Rife Putters reports that the runner-up at the SemGroup Championship used its Rife Aussie blade putter.
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Remington Golf Club of Kissimmee, FL selects the CourseTrends Golf Marketing Solution to boost their Internet Marketing Revenue
Remington Golf Club of Kissimmee, Fla., selects the CourseTrends golf marketing solution.
17th Annual ING Spring Conference Announces BusinessWeek’s Dean Foust As Workshop Leader
BusinessWeek‘s Atlanta bureau chief Dean Foust will be a workshop leader at the 17th ING Spring Conference, June 3-7 in Verona, N.Y. Foust will speak on working with today’s media, and share experiences from his storied career.
Harrison Shafts Win Top 10s at Wachovia
Harrison reports that a third-place finisher used its Pro 2.5 graphite shafts and Impulse Hybrid shafts, while Rory Sabbatini played a Harrison Pro 2.5 shaft in his driver to shoot the tournament’s lowest score (64).
Nationwide Tour Winner Played Graphite Design Hybrid Shaft
Graphite Design reports that, according to the Darrell Survey, the winner of the Nationwide Tour’s Fort Smith Classic was among six top-eight finishers playing Graphite Design models.
Circling Raven Golf Club (Idaho Panhandle) Enjoys Best-Ever April
Circling Raven Golf Club, located in Worley, Idaho, announces the golf club posted its best-ever April performance in this the beginning of its fourth full season.
Speed Cart V1 Improved for 2008
Sun Mountain introduces its 2008 Speed Cart V1, which includes an upgraded console tray, new strapless bag brackets and an easier to fold design.
Final Weeks Of Registration
The Association of Private Clubs and Directors reports that registration for its Marketing To The Golf Industry Workshop, June 24-25 in Boca Raton, Fla., is ongoing.
Shield your bag with Great Divider’s new travel cover – Golf Bag Armor
Great Divider introduces its new travel cover, the Golf Bag Armor.
TaylorMade-adidas Tour Staff Professional Jay Williamson Captures First Nationwide Tour Victory
TaylorMade-Adidas tour staff professional Jay Williamson strung together an impressive 53 consecutive holes without a bogey and closed with a 7-under 63 on Sunday en route to his first career Nationwide Tour victory at the Fort Smith Classic.
I.R.I. Golf Group based in San Diego, Calif. picks Cybergolf to custom design and host a new Web site and email marketing e-blast system for the company
I.R.I. Golf Group based in San Diego, Calif., selects Cybergolf to custom design and host a new Web site and e-mail marketing e-blast system for the company.
Scott Hoch Victorious Using Balance-Certified Golf
Balance-Certified Golf reports on Scott Hoch‘s win at the FedEx Kinko’s Classic. Hoch, 51, won using Balance-Certified Golf’s weighting system in a Bobby Grace putter with a Frequency Filter shaft.
2007 Cleveland Golf Pro-Scratch At Angel Park Golf Club Tees Off July 22 And 23
The Cleveland Golf Pro-Scratch at Angel Park Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nev., will be held Sunday-Monday, July 22-23. Two-person teams comprised of one professional and one scratch amateur will compete for a total purse of more than $12,000.
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ClubTec announces that the following courses have selected its SQL club management software solutions: the Gettysburg Country Club in Gettysburg, Pa.; Champions Run of Omaha, Neb.; La Cumbre Golf and Country Club in Santa Barbara, Calif.; Mankato Golf Club of Mankato, Minn.; Briarcrest Country Club of Bryan, Texas; and Pine Valley Country Club in Wilmington, N.C. Also, the following courses have selected ClubTec’s WebTec community Web sites and hosting product: Pine Island Country Club in Charlotte, N.C., and Blackhawk Country Club in Madison, Wisc. … Media Golf Productions Inc. introduces its first Portable Golf Solutions, the CD Golf Swing Analysis, which is targeted for tournament directors, sponsor’s golf course general managers and special event managers. … CBS Sports reports that its final-round Sunday coverage of the PGA Tour’s Wachovia Championship, which featured Tiger Woods winning, scored an overnight metered market rating/share of 3.8/9, up 65 percent from last year’s 2.3/5. Saturday’s third-round coverage earned an overnight metered market rating/share of 2.4/6, up 33 percent from last year’s 1.6/4. … Entries close on May 30 for the Florida State Golf Association‘s 58th Four-Ball Championship at the Jupiter Hills Club in Tequesta. The Championship is July 14-15. … Australian teaching pro Peter Lightbown has authored "The Fairway Within: golf for the body, mind and soul," which is available on Internet bookstores and at www.thefairwaywithin.com. … Ricoh is named the new title sponsor of the Ricoh Women’s British Open. Also, Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Club and Royal Birkdale Golf Club will host the event in 2009 and 2010, while the championship committee is in the final stages of negotiations with Sunningdale Golf Club to host the 2008 championship. … Stoweflake Mountain Resort and Spa in Stowe, Vt., is offering up to 35 percent savings on two new golf getaway packages. … The Golf Channel will display the "The UBS Golf Challenge: Experience The Players Championship" interactive exhibit, a giant 30-foot LED screen that will broadcast live action of all four rounds, May 10-13, in New York City’s Rockefeller Center beginning Friday.
Champ champions breast cancer research
Champ introduces its inaugural Mother’s Day "Pink-On-The-Links" program, designed to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research. Coinciding with both PGA and LPGA tour events to be played on Mother’s Day, Champ will make a donation in the player’s behalf to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Total funds contributed to the BCRF will be based on the number of total participants wearing the commemorative pink spikes at both The Players Championship and the Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill.
17th Annual ING Spring Conference Announces BusinessWeek's Dean Foust As Workshop Leader
BusinessWeek‘s Atlanta bureau chief Dean Foust will be a workshop leader at the 17th ING Spring Conference, June 3-7 in Verona, N.Y. Foust will speak on working with today’s media, and share experiences from his storied career.
Shield your bag with Great Divider's new travel cover – Golf Bag Armor
Great Divider introduces its new travel cover, the Golf Bag Armor.
Callaway Driver Recall Fuels e21 Scandium Driver Advantages
Element 21 Golf Co., the manufacturer of Scandium Alloy golf equipment, reports, in recently conducted independent driver testing by Golf Laboratories, its new EMC2 Scandium driver has outperformed Callaway’s FT-5 driver by 29 yards in distance and is 338 percent more accurate.
March Weather Giveth, April Weather Taketh Away
Pellucid Corp. reports that for April, its proprietary measure of Golf Playable Hours fell 23 percent compared to April 2006. This brought the year-to-date GPH performance to down 10 percent at a national level compared to 2006.
Bedford Springs Old Course To Re-Open in July
Bedford Springs Old Course in Bedford, Pa. — which features holes designed by Spencer Oldham, A.W. Tillinghast and Donald Ross — will re-open in mid-July.
