National County Card offers United Kingdom golf clubs a chance at a £250,000 giveaway. Courses signing up to the innovative free scheme for private member clubs and its members before the end of March will receive four complimentary cards worth £100 as a joining gift. … The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain in Marana, Ariz., announces a variety of golf vacation packages for its fall debut. Packages can be reserved at www.ritzcarlton.com/dovemountain. … Kingsmill Resort and Spa in Williamsburg, Va., reports that head golf professional Chris George is ranked at one of the best youth golf instructors by U.S. Kids Golf. … The Champions Tour selects Sue Rietzel of the Toshiba Classic in Newport Beach, Calif., as its 2008 Volunteer of the Year. The tour also selects Community Grief Support Service of Homewood, Ala., a beneficiary of the Regions Charity Classic in Birmingham, Ala., as its 2008 Charity of the Year. … Morgan Gregory, president of GlenArbor Golf Club in Bedford, N.Y., joins the advisory council of the Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
Golf Channel will debut its seven-part series, “The Haney Project,” on Monday, March 2, at 9 p.m. ET. Golf instructor Hank Haney will attempt to fix NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley‘s unconventional swing. “You have to swallow a lot of pride doing something like this show,” Barkley said.
