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GolfBug.tv announces that “The Back 9 Show” weekly program will now air on Monday and Thursday. … Jaime Ortiz-Patiño, founder and honorary president of Club de Golf Valderrama, and Aquatrols Corp. donate $10,000 to support the Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. … Bernhard Langer continues to lead the Champions Tour’s Charles Schwab Cup through the Toshiba Classic. Langer has 569 points and owns a 264-point lead over Loren Roberts. … PL Motivations Inc. publishes author Mick Gyure‘s ” Everyday Golfer’s Guide to Shooting Lower Scores,” which helps golfers filter through the overwhelming amount of information on the game and helps players chart a course for personal improvement. … Vin Scully, the radio/television voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the past 60 years, is the honoree for the L.A. Sports and Entertainment Commission‘s 10th LASEC Golf Classic on May 11 at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. … Rule Golf introduces the ruletwentyone waterproof back pocket towel, which fuses an absorbent bamboo terry layer with a waterproof shell folded to conveniently fit into a golfer’s back pocket. The towel retails for $19.95. … The Duke University Behavioral Economics department conducts a study on “Cheating in Golf and the Economics of Dishonesty” to understand people’s choices and behavior in various golfing situations. To participate anonymously in the 10-minute study and earn an opportunity to win $100 Amazon gift cards, click here. … The Golf Course Builders Association of America upgrades the status of three members – Benson Construction Co. Inc., Lepanto Golf Construction Inc., and United GLI Inc. The GCBAA has four different levels of membership, each level with a unique set of requirements and qualifications. … Octagon, a global sports and entertainment marketing company, hires Chris Higgs co-managing director of golf in the firm’s Athletes and Personalities Division. … GolfTEC introduces Personal Club Fitting, a tour-level fitting experience for avid and aspiring golfers, at more than 140 of its locations. … Aloha Section PGA names Claude Brousseau of the Kapalua Golf Academy as its 2008 Teacher of the Year. … Kangaroo Media and the PGA Tour sign a four-year agreement to provide golf spectators attending select tour events the Kangaroo TV hand-held device, which allows spectators access to real-time video, audio, comprehensive tournament and player data, and course layouts. … P3ProSwing, manufacturer of golf simulators with swing analysis, participated at the Las Vegas Hospitality Expo, March 2-5. … Carolinas PGA Play Golf America Day is set for April 4 at Golf Club at Cedar Creek in Aiken, S.C. For information, call 803.648.4206 or visit www.carolinas.pga.com. … Weszty Golf becomes a sponsor of the International Clubmakers Guild. … Cellworks Communication Inc. becomes the official communications provider for the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour and will offer a BlackBerry communications package specifically designed for Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour members. Also, Champ becomes the official spike and golf tee of the junior tour. … The Ritz-Carlton Lodge in Greensboro, Ga., will host its “Masters of Arts” dinner on Wednesday, April 8. The event will feature putter designer Scotty Cameron, wine artist Thomas Arvid and Larry Maguire, president, COO and partner of Far Niente Winery. … The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort, located in Shawnee on Delaware, Pa., offers its all-inclusive “Gimme Golf” package,” when its season opens on March 27. Through Nov. 24, the package includes 18 holes of golf, lodging, and cart and greens fees. Package rates start at $94 per person, per night. … PGA West Golf Club will headline the roster of courses scheduled to host the Golf Channel Amateur Tour National Championships, Sept. 21-27 in La Quinta, Calif. … The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain in Marana, Ariz., offers its “Fairways and Greens” package through Dec. 31, 2010. The package starts at $529 per night and includes accommodations and two 18-hole rounds of golf daily, including a golf cart, club storage and use of practice facility.

» Tournaments

Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, Calif., will host the LPGA’s Samsung World Championship on its South Course, Sept. 16-20. … Nearly New Golf assumes title sponsorship of the Ontario PGA Pro/Pro Championship. … Constantino Rocca commits to play the inaugural Son Gual Mallorca Senior Open, May 8-10. … Former Wake Forest teammates Jay Haas and Curtis Strange and brothers Lanny Wadkins and Bobby Wadkins will pair respectively in the Legends Division of the 32nd Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, April 24-26 in Savannah, Ga. … The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour announces that the MJT Odlum Brown Classic/PGA of BC Junior Championship will grant eligible players of the British Columbia Golf Association exemptions for the event, July 28-30 in Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada.

Study gets women's feedback on apparel

Golf Datatech unveils its first-ever “Women’s Golf Market Study,” an independent, non-commissioned study designed to capture feedback on the female perceptions and experiences about the game, including apparel.

Technology at center of Ecco's new van

Ecco’s new Comfort Tech Van to serve as the centerpiece of a nationwide initiative facilitating retailer training and enhancing consumer awareness of the brand’s direct-injection technology.

Pellucid’s 2008 State of the Industry Report Published

Pellucid Corp. announces the public release of its “2008 State of the Industry” report. The seventh annual report outlines the case that the golf industry suffered minor setbacks in most key measures in 2008 but, relative to the general economy and other industries, performed better than expected.