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ClubPay, Payroll and HR for Clubs, Launches Enhanced Website
ClubPay launches its newly-enhanced website at www.ClubPayroll.com.
Ernie Els’ Vegas Vacation could cure putting woes; Play unlimited golf at Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort
GolfLasVegasNow.com reports on Ernie Els‘ arrival at the Butch Harmon School of Golf in Las Vegas.
Guinness World Record for Fastest Round of Golf Set at Boyne Mountain
Michigan’s Boyne Mountain Resort and News/Talk 760 WJR, based in Detroit, Mich., successfully break the Guinness World Record for the Fastest Round of Golf – setting a new time of 7 minutes, 56 seconds on Sunday, July 20.
BRIEFLY
» Etcetera
Hi-Tec staff player Padraig Harrington wore the CDT Super Power shoes en route to winning the 137th British Open. … Golf Fitness Magazine Inc. announces that will include a listing of non-profit golf-related fundraising events and tournaments on its website at www.golffitnessmagazine.com. … Bridgestone Golf adds Kevin Chappell, the 2008 NCAA Championships individual champion and Jack Nicklaus Award winner, to its list of staff players. Chappell will play Bridgestone Golf’s Tour B330-S balls, J36 irons (3-6 J36, 7-PW J36 PC), WC Design Liquid Copper wedges (54 and 60 degrees), and the J33R 460 (9.5 degrees) driver and 3-wood. … Kurt Chirbas joins Profile Products LLC as the market development manager for the Western territory, responsible for driving erosion control product sales, industry education and research opportunities in more than a dozen states. … Darrell Armstrong‘s 2008 Annual Celebrity Weekend will return to Mystic Dunes Golf Club in Celebration, Fla., on Saturday, Aug. 23. Proceeds benefit the Darrell Armstrong Foundation for Premature Babies. … Peter Jacobsen Sports appoints former Octagon executive Tim Erensen to executive vice president. … CBS Sports will air third- and final-round coverage of the RBC Canadian Open, July 26-27 from 3-6 p.m. ET.
» Tournaments
The Callaway Golf Western Championship will be conducted at Midland Country Club in Midland, Texas, July 28-29. This 36-hole NTPGA major championship is the second of four individual stroke play events that comprise the Cleveland Golf/Club Car Player of the Year Points Challenge. Players will compete for an estimated purse of $20,000.
Professional Tee System™ (PTS) Dominates PGA Tour's U.S. Bank Championship And LPGA Tour's State Farm Classic
PrideSports reports that its Professional Tee System dominated both the PGA and LPGA tour events, as an overwhelming majority of players chose to use PTS over competing performance tees.
The Glen Club Now Sports ProLink's ProStar GPS
ProLink Solutions announces that The Glen Club in Glenview, Ill., is the latest property to feature the ProLink Solutions’ ProStar GPS system.
Cybergolf welcomes Triple A Golf & Tennis Club in St. Louis, MO. as its newest client
Cybergolf welcomes Triple A Golf & Tennis Club in St. Louis, Mo., as its newest client, and will custom design and host the property’s website and e-mail marketing newsletter system.
Hunter's Creek Selects Cypress Golf Solutions As Technology Provider
Cypress Golf Solutions announces that Hunter’s Creek Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., incorporates Cypress technology in its operations.
On and Off Course Shops have success with our "Hi-Loft Wedge" Display
Feel Golf Co. reports on its Hi-Loft Wedge retail display.
Ernie Els' Vegas Vacation could cure putting woes; Play unlimited golf at Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort
GolfLasVegasNow.com reports on Ernie Els‘ arrival at the Butch Harmon School of Golf in Las Vegas.
Rolling Hills Country Club Selects VCT’s MemberReach™
VCT Corporation announces that Rolling Hills Country Club in Golden, Colo., has implemented MemberReach to manage membership sales and referral programs.
July 2008: Golfalot’s UK Price Index Defies The Credit Crunch
Golfalot reports that its UK Price Index for July increased by 1.66 percent. Helping the index stay in positive numbers were fairway woods, sales of which rose by 9.9 percent, and carts (7.3 percent).
E-Z-GO Turf Maintenance and Shuttle Vehicles Equipped with New Kawasaki Gas Engine
E-Z-Go announces that its MPT turf maintenance vehicles and Shuttle personnel carriers are now equipped with a Kawasaki gas engine. The 13-horsepower, 401-cc Kawasaki engine is offered exclusively on E-Z-Go’s MPT 800 and MPT 1200 vehicles and the Shuttle 2, Shuttle 4, Shuttle 6 and Shuttle 2+2.
KZG Introduces the SP OSX Driver
KZG introduces the SP OSX, an offset driver designed specifically for golfers who tend to leave the club face open at impact or push the ball through the swing.
20 college scholarships awarded to children of GCSAA members
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America awards 20 $1,500 college scholarships as part of its Legacy Awards program. To be eligible, applicants must be a child or grandchild of a GCSAA member.
PerryGolf’s 2009 British Open by Sea Golf Cruise Starts at St. Andrews and Concludes at Turnberry
PerryGolf announces that its 2009 British Open by Sea Golf Cruise will begin at St. Andrews and conclude at Turnberry. PerryGolf will introduce a new vessel to its small ship luxury golf cruise options, adding the exclusive charter of the MS Andrea, a 105-passenger expedition-style ship.
Golf Architect Neal Meagher Completes Comprehensive Renovation Project For Fresno’s Belmont Country Club
Golf architect Neal Meagher completes an extensive golf course renovation project for the Belmont Country Club in Fresno, Calif. Belmont was constructed in 1956 as the second of 16 courses to be built by designer Bert Stamps.
IW Club Scheduled To Open August 15, 2008
The IW Club, the new clubhouse at Indian Wells Golf Resort in Indian Wells, Calif., is scheduled to open Aug. 15.
Wilhelmina’s W7 Goes Low at LPGA STATE FARM CLASSIC
Three players of the newly-formed Wilhelmina 7 – seven LPGA players exclusively representing Wilhelmina Artist Management finished among the top 20 at the LPGA State Farm Classic, and five combined to shoot 55-under par for the tournament.
