Golf News for Friday, May 11,
2007
Equipment
Nickent Golf reports postive response to new 3DX Square Driver
"We picked a few select retailers to do a test market on the 3DX Square and it turns out we have never had a hotter product,” said a surprised Ian Zubkoff, Executive Vice President of Sales for Nickent Golf. For More...
Louisville Golf Niblick Persimmon fairway wood earns top praise
"With these test results, it is good to know that more and more golfers are believing in the Niblick as well," said Josh Fischer, Marketing Director for The Louisville Golf Club Company speaking of the PGA Tour Partners test. For More... Business
Fairway Skins Co. expands into additional golf shops nationwide
"As we enlarge our sales efforts in the U.S., an increasing number of golf and retail shops are finding that their clients are requesting Fairway Skins products," said Marje Helfet, CEO of Fairway Skins Company. For More...
BrightStar Golf Group acquires The Golf Club Redlands Mesa
"We’re excited to announce our second Colorado golf course purchase in our growing portfolio. We feel Colorado is going to be a key area for our company," said Bill Keogh, Founder of BrightStar Golf. For More... Sponsorship
Cutter & Buck has renews sponsorship of Duramed Futures Tour
"Cutter & Buck has been a very good friend to the tour and our players for many years," said Zayra F. Calderon, speaking as president and CEO of the Duramed Futures Tour. "We appreciate their loyalty." For More...
Ahead offers new tournament website to help promote events
"By offering the organization a complimentary tournament website, it is another way for us to help our customers promote and organize their event," said Jeff Waller, national sales director for Ahead.
For More... Resorts
Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort offers swing analysis and clinics
"We offer a plethora of programs at Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf resort to meet the needs of all golfers," said General Manager Tim Grambley. "Bill Humbertson is a first-rate instructor with years of experience." For More... Technology
Miles of Golf acquires MI's first TrackMan golf measuring device
"The TrackMan offers a complete menu of data and information and is the first apparatus of this kind to follow a golf shot from beginning to end," said Brent Norton, olf shop manager at Miles of Golf in Ann Arbor, Michigan. For More... People
Michael Wuertz captures honors at Medicus Preseason Junior
"It’s a big confidence booster, and it helps me that I know I can win out here on the AJGA," Wuertz said. The Medicus Preseason Junior was a 36-hole stroke play event held at Green Garden Country Club.
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Coston to team with caddie Logan at Senior PGA Championship
"I’m looking forward to being in my first Senior PGA Championship," Coston said. "The PGA of America has done an amazing job of keeping the golf courses fair in their Championships. It will be fun for me." For More...
Dustin Irwin named director of golf at Stone Mountain Golf Club
"My tenure with Marriott has enabled me to gain valuable experience at some of the Company’s premier golf properties, so I am well prepared for the exciting challenges ahead," said Irwin about his new appointment. For More...
Former Florida and Alabama college coach Conrad Rehling dies
"As a teacher, a coach and an inspiration to the physically challenged, Mr. Rehling had few peers. His legacy lives on within the hearts of all," said a saddened PGA of America President Brian Whitcomb. For More... Tournaments
Old Waverly Golf Club prepares to host PGA Junior Series event
The Old Waverly Golf Club has hosted the 1999 U.S. Women's Open Championship, the 2006 U.S. Women's Mid Amateur Championship and the recently contested 2007 SEC Women's Golf Championship.
For More... Daily Golf Blogs
Palacios-Jansen: Great athletes don't always make great golfers
I wish I had a dollar for every student of mine who told me at the beginning of their golf lesson that they were great baseball players, tennis players or athletes in general and wondered why they weren't better at golf.
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Marrandette: Not again with this debate about a fifth major...
Should the PGA Tour's Players Championship (formerly known as the Tournament Players' Championship) be considered a major championship and thus raise the quantity of majors from four to five? This question arises every year and is debated everywhere in the golf world ad nauseam, ad infinitum, ad boredom.
For More... Awards
Attaway-Bryant receives golf coaches' Kim Moore Spirit Award
The award recognizes and honors a student-athlete who exemplifies a great spirit toward the game of golf, a positive attitude on and off the course, a role model for her team and mental toughness in facing challenges. For More...
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