Aldila reports that the winner of the Nationwide Tour Players Cup played its VooDoo shaft. He became the ninth winner on the PGA and Nationwide tours in 2009 to benefit from Aldila’s S-core Technology.
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RICOH Women’s British Open launches Social Media sites; Championship to Give Away RICOH Digital Camera in Facebook Contest
The Ricoh Women’s British Open, set for Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, July 30-Aug. 2, creates social networking sites for Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Softspikes® Captures Weekend Plastic Cleat Fields Across All Professional Tours; World’s Best Selling Brand Averages 80% Player Usage Each Week In Professional Golf
Softspikes reports that 20 of the top 25 finishers, including the winner, wore its stable of products at the Champions Tour’s Dick’s Sporting Goods Open. Also, Softspikes also captured the plastic cleat fields on the PGA, LPGA, Champions and Nationwide tours, averaging 80 percent player usage rate across the combined tours.
Bridgestone Golf Marks 5-Year ‘Tee It Up For The Troops’ Partnership With Landmark Product Donation
Bridgestone Golf celebrates its fifth anniversary of its partnership with Tee It Up For The Troops by donating nearly 800 dozen, logo golf balls to the organization for use during its national Tee It Up For The Troops day.
CHAMP® Spikes SWEEPS On 3 Tours.
Champ reports that the respective winners on the PGA, European, LPGA and Duramed Futures tours won while wearing the ScorpionStinger spike.
RIFE Dominates!
Rife Putters reports that the winner and two second-place finishers at the Champions Tour’s Dick’s Sporting Goods Open played its putters.
Harman Named Executive Vice-President And General Manager
Cleveland Golf/Srixon promotes Todd Harman to executive vice president and general manager of Cleveland Golf/Srixon – North America.
GolfGym® Sponsors Oc Golf Championship To Support Junior Golf
GolfGym announces sponsorship of the Orange County Golf Championship for Juniors in Orange County, Calif.
Perry Tops Titleist Leaderboard At Travelers Championship
Titleist reports on Kenny Perry playing the Pro V1x ball to win the Travelers Championship and that it was the most played golf ball with 103 players. Titleist also highlights wins by Jiyai Shin and Tom Gillis on the LPGA and Nationwide tours, respectively.
Graphite Design Announces The Winner of The Mizuno Open Played Tour AD Shafts
Graphite Design reports that the respective winners of the Japan Tour’s Mizuno Open and the Nationwide Tour Players Cup played its shafts. Also, Graphite Design was the No. 1 shaft at the Mizuno Open with 188 shafts (38 percent) in play.
PING Chairman & CEO John Solheim calls for new groove rule to be abandoned, not delayed
Ping chairman and CEO John Solheim calls for the abandonment of the U.S. Golf Association’s and Royal and Ancient Golf Club’s new groove rule.
CourseTrends announces the Amana Colonies Golf Club of Amana, IA as its most recent client…
CourseTrends announces Amana Colonies Golf Club in Amana, Iowa, as its newest client, and will provide marketing solutions to the club.
Evolve Golf’s Performance Tees Now Available in 25 Markets Worldwide
Evolve Golf announces that its products, specifically the Epoch and Vireo-S3 tees, are now available in 25 markets worldwide.
Motore F1 Wins at Travelers Championship
Fujikura is the No. 1 driver shaft brand, led by its Motore F1 shaft, at the Travelers Championship.
Zero Friction and Kenny Perry win at Travelers Championship
Zero Friction staff player Kenny Perry won the Travelers Championship, his fifth since the start of the 2008 season.
Nippon Shaft Moves To Establish A Consistent Presence On The PGA Tour
Nippon Shaft announces that starting July 6 a full-time product representative will be on the PGA Tour each week, offering players products, support and information about Nippon Shaft.
The Ridge Golf Club Selects ActiveGolf’s Management Software and Tee Time Marketing Solutions
ActiveGolf announces The Ridge Golf Club in Sioux Center, Iowa, as its newest client, and will provide golf management software and online tee time marketing solutions.
» Etcetera
Weszty Golf‘s JB-1 wedges are now available for sale. … PGA.com announces a development deal to air an exclusive online series of golf instructional segments with 25-year PGA member Hank Haney. … Georgia State Park offers low summer rates – $28 Monday-Thursday; $35 Friday-Sunday and holidays, and includes carts. These rates are available at The Creek, Highland Walk, Meadow Links, Little Ocmulgee, Brazell’s Creek and The Lakes. For information, visit www.GeorgiaGolf.com. … Cross Creek Plantation in Seneca, S.C., will host the 58th South Carolina Open, the third major tournament of the Carolinas PGA Section. … The West Virginia Golf Association and Little General Stores partner to create the Little General Juniors series in Kanawha County. This series is designed to introduce youth golfers of all ages to golf and to teach them rules, etiquette, and basics of driving, chipping and putting. For information, contact Brad Ullman at bullman@wvga.org or 304.391.5000. … According to SportsBusiness Journal, Sentient Jet signs a four-year extension as official private jet provider of the PGA and Champions tours. The new deal runs through 2013. … England-based apparel brand Glenmuir boosts its flagship Men’s 1891 Collection for autumn/winter 2009 with the introduction of several new products and the unveiling of a distinctive new color palette.
» Tournaments
The Japan Golf Tour reports that the following players have qualified for the 138th British Open – Shingo Katayama, Jeev Milkha Singh, Azuma Yano, Prayad Marksaeng, Ryo Ishikawa, David Smail, Tomohiro Kondo, Kenichi Kuboya, Yuta Ikeda, Koumei Oda and Wen-Chong Liang. … The John Deere Classic Birdies for Charity Program recognizes nine major donors who have pledged to help make up for a shortfall of charitable funds resulting from effects of the current economic recession. The donations mean the Birdies for Charity program will be able to maintain its traditional bonus pay out to its 500 participating charities, which will receive a 5 percent bonus this year. The major donors are Community Foundation of the Great River Bend, Bechtel Foundation, River Boat Authority, Jay and Collette Vonderhaar Family Foundation, Hunt and Diane Harris Charitable Foundation, Tom and Deann Thoms Family Foundation, Stuart and Mary Thoms Family Foundation, U.S. Bank and The National Bank.
Iconic™ Sport Announces Apparel Sponsorships For Fashionista Tour Players Michelle Mcgann And Hannah Jun – Scripted Garments To Be Represented At U.S. Women's Open.
Iconic Sport signs LPGA player Michelle McGann and Duramed Futures Tour player Hannah Jun to sponsorship agreements and each will wear the Iconic brand in their remaining 2009 tour events.
Macali Launches Successful Pat O'Brien Brand Blog & Website
Macali Communications launches www.patobriengolf.com, a Web site and blog for golf instructor Pat O’Brien.
