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» Etcetera

Harris Golf acquires Wilson Lake Country Club in Wilton, Maine. … Bob Seligman wins an ING Media Award for his apparel article “Fall Fashion Trends For On and Off The Course” in the summer 2008 issue of GolfTime Magazine. … Paskievitch Athlete Representation signs Nationwide Tour player Justin Hicks for exclusive management and marketing representation. … The Arizona Women’s Golf Association is offering a series of lessons to help women get started in the game. The six-week Ambassador Program pairs LPGA/PGA golf teaching professionals with amateur women. To view the entire schedule and to register, visit www.awga.org. … Sean Ramsdale becomes a consultant for Accurate Golf. … Paula Creamer Beauty LLC will launch a new fragrance line under the Paula Creamer Beauty umbrella. The new brand is slated for a launch in key test market doors across the country in late spring, with a full national roll-out planned for early spring 2010. … Turfco introduces the new Walking TriWave Overseeder. The Walking TriWave Overseeder offers new optional greens blades, new transport speed and patent-pending technology that keeps seed rate consistent regardless of ground speed. Also, Turfco’s introduces its new WideSpin 1540 EC Topdresser. … Chesapeake Energy announces the watch list for the 2009 The Ben Hogan Award, awarded to the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer. The list includes Rickie Fowler (Oklahoma State), Jorge Campillo (Indiana), Sihwan Kim (Stanford), Jamie Lovemark (Southern California), Billy Horschel (Florida) and Nick Taylor (Washington). … Burroughs & Chapin Co. Inc. and Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday announced the six inaugural inductees in the Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame – Clay Brittain Jr., W. Cecil Brandon, Carolyn Cassidy Cudone, Jimmy D’Angelo, Gen. James F. Hackler Jr. and Robert White. … The Golf Auction is accepting consignments of golf memorabilia for its Masters week auction, April 12-13.

» Television

Golf Channel announces air times for this week’s tournaments: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. ET); Allianz Championship (Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. ET); SBS Open (Thursday-Friday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. ET; Saturday, 6:30-9:30 p.m. ET). The European Tour’s Maybank Malaysian Open will air Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 12-15, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on tape delay. … Golf Channel names Jack Graham as the network’s vice-president, golf events and executive producer. Graham will oversee the network’s live golf coverage.

» Tournaments

The Martin’s PGA Tour Superstore National Father and Son Team Classic adds Pine Lakes Country Club and the Thistle Golf Club to its 2009 course rotation. The 12th annual event is scheduled for July 16-18 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. … Tickets to the Kraft Nabisco Championship, set for April 2-5 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., are now on sale. Advance tickets are on sale through March 20 by calling 888.487.0232 or through www.knctix.com. … The World Golf Championships-CA Championship announces that more than 50 organizations will take part in the recently launched Tickets Fore Charity campaign, a fundraising initiative designed to improve the quality of life in the communities where PGA Tour tournaments are held. … The Top Flite Junior Tour, conducted by the West Virginia PGA and West Virginia Golf Association, announces its 2009 tour stops. For the full schedule, visit www.topflitejrtour.com. … Colin Montgomerie commits to the Ballantine’s Championship, April 23-26 in Korea.

Make Every Putt online with CHAMP®.

Champ introduces the online ball marker, made in both plastic and metal options, and features a center stripe to help golfers line up their putts.

Who's minding the store anyway?

Longitudes Group completes a new report for 2009 documenting the market profiles of the 22 largest off-course golf retail brands. The report measures a number of variables for those golf retail brands with five or more stores conducting business in the U.S. market.

PP Series

Honma reports on its PP (Professional Player) Series putters.

Four Players Top Kodak Challenge Leaderboard Heading into Pebble

Dustin Johnson at 3-under-par through four holes lead the Kodak Challenge heading into this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Players must play at least 18 of the 30 Kodak Challenge holes throughout the season to compete for $1 million and the Kodak Challenge trophy.