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Media
GOLF MAGAZINE releases its biennial list of the "Top 100 You Can Play," which appears in the September issue. Twenty-four courses - the most ever - make their debut on the list.
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Teens On The Green announces its Golf Channel programming schedule of the Teens On The Green World Championship series. Each of the 7 shows will be broadcast three times with a rebroadcast schedule planned for early 2003.
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Players
With his win at The International, Rich Beem moves up to No. 73 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Runner-up Steve Lowery moves to No. 46 while European Tour winner Graeme McDowell rises to No. 219.
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Hale Irwin placed second in the Lightpath Long Island Classic last week and picked up 150 points in the Charles Schwab Cup competition to increase his first-place lead over Tom Kite to 625 points.
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Hubert Green moved up four places to No. 26 in the Senior Power Performance Rankings following his win at the Lightpath Long Island Classic.
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Tournaments
The 84th PGA Championship features the strongest field in golf history, based on worldwide entries received to a 156-player contingent. The Championship will be contested Aug. 15-18 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn.
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Officials for the Senior PGA Tour's Turtle Bay Championship add Bob Gilder and Hubert Green to the field.
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People
MacNeill Engineering Worldwide, maker of CHAMP brand cleats, hires Mandy Eisenhart as Tour Relations Coordinator.
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Technology
Cherry Blossom Golf Club in Kentucky, which uses Crescent Systems' Club Management software to run and manage its daily golf operation, adds Crescent's gift card feature to increase play and boost revenues.
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Cybergolf announces that it has signed up River Valley Golf Course in Adel, Iowa, to use its Broadcast Email Blast System.
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Courses
Merrill Hills Country Club opens its new practice complex, which follows a comprehensive golf course master plan prepared by Kansas City-based Craig Schreiner Golf Course Architects, Inc.
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Equipment
The Maxfli Noodle golf ball takes a leading 5.5 percent share in the off-course segment's $20-$25 category, according to June 2002 Datatech numbers.
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Four more players using a Titleist Pro V1 golf ball win on their respective tours last week: Mi Hyun Kim at the LPGA Tour's Wendy's Championship for Children; Yasuharu Imano at the Japan Golf Tour's Aiful Cup; Graeme McDowell at the European Tour's Volvo Scandinavian Masters; and Jay Delsing at the Buy.com Tour's Omaha Classic.
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Bettinardi Golf records its second victory in as many weeks on the Japan Golf Tour this past weekend at the Aiful Cup, when Yasuharu Imano used a Bettinardi 360-M putter for his second consecutive win.
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Rich Beem uses the Callaway Golf CTU 30 golf ball to win The International on the PGA Tour, while Hubert Green uses the company's HX ball in his win on the Senior PGA Tour.
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Tours
PGA TOUR Official Auctions auctions golf collectibles on eBay, including a round of golf with Arnold Palmer, from Friday, August 8 through Tuesday, August 27. Proceeds will benefit several non-profit organizations.
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Briefly
An idle landfill property in Florida is transferred to Brownfield Properties, LLC. The new owners plan to turn the 225-acre site into an 18-hole golf course community. ...
The ninth annual Best Buy Charity Classic, held last week in Minnesota, raises a record-setting $2,175,000 in net proceeds for the Best Buy Children's Foundation. ...
The ShopKo Charity Golf Classic raises $2.2 million for Special Olympics and five other charities in the Green Bay, Wisc., area. ...
The ASGA Tour executes an agreement to conduct the Junior Seau Golf Skills Challenge, Jan. 23-25, 2003, at River Walk Golf Club in San Diego, Calif.

Tee Box
Week of August 8-11

PGA TOUR
Buick Open
Dates: Aug. 8-11
Site: Grand Blanc, Mich.
Course: Warwick Hills Country Club (par 72, 7,127 yards)
Purse: $3.3 million. Winner's Share: $594,000.
Television: TGC/FSN (Thurs.-Fri., 4-6:30 p.m.) CBS (Sat.-Sun., 3-6 p.m.)
Radio: PGA TOUR Radio (Sat., 4-6 p.m., Sun., 4-7, Flint, Mich., affiliate WTRX 1330 AM and Detroit affiliate WDFN 1130 AM)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2001 Champion: Kenny Perry (66-64-64-69--263, 25-under)

LPGA TOUR
Weetabix Women's British Open
Dates: Aug. 8-11
Site: Ayrshire, Scotland
Course: Turnberry Golf Club (par and yardage TBA)
Purse: $1.5 million. Winner's Share: $225,000.
Television: ESPN (Thurs.-Fri., 11 a.m.-1 p.m.) ABC (Sat.-Sun., 1:30-3 p.m.)
Internet: www.lpga.com, Ladies European Tour
2001 Champion: Se Ri Pak (71-70-70-66--277, 11-under)

EUROPEAN TOUR
Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open
Dates: Aug. 8-11
Site: Newport, Wales
Course: Celtic Manor Resort (par 72, 7,355 yards)
Purse:1.75 million euros . Winner's Share: 291,432 euros.
Television: TGC (Thurs.- Fri., 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sat.-Sun., 9 a.m.-12 p.m.)
Internet: www.europeantour.com
2001 Champion: Paul McGinley (67-71--138, 6-under)

SENIOR PGA TOUR
3M Championship
Dates: Aug. 9-11
Site: Blaine, Minn.
Course: TPC of the Twin Cities (par 72, 7,100 yards)
Purse: $1.75 million. Winner's Share: $262,500.
Television: PAX (Fri., 2-4 p.m.), CNBC (Sat.-Sun., 5-7 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2001 Champion: Bruce Lietzke (72-66-69--207, 9-under)

BUY.COM TOUR
LaSalle Bank Open
Dates: Aug. 8-11
Site: Long Grove, Ill.
Course: Kemper Lakes Golf Course (par 72, 6,951 yards)
Purse: $450,000. Winner's Share: $81,000.
Television: TGC (Thurs.-Fri., 1-3:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun., 1:30-4 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2001 Champion: Inaugural event

OTHER TOURNAMENTS

European Challenge Tour: BMW Russian Open, Aug. 8-11, Moscow G&CC, Moscow, Russia.

European Seniors Tour: Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open, Aug. 9-11, Bad Ragaz GC, Grisons, Switzerland.

Japan PGA Tour: Sun-Chorella Classic, Aug. 8-11, Sapporo Bay GC, Hokkaido, Japan.

Canadian Tour: Telus Quebec Open, Aug. 8-11, Club de Golf Le Versant, Terrebone, Quebec, Canada.

NGA/Hooters Tour: Calhoun Classic, Aug. 8-11, Calvert Crossing GC, Calhoun, La.

Futures Tour: Betty Puskar Futures Golf Classic, Aug. 9-11, The Pines Country Club, Morgantown, WVa.

Women's Senior Golf Tour: Copps Great Lakes Classic, Aug. 9-11, Green Bay Country Club, Green Bay, Wisc.

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