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Equipment
Annika
Sorenstam won the Weetabix Women's British Open to complete a career grand
slam last week while using 11 Callaway Golf clubs, including the Great
Big Bertha II Pro Series Titanium Driver and the new Odyssey White Hot
2-Ball Blade Putter, as well as the HX Red golf ball.
For
more...
Just
one week after Michael Campbell captured the Irish Open with a new
400cc prototype driver from Nike Golf, the Tour Staff turned in five
more stellar performances last weekend.
For
more...
FLGolf,
the exclusive distributor of Volvik Golf Balls, reports that Golftest
USA tested its Crystal and ST446 balls and found a very satisfactory
result.
For
more...
KZG debuts its Cobalt Series of clubs at the PGA Fall Expo August 5-7
at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif. Cobalt's
crystalline and hexagonal closely-packed structure creates an exceedingly
dense metal to maximize energy off the clubface.
For
more...
True
Temper congratulates Allen Doyle, who won the FleetBoston Classic
last weekend. Doyle used the company's Grafalloy Blue shaft in his
driver and, along with the other top-three finishers, uses True Temper
shafts in his irons.
For
more...
With
11 Adams Golf clubs in his bag, Allen Doyle soared to victory at
the FleetBoston Classic last weekend. Doyle ranked first in driving
accuracy, hitting 90.5 percent of fairways while using the Adams
Redline Driver.
For
more...
Relying
upon the Pro V1x and a full bag of Titleist clubs, Adam Scott's win
at the Scandinavian Masters was one of five across the worldwide
professional tours for Titleist golf balls this week and marks the
15th for Titleist on the 2003 PGA European Tour, more than all other
golf balls combined.
For
more...
AccuFLEX
Golf announces that Adams Golf will now install AccuFLEX
ICON v.2 and ICON v.3 shafts in Adams "Redline" drivers
as well as "Redline and Tight Lies" fairway woods upon
request. A portion of the proceeds of all sales of AccuFLEX Golf's
ICON v.2
and ICON v.3 shafts go to benefit Bruce Edwards, Tom Watson's long-time
caddy who has been diagnosed with ALS.
For
more...
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Tournaments
Organizers of the John Deere Classic award a sponsor's exemption
to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native and former Drake University star
Zach Johnson, who has been having a sensational season on the
Nationwide Tour.
For
more...
Defending
Champion Rich Beem will be joined by 12 past Champions in heading
the year's strongest field at the 85th PGA Championship, August 14-17,
at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y. The 156-player field
currently features 98 of the top 100 world ranked players.
For
more...
Courses
Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Miss., site of the 1999 U.S. Women's Open
won by Juli Inkster, is selected as the site of the 2006 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur
Championship, the United States Golf Association has announced. The championship
will be conducted from October 14-19.
For
more...
Marketing
MembersFirst introduces new interactive member surveys to enable club management
to get a true "pulse" on their members. The MembersFirst online
survey product will not only generate response rates at a fraction of the
cost of traditional surveys but also analyzes the information immediately.
For
more...
The
Golf Club at Fossil Creek in Ft. Worth, Texas, becomes the 11th
Evergreen Alliance-managed club to sign on to use the Cybergolf Broadcast/Email Marketing System to help increase revenues and
stay connected to its players through the easy-to-use E-mail newsletter,
web-special & online customer survey creators. Cybergolf will
also build a Web site for the club.
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more...
Players
Jim Furyk won the Buick Open last week to improve three spots in the Official
World Golf Ranking to a career-high position of No. 3. In Europe, Adam
Scott won the Scandinavian Masters to move to No. 34.
For
more...
Allen
Doyle won the FleetBoston Classic last week to add 225 points to
his Charles Schwab Cup points total and move from eighth to sixth
in the year-long standings. Doyle won the cup race in 2001.
For
more...
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Sonartec Golf ranked third among all manufacturers for
fairway woods in play for the fifth time this season at the
Buick Open. Twenty Sonartec clubs were put in play by 14 players
at the event. ...
Gary Wolstenholme and Nigel Edwards, both members
of the 2001 Walker Cup team that successfully defended the Cup in
America, are selected for the match against the United States at
Ganton Golf Club September 6-7. ...
Firethorn, the golf apparel brand of Redstone Apparel Group,
launches two new technical outerwear pieces in its Spring 2004 collection:
a waterproof rain suit that converts to a full zip half sleeve (MSRP:
$199) and waterproof half-zip half sleeve (MSRP: $79). ...
Reigning U.S. Open Champion Jim Furyk and Proforce Gold continue
their winning ways with a victory at the 2003 Buick Open. Furyk used
the company's Proforce Gold-shafted driver to set up his world-class
short game. ...
Caledonia Golf and Fish Club in Pawleys Island, S.C., is
now offering fully customized outings and retreats to groups, including
golfers, of up to 40 guests. ...
Now that his son, Shaun, is turning 14 in August, Mark O'Meara
believes the time is right to compete in the Office Depot Father/Son
Challenge. The tournament will be played on the International
Course at ChampionsGate Golf Resort, near Orlando, Fla., December
4-7. ...
