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GSGA Competitions Advisory

Entries are now being accepted for the Georgia State Golf Association‘s 37th Greater Atlanta Women’s Amateur Championship, May 22-24 at Atlanta National Golf Club in Alpharetta, Ga.

Correction

Eaton Corp. reports that, according to Darrell Survey results, eight out of 10 players at the Safeway International used Golf Pride grips and not as reported in the Thursday, March 23, issue of The Wire.

Crescent Systems

North Shore Golf Club in Menasha, Wisc., installs Crescent Systems software club-wide.

Yes! Golf Is On A Roll On The LPGA Tour

Yes! Golf announces the signing of nine LPGA players who use its putters — Jean Bartholomew, Beth Bader, Moira Dunn, Johanna Head, Amy Hung, Nadina Light, Becky Morgan, Mikaela Parmlid and Brooke Tull.

BRIEFLY

Circling Raven Golf Club and Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel in Worley, Idaho, announce a special April stay-and-play package. The package starts at $94.50 per person double occupancy and is good any Monday-Thursday. … Sea Trail Golf Resort and Conference Center, located in Sunset Beach, N.C., introduces "The Townhomes On Eastwood Bluff," a new neighborhood consisting of 22 four-townhome units. … The Springs Hotel and Golf Club in Oxon, England, unveils its new On-Line booking service. … CBS Sports will air "Tiger at 30" on Saturday, April 8, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Narrated by CBS Sports golf anchor Jim Nantz, "Tiger at 30" looks at Tiger Woods‘s career and the impact he has had on golf. … Golfgods.com launches a recently redesigned Web site. … Hill Barn Golf Club in Worthing, England, celebrates its 70th anniversary by offering 36 free holes of golf to the first 36 players who can prove they wern born in 1936. … The 2006 Tavistock Cup teams and pairings are announced. Ernie Els returns as playing captain of the 10-member Lake Nona team, which includes Sergio Garcia, Nick Faldo, Retief Goosen, Trevor Immelman, Ian Poulter, Justin Rose, Ben Curtis, Maarten Lafeber and Graeme McDowell. Mark O’Meara returns as playing captain of the Isleworth team, which includes Tiger Woods, Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, John Cook, Lee Janzen, Charles Howell III, Craig Parry, Robert Damron and Arjun Atwal. … Marci Turner of Tennessee has been named Southeastern Conference Women’s Player of the Week. Turner recently earned medalist honors at the Donnis Thompson Invitational. … Sun Mountain introduceds a new line of outerwear for 2006 called RainFlex, which is constructed from a knit fabric that is waterproof and breathable, and that stretches with the golfer’s movements. … Line Up For Sports announces two new women’s sportswear collections for the summer. … Brad Doster of Kentucky has been named Southeastern Conference Player of the Week after a career-best third-place finish at the Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational. … Caddy For A Cure Inc. will launch its 2006 golfer’s fantasy program at the Verizon Heritage at Hilton Head. This year, opportunities to caddie will be for Stewart Cink and Justin Leonard. … The B.C. Open, in Endicott, N.Y., which will join the Champions Tour in 2007, seeks a title sponsor, which will include 30 30-secondad units in the live Golf Channel broadcast in addition to over $5.6 million in additional media exposure. … Lake of Isles‘ North Course in North Stonington, Conn., has been named No. 1 in "America’s Best" 2006 state by state ranking by Golfweek magazine. … Etonic renews its sponsorship as the official golf shoe and golf glove of the 2006 Duramed Futures Tour.

Rick Fehr Joins Gaylord Sports as Player Manager

Rick Fehr, who competed for more than 15 years on the PGA Tour, joins Gaylord Sports Management as a player manager. Fehr will be involved in recruiting and managing clients, along with the development of new events and client services.