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Wilson Golf Rolls Out “Paddy Slam Countdown” Promotion Tied to Padraig Harrington’s Quest for his Third Consecutive Major
Wilson Golf announces the “Paddy Slam Countdown” promotion. If tour staffer Padraig Harrington wins the upcoming Masters, which would be his third straight major title, registered consumers will receive more than $300 worth of free clubs with the purchase of a set of Wilson Staff irons. Consumers must register at www.paddyslam.com between March 1-April 8.
Unmatched Performance.
Titleist reports that Geoff Ogilvy and Mark Wilson won the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and Mayakoba Classic, respectively, while playing the new Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls.
Accenture Match Play Champ dominates in desert with Aldila’s VooDoo®
Aldila reports that the winner of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship played its VooDoo shaft featuring S-core Technology in his driver. Also, the winner of the Mayakoba Classic played the Aldila NV shaft.
Camp Creek Golf Club Open For Outside Play
Camp Creek Golf Club in Watersound, Fla., opens to outside play on a limited basis as it transitions from private to semi-private.
CourseTrends announces Black Bear Golf Club of Vanderbilt, MI as its most recent client…
CourseTrends announces Black Bear Golf Club of Vanderbilt, Mich., as its most recent client.
National Golf Products Names James Meabon Senior Sales Director
National Golf Products names James Meabon as senior sales director.
PrideSports & Softspikes® Dominate at WGC Accenture Match Play Championship While Capturing Weekend Sweep on All Professional Golf Tours
PrideSports captures the cleat count at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship with more than 65 percent of the overall elite cleat field using the company’s stable of products. Also, Pulsar cleats were won by the respective winners of the Mayakoba Classic and the Nationwide Tour’s Moonah Classic, while the winner of the Honda LPGA Thailand wore Black Widow cleats.
LebanonTurf Names Klopp, Osborne National Account Managers For Professional Products and Lawn Care
LebanonTurf names Chris Osborne and Ken Klopp national account managers for the company’s professional products and lawn care groups.
Zero Friction and Mark Wilson win at Mayakoba
Excel Golf Products reports on staff player Mark Wilson winning the Mayakoba Classic while using the Zero Friction tees.
Tour Edge players go low capturing 7th top-10 finish of the year!
Tour Edge reports that a third-place finisher at the Mayakoba Golf Classic used its Exotics clubs, while a four-place finisher at the Honda LPGA in Thailand used Exotics irons and woods.
February Golf Weather Showed Favorable Conditions Across the Nation
Weather Trends International reports that, overall, the nation during the four-week retail February calendar trended the warmest in four years, driest in 13 years, and least snow in seven years.
Golfing Magazine to Display at the National Golf Expo in Boston
Golfing Magazine becomes a presenting partner of the National Golf Expo in Boston, March 6-8.
Seven Players Top Kodak Challenge Leaderboard Heading Into The Honda Classic
The Kodak Challenge selects the 434-yard, par-4 16th hole at PGA National Champion Course, site of this week’s Honda Classic, as the season-long competition’s seventh hole.
U.S. finals of World Golfers Championship Sept. 11-12 at Mission Inn
The World Golfers Championship will hold its 36-hole United States team qualifier Sept. 11-12 at Mission Inn Resort and Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. The 14th edition of the championship, a 72-hole event, is scheduled for Oct. 24-31 in Spain.
Ochoa Returns To Singapore To Defend Her First Title Of 2009 At The HSBC Women’s Champions, March 5-8
World No. 1 Lorena Ochoa arrives in Singapore for the HSBC Women’s Champions, March 5-8, seeking her second consecutive win in 2009. Ochoa is the reigning champion in a field that includes the world’s top 10 players.
Two Tournaments Add Another Successful Week at the Top For CHAMP®
MacNeill Engineering reports that a high percentage of the field at the Mayakoba Golf Classic wore the Champ Scorpion Stinger spikes. Also, more than 50 percent of the field at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship wore Champ spikes.
Jeff Quinney and Nickent Golf agree to multi-year contract extension
Nickent Golf and Jeff Quinney agree to a multi-year contract extension.
