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2008 IPAC Expo to Feature Prominent Speakers

The International Professional Association of ClubFitters will hold its second IPAC Expo, Jan. 14-15 in Orlando, Fla., just prior to the PGA Merchandise Show.

The Putting Arc

The Putting Arc reports that three of the four players in the 25th Skins Game, including champion Stephen Ames, use its training aid.

GCBAA Elects Directors for Its Governing Board

The Golf Course Builders Association of America elects six new directors to its board and reelected five others. All will begin serving two-year terms at the organization’s board meeting in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 30.

Golfweek Annual Hits New Heights

Golfweek produces the largest publication in its 32-year history, "Golfweek’s Definitive Guide to the Golf Life," a 212-page annual that features Golfweek’s Best Residential and Resort Courses lists, as well as the first Best Courses of the Caribbean and Mexico list.

Callaway Golf® Announces New 2008 Product Lineup

Callaway Golf Co. announces its 2008 product lineup. With more than 30 new offerings from the Callaway, Odyssey and Top-Flite brands, the lineup represents the most extensive new product initiative in the company’s history.

BRIEFLY

Signature Golf Group is named as the management company for Belvedere Plantation Country Club, located just outside of Topsail Beach, N.C. The Russell Breeden-designed course opened in 1972. â?¦ Green Friendly reports that K.J. Choi wore its golf belt during the UBS Hong Kong Open. â?¦ Celebration Golf Club in Celebration, Fla., promotes Nick Cammarata to outside service supervisor and appoints Kimberly Chase as sales and marketing director. Also, the club recently completed a $200,000 extreme makeover of the Windmill Restaurant at Celebration. â?¦ Reigning U.S. Women’s Open champion Cristie Kerr and noted instructor Jim McLean have committed to play as a team for the $1 million first prize in The Ultimate Game at The PGA West Stadium Course, March 6-11 in La Quinta, Calif. â?¦ The Players Club at Deer Creek in Omaha, Neb., reports the doubling of its membership and will soon convert from a public to a private facility.

The 21st Wendy’s Champions Skins Game will move to Royal Ka’anapali Golf Course on Feb. 23-24, 2008. â?¦ Tom Martin is named 2007 Man of the Year by Golfing the World and the staff of BCN Productions. This award has been given annually since 1998, in recognition of outstanding service for the golf and travel industry. â?¦ Commercialbank of Qatar announces that the Commercialbank Qatar Masters will be staged at Doha Golf Club, Jan. 24-27. â?¦ ChampionsGate Resort in ChampionsGate, Fla., will host the December Classic Tournament Dec. 9-10. The event, co-hosted by Golf Channel’s Rich Lerner and PGA Tour pro Rocco Mediate, will benefit The Primrose Center. â?¦ The PGA Tour, Western Golf Association and BMW of North America announce that the BMW Championship, the third event in the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedEx Cup, will play three consecutive years in the Chicago area beginning in 2009. Crooked Stick Golf Club, outside Indianapolis, originally scheduled to host the BMW Championship in 2010, will now host the event in 2012. â?¦ Trigelle, the contemporary women’s golf apparel manufacturer, was chosen to be included in the Kraft Nabisco Tournament gift bag this spring.

Frank Vana Jr. is named Massachusetts Golf Association Player of the Year for the ninth time, while Alistair Catto is honored as Senior Player of the Year and Antonio Grillo earns Junior Player of the Year for a second time. â?¦ Â Ginn Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Fla., unveils its Golf Academy, which opens Dec. 1. â?¦ Jack Nance, CAE, executive director of the Carolinas Golf Association, has been elected president of the International Association of Golf Administrators. â?¦ Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. net income increases 57 percent to $12.2 million and earnings per diluted share increased 43 percent to 10 cents, compared to prior year net income of $7.8 million, or seven cents per diluted share. â?¦ PowerBilt introduces its new 2008 Citation Tour Wedges, which include a proprietary brass/copper alloy face insert that is extruded through the face and through the back of the clubhead.