Briefly
Ireland's Padraig Harrington is the first recipient
of The Royal Bank of Scotland Shot of
the Month Award, in association with The European Tour,
for November and December. Harrington's winning
shot came at the 16th hole of the BMW Asian Open
at Ta Shee Golf and Country Club, Taiwan. ...
The
PGA of America selects Professional Gifts & Awards
as an Official Product Partner for the
2004 Ryder Cup Matches. PG&A is also an Official
Product Partner for the 2003 PGA Championship.
The company will be
showing select items from these collections at the
2003 PGA Merchandise Show in Booth #6434. ...
International
Golf Maintenance signs a maintenance
agreement with Date Palm Country Club in Cathedral
City, Calif. IGM began operations at the course Jan.
1 to help improve the Club's overall maintenance
program and efficiencies. ...
The
Slammer & Squire and King & Bear
golf courses at World Golf Village have chosen
Book4Golf.com to
provide online tee time services. ...
The Toronto Stock Exchange approves plans by ClubLink to purchase up to 941,600, or 5 percent, Common Shares
of its own stock. The company will cancel all the
shares of stock it buys. ...
PGA
Tour player Todd Barranger, who holds the record
for
the Longest Drive (408 yards) at any PGA Tour
event in 2002, will use the AccuFLEX "ICON" shaft
in his driver and fairway woods again in 2003. ...
The
scenic beauty of the Monterey Peninsula and the
AT&T Pebble
Beach National Pro-Am serve as the backdrop for
the third PGA TOUR/USA Youth Golf Clinic in 2003. Twenty-nine scheduled clinics this season
will introduce the game of golf to more than 10,000
youths nationwide. ...
Scott
Sickich has been named director of golf operations
for Palm Coast Golf Resort and The Lodge at Ocean
Hammock. ...
Jazz
Golf Equipment Inc., manufacturer of the "Ball
Launcher" series of drivers, offers the FatCat3 line
of clubs as well as the Lady Jazz lines at Scheels
department stores throughout the Midwest. It also
introduces the Jazz Vibe iron, which features tungsten
weightingfor a lower center of gravity. ...
GustBuster, the top wind and rain protection on
professional golf tours, introduces its new SunBuster
sunglass line. SunBusters feature SolaRex nine-layer,
20+Polycarbonate lenses, and most models have EyeQ
polarization, glare-preventing flash mirroring, water-resistant
AquaPel treatment and S-Gard scratch resistance.
...
The Virginia
State Golf Association plans to hold
62 one-day events at some of the commonwealth's premier
courses. The tournaments, open to men and women,
are comprised of a senior (age 50 and older) as well
as a regular (18-49-year-old) division. One-day tournament
entry forms, schedules and details are available
at www.vsga.org or
by calling 804-378-2300, ext. 11. ...
Skinner
Marketing, a Calgary based direct marketing company,
obtains the exclusive North American television
marketing rights from Calgary based Eos Sports. Skinner's
exclusive agreement gives it the right to be the
only direct marketing firm that can sell Eos' new
line of innovative securable golf bags, on TV. ...
Brush-T, a unique tee made of bristles that imparts
less spin on the ball, now uses a stronger material
to meet increasing demand from a variety of users,
including low-handicap players and driving ranges.
...
APA
Optics encourages people to keep track of their
ultraviolet radiation exposure with a line of personal
UV monitors, the SunUV Monitors. ...
Colorful sun protection hats from Wallaroo
Hats include a new 2003 line of SPF 50+ crushable, washable
and fashionable hats. View the hats at Booth #11846
at the PGA Show. ...
Huffy
Sports introduces the Tommy Armour line of
indoor/outdoor putting greens. The patented new line
incorporates manicured, synthetic turf with adjustable
breaks to mimic real-life playing conditions. ...
Track your golf scores and analyze your game with
Smart21.com's new eCaddy digital scorecard. The handheld
device helps a golfer count putts, chips and total
strokes as well as fairways hit, greenside bunkers
and saves. ...
Momentus
Golf, manufacturer of the popular Momentus
Swing Trainer, launches the new Momentus II Swing
Trainer and Short Game Wizard at Booth #1913 of the
PGA Show. The club is a 60-degree wedge design with
a weighted shaft and proprietary grip, suitable both
for swing training and short game applications. ...
Otey
Crisman Putters introduces CNC Milled Putters
with complete Putter Fitting System and Floor Display
at Booth #2213 of the PGA Show. The new designs feature
four modern blade models and an oversized mallet
with steel shafts. ...
Mitchell
Golf Equipment Company introduces new
club repair tools at Booth #2213 of the PGA Show.
The TourGauge Putter Machine incorporates easy sliding
bearing gauges and a magnetized shaft crade to register
the shaft for accurate loft and lie measurements.
...
MisterCart
Portable Misting System, a personal
cooling system that can be retrofitted to most golf
carts, debuts at Booth #4639 at the PGA Show. MisterCart
uses water from a garden of golf shop hose as the
cooling agent and can be attached in less than 10
minutes. ...
Old
Century Classics, provider of quality games
and toys, expands its line of Coffee Table Games
with the release of Old Century Pinball Golf and
Old Century Tee Time Golf Labyrinth. |
At the OGIO booth, a modern steel structure
used music and street dancers to attract
buyers to the company's new line of golf
bags, which boast features like outer framework,
a club management system know as the Woode
that places woods vertically along the side
of the bag, and neoprene ball holders.