ForeFront Holdings Inc. names Rick Oleksyk as president of its primary operating subsidiary, ForeFront Group Inc., which owns the Datrek, Burton Golf, Miller Golf, Sir Christopher Hatton and Devant Sport Towel brands.
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Adams Golf Named Title Sponsor of New Pro Tour
Adams Golf announces its title sponsorship of a new developmental pro tour, the Adams Golf Pro Tour Series.
Timber Point Golf Course in Great River, N.Y. picks Cybergolf to custom design and host a new Web site for the facility
Timber Point Golf Course in Great River, N.Y., selects Cybergolf to custom design and host a new Web site for the facility.
Scratch Golf Design Team Enlisted To Develop A Line Of Hickory Shafted Irons For The Sweet Wood Golf Company
Scratch Golf CEO Ari Techner and master grinder Jeff McCoy have been enlisted by the Sweet Wood Golf Co. to create a new line of irons specifically designed for use with hickory shafts.
Frankly Golf Receives a Certificate of Registration for the color PINK as a Trademark on Golf Putters
Frankly Golf announces that the color pink for a golf putter is now a registered trademark of Frankly Golf and Consulting.
Accu-Length’s Explosive Growth Forces Move to Expanded Warehouse and New World Headquarters in Kansas City
OnTrack Sports LLC, maker of Accu-Length junior golf clubs, announces the move of its warehouse and headquarters to Lenexa, Kansas.
What’s New With Boyne Golf
Boyne Resorts announce its season-opening schedule and improvements to its eight golf courses, including bunker renovations and course enhancements.
Mike Young Designing Oceanfront Course in Nicaragua
Athens, Ga.-based golf course architect Mike Young has been hired to design the first resort-quality golf course in Nicaragua.
Breningmeyer to serve as Deere’s representative on Advisory Council
John Deere Golf and Turf One Source has contributed $100,000 to The Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
BRIEFLY
Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, announces its newest real estate offering, The Highlander, a 14-story, Scottish-influenced condominium residence perched along the 18th fairway of the community’s Jack and Steve Nicklaus co-designed golf course. … TNT announces that the XL Capital Ltd. group of companies have agreed to serve as a broadcast presenting sponsor of the 2007 PGA Grand Slam of Golf , which will make its debut in Bermuda, Oct. 16 & 17 at the Mid Ocean Club. … Golf Buddy, a new distance measuring device, partners with the Ontario PGA to become the title sponsor of the Ontario PGA Match Play Championship and the official distance measuring device of the Ontario PGA. … CBS Sports reports that 2007 season-to-date live coverage of the PGA Tour is delivering its best rating in five years. Beginning with the Buick Invitational in January through last weekend’s Verizon Heritage, CBS’s coverage of the PGA Tour averaged a 3.0/7 national household rating/share, up 11 percent from the same period last year (2.7/6) and up 7 percent from 2005 (2.8/7). CBS Sports will also broadcast a golf doubleheader this weekend with coverage of the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Saturday and Sunday, 3-6 p.m. ET) and the Champions Tour’s Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (Saturday and Sunday, 1-3 p.m. ET). … Jonas Blixt of Florida State, Jorge Campillo of Indiana, Rhys Davies and Gareth Shaw of East Tennessee State, Oscar Floren of Texas Tech, Mark Haastrup of Georgia State, Pedro Oriol of Arizona and Gordon Yates of and Stirling have been selected to represent Europe in the 2007 Palmer Cup June 7-8.
Edwin Watt's Golf 60-Store Retail Chain Joins Team of e21 Dealers
Element 21 Golf Co. announces that Edwin Watt’s Golf has joined the list of dealers carrying e21’s Emc2 line of equipment.
St. Joe Lands Three Courses in 2007/08 ZAGAT Survey of 'America's Top Golf Courses'
Camp Creek, SouthWood and Victoria Hills — award-winning golf properties developed by The St. Joe Company — appear in the 2007/08 ZAGAT Survey of "America’s Top Golf Courses."
Education A Major Focus At 17th ING Spring Conference at Turning Stone Resort & Casino June 3-7; Registration Deadline Has Arrived
The 17th ING Spring Conference, June 3-7 at Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, N.Y., will focus on education. Also, registration entries must be faxed or postmarked by today, Friday.
NCAA's Top Ranked Division I Golf Team – Arizona State University – Utilizing K-Vest Technology
Bentley Kinetics Inc., developer of the K-Vest golf instructional system, reports that members of the top-ranked Arizona State University golf team have been using its product.
Golf World Announces Results Of Fourth Women's College Coaches' Poll Of 2007
Florida Southern received six of seven first-place votes and is No. 1 in the Golf World/NGCA Division II Women’s Coaches’ Poll.
EWGA Announces 'Women Friendly' Designation For Courses in the EWGA Golf Club Network
The Executive Women’s Golf Association announces a program to earn an official designation as a ‘women-friendly’ facility, open to all golf facilities participating in the EWGA Golf Club Network.
Accu-Length's Explosive Growth Forces Move to Expanded Warehouse and New World Headquarters in Kansas City
OnTrack Sports LLC, maker of Accu-Length junior golf clubs, announces the move of its warehouse and headquarters to Lenexa, Kansas.
What's New With Boyne Golf
Boyne Resorts announce its season-opening schedule and improvements to its eight golf courses, including bunker renovations and course enhancements.
Breningmeyer to serve as Deere's representative on Advisory Council
John Deere Golf and Turf One Source has contributed $100,000 to The Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
Feel Golf Company Honors Top Collegiate Golfer
Feel Golf Co. honors Christian Colunga, a senior at Cal Lutheran University, who was named Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week, April 1-8.
