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Urban Golf, a state-of-the-art indoor golf facility, is scheduled to open in Jacksonville, Fla., later this month. The facility, located at 14185 Beach Blvd., will offer full-swing golf course simulators, an indoor driving range, indoor and outdoor putting facilities and PGA professional instruction. … The 14th Eithne and Paddy Fitzpatrick Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, May 14, at the Knollwood Country Club in Elmsford, N.Y. The tournament benefits the American Ireland Fund and two Irish organizations, Barretstown Gang Camp and the Corrymeela Reconciliation Center. … Adam’s Rib Ranch, an exclusive resort community offering 99 homesites outside of Eagle, Colo., launches its new Web site at www.adamsribranch.com. … Leaderboard, which manufactures a fitness and physical training aid used by more than 40 PGA Tour players, reports that endorsers Adam Scott and Stuart Appleby finished one-two at the Shell Houston Open. … The Markers, the first club to combine the benefits of private golf club membership with the amenities of a destination club, acquires an equity interest in the Private Club Network, the nation’s largest independent club-to-club reciprocal network. … Reigning "American Idol" champion and Arista recording artist Taylor Hicks will participate in this year’s Regions Charity Classic on Thursday, May 17.

National GC Again Ranks 14th North Carolina's Top 100

National Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C., is ranked 14th among the state’s top 100 golf courses, compiled annually by the N.C. Golf Panel and featured in the April issue of Business North Carolina magazine.

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Todd Sentell will hold a book signing for his novel "Toonamint of Champions: How LaJuanita Mumps Got to Join Augusta National Golf Club Real Easy," at the Barnes & Noble in Augusta, Ga., April 5-7 at 7 p.m. … The Golf Channel‘s "Playing Lessons from the Pros" will make its 2007 debut Wednesday, April 11, at 9 p.m. ET. Craig Stadler, the 1982 Masters champion and current Champions Tour player, will kickoff the sixth season of 13 new episodes. … Sandy Lane Resort in Barbados is offering three rounds of golf, complimentary for bookings made and experienced in April (minimum three-night stay required). … Don Donatello and Tommy Gainey, two former competitors on the Golf Channel reality series "The Big Break" will compete in the 2007 Capitol Chevrolet Classic at Woodcreek Farms in Columbia, S.C., April 19-22. … BugBand LLC, manufacturer and distributor of BugBand insect repellent products, signs LPGA player Carin Koch to an endorsement agreement for 2007. … Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., has been named "Best Private Golf Course" by Desert Magazine, a monthly lifestyle publication distributed by The Desert Sun. … Srixon Sports agrees to continue as the presenting sponsor of the Ontario PGA Fall Championship. … John Daly commits to play in the BMW Asian Open, April 19-22. … Monarch Hotels & Resorts has been named the official hotel management company for The Blue at Doral, the first and only resort to be developed alongside Doral Golf Resort and Spa’s Blue Monster course in Miami, Fla. … BMW and the Western Golf Association announce that tickets for the 2007 BMW Championship will go on sale Monday, April 9. The BMW Championship, set for Sept. 3-9 at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club in Lemont, Ill. The event will be the third of four playoff events in the PGA Tour’s new FedEx Cup points race.