Golf World announces Cameron Tringale of Georgia Tech and Stephanie Kono of UCLA as its “College Players of the Week,” for the period between March 9-15.
Honors
Golf Association Receives ADDY Award For Campaign
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Golf Association receives the 2009 Silver Addy Award from MGC Chapter of American Ad Federation in the Interactive Media category.
Club Car Recognizes Veseys Equipment with Distributor
Veseys Equipment, a distributor of Club Car golf cars and utility vehicles in Canada’s Atlantic Provinces, receives the Club Car Sales Achievement Award at the 2009 Canadian Golf Superintendents Association International Conference and Trade Show in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
OB Sports Earns Top Customer Loyalty Award From The National Golf Foundation
OB Sports Golf Management is one of two management companies honored by the National Golf Foundation for having the top customer loyalty in the industry. The seventh Customer Loyalty Awards are based on surveys fielded through NGF’s Voice of Customer Operating Model.
Mizuno Announces Club Fitters Of The Year Award Winners
Mizuno announces its Club Fitters of the Year Award winners.
Mizuno Announces Club Fitters Of The Year Award Winners
Mizuno announces its “Club Fitters of the Year.”
PGA Honorary President Brian Whitcomb, PGA Golf Professionals Of The Year Brent Krause And Jim Manthis Head Inductees Into Pga Golf Professional Hall Of Fame
The PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame announces an eight-member 2009 class of inductees. To be inducted on May 5 are PGA honorary president Brian Whitcomb, past PGA Professionals of the Year Jim Manthis and Brent Krause, former Masters champion Claude Harmon Sr., legendary teaching professional Harvey Penick, former UCLA coach and renowned teaching professional Eddie Merrins, former PGA of America Rules Committee chairman Don Essig III and Harry “Cotton” Berrier, a three-time PGA of America board member and one of the founders of the Tennessee PGA Section.
Golf Digest Publications Dominates the 2009 GWAA Writing Contest
Golf Digest Publications receives 20 awards across its multiple properties in the recent Golf Writers Association of America writing contest.
Silvertip Resort Receives GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leader Award
Silvertip Resort in Alberta, Canada, earns the GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leader Award, which annually honors the best ecological efforts by superintendents worldwide.
Billy Casper Golf Announces Annual Award Winners
Billy Casper Golf, owner and operator of golf courses in 25 states, announces its 2008 award winners during the company’s annual meeting at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla.
Bob VanSweden Named TaylorMade Golf Company Club Fitter of the Year
TaylorMade-adidas Golf Co. names Bob VanSweden of Golf Repair Center in Largo, Fla., as its Club Fitter of the Year.
Two Amateurs, Two Pros Voted To Michigan Golf Hall Of Fame
Long-time amateurs Bill Curtis and Randy Lewis, Champions Tour player Tom Wargo and PGA master professional Jim Dewling have been elected to the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame.
“Tom Morris of St. Andrews” Wins 2008 USGA Herbert Warren Wind Book Award
The U.S. Golf Association announces that “Tom Morris of St. Andrews: The Colossus of Golf, 1821-1908” receives the 2008 Herbert Warren Wind Book Award.
"Tom Morris of St. Andrews" Wins 2008 USGA Herbert Warren Wind Book Award
The U.S. Golf Association announces that “Tom Morris of St. Andrews: The Colossus of Golf, 1821-1908” receives the 2008 Herbert Warren Wind Book Award.
Veteran Sports Columnist/Reporter Art Spander Named Recipient Of 2009 PGA Lifetime Achievement Award In Journalism
Art Spander of Oakland, Calif., who has covered nearly 120 majors since 1960, is named the recipient of the PGA of America‘s 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism. Spander is the 20th individual to be so honored.
TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff Professional Mike Weir Inducted into Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
TaylorMade-adidas Golf tour staff professional Mike Weir, an eight-time winner on the PGA Tour and the 2003 Masters champion, will be inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame on July 23.
Grande Pines Golf Club Receives Prestigious Environmental Leaders In Golf Award, Presented By GCSAA And Golf Digest
Grande Pines Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., receives the Chapter Award for Environmental Leadership in Golf for a Resort Facility from the Golf Course Superintendent’s Association of America/Golf Digest’s Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards.
‘Beloved Soul Mate’ of Maryland Superintendent, Willie Wins ‘Dog of the Year’ Days After His Death
Willie, the dog of Steve McCormick, golf course superintendent at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Md., is selected “Dog of the Year” at the 2009 Golf Industry Show. The 7-year-old German shorthaired pointer mix will receive the award posthumously following his death on Jan. 29 due to a malignant tumor.
'Beloved Soul Mate' of Maryland Superintendent, Willie Wins 'Dog of the Year' Days After His Death
Willie, the dog of Steve McCormick, golf course superintendent at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Md., is selected “Dog of the Year” at the 2009 Golf Industry Show. The 7-year-old German shorthaired pointer mix will receive the award posthumously following his death on Jan. 29 due to a malignant tumor.
KZG Honors the 2009 World’s Top 100 ClubFitters
KZG, announces the world’s Top 100 ClubFitters for 2009.