Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods will be guests on the award-winning “Fairways of Life Show with Matt Adams”, heard on the PGA Tour Network on Sirius 209 and XM 146, Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 11 a.m. ET. … American Express creates the Championship Experience, an onsite interactive facility, for the U.S. Open at Bethpage State Park’s Black Course. The facility, located near the main entrance and open to all attendees, will feature complimentary swing analysis, a Green Speed Challenge in which attendees can test their putting stroke on simulated greens of varying speeds, a player tracker and viewing area. There will be an audio course guide by Jim Furyk and CourseCast TVs and radios for cardmembers. … Representatives from Barefoot Resort and Golf in Myrtle Beach, S.C., announces that its Love Course has reopened for public play, while the Fazio Course is scheduled to resume play on Wednesday, July 1. Both courses suffered cosmetic damage when a wildfire damaged the area on April 22-23, but neither course received any damage to the fairways or greens. … Greg Norman Collection repositions its Women’s Collection under the design direction of Dana Coppolino, former founder and CEO of Verdina. The spring 2010 assortment marks the reentrance. … Deer Creek Course on Skidaway Island, Ga., is undergoing a complete renovation project that will total $7.7 million when the course reopens in October. … The GolfBC Group announces the return of its “Family Golf Day” at its British Columbia, Canada, courses through June. For information on courses, times, rates and activities, visit www.gbcgolfacademy.com. … ClubTec announces it will attend the HITEC Show, June 22-25 in Anaheim, Calif. … Paraplegic golfer and trick shot artist Dennis Walters will perform at the fourth Long Beach Mayor’s Trophy Charity Tournament at Skylinks Golf Course in Long Beach, Calif., Monday, July 13. For information, call Cindy Elliott at 562.431.5962 or e-mail cepr@msn.com. … The Nationwide Tour will conduct its first “LIVE@” event on PGATour.com, Thursday-Friday, June 11-12, from the Knoxville Open. PGATour.com will stream live footage of every group that plays the par-3 16th hole at Fox Den Country Club, 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. … John Donnelly, vice president of golf media at Golf Channel, joins the Environmental Institute for Golf‘s advisory council. The institute is the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
The Nationwide Tour’s Athens Classic at UGA, formerly the Athens Regional Foundation Classic, will be played at the University of Georgia Golf Course and operated by the University’s Auxiliary Services Department. All proceeds from the event will support need-based scholarships for UGA students through the Arch Foundation. … The Champions Tour’s 3M Championship, set for July 10-12 in Blaine, Minn., announces that this year’s event will be free to the public.
