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RIFE Putters Climbs Golf Datatech Sales Report Rankings

Rife Putters reports that it ranks fifth on Golf Datatech’s latest U.S. Putter Retail Market Historical Report. The statistical data represents putter sales in the On Course Green Grass Shops and Off Course Golf Specialty stores spanning 1997 through 2007.

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HorsePower Sports Marketing announces the addition of David Ragan to its list of NASCAR personalities slated to compete in the 2008 HorsePower Tee Shot Tour. … The Archer Group releases homesites for purchase in its new Riverside at Round Mountain neighborhood at The Coves at Round Mountain in western North Carolina. … Tehama promotes its Vitamin C golf shirt, which is part of Tehama’s new Green Collection, in time for Fathers Day. The shirts infuse Vitamin C nutrients directly into the product fiber, which is then released into the wearer’s skin. Manufacturer’s suggested retail price is $72. … The GolfBC Group introduces its “GBC Family Golf Day,” in which GolfBC courses in British Columbia will hold clinics and competitions throughout June. For information, go to www.gbcgolfacademy.com. … The U.S. Golf Association and American Junior Golf Association announce Smylie Kaufman of Birmingham, Ala., and Kelsey Conway of Ventura, Calif., as the 2008 Presidents’ Youth Leadership Award recipients. … Tom Watson continues to lead the Power Performance Rankings for the Champions Tour with 134.58 points. Denis Watson remains sixth after his victory at the FedEx Kinkos Classic. … Rain Bird Services Corp. announces the dates and locations of Rain Bird Academy’s 2008 summer irrigation training camps in Florida. To register or for more information, visit www.rainbird.com/training or call 800.498.1942. … Cutter & Buck announces that it will continue its relationship with Annika Sorenstam after the LPGA Hall of Famer retires at the end of this season. The Seattle-based company has been selling the Annika Collection of women’s golf apparel for the past several years. … Sport-Haley Inc. reports that net sales for the three months ending March 31, 2008, were $4.74 million, a decrease of 10 percent from $5.3 million for the comparable three-month period in the prior fiscal year. … Men’s Fitness magazine names Tiger Woods as Fittest Guy in America as part of the magazine’s “The 25 Fittest Guys in America” list, which appears in its June/July issue that is on newsstands May 19.