With two of the top five finishers in the Weetabix Women's British
Open, SST PURE completed the month of July with yet another
strong showing. Most notably, SST PURE - the leading shaft-alignment
process in professional golf - claimed three victories in four weeks
and averaged 45 percent use by the top 10 players in July tournaments.
...
Tom Wishon Golf Technology announces that Matt Mohi has
joined the company in the newly created position of National Accounts
Manager. ...
In his Buick Open win, Jim Furyk played with Graphite Design
International's D03 shaft in his 5-wood, according to Darrell
Survey. Seven of the top 10 finishers played with GDI shafts in
their drivers, fairway woods and irons. ...
United Turf Industries, developer of SofTrak Synthetic Putting
Greens - the high-performance turf for residential and commercial
use that closely simulates the look and feel of natural grass greens
- establishes a SofTrak dealership in western Texas through business
partners Kevin Gray and Koy Stribling. ...
Using the STRATA TOUR ACE golf ball, Furyk won the Buick
Open by two strokes and recorded his 13th top 10 finish in 19 events.
Furyk also continued to play with the prototype putter from the BEN
HOGAN by Bettinardi BIG BEN series and played with forged BEN
HOGAN APEX PLUS(R)cavity irons and a BEN HOGAN Colonial prototype
wedge. ...
Trelle Kite is appointed head women's golf coach at Augusta
State University, following a four-year stint as head men's and women's
golf coach at Mercer University in Macon, Ga. She will assume her
duties at ASU immediately. ...
Former Augusta State standout and the first three-time All-America
in school history, Oliver Wilson, is selected to the 2003
Walker Cup squad for Great Britain & Ireland. ...
Heritage Golf Group, a San Diego-based owner and operator
of premier private and daily fee golf properties, announces that Gary
Dee, Executive Vice President, assumes a new role within Heritage
by joining the company's Acquisitions team. |
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TEE BOX: Week of August 7-10 |
PGA TOUR
The International
Dates: Aug. 7-10
Site: Castle Rock, Colo.
Course: Castle
Pines Golf Club (par 72, 7,594 yards)
Purse: $5 million. Winner's Share: $900,000.
Television: USA (Thurs.-Fri., 4-6 p.m.), CBS (3-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2002 Champion: Rich Beem (10, 0, 15, 19--44 points)
EUROPEAN TOUR
Nordic Open
Dates: Aug. 7-10
Site: Copenhagen, Denmark
Course: Simon's Golf Club (par 72, 7,027 yards)
Purse: $1.8 million. Winner's Share: $302,236.
Television: TGC (Thurs.-Fri., 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Sat.-Sun., 8-11 a.m.)
Internet: www.europeantour.com
2002 Champion: None. Inaugural event.
LPGA TOUR
Wendy's Championship for Children
Dates: Aug. 8-10
Site: Dublin, Ohio
Course: Tartan
Fields Golf Club (par 72, 6,517 yards)
Purse: $1.1 million. Winner's Share: $165,000.
Television: ESPN2 (Thurs., 1-3 p.m., Sun., 4-6 p.m.), ESPN (Sat., 3-5 p.m.)
Internet: www.lpga.com
2002 Champion: Mi Hyun Kim (68-67-73--208, 8 under)
CHAMPIONS TOUR
3M Championship
Dates: Aug. 8-10
Site: Blaine, Minn.
Course: TPC
of the Twin Cities (par 72, 7,100 yards)
Purse: $1.75 million. Winner's Share: $262,500.
Television: TGC (Fri.-Sun., 5-7:30 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2002 Champion: Hale Irwin (66-70-68--204, 14 under)
NATIONWIDE TOUR
Omaha Classic
Dates: Aug. 7-10
Site: Omaha, Neb.
Course: The
Champions Club (par 72, 7,097 yards)
Purse: $500,000. Winner's Share: $90,000.
Television: TGC (Thurs.-Sun., 1:30-4 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2002 Champion: Jay Delsing (66-66-67-68--267, 21 under)
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
European Seniors Tour:
Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open, Aug. 8-10, Bad Ragaz GC, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland.
Japan PGA
Tour: Sun Chlorella Classic, Aug. 7-10, Sapporo Bay GC, Hokkaodo,
Japan.
Ladies European Tour:
HP Open, Aug. 7-10, Drottningholm GC, Stockholm, Sweden.
USGA: U.S. Women's Amateur,
Aug. 4-10, Philadelphia CC, Gladwyne, Pa.
NGA/Hooters Tour: The
Stables Casino Classic, Aug. 7-10, Peoria Ridge GC, Miami, Okla.
Futures Tour: Betty Puskar
Futures Golf Classic, Aug. 8-10, The Pines CC, Morgantown, W.Va.
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Annika
Sorenstam completed a career Grand Slam and claimed her second major
title of the season Sunday by winning the Weetabix Women's British Open.
Is Sorenstam the best golfer
in the
world right now? If not, who is?
Let
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