FizGolf, maker of am all-in-one club, ball and grip cleaner, will makes its first appearance at the PGA Fall Expo, Aug. 26-27, in Las Vegas, Nev.
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FJ Finds the Winner’s Circle Three Times
FootJoy reports that Vijay Singh (DryJoys), Parker McLachlin (ReelFit) and Ji-Yai Shin (eComfort) wore its shoes en route to their respective wins at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Legends Reno-Tahoe Open and Women’s British Open.
Set Schedule Brings Serious Contender
Excel Golf reports that Zero Friction tee user Kenny Perry ranked 18th in driving distance at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational with an average drive of 304.6.
Billy Casper Golf Selected to Manage North Course at City Park (New Orleans, LA) To Open for First Time Since Katrina
Billy Casper Golf is selected for turnkey management of the North Course at City Park in New Orleans, La.. The course will open for public play on Saturday, Aug. 30, for the first time in three years since Hurricane Katrina.
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King Golf announces a relationship with golf distributor Golfer’s Choice, which is a mobile golf store that calls exclusively on military bases and military golf courses all along the east coast. … Turner Sports will provide 18 hours of PGA Championship coverage on TNT plus 118 hours of complementary coverage across four online streams exclusively through “PGA Championship LIVE” on PGA.com. TNT will air live first- and second-round from 1-7 p.m. ET on Thursday-Friday, Aug. 7-8, and third- and final-round coverage from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ET on Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 9-10. … Stewart Cink sits atop the U.S. Ryder Cup point standings entering the final qualifying tournament, the PGA Championship. Tiger Woods qualified, but is unable to play due to injury, thus the reason for Cink moving into the No. 1 slot. The top eight through the PGA Championship automatically qualify. Following Cink (4,952.665 points) are Phil Mickelson (4,880.000), Kenny Perry (4,480.700), Jim Furyk (4,328.792), Anthony Kim (4,003.796), Justin Leonard (3,348.524), Boo Weekley (2,627.295) and Steve Stricker (2,603.168).
Professionals on PGA, Nationwide & Japan Tours Excel with Graphite Design Shafts
Graphite Design reports on the performance of its shaft models at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, Cox Classic and the Japan Tour’s Japan Tour’s Sun-Chlorella Classic, where it claimed the claimed the graphite wood shaft model count.
Fujikura Winning Driver & Wood Shaft Brand At Women's British Open
Fujikura reports that its Rombax shaft technology was used in the driver and woods played by the winner at the Ricoh Women’s British Open.
Evolve Golf's Epoch Tee Used by Winner of the WGC Bridgestone Invitational
Evolve Golf reports that the winner of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational played its Epoch tee.
UST® Shafts Win on Both Sides of Pacific
United Sports Technologies reports that the respective winner’s of the Japan Tour’s Sun Chlorella Classic and the PGA Tour’s Legends Reno-Tahoe Open used the company’s shafts. The Sun Chlorella Classic champion played UST Proforce V2 graphite shafts in his Titleist driver, Ping 3-wood and two Titleist hybrid clubs. The Legends Reno-Tahoe champion played the UST Irod shaft in his Titleist hybrid.
Softspikes® Sweeps Weekend Tour Play
PrideSports reports that its Softspikes were worn by the winners of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Legends-Reno Tahoe Open, U.S. Senior Open and Women’s British Open. Also, the winner of the Cox Classic also wore PrideSports cleats.
Aldila's VooDoo gives Tour players the winning edge
Aldila staff member Stuart Appleby played the VooDoo shaft in all of his woods en route to a second-place finish at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Also, the winner of the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open used the shaft in his driver and 3-wood.
FJ Finds the Winner's Circle Three Times
FootJoy reports that Vijay Singh (DryJoys), Parker McLachlin (ReelFit) and Ji-Yai Shin (eComfort) wore its shoes en route to their respective wins at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Legends Reno-Tahoe Open and Women’s British Open.
FootJoy® – The Leader in Glove Innovation
FootJoy unveils its 2008-09 golf glove line that feature new designs and re-engineered constructions.
Fujikura #1 Driver Shaft Brand At US Senior Open & Women’s British Open
Fujikura won the driver shaft brand count at the U.S. Senior Open and the Ricoh Women’s British Open Championship, extending its streak of leading the count in every 2008 major.
Duramed FUTURES Tour Introduces Fan-Friendly Top Ten Program
The Duramed Futures Tour launches a new program, “The Top Ten: Race For The Card,” to help fans better recognize the tour’s top players and to emphasize that these players are in contention to gain LPGA member status for 2009. Among the enhancements, players ranked in the top 10 on the money list will have caddies wearing bright yellow caddie bibs emblazoned with a logo bearing the program’s name and the logo also will be displayed beside the names of players ranked in the top 10 on tournament scoreboards and leaderboards.
PrideSports Commands Leaderboard & Player Usage On PGA TOUR & Champions Tours
PrideSports reports that the majority of the field at the U.S. Senior Open and Legends Reno-Tahoe Open wore its spikes heading into the weekend rounds.
adidas Golf Introduces TOUR360 3.0
Adidas Golf introduces its Tour360 3.0 golf shoe that features innovative technologies to enhance feel and stability.
Stacy Prammanasudh, LPGA rising star, enjoys best finish of year after entering endorsement agreement with Tour Edge Golf
Tour Edge Golf signs Stacy Prammanasudh to an endorsement agreement. Terms of the deal, which makes Prammanasudh the first LPGA player signed by Tour Edge, were not made available.
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» Etcetera
Oakbrook Hotels Inc. assigns Diane Rosenthal as the new general manager of Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Ill.
» Tournaments
The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic announces that the host course for the 50th annual event will be the Palmer Private Course at PGA West. Other courses in the 2009 rotation will be Bermuda Dunes Country Club, an original course in the first tournament in 1960, La Quinta’s SilverRock Resort, which debuted in 2008, and the Nicklaus Private Course at PGA West, in the rotation for the first time.
FootJoy® – The Leader in Glove Innovation
FootJoy unveils its 2008-09 golf glove line that feature new designs and re-engineered constructions.
