Events

Golfweek will hold Golfest San Diego at Del Mar Golf Center, May 20-21.

U.S. Kids Golf reports that more than 7,500 golfers between the ages of 4 and 12 are expected to compete in its sponsored tournaments this summer.

The 13th ING Media Awards will be presented in a dozen categories during the annual ING Spring Conference‘s awards banquet on May 22 at the National Golf Club in Pinehurst, N.C.

The Executive Women’s Golf Association Foundation will host its fourth fundraising event in support of junior girls golf during the U.S. Women’s Open Championship, June 29-July 2.

Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday announces its Summer Family Golf Tournaments schedule for the summer. The single-day events run Tuesday through Friday, June 6-Aug. 25 at the 36 participating Myrtle Beach, S.C., courses.

The 10th Carolina Couples Classic will be held Oct. 5-8 at the award-winning Litchfield Beach and Golf Resort in Litchfield Beach, S.C.

The Executive Women’s Golf Association Foundation will host its fourth fundraising event in support of junior girls golf during the U.S. Women’s Open Championship, June 29-July 2.

The 10th Carolina Couples Classic will be held Oct. 5-8 at the award-winning Litchfield Beach and Golf Resort in Litchfield Beach, S.C.

The PGA Tour Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship will host the U.S. qualifier for International Pairs Competition during the 23rd annual tournament, held in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Aug. 28-Sept. 1.

John Downey of Safety Harbor, Fla., edges four-time world champion Jason Zuback by 4 inches to win Long Drivers of America‘s $60,000 Re/Max of Texas Shoot-Out on Saturday in Dallas.

Nearly four dozen companies and 100 individual attendees will participate in the One-On-One Appointment Show during the 16th ING Spring Conference, May 21-25 in the Pinehurst, N.C., region.

John Downey of Safety Harbor, Fla., edges four-time world champion Jason Zuback by 4 inches to win Long Drivers of America‘s $60,000 Re/Max of Texas Shoot-Out on Saturday in Dallas.

The World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Fla., receives rare historical footage from The Royal & Ancient. The "Great Triumvirate" DVD, now displayed in a permanent exhibit, features extremely rare and recently restored moving image of Hall of Fame members Harry Vardon, James Braid and J.H. Taylor, who combined to win 16 Open Championships between 1894 and 1914.

The Royal & Ancient Golf Club announces that the 2011 Walker Cup match has been awarded to Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, the sixth oldest in the world, near Aberdeen, Scotland.

The World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Fla., receives rare historical footage from The Royal & Ancient. The "Great Triumvirate" DVD, now displayed in a permanent exhibit, features extremely rare and recently restored moving image of Hall of Fame members Harry Vardon, James Braid and J.H. Taylor, who combined to win 16 Open Championships between 1894 and 1914.

Local qualifying competitions for the first-ever PGA Championship Youth Skills Challenge will begin next week as 28 public and private courses in the Chicago, Ill., area begin to host drive, chip and putt events from May 13-June 15. The finals will be Sunday, Aug. 13, at Medinah Country Club on the eve of PGA Championship week.

Golf will be one of 12 competitive sports in the first-ever Special Olympics USA National Games in Ames, Iowa, July 1-8, and has the support of the PGA of America, U.S. Golf Association, PGA Tour, LPGA and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.

The celebrity field is set for the third Divine 9 Open Celebrity Pro-Am, set for May 19 at White Manor Country Club in Malvern, Pa.

Accu-Length reports on its appearance at the Haggin Oaks Golf Expo in Sacramento, Calif.

The Howie Long Classic will be held at the Marriott Seaview Resort in Galloway Township, N.J., on June 16.