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With Tiger Woods injured and unable to participate for the U.S. Ryder Cup team, Stewart Cink has assumed No. 1 on the points list with 4,906.065. … Golf Fitness Magazine Inc. expands its advisory team with the addition of two golf fitness leaders – Dr. Coy Roskosky joins to provide advice on the latest developments in golf fitness, biomechanics and injury prevention, and golf swing flexibility instructor Roger Fredericks joins as an advisor and contributor. … Shore Gate Golf Club in Ocean View, N.J., has been ranked as New Jersey’s second best public golf course, according to the readers of GolfStyles New Jersey. The rankings appear in the August 2008 edition. … The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., earns Meetings & Conventions magazine’s “Gold Tee Award” for 2008, the fourth consecutive year of receiving the honor. … Bobby Jones introduces a new men’s signature cologne this year. The cologne finds its unique appeal in the scents of the fairway – greens, clover and woods. Top notes include lush greens, sparkling citrus and coriander seeds. Middle notes feature sweet clover, emerald cypress and aromatic spices, and bottom notes are grounded in sueded woods and amber crystals. Retail prices for the cologne is $70. Bobby Jones also is introducing a golf bag watch set. The watch features a sporty molded urethane strap, deployment buckle and a stainless steel watch face. Just detach the watch face from the strap and clip on with the red fob to easily hang from any golfer’s bag. The set retails for $350. … Wilson Staff advisory member Padraig Harrington won the British Open, marking the 60th major title won with Wilson Staff irons. … Hireko Golf introduces the latest in sub ultra-lightweight steel shafts, the new Apollo Acculite 85 steel shaft. … Lookaway Golf Club in Buckingham, Pa., will host the Golf Association of Philadelphia‘s 104th Annual Philadelphia Open Championship on Wednesday, July 23.

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Reigning champion Mark Wiebe commits to play the Champions Tour’s SAS Championship, Sept. 26-28 in Cary, N.C. … Michelle Wie receives and accepts a sponsor’s exemption into the Legends at Sparks Marina Reno-Tahoe Open, July 28-Aug. 3. This will be Wie’s first PGA Tour event since the 2007 Sony Open. … Padraig Harrington, by virtue of winning the British Open, earns a repeat invitation to the 26th PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Oct. 13-15, at Mid Ocean Club in Bermuda.

Fujikura #1 Driver Shaft Brand At The Open Championship

Fujikura wins the driver shaft brand count at the British Open, extending its streak to every 2008 major tournament championship on the U.S. professional tours. The brand also has been the leading driver shaft brand at the Masters, U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open, LPGA Championship, Kraft Nabisco Championship and the Senior PGA Championship.

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Fantasi International, owner of both the Bette & Court and Swing brands, announces that the company will consolidate its ladies fashion and performance golf apparel under one name: SWING, which is an acronym for Sporting Women’s Innovative Gear. … Celebration Golf Club in Celebration, Fla., and the Spoon family of Orlando will host the Tournament of Hope Tournament on Aug. 27 to raise funds for 58-year-old liver transplant patient Cleo Spoon. For sponsorship information or to register, visit TournamentofHope.com. … Pawleys Plantation in Pawleys Island, S.C., is offering the “Gourmet Golf Package” through Sept. 3. The two-night “Gourmet Golf Package” is $219 per person, double occupancy. It includes a one-bedroom suite in one of Pawleys Plantation’s Weehawka Woods villas, one round of golf on Pawleys Plantation’s Jack Nicklaus course, one free replay, two plantation breakfasts, and dinner for two in the Sawgrass Room. … Former Major League Baseball player Ken Griffey Sr. and Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday will host the inaugural Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer Celebrity Tournament and World Amateur Championship 25th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, Aug. 23. Proceeds benefit the “Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer” campaign and “Zero – the Project to End Prostate Cancer.” The event will be held at The Long Bay Club in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. For information, visit KnowYourScoreMB.com or call 843.477.8833, ext. 296. … Ridge Country Club in Chicago, Ill., has selected to move to ClubTec‘s SQL Club Management Solutions. … Tee Time Magazine is offering a free issue to anyone who subscribed to Golf For Women. Many of the top LPGA T&CP professionals are writers for Tee Time Magazine, which has been publishing since 1995.

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Former Stanford All-American Rob Grube receives a sponsor’s exemption into the Legends at Sparks Marina Reno-Tahoe Open. This will be the first PGA Tour event for Grube, who graduated from Stanford in the spring.

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