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Ecco takes funky approach to new women's footwear

Ecco: Shoemaker introduces its women’s Golf Street Premier, which it claims is a “unique hybrid sport-casual shoe that is funky, fun, feminine, highly functional.” Golf Street Premier retails for $130.

» Television/Internet

Golf Channel will provide 26 hours of coverage from this week’s Solheim Cup, Aug. 21-23, along with 14 hours of “Live From the Solheim Cup” coverage. Friday and Saturday, Golf Channel will air more than 10 continuous hours of daily match coverage, beginning at 9 a.m. ET. Sunday’s live match coverage will air 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ET. “Live From The Solheim Cup” kicks off Tuesday and Wednesday with pre-event news conferences. … Turner Sports reports PGA.com set a single-day site record with 1.4 million unique users for first-round coverage of the PGA Championship. On television TNT‘s overnight metered market ratings for its six hours of exclusive round one coverage enjoyed a 43 percent increase over last year.

» Tournaments

Wyndham Rewards, a hotel loyalty program with more than 6,000 participating hotels, offers players the chance to win 1,000,000 rewards points with the Hole-in-One Challenge on Sedgefield Country Club’s 16th hole during this week’s Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C. Also, Sergio Garcia and Adam Scott join Ryan Moore and Charles Howell III as late entries into the tournament field. Paul Azinger has withdrawn due to injury. … Spain’s Beatriz Recari enters the first stage of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament, set for Sept. 17-20 in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

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» Etcetera

Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Acme, Mich., announces its fall season golf packages, which include golf at the Jack Nicklaus-designed The Bear, the Gary Player-designed The Wolverine, and architect William Newcomb‘s Spruce Run. For information, visit GrandTraverseResort.com. … Krank Golf releases its new Rage driver, which is tailored for Long Drive players. Because of the need for distance and accuracy, Krank Golf focuses on ball speed, spin rate and durability, capable of holding up to swing speeds in excess of 150 miles per hour. … Tin Cup Products releases its Tin Cup Personal Imprinting System that allows golfers to create a personalized ball marker using a logo. Standard designs are available or a personalized cutout can be requested online.

» Tournaments

2008 U.S. Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger accepts a sponsor’s exemption to play in next week’s Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. Six other players – John Daly, 2008 U.S. Amateur champion Danny Lee, Justin Thomas, Andrew McLardy, Kyle Stanley and Billy Andrade.

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Oban wins legends Reno-Tahoe Open and 2 others finish in the top 10

Oban reports that the winner of the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open played its Oban Devotion 65 shaft in combination with a TaylorMade R9 driver, and the Oban Devotion Hybrid 85 in his Adams hybrid. Also, the fifth- , ninth- and 14th-place finishers played Oban’s Devotion shafts.

Golfing Magazine Creates “The Launch Pad”

Golfing Magazine creates a new editorial feature, “Launch Pad,” which will be included in its fall issue to be released on Sept. 15. The feature will focus on new products being introduced at this time of year.

Dunmaglas Becomes Social

Dunmaglas Golf Club in Charlevoix, Mich., joins the social networking scene through the use of Twitter, Facebook and MySpace.

PGA Tour Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship announces Cutter & Buck as its apparel provider for the annual event, Aug. 31-Sept. 4. Cutter & Buck will provide all 3,000-plus World Am participants, the tournament staff and volunteers with golf shirts.

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