The Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau in Pennsylvania announces that eight member golf courses of its cooperative have been named to GolfStyles Philadelphia magazine’s “100 Must Play Courses of Greater Philadelphia” for 2008.
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Feel Golf Full Release™ Performance Grip Ads Are On The Golf Channel
Feel Golf Co. will begin airing 30- and 60-second ad spots of its reverse-taper Full Release performance grips on Golf Channel and other select sports networks beginning in May.
Grandma's 'Advice' Inspires Local Golf Pro To Acquire Total Golf Adventures Franchise In San Francisco
D.B. Temple, a San Francisco PGA professional and former director of golf at The Presidio Golf Course, acquires the San Francisco County rights to Total Golf Adventures, a national golf enrichment program conducted at-school, after-school environments throughout the country.
SeeMore Putter Company Salutes Briny Baird's Performance
SeeMore Putter Co. reports on Briny Baird, who finished fourth at The Players Championship. Baird has used his original SeeMore FGP while making 84 percent of the cuts (38/45) in the 2008 and 2007 season.
Golf World Announces Results Of Fifth And Final Men's College Coaches' Poll Of The Spring Season
Alabama earns 20 of 22 first-place votes and finishes No. 1 in the final Golf World/Nike Golf Division I Coaches’ Poll Alabama has won seven tournaments this season, including its first SEC Championship since 1979. Southern California is tied with Georgia for No. 2, followed by UCLA (No. 4) and Oklahoma State (No. 5).
Aldila captures wood; hybrid shaft counts on Nationwide Tour, hybrid count at Players Championship
Aldila captured the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts at the Nationwide Tour’s Fort Smith Classic, and led the hybrid count at The Players Championship, according to the Darrell Survey.
The Rock Golf Club Re-Opens In Muskoka, Ontario
The Rock Golf Club, a Marriott Golf-managed property in Muskoka, Canada, will re-open on Thursday, May 22, after undergoing a series of refinements.
Iconic Sun Valley Resort Set to Unveil Milestone 2008 Golf Season
Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, will open its Trail Creek Course May 15, and the anticipated first nine holes of the White Clouds Course are in the final grow-in phase and remain on schedule to open this summer.
BOYNE Golf Season Launches with Family Deals and Valuable Packages
Boyne in Boyne Falls, Mich., opens its golf season with family and value packages. Seven courses are currently open with the eighth scheduled to open May 16.
The R&A Brings Golf’s History To China
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club will display some of its artifacts at the Pine Valley Golf Resort in Beijing, China.
ProLink Holdings Corp. Appoints Ron Bension to its Board of Directors
ProLink Holdings Corp., provider of GPS golf course management systems and digital out-of-home on-course advertising, appoints Ron Bension to its board of directors.
French Lick Resort Casino Partners with Dave Pelz Short Game Clinics
French Lick Resort Casino in French Lick, Ind., announces the debut of the Dave Pelz Short Game Clinics in 2008.
The Putting Arc
The Putting Arc reports that Andrew Tschudin, who won the NGA/Hooters Tour’s Orion Group Golf Classic, uses its putting aid.
Sonocaddie Signs LPGA’s Amy Hung
Sonocaddie, manufacturer of golf GPS systems, signs LPGA player Amy Hung to an endorsement deal. This marks the first endorsement deal for Sonocaddie.
Annika Announces Decision To ‘Step Away’ From Competitive Play At End Of Season
Annika Sorenstam, 37, announces she will retire from competitive play at the conclusion of the 2008 LPGA season.
Cybergolf welcomes Eagle Vines Golf Club in Napa, CA. as its newest client
Cybergolf adds Eagle Vines Golf Club in Napa, Calif., as its newest client and will custom design and host the property’s website, e-mail marketing newsletter system and e-commerce tool.
Golf Entertainer-Motivator Dennis Walters Named Recipient Of 2008 PGA Distinguished Service Award
PGA Honorary Member Dennis Walters of Jupiter, Fla., whose dream of a tour career ended after a paralyzing accident in 1974, only to become a popular trick shot entertainers, has been named the recipient of the 2008 PGA Distinguished Service Award.
KemperSports Names Rosa Guevara Sales and Marketing Director of Ridge Creek Dinuba Golf Club in California’s Central Valley
KemperSports names Rosa Guevara as sales and marketing director of Ridge Creek Dinuba Golf Club in Dinuba, Calif.
Crescent Systems
Crescent Systems reports that Arbor Springs Golf and Resort in Newnan, Ga., has upgraded its Crescent Systems suite of software.
K-MOTION Interactive Promotes Brian Vermilyea To General Manager Of Operations
K-Motion Interactive promotes Brian Vermilyea to general manager.
