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Former Super Bowl champion quarterback Trent Dilfer is recipient of the 2009 Brodie Award, recognizing an individual’s accomplishments in both a chosen profession and in the sport of golf. It’s given each year by organizers of the American Century Championship celebrity tournament. … Long Drivers of America will conduct the Desert Duel, a members-only tournament, at Mesquite Regional Sports and Events Complex on Thursday, Aug. 27. Registration opens June 29 at 9 a.m. CT. For information, call 888.233.4654 or 682.549.2105. … “Going For The Green,” written by swing coach Gary Gilchrist, golf fitness trainer Susan Hill and sports psychologist Jeff Troesch and published by Sterling Publishing, provides a unique insider’s look at the three most important aspects of the game. … Feel Golf Co. executes a definitive agreement for equity financing of up to $10 million from Boston-based Auctus Private Equity Fund LLC. The funding is contingent upon an effective registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. … Golf Lab TV is launched, and will test and demonstrate equipment live on TV and then create easy-to-follow 30-minute program that is aired on leading United Kingdom sports networks, including Sky Sports. … The Northern California PGA of America posthumously elects Lucius Bateman to be an honorary member of the NCPGA and will honor him at its semi-annual meeting on July 12. Bateman (1901-1972) was recognized as one of the premier golf instructors nationwide and served as a mentor for youth in the Oakland and Alameda, Calif., areas.

The ACE Group Classic partners with TPC Treviso Bay in Naples, Fla., for a limited time offer to all 2009 Ultimate Golf Experience Book buyers. Through Sept. 30, all 2009 golf book buyers can play TPC Treviso Bay, host course for the Champions Tour event, for $100 per person. For information, call 239.593.3900.

The Club Foundation, the charitable organization of the Club Managers Association of America, announces the recipients of its Joe Perdue Scholarship – Sally Becker (Empire State College), Thor Damerval (University of Wisconsin Stout), Lauren Kenney (Niagara University), Michael Scheinman (Cornell University) and Bethany Wood (Niagara University). … Authors Scott Savlov and Jon Rizzi have written “The Club Menu: Signature Dishes from America’s Premier Golf Clubs,” which looks at the food that has made 50 legendary golf clubs the institutions they have become. Published by Pindar Press, the 128-page hardcover retails for $50. … Turtle Bay Resort in Kahuku, Hawaii, signs teen golf professionals Tony and Gipper Finau to a three-year representation agreement. … Thailand launches “Golf in a Kingdom: The Thai Golf Experience,” a cooperative itinerary that matches the country’s top courses with its most desirable hotels. For information, visit www.golfinakingdom.com. … The Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club in Naples, Fla., receives the Pinnacle Award from Successful Meetings magazine. The award is determined by votes from corporate and association meeting planners, and based on overall service, meeting rooms and equipment, recreation facilities, quality of food and beverage, exhibit space, accessibility and social consciousness.

CBS Sports will air live coverage of the Travelers Championship, Saturday-Sunday, June 27-28 from 3-6 p.m. ET.

Rising Wake Forest sophomore Cheyenne Woods will make her professional tournament debut at the Wegmans LPGA in Pittsford, N.Y., today, Thursday. … The eGolf Professional Tour is granted an unrestricted exemption into the Nationwide Tour’s Price Cutter Charity Championship, Aug. 13-16 at Highland Springs Country Club in Springfield, Mo. … The Golf Course Builders Association of America Foundation is accepted as a member of the Promise Alliance in recognition of its work for the creation and development of the Sticks for Kids program, which totals 407 programs in all 50 states and eight military bases. … The Dataw Island Club in St. Helena Island, S.C., approves a renovation project that will involve its Cotton Dike and Morgan River courses. The Cotton Dike course will close March 2010 with a planned reopening in October 2010. The Morgan River course will close March 2011 and is scheduled to re-open October 2011. … PuttingZone Canada becomes title sponsor of the Ontario PGA Elite Apprentice Championship to be held later this summer in Sutton West, Ontario, Canada. … Montverde Academy, a college preparatory private boarding and day school in Montverde, Fla., will sponsor the Montverde Academy Junior All-Star Invitational, Oct. 9-12. The event is for top junior golfers, ages 12-15.