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November 25, 2003 • Volume 5, No. 104
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Today's News
Equipment
FootJoy, the leader in all-weather performance golf products, is combining technology, proprietary fibers and vibrant new colors in its 2004 line of Performance Outerwear. The new FootJoy Performance Outerwear Collection builds on FootJoy's industry renowned designs with the unveiling of the DryJoys(R) Sta-Dry Extreme System. For more...

The new ERC Fusion Driver from Callaway Golf Company posted another big win Sunday. The winner of the ADT Championship, Meg Mallon used the hot new club in her one-stroke victory over Annika Sorenstam, giving the ERC Fusion Driver a 1-2 finish at the final LPGA Tour event of the season. For more...

Travel
The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, the $125 million ultra-luxury oceanfront resort and spa opening March 2004 on the resort island just south of Charleston, S.C., announces its golf packages for 2004. Guests can select from the Championship Golf Package or the Signature Golf Package starting at $301 for two nights and three rounds of golf at Kiawah Island Golf Resort's championship courses. For more...

Players
Thomas Bjorn won the Dunlop Phoenix event in Japan to improve 10 spots to World No.22 on this week's Official World Golf Ranking. For more...

Marketing
Tregaron GC in Bellevue, Neb., becomes the 19th Evergreen Alliance-managed facility to sign on to use the Cybergolf Broadcast/Email Marketing System to help stay connected to their customers through the easy-to-use E-mail newsletter, web-special and online customer survey creators. Cybergolf will also build a Web site for the course. For more...
Briefly
Jet Golf recently established a sales office in Atlanta, Ga. Jet Golf designs, coordinates and staffs custom golf excursions by private jet to golf courses throughout North America.

The Brian D. Morgan, The Collection, Volume I, Fine Art Golf Photography, book is available for purchase. In this first of a series of 10 limited edition books, Morgan has captured 66 full-page images from golf courses worldwide.

Some of the Virginia State Golf Association's and Middle Atlantic PGA rules officials will be among the instructors at four VSGA-MAPGA Rules of Golf Workshop to be offered throughout 2004. The series begins on Monday, February 16, at Independence Golf Club in Richmond.

Nakoma Resort & Spa and the Dragon Golf Course at Gold Mountain announce the five-star resort ended its 2003 golf season by achieving a record high number of rounds played and its highest average for merchandise dollars spent per player.

A round-table discussion about the player of the year hosted by PGA TOUR Sunday's Fran Charles and Tim Rosaforte, including 1998 PGA Tour Player-of-the-Year Mark O'Meara, as well as PGA Tour players Stuart Appleby and John Cook, who also spends time as a Sunday analyst when he's not on the golf course, will be the focal point of Sunday's show (November 30, 11 AM Live ET/9 AM PT).

Etonic Worldwide announces that they will be an exhibitor at the 2004 PGA Merchandise Show January 29 - February 1, in Orlando, Fla. This will be the first time since 1996 Etonic will attend the show as a stand alone company.

TEE BOX: Week of November 27-30
PGA TOUR
The Skins Game
Dates: Nov. 29-30
Site: La Quinta, Calif.
Course: Trilogy Golf Club (par 72, 7,085 yards)
Purse: $1 million.
Television: ABC (Sat., 4:30-7 p.m., Sun., 3:30-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2002 Champion: Mark O'Meara (eight skins, $405,000)

OTHER TOURNAMENTS

Sunshine Tour: Nedbank Golf Challenge, Nov. 27-30, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa.

Japan PGA Tour: Casio World Open, Nov. 27-30, Ibusuki GC, Kagoshima, Japan.

Tour de las Americas: Trump American Express Brazil Open, Nov. 27-30, San Fernando GC, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

European Seniors Tour: Qualifying School Finals, Nov. 24-27, Pestana Golf Resort's Pinta Course, Carvoeiro, Portugal.

Japan LPGA Tour: Tour Championship Ricoh Cup, Nov. 27-30, Hibiscus GC, Miyazaki, Japan.

Reader's Forum
After ending in a 17-17 tie, and having Ernie Els and Tiger Woods remain tied after three holes of a sudden death playoff, the captains of the Presidents Cup teams decided to share the cup. What do you think of this decision?

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