After 32 years in Little River, S.C., the Carolinas PGA Section is preparing to move down the waterway to the Grande Dunes on Nov. 15.
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Golfweek Names Saddle Creek One of ‘America’s Best Residential Golf Courses’ for Fifth-Straight Year
Saddle Creek Resort in Copperopolis, Calif., is named to Golfweek‘s list of “America’s Best Residential Golf Courses” for 2009, marking the fifth straight year the Carter Morrish-designed course has appeared in the rankings.
Golf Event Magazine Goes Digital
Golf Event transitions from a print magazine to a digital magazine. This change commences with the fall 2008 issue (available at golfevent.epubxpress.com) and the magazine remains free to those who qualify.
LDA Promotes Ambriz, Wiley
Long Drivers of America announces that Michael Ambriz has been promoted to executive vice president and Steve Wiley to vice president of sales and marketing.
Esoda, Hamilton, Miller recognized by GCSAA for distinguished service to golf, profession
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America members Mark Esoda, the late George Hamilton and Monroe Miller have been selected as recipients of the 2009 Colonel John Morley Distinguished Service Awards. They will be acknowledged at the opening session of the 2009 GCSAA Education Conference in New Orleans, Feb. 5.
Golfpac Travel’s 2008-2009 Golf Vacation Guide Hits Mailboxes Across The Country
Golfpac Travel‘s mails its annual “Golfpac Travel Golf Vacation Guide,” a 124-page color travel guide that features all Golfpac destinations with prices and descriptions, to more than 138,000 readers.
TaylorMade Golf Unveils 2009 Golf Bag Collection
TaylorMade Golf Co. unveils its 2009 golf bag offerings – a collection of seven innovative bags that feature a remarkable boost in design and functionality. Leading the charge in innovation is the TaylorMade San Marino cart bag, which weighs less than 5 pounds, and the Monza featherweight stand bag.
PowerBilt to hold news conference in New York introducing Nitrogen-Charged Technology
PowerBilt Golf introduces its Air Force One drivers, fairway woods and hybrids featuring nitrogen-charged power – clubheads filled with nitrogen gas to create a thinner face.
GolfWorld Readers Vote Longaberger Golf Club One of Country’s Best
The Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio, announces it is ranked No. 4 in Golf World magazine’s inaugural “Readers’ Choice Awards” in the category of top 50 public courses.
Mississippi Courses Continue to Collect Accolades
The Preserve Golf Club, an amenity of the Palace Casino Resort in Biloxi, Miss., is named one of Golfweek‘s “2008 Best New Courses,” and is listed No. 6 on the national publication’s elite list.
USC Wins Team Competition At Fourth Annual Cordevalle Collegiate Golf Tournament
CordeValle in San Martin, Calif., announces the results of the fourth CordeValle Collegiate Tournament, held from Nov. 3-5. Southern California won the overall title.
Jassem Setayesh wins the Royal Oaks Tournament playing with Schwetty Balls
Schwetty Balls reports on the first tourament win by 12-year-old Jassem Setayesh.
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The Metropolitan Golf Association announces Joe Saladino of Huntington Country Club as the 2008 MGA Jerry Courville Sr. Player of the Year. …
Dixon Golf Teams with C&T International to Distribute the 100% Eco-Friendly Earth Golf Ball in Sweden, Denmark and Norway
Dixon Golf reaches a distribution agreement with C&T International, which will handle distribution, sales and marketing of the eco-friendly Dixon Earth golf ball in Scandinavia.
You can meet Natalie Gulbis at Vegas' Aliante Golf Club; Vegas pros eye PGA Tour '09 after Nationwide Tour Championship; Deal-Pete Dye's Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort
GolfLasVegasNow.com reports on Vegas resident Natalie Gulbis playing in the Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge at Las Vegas golf course Rio Secco Golf Club on Tuesday, Nov. 11, and then participating in a charity event Dec. 13 at Aliante Golf Club.
Mizuno's WindLite Peformance Apparel Line – Fashionable And Functional 100% Windproof Protection
Mizuno announces the expansion of its popular WindLite line. Continuing over into 2009 will be the WindLite ¼ Zip Sweater and the WindLite Sleeveless v-neck sweater, both featuring a performance gauge cotton/acrylic knit shell and a flexible inner dropliner to provide warmth and windproof protection in an extremely comfortable and lightweight performance garment.
Indian Wells Resort Players Course Earns 4 ½ Star Golf Digest Honors
GPS Industries Inc. reports on Indian Wells Golf Resort’s Players Course receiving a 4.5-star rating rating for daily-fee courses in Golf Digest‘s 2008-2009 edition of “Best Places You Can Play.”
Balance-Certified Golf Technology Used to Win the PGA Tour's Ginn sur Mer Classic
Balance-Certified‘s reports that the winner of the Ginn sur Mer Classic used a Balance-Certified equipped putter.
The Tribute Retains Buffalo Communications to Publicize, Brand Highly-Anticipated 'New Course'
The Tribute Golf Club, part of a masterplanned community in The Colony, Texas, retains Buffalo Communications to publicize and brand its New Course.
Golfweek Names Saddle Creek One of 'America's Best Residential Golf Courses' for Fifth-Straight Year
Saddle Creek Resort in Copperopolis, Calif., is named to Golfweek‘s list of “America’s Best Residential Golf Courses” for 2009, marking the fifth straight year the Carter Morrish-designed course has appeared in the rankings.
