PEORIA, ARIZ. —The Antigua Group, Inc.—one of the nation’s leading designers and marketers of lifestyle apparel under the genuine Antigua brand is proud to announce Jennifer Kupcho winner of the 2019 Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the 2018 NCAA Division One Championship has joined the Antigua LPGA […]

MAPGA Honores Greg Jones, PGA of Baltimore CC with the 2020 President’s Award

MAPGA Honores Greg Jones, PGA of Baltimore CC with the 2020 President’s Award Congratulations to Greg Jones, PGA of Baltimore CC, who was honored with the 2020 President’s Award at the MAPGA Spring Meeting. Greg was picked personally by MAPGA President Josh Tremblay for his continued support of Section programs and events, and for his tireless effort […]

Middle Atlantic PGA Name Merchandisers of the Year

Middle Atlantic PGA Award Winners Andy Weissinger, PGA Named Middle Atlantic PGA Public Merchandiser of the Year Andy Weissinger has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Public Merchandiser of the Year Award for his outstanding merchandise and professional golf shop management at the Eaglewood Golf Course.  Andy was born on November 23, 1976 […]

Middle Atlantic PGA Name Award Winners

Middle Atlantic PGA Award Winners   Jay Dufty, PGA Named Middle Atlantic PGA Bill Strausbaugh Award Winner Mentoring fellow PGA Professionals has been a passion for Jay for the past 20 years. Mentored early in the profession by Larry Murphy, a Minnesota PGA Section Hall of Fame member, Jay learned firsthand that the success can […]

World Golf Hall of Fame Announces Finalists for 2021 Induction Class

World Golf Hall of Fame Announces Finalists for 2021 Induction Class ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The World Golf Hall of Fame released the names of 10 finalists who will be considered for enshrinement in 2021. The list of finalists includes Male and Female Competitors and Contributors. Below is the list of finalists (listed alphabetically by […]

Savage wins GCSAA Grassroots Ambassador Leadership Award

Savage wins GCSAA Grassroots Ambassador Leadership Award Golf course superintendent honored for advocacy efforts, advancement of association priority issues and congressional outreach Lawrence, Kan. – Mitch Savage, golf course superintendent at Broken Tee Golf Club in Englewood, Colo., has been named a Grassroots Ambassador Leadership Award winner from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America […]

STITCH® Golf Continues to Dominate Professional Golf Captures WGC-_Mexico Championship

STITCH® Golf Continues to Dominate Professional Golf Captures WGC-_Mexico Championship (APEX, NC,) —STITCH Golf, known for designing handcrafted premium leather and knit headcovers, continued its domination of professional golf by being in the winner’s bag of the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship By being in the bag of the Champion, STITCH Golf has reaffirmed its position […]

G2 Girl Ashley Chow Commits To SMU

G2 GIRL ASHLEY CHOW COMMITS TO SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY Bluffton, SC: The G2 Academy is pleased to announce that full-time student Ashley Chow has committed to join the women’s golf team at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in the Fall of 2020. Ashley is a member of the inaugural class of G2 Girls, coming to the […]

Nexbelt congratulates Amy Olson Runner-up Finish at LPGA’s Australian Open

Nexbelt congratulates Amy Olson on her runner-up finish at the LPGA’s ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open (RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA) – Nexbelt®, The Belt With No Holes, would like to congratulate Amy Olson on her runner-up finish on the LPGA Tour this past weekend at the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open held in Seaton, South Australia. Olson […]

Scott Parel, Byron Nelson Tour Ambassador Wins Chubb Classic

BYRON NELSON TOUR AMBASSADOR SHINES AT CHUBB CLASSIC Scott Parel Wins Third Career PGA Tour Champions Event, and Leads Charles Schwab Cup Race  Norcross, Ga. (February 18, 2020) – Byron Nelson Sportswear congratulates PGA Tour Champions ambassador Scott Parel for his victory at the Chubb Classic held this past weekend at The Classic at Lely […]

