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.
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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.
Tradeshow Week 200 honors 2007 GIS in Anaheim
The Golf Industry Show received the No. 82 ranking from Tradeshow Week for its performance in February in Anaheim, Calif.
2008 Player’s Championship Runner-Up & 70% Of The Top 50 Leaders In PGA TOUR “Driving Accuracy” Wear PrideSports Products
PrideSports reports that, year-to-date, the company’s stable of plastic cleat offerings are worn by more than 70 percent of the top 50 PGA Tour leaders in driving accuracy, including The Players Championship runner-up.
Orlando’s Rosen Shingle Creek Wins 2008 Meetings & Conventions Gold Tee Award
Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla., which has yet to even celebrate its second birthday, has won Meetings & Conventions magazine’s 2008 Gold Tee Award.
Dakota Golf Management (Sioux Falls, SD) selects Golf Fusion’s Interactive “EVENT MANAGER”
Dakota Golf Management in Sioux Falls, S.D., selects Golf Fusion‘s interactive web-based Event Manager.
Golf Becomes a Family Affair at SDGA
The San Diego Golf Academy reports on brothers who have made golf business a family affair.
Golf Digest Japan Names Daiwa ONOFF ‘Irons of the Year’
Daiwa Golf Co. announces that its new OnOff irons have been named “2008 Irons of the Year” by Golf Digest Japan.
