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Business
Nike announces
a cash dividend of $0.12 per share on its outstanding Class A and B Common
Stock, payable Oct. 2.
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ClubLink Corporation
announces a revenue increase of 13 percent for the second quarter of 2000.
During the three months ended July 1, 2001, on a same club basis, ClubLink
realized a 6 percent increase in operating revenue and a 12 percent increase
in club contribution from its Member Clubs.
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Equipment
The United States'
third Callaway Golf custom clubfitting center is expected to open
in December at the Golf Resort at Indian Wells (Calif.).
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Kenny Perry won the
Buick Open on Sunday, breaking a six-year, 163 tournament winless streak
using Graphite Design International's YS-7 shaft in his Taylor
Made driver. Last week, Tom Pernice Jr. won the International using the
shaft YS-6 shaft in his Titleist driver.
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Kenny Perry won the
Buick Open wearing Softspikes Black Widow cleats. More than half
the field wore the Black Widow brand.
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Using the Callaway
Rule 35 Softfeel ball, Wendy Ward set two LPGA 54-hole scoring records
en route to winning the Wendy's Championship. Ward's 21-under-par 195
total stands as the LPGA scoring record for 54 holes, both in relation
to par and for total score.
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Wendy Ward was wearing
CHAMP ScorpionSpikes en route to winning the LPGA Tour's Wendy's
Championship.
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Architecture
Jeffrey Brauer's
18-hole Quarry at Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort in Biwabik, Minn., is
expected to open in late spring or early summer 2003. The Quarry will
join the Resort Course, which was considered one of the nation's best
new courses and the No. 1 public course in Minnesota when it opened in
1997.
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Media
F2
Broadcast Network
announces the completion of its assets sales, the liquidation of all long-term
obligations and restructuring of the Board of Directors. Retired steel
executive Donald Edwards was named to the board.
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The BBC announces
that a four-day total of 1.2 million individual viewers accessed interactive
coverage of the British Open through the BSkyB/Sky Digital service deployed
on OpenTV's interactive platform.
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Technology
Royal Oaks Country
Club of Houston, Texas, announces it has teamed with The Country Club
Network to develop a web-based solution for its membership.
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Apparel
Hartmarx Corporation
announces the completion of its acquisition of the Consolidated Apparel
Group, a diversified marketer of men's sportswear. Perry Wolfman, principal
owner of Consolidated, will continue as president, reporting to Homi B.
Patel, Hartmarx president and chief operating officer.
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Retail
Planet Golf
announces the moving of its corporate office from Venice, Calif., to Virginia
Beach, Va. Planetgolf.com provides wholesale inventory to retail, corporate
and tournament accounts.
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August 16-19
Tee Box
PGA
TOUR
PGA Championship
Dates: Aug. 16-19
Site: Duluth, Ga.
Course: Atlanta Athletic
Club (Highlands Course, par 70, 7,213 yards)
Purse: $5 million. Winner's share: $900,000.
Television: TNT (Thurs.-Fri., 1-7 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.; Sun.,
11 a.m. 1:30 p.m.) and CBS (Sat., 1:30-6:30 p.m.; Sun., 2-7 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com, www.pga.com
2000 champion: Tiger Woods (66-67-70-67 -- 270, 18 under)
EUROPEAN TOUR
North West of Ireland Open
Dates: Aug. 16-19
Site: County Cavan, Ireland
Course: Slieve Russell Hotel Golf and Country Club (par 72, 7,053 yards)
Purse: 350,000 euros. Winner's share: 58,330 euros.
Internet: www.europeantour.com
2000 champion: Massimo Scarpa (67-70-68-70 -- 275, 13 under)
LPGA TOUR
Canadian Women's Open
Dates: Aug. 16-19
Site: Markham, Ontario
Course: Angus Glen Golf Club (The South Course, par/yardage TBD)
Purse: $1.2 million. Winner's share: $180,000.
Internet: www.lpga.com, 209.47.206.76/splash.asp
2000 champion: New event
PGA SENIOR TOUR
Novell Utah Showdown
Dates: Aug. 17-19
Site: Park City, Utah
Course: Park Meadows Country
Club (par 72, 7,372 yards)
Purse: $1.5 million. Winner's share: $225,000.
Television: PAX (Fri., 2-4 p.m.) and CNBC (Sat.-Sun., 6-8 p.m., tape delay).
Internet: www.pgatour.com, www.novellutahshowdown.com
2000 champion: Doug Tewell (65-66-66 -- 199, 17 under)
BUY.COM TOUR
Permian Basin Open
Dates: Aug. 16-19
Site: Odessa, Texas
Course: The Club at Mission
Dorado (par 72, 7,221 yards)
Purse: $425,000. Winner's share: $76,500.
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2000 champion: Kevin Johnson (64-64-70-70 -- 268, 20 under)
USGA
U.S. Amateur
Dates: Aug. 20-26
Site: Atlanta, Ga.
Course: East Lake Golf
Club (par 70, 7,007)
Television: ESPN (Wed.-Fri., Aug. 22-24, 2-5 p.m.) and NBC (Sat.-Sun.,
Aug. 25-26, 4-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.usamateur.com
2000 champion: Jeff Quinney
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
Canadian Tour: Eagle Creek Classic, Aug. 16-19, Eagle
Creek Golf Club, Ottawa, Ontario.
Sunshine Tour: Wild Coast Sun Pro-Am, Aug. 21-23, Wild
Coast Sun Country Club, Port Edward, South Africa.
NGA/Hooters Tour: Inverrary Classic, Aug. 16-19, Inverrary
Country Club, Ft. Lauderdale Fla.
Evian Tour: Ladies German Open, Aug. 17-19, Sporting
Club, Berlin, Germany.
Japan LPGA Tour: New Catapiler Mitsubishi Ladies, Aug.
17-19, Dai Hakone Country Club, Kanagawa, Japan.
European Seniors Tour: Energis Senior Masters, Aug.
17-19, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, England.
Note: All times are ET. Schedule subject to change.