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Celebration Golf Club in Celebration, Fla., promotes Mike Biehn as project manager. … Great Bear Golf and Country Club, located in the Pocono region of Pennsylvania, retains Golf Property Analysts as exclusive marketing agent. … The Southwest Section PGA names Tom Patrick, of SunCor Resort Management, as its Professional of the Year. … Officials for PRS Guitars and Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Charity Tournament and Concert report that more than $230,000 was raised during the two-day tournament at Caves Valley Golf Club and Hayfields Country Club in Stevensville, Md. … Mike Tinkey, the deputy chief executive officer of the National Golf Course Owners Association, and Charles Peacock, the professor of turf science at N.C. State University, will be among the speakers for the European Golf Business Conference in Amsterdam, Nov. 28-30. … Standard Golf Co. will donate flags, cups, golf balls, clubs, a ball washer, towels and signs to Psychological Operations Task Force-10, a reserve and active-duty unit whose members are primarily from the St. Louis, Kansas City and Ft. Bragg, N.C., areas. … Fuzzy Zoeller has been named honorary Ryder Cup chairman for the Louisville Host Committee. The Ryder Cup will be held at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 16-21.

Haas Narrows Roberts' Charles Schwab Cup Lead

With Loren Roberts not playing at the Administaff Small Business Classic, Jay Haas narrowed Roberts’ Charles Schwab Cup lead to 69 points with two tournaments remaining.

Blue Monster Golf Course To Feature Inclusive Caddie Service

Doral Golf Resort and Spa announces that from Jan. 1-May 20, 2008, any round of golf purchased on the Blue Monster course will feature an inclusive caddie service. With this new program, a forecaddie will be assigned to each foursome.

OfficeMax Partners with EWGA as Benefits Provider

OfficeMax becomes a benefits provider for the Executive Women’s Golf Association, offering EWGA members special pricing and other services through the company’s affinity program, OfficeMax Advantage.

Sun Mountain Upgrades RainFlex® Line

Sun Mountain upgrades its lightweight, stretchable, breathable and weatherproof RainFlex line of outerwear in both style and function.

Turf Removal Project Results In New Look At Angel Park Golf Club And The Legacy Golf Club

OB Sports Golf Management, management group for Angel Park and The Legacy golf clubs in Las Vegas, Nev., completes an ambitious turf removal project designed to limit the amount of out-of-play turf on the two courses. The project removed approximately 70 acres of turf at Angel Park alone, which translates into nearly a 28 percent reduction of turf overall at the 36-hole facility. Plus, 50 acres will be removed from The Legacy.

Power Performance Rankings

Tom Watson regains the No. 1 spot in the Power Performance Rankings for the Champions Tour with a second-place finish at the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship.