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| A Look Back: Nov. 14 1912: Golf course designer and former PGA Tour member George Fazio is born in Norristown, Pa. 1965: Homero Blancas wins the Mexican Open. 1971: Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino team up to defeat Japan for the World Cup. 1999: Michael Campbell wins the Johnnie Walker Classic by one shot over Geoff Ogilvy. 1999: Se Ri Pak beats Laura Davies and Karrie Webb in a playoff to win the PageNet LPGA Tour Championship.
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Cypress Landing
Golf Club in Chocowinity, N.C., selects GolfGopher as
its provider of course management systems, including point-of-sale, inventory,
reservations, membership, CRM and marketing.
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Business
Golf industry
information and insight provider Pellucid unveils GolfStats,
which provides appraisers, consultants and financial entities with participation,
frequency, rounds per population and rounds per household (HH) facts for
individual states on an as-needed basis.
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Equipment
CHAMP ScorpionSpikes posted their 20th victory of the
season this past weekend when Annika Sorenstam wore the cleats to win
the Mizuno Classic in Japan. The company also had two victories on the
PGA Tour.
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Kent Sports
forms Alpha Reaction Golf to provide innovative, top
quality drivers, fairway woods, irons, wedges and putters to the golfing
public. Kent Sports currently manufactures an "Alpha Reaction"
line of drivers well known on the professional Long Drive circuit.
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Retail
Golf
USA opens four new franchise stores in Scottsdale, Ariz.; Turlock,
Calif.; Franklin, Tenn.; and Austin, Texas. Two more new stores in Texas
and Illinois are scheduled to open later this month.
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Players
Coming off a
win in the Volvo Masters, Colin Montgomerie will tee
off today in the TCL Classic at Harbour Plaza Golf Club in Dongguan, China.
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Briefly
The PuttingZone publishes a survey that values putting
performance in terms of the final 2002 PGA Tour Official Money List. Shaving
one full putt off the average moves a 125th Player from $515,000 in official
earnings all the way to 25th in money at $1.96 million. During 25 events
and 100 rounds, that's a cool $13,400 a day for one putt! For more information
about putting, visit the PuttingZone.com for golf's most advanced and
comprehensive putting information. ...
Navika Inc., manufacturer of golf gift items such as divot repair tools, ball markers, bag tags, golf jewelry, celebrates 20 years of being in business. The California-based company has manufactured custom gift items for PGA and LPGA Tour events and is an official licensed manufacturer for the USGA and the U.S. Open. ...
Club Tee Time announces the launch of its "Club Tee Time Winter Classic," a five-day, four-night golf extravaganza in Palm Springs, Calif. It will be held Jan. 30 to Feb. 3 (2003), the same days as the PGA Tour's Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in the Palm Springs area. ...
Centex Homes Myrtle Beach Division, the largest homebuilder along the Grand Strand, reports net revenues for its first quarter, which runs from April 1 through June 30, 2002, are $13,997,621. Revenues for the second quarter, which runs from July 1 through September 30, 2002, are $18,581,719. Consolidated revenues for the two quarters are $32,579,340. ...
Our Lucaya Beach & Golf Resort, featuring the legendary Lucayan Course and new Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Reef Course, unveils its 2003 Unlimited Golf Package. Available through Jan. 4, it includes one night accommodation and unlimited golf starting at $263 based on one player. ...
Douglas Shelnutt, superintendent of Lane Creek Golf Club in Bishop, Ga., is the first winner of Club Car's "You Deserve a Gimme" sweepstakes. Shelnutt received a free one-year lease on a new Turf 2 utility vehicle.
In
Their Own Words
Augusta
National Poll
Augusta National recently asked WomenTrend, a Washington-based research firm that specializes in studying issues of interest to American women, to conduct a survey of 800 people at random to find the general public's thoughts on whether the club should be able to decide whether to admit a woman member.
Asked whether "Augusta National has the right to have members of one gender only," 74 percent of respondents agreed.
Following are a few of the questions asked and a link to the entire survey.
"Individuals
have a right to join a private group, club, or organization that consists
of people who share the same interests and personal backgrounds as they
do if they so desire."
Total Men Women
91% 93% 91% AGREE (NET)
65% 67% 64% STRONGLY AGREE
26% 26% 27% SOMEWHAT AGREE
5% 4% 8% DISAGREE (NET)
3% 2% 5% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE
2% 2% 3% STRONGLY DISAGREE
2% 2% 2% DO NOT KNOW (VOLUNTEERED)
1% 1% 1% REFUSED (VOLUNTEERED)
"Private organizations that are not funded by the government should
be allowed to decide who becomes a member and who does not become a member
on their own, without being forced to take input from other outside people
or organizations."
76% 80% 73% AGREE (NET)
48% 52% 45% STRONGLY AGREE
28% 28% 28% SOMEWHAT AGREE
19% 17% 21% DISAGREE (NET)
10% 11% 9% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE
9% 6% 12% STRONGLY DISAGREE
4% 2% 6% DO NOT KNOW (VOLUNTEERED)
1% 1% 1% REFUSED (VOLUNTEERED)
"A private club or organization has the right to accept whoever
it wants as a member, as long as it is not receiving any type of government
funding or tax-payer money."
Total Men Women
86% 88% 83% AGREE (NET)
56% 56% 55% STRONGLY AGREE
30% 32% 28% SOMEWHAT AGREE
12% 8% 15% DISAGREE (NET)
6% 4% 8% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE
6% 4% 7% STRONGLY DISAGREE
2% 2% 2% DO NOT KNOW (VOLUNTEERED)
1% 1% 1% REFUSED (VOLUNTEERED)
"Although some people may not agree with the membership requirements
of some private clubs or organizations, people should respect the rights
of the private organizations to select its members and mind their own
business."
79% 84% 76% AGREE (NET)
51% 56% 47% STRONGLY AGREE
28% 28% 29% SOMEWHAT AGREE
16% 14% 19% DISAGREE (NET)
8% 7% 9% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE
8% 7% 10% STRONGLY DISAGREE
3% 2% 4% DO NOT KNOW (VOLUNTEERED)
1% 1% 1% REFUSED (VOLUNTEERED)
Click here for the entire survey.
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Reader's
Forum This past week in Europe the season-ending Volvo Masters culminated in two men winning the trophy. After two playoff holes, it was getting dark, so European Tour Executive Director Ken Schofield offered Colin Montgomerie and Bernhard Langer the opportunity to share the victory. The European Ryder Cup partners accepted the offer, with Monty taking his 27th European Tour win and Langer his 42nd. Should splitting a title be permitted? Would you like to see this happen on U.S. Tours if a playoff is going on too long or conditions are not conducive to play? Let us know your opinions by sending your responses to info@gpagolf.com with the subject line RE: Share. Also include your first initial and last name, along with your city and state or country. |