Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento, Calif., celebrates owner Ken Morton Sr.‘s 50th anniversary with the Golf and Guitars Country Music Celebrity Pro-Am on May 20.
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Bag Boy® Debuts T-1000 Travel Cover for Security-Conscious Golfers
Bag Boy debuts its T-1000 travel cover for security-conscious golfers.
Excel Golf Products signs P&M Global, LLC
Excel Golf Products signs an agreement with P&M Global to analyze, manage and grow its distributor sales, company marketing and business development efforts.
GreenMaker™ Putting Greens Announced By Turf Evolutions
Turf Evolutions launches GreenMaker Greens, an indoor or outdoor putting green system more than 10 years in development.
Cybergolf adds Ruffled Feathers Golf Club in Lemont, IL. as its newest client
Cybergolf adds Ruffled Feathers Golf Club in Lemont, Ill., as its newest client and will custom design and host the property’s website and e-mail marketing e-blast newsletter system.
Prolaunch Red Wins Shell Houston Open
Grafalloy reports that its ProLaunch Red shaft was used by the winner of the Shell Houston Open.
CHAMP Spikes Leaps Into LPGA Title
Champ Spikes reports that the respective winners on the LPGA and Duramed Futures tour wore its Scorpion Stinger spikes.
Wire-To-Wire. Tee-To-Green.
Titleist reports that Johnson Wagner played a full complement of its equipment en route to a wire-to-wire win at the Shell Houston Open.
Tanglewood Resort in Pottsboro, TX selects TTA and Jonas Software
Tanglewood Resort in Pottsboro, Texas, selects Technology Training Associates to provide and install the fully-integrated Jonas Software system to manage all aspects of the club operations.
NCGA Golf Spring Edition
NCGA Golf, the magazine of the Northern California Golf Association, will release its spring edition April 10. Features in this issue include a cover story on Stonebrae Country Club, a new David McLay Kidd private course laid out on the highest ridge in east San Francisco Bay.
The R&A and USGA Announce Position on Raking a Similar Hazard
The Joint Rules Committee, consisting of representatives of the Rules of Golf Committees of The Royal & Ancient and the U.S. Golf Association, have issued an interpretation of Rule 13-4a with respect to testing the condition of a similar hazard (whether a bunker or a water hazard).
Drive It A Mile With The May Issue Of Golf Tips Magazine
Golf Tips‘ May issue will focus on long drivers and gleans tips from competitors at the Re/Max World Long Drive Championship.
ForeFront Announces “Top 10” Best Selling Colleges & Universities For Golf Merchandise Sales
ForeFront Holdings Inc., the leading golf licensee for the Collegiate Licensing Co., announces its top-10 list of best selling colleges and universities for golf merchandise, including logo golf bags and accessories. Ohio State, Florida and Georgia ranked Nos. 1-3, respectively.
Balance-Certified Golf’s New Shaft MOI Technology, the “Shaft StabilizerTM” Achieves 96.8% Approval Rating in Driver Testing
Balance-Certified Golf reports on its Moment Of Inertia technology, the Shaft Stabilizer.
World’s Leader In Golf Instruction Chooses World’s Leader In Golf Marketing
Legendary Marketing announces the David Leadbetter Golf Academy, which operates seven academies in North America, as its newest client.
ALLGOLFTV Launches New Updated Station & Features 10% Off All Golfsmart Products
AllGolfTV launches an all new station platform with shows and infomercials from California Golf, APV Golf and Red Eye Golf.
Aldila #1 wood shaft manufacturer on PGA, Nationwide Tours
Aldila reports that, according to the Darrell Survey, it was the No. 1 wood shaft manufacturer on the PGA and Nationwide tours last week.
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» Etcetera
Dogwood Trace Golf Course in Petersburg, Va., will open to the public on April 24. The course will begin accepting tee times on April 17 at 804.732.5573. … Former Cincinnati Red Ken Griffey Sr. and University of South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier commit to play in the Hootie and the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Tournament on Monday, April 14 at The Dye Club at Barefoot Resort in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. … TaylorMade-adidas Golf agrees to continue its support of the TaylorMade Ontario PGA Tournament of Champions. … Four-time Masters champion Arnold Palmer will be the guest on XM 146’s “Fairways of Life Show with Matt Adams”. The show airs each week, one hour before the PGA Tour Network‘s live weekend coverage. … The nationally-syndicated “Golf America” television show will feature The Preserve Golf Club near Biloxi, Miss. … The 11th American Red Cross 2008 Classic Golf Tour will kick on May 19 at Galloway National Golf Club in Galloway Township, N.J. … EnZo Golf Shafts Inc. launches its new website, www.enzogolfshafts.com, and reports its initial product lines will not be available until mid-April. … CBS Sports will air live coverage of the Masters on Saturday-Sunday, April 12-13. Third-round coverage will air Saturday, April 12, 3:30-7 p.m. ET; final-round coverage, Sunday, April 13, 2:30-7 p.m. ET. Highlights of early-round play will be shown Thursday-Friday, April 10-11 from 11:35-11:50 p.m. ET. … Wild Rock Golf Club in Wisconsin Dells, Wisc., the latest design by Hurdzan & Fry, is set to open May 1. … The Golf Course Builders Association of America reports that its 2008 Membership Directory is now available. The directory is available to non-members for $100. To order, call 402.476.4444 or e-mail paul_foley@gcbaa.org.
» Tournaments
The EDS Bryon Nelson Championship pre-qualifying deadline is Friday, April 11 at 5 p.m. CT. The qualifying entry fee is $200 and open to professionals and amateurs with a handicap of 2 or less. An entry form and online sign-up is available at www.ntpga.com. For information, go to 212.420.7421. … Sherri Steinhauer (1999 and 2004), Hee-Won Han (2003), Gloria Park (2002) and Michele Redman (1997) commit to play the Sybase Classic, set for May 15-18 in Clifton, N.J. … The SemGroup Championship, set for May 1-4 in Broken Arrow, Okla., reports that the current field features eight of the top-10 players on the 2007 LPGA money list and 84 of the top 100.
The R&A and USGA Announce Position on Raking a Similar Hazard
The Joint Rules Committee, consisting of representatives of the Rules of Golf Committees of The Royal & Ancient and the U.S. Golf Association, have issued an interpretation of Rule 13-4a with respect to testing the condition of a similar hazard (whether a bunker or a water hazard).
ForeFront Announces "Top 10" Best Selling Colleges & Universities For Golf Merchandise Sales
ForeFront Holdings Inc., the leading golf licensee for the Collegiate Licensing Co., announces its top-10 list of best selling colleges and universities for golf merchandise, including logo golf bags and accessories. Ohio State, Florida and Georgia ranked Nos. 1-3, respectively.