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» Etcetera
Granville Golfland in Granville, Ohio, is named a top 100 golf range by Golf Range Magazine for the second straight year. … For the third consecutive year, Redlands Mesa Golf Course and its adjoining community in Grand Junction, Colo., is recognized by Travel & Leisure magazine as one of “America’s Top 100 Golf Communities.” … Ballyneal Golf and Hunt Club in Holyoke, Colo., is ranked the 53rd best golf course in the world by “Top 100 Golf Courses,” the only independent Web site dedicated to the top golf courses of the world. The United Kingdom-based site’s ranking system is derived from existing golf publication rankings coupled with ratings from reviewers who have played the courses. Also, Old Tabby Links in Okatie, S.C., reports being ranked in the top 1 percent of the more than 20,000 golf courses and golf clubs in the U.S. … Weibring-Wolfard Golf Design receives the 2009 Renovation of the Year by Golf Inc. for its redesign of the TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. Weibring-Wolfard Golf Design won in the daily fee/semi-private facility category. … PGATour.com reports streaming nearly 2.5 million videos in one day to reach the previous record set for its online coverage of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. This marks a two-day high for the site with nearly 5 million videos accessed by users (Feb. 25: 2,504,820; Feb. 26: 2,484,664). The Web site also experienced a traffic surge with nearly 1.1 million unique users, the biggest traffic day ever for a non-major event. … Bobby Jones introduces the short sleeve pique polo shirt with ruffled collar and white enamel buttons. Available at Bobby Jones stores, the polo retails for $145. … Eagle Golf announces the winners of its 2008 “Best of the Best” awards announced during a one-day web conference. The winners were: Carol Borowy (Corporate Office Employee of the Year); Amy Milne, Forest Park Golf Course (Best New Catering Sales); Michael Dressor, Kokopelli Golf Course (Best New Tournament Sales Person); Casey Dirksen, Hollytree Country Club (Membership Director of the Year); Toby Niccum, Ruffled Feathers Golf Club (Catering Sales Person of the Year); Holly Gazaw, Golf Club at Cinco Ranch and Clear Creek Golf Course (Tournament Sales Person of the Year); Ryan Copenhaver, Tatum Ranch Golf Club (Most Improved Golf Course Conditions); Jimmy Krupa, Clear Creek Golf Course, and Jason Jaffrey, Kokopelli Golf Course (Most Improved Golf Club); TJ Guyer, Cowan Creek Golf Course (Best New Superintendent of the Year); Richard Strozewski, Continental Golf Course (Best New General Manager of the Year); Otto Moore, Cowboys Golf Club (Food and Beverage Manager of the Year); Mark Newton, Royal Meadows Golf Course (Superintendent of the Year); Hagen Cleek, The Golf Club at Fossil Creek (General Manager of the Year); LakeRidge Country Club (Private Club of the Year); The Golf Club at Fossil Creek (Golf Club of the Year); John Barr, Los Robles Greens Golf Course (President’s Award). … Fairmont Hot Springs Resort in Fairmont Hot Springs, B.C., Canada, names Peter Smith as its new director of golf operations. … Quagmire Golf re-signs Canadian Open winner Chez Reavie to and endorsement agreement, along with signing Nationwide Tour players Brennan Webb and Dustin Risdon. … KPMG‘s Golf Business Forum at The Celtic Manor Resort, May 4-6 in Wales, announces its lineup of speakers will include Joe Beditz, CEO of the National Golf Foundation; Tenniel Chu, executive director of Mission Hills, China; Neil Hobday, project director of the Trump International Golf Links, Scotland; and Jonathan Orr, financial director of the European Tour. Also, Arnold Palmer will attend to receive the forum’s Lifetime Achievement Award. … Golf Academy of America, a two-year golf career college, will sponsor the American Junior Golf Association‘s Preseason Junior Series. … 2Thumb launches the Wrist Brake, which is designed to help stop wrist break. The putting aid clips onto any putter shaft and the bar is located in line with the putter face. Throughout the putting stroke if there is no wrist break, then the bar and the putter face will stay parallel to each other.
» Television
HBO‘s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” updates its profile of 6-year-old golfer Kyle Lograsso, who plays with the sight of one eye. The report will air on March 2 (8 p.m. PT only) and 5 (2:35 a.m. ET). The show will air on HBO2, March 4 (4:30 a.m.), 6 (noon) and 8 (noon). The show is also available on HBO On Demand through March 16.
» Tournaments
Saxophonist Kenny G sponsors the The Kenny G Gold Pro-Am on Wednesday, March 4, as a prelude to this week’s Honda Classic. … More than 300 entries have been received for the 2009 Florida Senior Amateur Championship at Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, April 14-16. Entries close for the championship on Wednesday, March 4 and qualifying will begin March 16 at eight sites across the state. For information, go to www.fsga.org. … The World Golf Championships-CA Championship announces that the 2009 Tickets Fore Charity program has been extended through Wednesday, March 4. Tickets Fore Charity is a program in which tournaments offer registered non-profit organizations the opportunity to sell specially priced tournament tickets, with 100 percent of the proceeds donated to charity. To purchase tickets or to view a full list of participating organizations, visit www.wgcca.com/tfc. … Entries will close on March 4 for the Georgia State Golf Association‘s 21st Georgia Four-Ball Tournament, March 27-29 at Valdosta Country Club and Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in Valdosta. Qualified players must enter online at www.gsga.org. … Ticket holders for the 2009 Solheim Cup at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill., will receive a bonus day with their weekly ticket purchases. Gates will now open on Monday, Aug. 17, for a previously unscheduled team practice day. … The R&A announces four courses have been added to the list of venues staging regional qualifying for the British Open – Buckinghamshire Golf Club, Bruntsfield Links and Hankley Common will be used in 2011, while Moortown Golf Club will be a qualifying site for 2012. … Tom Lehman will make his Champions Tour debut at the 32nd Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf when he teams with Bernhard Langer. The tournament is April 24-26 in Savannah, Ga. … The Texas Women’s Open is set for June 24-25 at Eastern Hills Country Club in Garland, Texas. Registration will begin Friday, April 24. Online entries will be accepted at www.ntpga.com. … The Kraft Nabisco Championship seeks additional volunteers to help on several committees for the event, March 30-April 5 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif. For information, visit http://kncgolf.com/volunteer.htm. … The Massachusetts Golf Association announces its 2009 schedule that features 10 major championships, including the 100th Massachusetts Open Championship at Belmont Country Club on June 22-24.
Wilson Golf Rolls Out "Paddy Slam Countdown" Promotion Tied to Padraig Harrington's Quest for his Third Consecutive Major
Wilson Golf announces the “Paddy Slam Countdown” promotion. If tour staffer Padraig Harrington wins the upcoming Masters, which would be his third straight major title, registered consumers will receive more than $300 worth of free clubs with the purchase of a set of Wilson Staff irons. Consumers must register at www.paddyslam.com between March 1-April 8.
