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Equipment
Mike
Weir used True Temper's Dynamic Gold shafts in his irons to
win
the Masters Tournament
last week.
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more...
Trusting
the new Titleist Pro V1 golf ball, Mike Weir earned his first major
championship at last week's Masters Tournament. Weir also used a
Scotty Cameron by Titleist Newport putter in his victory.
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TaylorMade staff professional Mike Weir won the 2003 Masters Tournament, using
TaylorMade R580 9.5 driver, 200 Steel 3-wood and 5-wood, 300 Series
irons and 300 Series pitching wedge. At the tournament, TaylorMade
ranked as the most popular driver and most popular iron among participants.
For more...
Inclement
weather at the Masters hardly dampened the parade of Pride/Softspikes brand and other plastic cleats made by its sister company Trisport,
Ltd. At The Masters, 73 percent of those wearing plastic cleats chose
to wear Black Widow cleats by Pride/Softspikes.
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Players
With his major victory at The Masters, Mike Weir moves up
to No. 5 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Three wins this season have
given Weir 260.03 points, more than any other golfer in the rankings.
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more...
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Technology
Old Elm Club in Highland Park, Ill., upgrades its back
office automated accounting applications to Crescent Systems. Old Elm
will use Crescent's newly released Version 4.0 Member Receivables package
along with Accounts Payables and General Ledger.
For more...
Painted
Mountain Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz., selects the Cybergolf Broadcast
System to use at its facility. The system includes E-mail marketing
functionality, E-mail data collection, stats tracking and an online
customer survey creator, among its many inexpensive, easy-to-use
features.
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Photography
Golf course photographer Mike Klemme focused on Fort Myers,
Fla., April 4 - 6, while he photographed the new 18-hole Arthur Hills-designed
championship golf course at Renaissance, a luxury golf course community.
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more...
Courses
University Estates, a 830-acre golf course community currently
under construction northwest of Athens, has just announced that Mansur
Real Estate Services, Inc., joins forces in the development of the project.
Course architect Arthur Hills has worked with MRES on two previous course
developments.
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more...
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Briefly
Golf industry veteran Preston Fugate joins golf club shaft-maker
Graphite Design International's marketing and sales department. Fugate
will liaison with distributors, manage customer-service initiatives
and support the company's worldwide Tour programs. ...
"Twenty Days To Better Golf" is
a continuous summer instruction program for players of all skill
levels offered exclusively at Wild
Wing Plantation in Myrtle Beach, S.C., by veteran instructor Gwen
Miller. Scheduled academy times begin June 4 and run through August.
...
Tiger Woods will attend a a groundbreaking ceremony for the Tiger
Woods Learning Center Wednesday, April 16. The Anaheim, Calif.,
project for underserved youth includes a 35,000-square-foot education
center that will house an Auditorium, Computer Lab and an innovative
Media Resource Center. ...
According to the Darrell Survey, shaft maker Fujikura Composites
America, Inc., wins the Wood Shaft Brand and Driver count for
The Masters Tournament. ...
International Golf Maintenance finalizes its re-branding
efforts by launching a new web site at www.igminc.net. ...
Reigning Rolex Player of the Year Annika Sorenstam,
LPGA T&CP member Suzy Whaley and other LPGA players were
featured Monday night in an NBC "Nightly News" segment chronicling
the evolution and advancement of women's golf. ...
Johnny Lyon, Senior Editor for Mid-South Golfer Magazine,
won the 50th Golf Writer's Championship in a one-hole sudden
death playoff against the Senior Editor from Golf Illustrated, Al
Barkow. The event is held annually in Myrtle Beach, S.C. with
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TEE BOX: Week of April 17-20 |
PGA TOUR
The Heritage
Dates: April 17-20
Site: Hilton Head, S.C.
Course: Harbour
Town Golf Links (par 71, 6,973 yards)
Purse: $4.5 million. Winner's Share: $810,000.
Television: USA (Thurs.-Fri., 4-6 p.m.), CBS (Sat.-Sun., 3-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2002 Champion: Justin Leonard (67-64-66-73--270, 14 under)
EUROPEAN TOUR
Algarve Open de Portugal
Dates: April 17-20
Site: Algarve, Portugal
Course: Vale do Lobo (par 72, 7,108 yards)
Purse: $1.25 million. Winner's Share: 223,642.
Television: TGC (Thurs.-Fri., 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sat.-Sun., 9 a.m.-12 p.m.)
Internet: www.europeantour.com
2002 Champion: Carl Pettersson (66-76--142, 2 under)
LPGA TOUR
Takefuji Classic
Dates: April 17-19
Site: Las Vegas, Nev.
Course: Las Vegas Country Club (par 72, 6,494 yards)
Purse: $450,000. Winner's Share: $81,000.
Television: TGC (Thurs.-Sat., 4:30-7:30 p.m.)
Internet: www.lpga.com
2002 Champion: Annika Sorenstam (64-66-66--196, 14 under)
CHAMPIONS TOUR
Emerald Coast Classic
Dates: April 18-20
Site: Milton, Fla.
Course: The
Moors Golf Club (par 70, 6,828 yards)
Purse: $1.45 million. Winner's Share: $217,500.
Television: TGC (Fri., 1:30-4 p.m.), CNBC (Sat.-Sun., 6-8 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2002 Champion: Dave Eichelberger (65-65--130, 10 under)
NATIONWIDE TOUR
First Tee Arkansas Classic
Dates: April 17-20
Site: Hot Springs Village, Ark.
Course: Diamonte
Golf Club (par 72, 7,519 yards)
Purse: $450,000. Winner's Share: $81,000.
Television: None.
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2002 Champion: Jace Bugg (66-68-72-65--271, 17 under)
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
Japan LPGA
Tour: Saishunkan Ladies Hinokuni Open, April 18-20, Kumamoto
Airport CC, Kumamoto, Japan.
NGA/Hooters Tour: The
Championship at Cobb's Glen, April 17-20, Cobbs Glen GC, Anderson,
S.C.
Tight Lies Tour: Sprint
PCS Open, April 17-20, Caroline GC, Madison, Miss.
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At
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for the third consecutive year and fourth time overall. Mickelson is
considered to be the best player not to have won a major. Do you think
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