SST Pure Salutes Scott On Genesis Invitational Victory

SST PURE® CONGRATULATES ADAM SCOTT ON GENESIS INVITATIONAL VICTORY SST PURE® Shaft Alignment, golf’s global leader in computerized analysis and alignment of golf shafts, is proud to congratulate Adam Scott on his victory at the Genesis Invitational at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. Scott is among several PGA TOUR players who have had clubs SST PUREd® in the 2019-20 season. He finished the week at 11-under-par for a […]

SIK Putters Salutes Pebble Beach Pro-Am Winner Larry Fitzgerald

SIK Putters congratulates NFL great Larry Fitzgerald on his victory at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am (PINELLAS PARK, FL) – SIK Golf, (S)TUDY (I)N (K)INEMATICS, announced today that 11-time NFL  Pro Bowler, Larry Fitzgerald, used a custom-fit SIK C Series putter to capture his second Pebble Beach Pro-Am victory in three years this past weekend. Fitzgerald and […]

GCSAA’s Mark Johnson appointed to EPA Pesticide Program

GCSAA’s Mark Johnson appointed to EPA Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Johnson serves as GCSAA’s associate director of environmental programs Lawrence, Kan. (Feb. 11, 2020) – Mark Johnson, associate director of environmental programs for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), has been named to the EPA’s Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC). He will serve […]

‘The Search for Greg Norman’s Biggest Fan’

Greg Norman Company Announces ‘The Search for Greg Norman’s Biggest Fan’ Grand Prize Winner to Meet, Play Golf with Norman West Palm Beach, Fla. (February 11, 2020) – Greg Norman Company today announced “The Search for Greg Norman’s Biggest Fan” wherein the grand prize winner will receive a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet and play golf […]

Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson Sign on as PING Brand Ambassadors

PING welcomes top teachers Nilsson, Marriott as Brand Ambassadors PHOENIX  – Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson, two highly recognized instructors and co-founders of the VISION54® program and golf school, signed as PING Brand Ambassadors, announced PING President John K. Solheim. Both are listed in Golf Digest’s 50 Best Teachers in America for 2019-20. VISION54’s golf schools, […]

Boyd Summerhays joins PING as Brand Ambassador

Boyd Summerhays joins PING as Brand Ambassador PHOENIX (Feb. 7, 2020) – Boyd Summerhays, swing coach to PING Pro Tony Finau and other tour pros, has joined PING as a Brand Ambassador, said President John K. Solheim. Summerhays is one of Golf Digest’s 50 Best Teachers in America, and is a GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher […]

Two Illinois PGA Section Members Earn PGA Master Professional Designation

Two Illinois PGA Section Members Earn PGA Master Professional Designation Deerpath Golf Course PGA General Manager Vince Juarez and GOLFTEC – Oak Brook Director of Instruction T.J. Sullivan receive PGA of America’s highest educational designation PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.  – The PGA of America has announced that both Deerpath Golf Course PGA General Manager Vince Juarez, of Lake Forest, […]

ECCO Signs Major Champion Henrik Stenson

ECCO® GOLF Announces Signing of Major Champion Henrik Stenson ECCO – a leading manufacturer of innovative footwear – announces the signing of Henrik Stenson as a brand ambassador. The 43-year-old Swede has penned a multi-year agreement and will compete around the world wearing ECCO GOLF’s famed hybrid golf shoes. Stenson has enjoyed a stellar career […]

Legendary Golfer Arnold Palmer to be Honored With Stamp at PGA Tour Tournament Event

Legendary Golfer Arnold Palmer to be Honored With Stamp at PGA Tour Tournament Event WHAT: The U.S. Postal Service will dedicate a stamp honoring golfer Arnold Palmer (1929–2016), who rose from humble beginnings to become a champion.   The stamp dedication ceremony at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard is open to ticketholders. Limited tickets […]

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