Ping announces its Division I All-America first team selections: Jorge Campillo (Indiana), Rickie Fowler and Morgan Hoffmann (Oklahoma State), Matthew Giles (Southern California), Matt Hill (N.C. State), Billy Horschel (Florida), Kyle Stanley (Clemson), Nick Taylor (Washington), Cameron Tringale (Georgia Tech) and Mike Van Sickle (Marquette). … Danville Country Club in Danville, Ky., moves to ClubTec‘s SQL Club Management Solutions. … Buddy Cook becomes chairman of the Texas Golf Hall of Fame board of directors, replacing Joe Black, who is stepping down from the position and will remain on the board. … Mike McGraw of Oklahoma State receives the Dave Williams Award as Division I national coach of the year announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America. … The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., receives Meetings & Conventions magazine’s 2009 Gold Tee Award. … Bernhard Langer, for the 11th consecutive week, sits atop the Charles Schwab Cup standings. Langer has 922 points and leads Michael Allen by 202 points.
CBS will air “PGA Tour: Playing With a Purpose presented by Barclays,” Sunday, June 7, at 1:30 p.m. ET prior to final-round coverage of the Memorial Tournament. The special will highlight the PGA Tour’s numerous charity efforts and the several charities supported by some of the top PGA Tour players.
Entry deadline for the 39th Chesapeake Energy Texas State Open is Wednesday, June 10 at 5 p.m. CT. For an entry form or information, call 214.420.7421 or visit www.ntpga.com.
The Sunday River Golf Club in Newry, Maine, opens on Friday, June 26. Rated among the “Top 10 Best New Upscale Public Courses” by Golf Digest, greens fees are $95 Sunday through Thursday and $120 Friday through Saturday. Golf and stay vacation packages start at $99 per person and include lodging at one of Sunday River’s Grand Resort Hotels, one round of golf plus cart and breakfast. … The Brunswick Isles Golf Trail, located along the northern coast of South Carolina and the southern coast of North Carolina, is offering two special golf packages. Now through Sept. 9, golfers can choose from The Majestic Trails package or The Magnificent Trails package. Both packages include golf, carts, and a two bedroom/two bathroom villa for just $99 a day, per person, based on quad occupancy.
