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UST Mamiya Proforce V2 Wins at AT&T Champions Classic

UST Mamiya reports that the AT&T Champions Classic winner played a Proforce V2 76g shaft in his Titleist 909D3 driver, Proforce V2 76g shaft in his Titleist 909F3 fairway wood and Proforce V2 Hybrid 104g shaft in his Titleist 585.H hybrid.

February Weather Impact Down Slightly, January Rounds Lift Was “Real”

Pellucid Corp. reports that February’s national Golf Playable Hours were off 1.8 percent compared to the same period last year. Following January’s increase in GPH of just under 3 percent, the February dip brings the Year-to-Date weather impact back to neutral (+.3 percent).

BRIEFLY

» Etcetera

MannysGolfWorld.com, a new discount golf club Web site, launches. … Ballyneal Golf and Hunt Club in Holyoke, Colo., reports it is ranked the eighth best golf course in the U.S. by Golfweek. … Charlie King, a Golf Magazine top-100 instructor, releases the eBook, “The New Rules of Golf Instruction,” which is available at NewRulesGolf.com. … The Toyota/Kraft Nabisco Championship‘s $1 Million Hole-in-One Contest will hold qualifying March 21-29, along with the semifinals on March 29 and the finals set for Monday, March 30, at 4 p.m. at Mission Hills Country Club. For information, visit www.kncgolf.com. … W. Cecil Brandon, Clay Brittain Jr., Carolyn Cassidy Cudone, Jimmy D’Angelo, General James F. Hackler Jr. and Robert White were inducted as the six inaugural members of the Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame in South Carolina. … PGATour.com records a 123 percent increase of live video streams for its first Live@ event of the season – the first round of the WGC-CA Championship -compared to last year’s first Live@ event, the 2008 Buick Invitational. … Pine Lakes Country Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C., reopens after a 20-month, $15 million restoration project. The renovation includes grassing the course with SeaDwarf Seashore Paspalum grass. The course reopened on March 14. … Jimmy Terry is promoted to general manager at the PGA Tour’s TPC San Antonio, a private/resort club now under development. The 36-hole project is scheduled to open in 2010. … Bunker Mentality, the United Kingdom-based golf clothing brand, announces the move into a new office facility. Also, the company has installed a new stock management system and established a new design studio and showroom. … Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nev., will open for its 41st season on May 1. The course also offers several stay-and-play packages. For information, visit www.edgewoodtahoe.com or call 866.761.4653. … The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort in Shawnee On Delaware, Pa., announces the schedule for its junior golf camps – Junior Resident Camp (July 19-23, ages 10-18), High School Camp (Aug. 2-6, ages 14-18) and Tee Wee Day Camp (July 28-30). For information, call 800.742.9633 (ext. 1471) or visit www.shawneeinn.com. …

Paskievitch Athlete Representation signs Nationwide Tour player Keith Nolan to a marketing agreement.

» Television

Golf Channel will air the Tavistock Cup, a match-play event comprised of professional playing members of Orlando’s Isleworth Country Club and Lake Nona Golf and Country Club, today, Monday, and Tuesday, March 17, at noon ET. Also, the network will air the third episode of “The Haney Project,” tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Instructor Hank Haney attempts to fix NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley‘s golf swing. … The Kraft Nabisco Championship, set for April 2-5, announces its broadcast schedule. The first three rounds will air on ESPN2, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 2-4, 5-7 p.m. ET. Sunday’s final round will air on CBS Sports, 3-6 p.m. ET. … Entries are now being accepted for the Georgia State Golf Association‘s 40th Greater Atlanta Women’s Amateur Championship, May 18-20 at Newnan Country Club. Qualified players enter online at www.gsga.org, and the deadline is April 22 at 5 p.m. ET.

February Weather Impact Down Slightly, January Rounds Lift Was "Real"

Pellucid Corp. reports that February’s national Golf Playable Hours were off 1.8 percent compared to the same period last year. Following January’s increase in GPH of just under 3 percent, the February dip brings the Year-to-Date weather impact back to neutral (+.3 percent).