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Technology
Crescent
Systems rolls out its Version 4.0 General Ledger, Fine Dining, Member Database
and Accounts Receivable modules, all fully integrated and Windows based. Crescent
Systems also announces the "Club Manager", a real-time management product
providing daily operating statistics.
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more...
Business
Pellucid Corp., an emerging golf industry information and
insight provider, uncovers one of the main culprits of the supply glut
of the 1990s. Industry standard numbers, based on Census Region and Total
U.S. levels and used for local market analysis, appear to have been overstated,
in some cases by 10 percent or more.
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Players
With his win at the BellSouth Classic, Ben Crane earns the
No. 75 position of the Official World Golf Ranking. Runner-up Bob
Tway
breaks into the top 50 at No. 47 and Retief Goosen moves back into the
top five by improving two spots.
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Equipment
The first first-time PGA Tour winner of the 2003 season,
Ben Crane, won the BellSouth Classic while wearing FootJoy GelFusion
golf shoes.
For more...
Callaway
Golf Staff Professional Annika Sorenstam won the Office Depot Championship
using a Great Big Bertha II Titanium Driver, Odyssey DFX 2-Ball Putter
and nine other clubs. She also wore shoes from Callaway's new footwear
collection.
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more...
Nike
Golf debuts the Tom Stites-designed Blue Chip (BC) Putter series
at golf shops and golf specialty stores nationwide this week. The
three models all feature the Blue Chip insert, made of lightweight
6061 aluminum, and retail for $129-149.
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more...
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Briefly
True Temper has been in the bag of the winner for 10 consecutive
weeks on the PGA Tour, including for BellSouth winner Ben Crane,
who plays Dynamic Gold shafts in his irons. Dynamic Gold, also used
by runner-up Bob Tway, is consistently the No. 1 shaft on Tour. ...
The Mississippi Development Authority Division of Tourism announces
that Dancing Rabbit Golf Club's "The Azaleas" course in Choctaw
has been singled out for distinction by Golf Digest in the magazine's
just-released "America's 100 Greatest Public Courses" 2003-04 rankings.
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In the recent Players Championship at the TPC at Sawgrass, 124
out of 144 players (86.1 percent) used Golf Pride grips, with
the nearest competitor at 18 players, according to the Darrell Survey.
No players are paid to use or endorse Golf Pride grips. ...
Cleveland Golf's equipment performed very well last year
according to The Darrell Survey Golf Equipment Almanac 2003. Cleveland
wedges remained No. 1 on The PGA Tour, Cleveland irons became No.
2, and Cleveland drivers topped the satisfaction ratings among low-handicap
consumers. ...
The Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course at Stonewall Resort in
West Virginia, recently named one of the top 10 new courses in the
country by Golf Magazine, opened for the 2003 season on April 1.
As part of resort's Spring Open House (April 13-20), Stonewall's
PGA instructors will provide complimentary golf clinics. ...
Renowned physician and author Deepak Chopra, M.D., will
be the featured speaker at the ShopRite LPGA Classic Women's Forum.
The event will take place June 26 at the Trump Marina Hotel & Casino
in Atlantic City. ...
Sky Sports has secured exclusive live rights to The Ryder
Cup Matches, two Major Championships and a minimum of 34 tournaments
on The European Tour International Schedule in a series of new long-term
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TEE BOX: Week of April 10-13 |
PGA TOUR/EUROPEAN TOUR
The Masters
Dates: April 10-13
Site: Augusta, Ga.
Course: Augusta
National Golf Club (par 72, 7,290 yards)
Purse: TBA. Winner's Share: TBA
Television: USA (Thurs.-Fri., 4-6 p.m.), CBS (Sat., 3:30-6:30 p.m., Sun., 2:30-7
p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com, www.masters.org
2002 Champion: Tiger Woods (70-69-66-71--276, 12 under)
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
European Challenge Tour:
Panalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc Classic, April 10-13, Royal Golf
Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco.
Japan LPGA
Tour: Promise Ladies, April 11-13, Water Hills GC, Hyogo, Japan.
NGA/Hooters Tour: Rock
Hill Tournament, April 10-13, Waterford GC, Rock Hill, S.C.
Tight Lies Tour: Sprint
PCS Open, April 10-13, Chennault Park GC, Monroe, La.
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Tiger
Woods is set to defend his title at the Masters this week and contend
for his third consecutive green jacket. Who is your pick to win 2003's
first major? Can Woods pull it off? Will this be the first major win
for Phil Mickelson? Or will another player triumph, and if you think
so, who?
Let
us know your opinions by sending your responses by Thursday at
5 p.m. ET with the subject line RE: Masters Winner. Also include
your first initial and last name, along with your city and state
or country.
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