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Players
In the first event of the 2004 European Tour International Schedule, Irishman
Padraig Harrington birdied the final two holes to win the Omega Hong
Kong Open at the Hong Kong Golf Club. He moved to No. 8 in the Official
World Golf Ranking while Robert Allenby won the MasterCard Masters in
Australia to move to No. 16.
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The Commissioner of the PGA Tour, Tim Finchem, announced that Tiger
Woods was named the 2003 PGA Tour Player of the Year, Ben Curtis
captured Rookie of the Year honors and Peter Jacobsen was selected as
the Comeback Player of the Year by vote of the membership.
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Internet
Phantom Dezign recently launched its new Web site,
www.phantomdezign.com. Earlier this year, Phantom Dezign launched its
TriGrind series of premium, tour quality wedges, which are featured
prominently on the site.
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Buff-Golf.Com, the online guide to golf in western New York, northwest
Pennsylvania, and southern Ontario, announces its Equipment and Apparel
Free-View program. As a service to the golfing industry, all equipment and
apparel submissions will be reviewed free of charge on the Buff-Golf.Com Web
site.
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Architecture
Black Mesa Golf Club near Santa Fe, designed by golf course architect
Baxter Spann of Finger Dye Spann, Inc., is No. 1 on Golf Digest's
exclusive list of "Best New Affordable" golf courses in the country.
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For the second straight year a Raymond Hearn design in Michigan has
been selected among the top ten "Best New Affordable" courses in America by
Golf Digest. Hemlock Golf Club, located in Ludington, Michigan was
the second course in as many years to attain the prestigious magazine's
affordable ranking.
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Tournaments
Historic Oakmont Country Club, in Oakmont, Pa., which has been host to
13 national golf championships, including the recent 2003 U.S. Amateur, has
been selected to host the 2010 U.S. Women's Open, the United States
Golf Association has announced. The championship is scheduled from July
4-11, 2010.
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Sponsorship
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., The First Tee and the PGA Tour's
Champions Tour announce that Wal-Mart will support The First Tee
nationally, with an emphasis on promoting The First Tee's Life Skills
Experience. Wal-Mart's financial commitment was not disclosed.
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Publications
Clock Tower Press announces the February 2004 publication of the soft
cover edition of "The Life of O'Reilly: The Amusing Adventures of a
Professional Irish Caddie."
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Public Relations
Effective immediately, all FootJoy PR requests and product inquiries
will be handled in house by the FootJoy Marketing Team.
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Marketing
Royal St. Kitts GC in the West Indies becomes the 17th Marriott Golf facility
to sign on to use the Cybergolf Broadcast/Email Marketing System to
help stay connected to their customers through e-mail newsletter, web
special and online customer survey creators. Cybergolf will also build them
a Web site.
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Equipment
The STX Sync Tour putter, a best seller in the putter line from STX
Putters, is named "Best of the Best" by Rankmark, the nationally-respected
golf club testing service. The putter, which features a center-weighted
bullet design, was ranked first by 10-20 handicappers.
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Courses
Vacation Properties Network, a growing Northern Michigan real estate
development company, announces the opening of the Hawks Eye golf
course in the Hawks Eye Golf Community. The course, which was in preview
this past summer, will formally open with a grand opening scheduled for
spring 2004.
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Associations
Thanks to a partnership between Syngenta Professional Products and The
Environmental Institute for Golf funding a new e-Learning grant, the Golf
Course Superintendents Association of America's online education program
will be expanded.
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Briefly
The Ladies' Golf Union moves closer to a Unified Handicapping System
after clubs in England, Scotland and Wales gave their support to adopt the
Council of National Golf Unions UHS system. ...
The Mobile
Cup, a European Seniors Tour event, will have a new venue for its third
staging in 2004 when the tournament moves to The Oxfordshire from June
16-20. ...
Chuck Cook, named the seventh best instructor in
the nation by Golf Digest, rejoins Barton Creek Resort & Spa's golf
team and will oversee all aspects of the Golf Academy, located in Austin,
Texas. ...
The Booz Allen Classic returns to the Tournament
Players Clubat Avenel in Potomac, Md., June 21-27. Tournament officials
announced this week that strong pre-holiday sales of hospitality,
sponsorship and tournament ticket packages are on a record-setting pace,
with more than six months remaining before tee-off. ...
Brian
Pavlet, leading money winner on the 2003 Pinnacle LDA Tour and currently
No. 1 in the Long Drivers of America player rankings, averaged nearly 357
yards per drive in 2003. ...
Cleveland Golf, with the
cooperation and assistance of Chinese law enforcement agencies, recently
conducted a series of successful raids in the People's Republic of China
that resulted in the seizure of thousands of pieces of counterfeit golf
equipment. ...
West Coast Trends, Inc., makers of the Club
Glove travel golf bag, hires John Kennedy and Evan Minster as
new Outside Sales Representatives. ...
Edwin Watts Golf, a
leading retailer of golf equipment, apparel and accessories, enters into a
partnership with Wellspring Capital Management LLC, a New York-based
private equity investment firm. ...
The Seaforth Rain
Cover, No. 1 Rain Cover on the Darrell Survey for all major tours, is
now available through the PGA Exchange.
TEE BOX: Week of December 11-14
PGA TOUR
Target World Challenge
Dates: Dec. 11-14
Site: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Course: Sherwood Country Club (par 72, 7,025 yards)
Purse: $5 million. Winner's Share: $1.2 million.
Television: USA (Thurs.-Fri., 3-6 p.m.), ABC (Sat.-Sun., 3-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2002 Champion: Padraig Harrington (65-69-63-71--268, 20 under)
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
PGA Tour Australasia: Australian PGA Championship, Dec. 11-14, Hyatt Regency Coolum, Coolum Beach, Queensland, Australia.
Davidoff Tour: Volvo Masters of Asia, Dec. 11-14, Bangkok GC, Bangkok, Thailand.
Tour de las Americas: Abierto Mexicano de Golf, Dec. 11-14, Golf Club del Moon Palace, Cancun, Mexico.
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