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Eva Longoria joins with the Callaway Golf Foundation and Entertainment Industry Foundation for the Callaway Golf Foundation Challenge to drive breakthroughs in ovarian cancer

Award-winning actress Eva Longoria has been named the lead ambassador for a new public service campaign, created in partnership between the Callaway Golf Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation, aimed at raising awareness and funds for ovarian cancer prevention. Longoria will appear in both TV and print public service announcements to encourage women to better understand their risks for the disease and to urge them to get involved in the cause.

PG Professional Golf

PG Professional Golf becomes an official distributor for Accusport’s Vector Pro Launch Monitor.

Power Performance Rankings

R.W. Eaks, with his victory at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, moved from seventh to third in the Power Performance Rankings for the Champions Tour. Loren Roberts remains No. 1.

Golf Fore Africa: World Vision and LPGA Members Partner for the Good of Rwanda

LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame member Betsy King is leading an LPGA member initiative, Golf Fore Africa, that recognizes a new community partnership with World Vision through 2008. Golf Fore Africa will provide the people of Mudasomwa, Rwanda with resources they need to plan, implement and develop sustainable solutions that address AIDS, impoverished children, education, and work opportunities in their community.

BRIEFLY

Kapalua Resort, located in Maui, Hawaii, announces that Morgan Pressel will be the resort’s official LPGA touring professional. â?¦ Hop Meadow Country Club in Simsbury, Conn., selects to move to ClubTec‘s SQL club management solutions. â?¦ The Northern California PGA will hold the Northern California PGA Professional Championship, July 23-24 at Mayacama Golf Club in Santa Rosa, Calif. â?¦ The second Britteny Sage Lindt Charity Tournament will be held at the Lantana Golf Club in Lantana, Texas, on Sept. 17. For information, call 940-728-4653 or visit www.brittenylindt.com. â?¦ GolfTEC announces the openings of its Improvement Center on July 12 in Needham, Mass., and on July 19 in Kansas City, Mo. â?¦ The Connecticut State Golf Association recently awarded 14 scholarships to employees at Connecticut golf clubs. The scholarships are given in honor of its long-time executive director William "Widdy" Neale and recognize graduating high school seniors who work at CSGA member golf clubs in positions serving the golf program and/or serving golfers and who are enrolling in four-year colleges and universities. This year’s recipients are Liam Cronin (West Hartford, Hartford Golf Club), Jacob Dean (Westbrook, Yale Golf Course), Kollin DeNegre (Harwinton, Fairview Farm Golf Course), Meghan Doherty (Westerly, R.I., Elmridge Golf Course), Michael Fote (Wethersfield, Wethersfield Country Club), Jenifer Klick (Lisbon, Lake of Isles), Craig Pinchuk (Naugatuck, Oxford Greens Golf Club), Bennett Ramsay (Simsbury, Hop Meadow Country Club), Laura Romano (Norwalk, Silvermine Golf Club), Dena Rae Sassu (Bristol, Chippanee Golf Club), Andrew Schroll (Portland, Glastonbury Hills Country Club), Scott Siedor (Bloomfield, Wampanoag Country Club), Kevin Smith (West Hartford, Rockledge Golf Club) and Daniel Tyler (Old Lyme, Black Hall Club). â?¦ Oobgolf launches its new broadbrand Course Finder, which allows golfers to search for courses throughout North America based on a wide range of parameters, including the traditional parameters such as course name, city and state, but also by course architect, price range and course difficulty.