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| A Look Back: Nov. 27 1960: Arnold Palmer wins the Mobile Sertoma Open for his eighth PGA Tour victory of the season. Included among his wins are The Masters and U.S. Open titles. 1966: Jacky Cupit wins the Cajun Classic. 1966: Billy Casper is named PGA Player of the Year after leading the tour in earnings ($121,944), wins (four) and scoring average (70.27). 1983: Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Tom Watson compete in the first Skins Game at Desert Highlands in Scottsdale, Ariz. Player wins the title with $170,000. 1988: Raymond Floyd wins $290,000 to capture the Skins Game. |
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Softspikes promotes
Peter Dalton to sales representative for Vermont. Dalton has been involved
in outside sales for Softspikes for the past year.
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Architecture
Former
PGA and Senior PGA Tour player DeWitt Weaver forms a new golf course design
division of his company, DeWitt Weaver Golf Solutions. Weaver will partner with
Jack Nicklaus Design to provide technical support for Weaver's designs. For more:
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Instruction
GolfTEC
plans 25 new high-tech indoor instructional learning centers over the next three
years as the result of a multi-million dollar financing agreement with a partnership
led by The Gart Companies, a Denver-based sporting goods retailer.
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Media
Mark Rolfing's
highly acclaimed Golf Hawaii television program began its seventh season
on Nov. 18 on The Golf Channel. In this year's series, viewers will enjoy a new
golf instruction segment that includes NBC analyst Johnny Miller and that complements
the shows informative and entertaining magazine-style format.
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Business
At a Golf
Trust of America shareholders meeting, Roy Chapman and Scott Peters win re-election
to the company's Board of Directors. As well, the company announces that the Circuit
Court for Baltimore City, Md., dismissed an amended class action complaint filed
by Concordia.
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Courses
Business Week
and Golf Digest magazines rank 18 regions nationwide for livability and good golf,
finding northwestern Michigan to be the No. 1 place for golfers. Business Week
also named Michigan's Bay Harbor Golf Club in Harbor Springs and Timberstone
Golf Course in Iron Mountain as two of the "Top 75 Places to Entertain Clients."
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Advertising
The
PGA of America selects Jay Advertising as its agency of record to provide
advertising, marketing and public relations for the 2003 PGA Championship. The
agency has been involved in dozens of professional and charity golf events around
the nation, including the U.S. Women's Open.
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Week of Nov. 26
- Dec. 2
Tee
Box
PGA
TOUR
PGA Tour
Qualifying School
Dates: Nov. 28-Dec. 3
Site: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Course: Bear
Lakes Country Club (Links Course, par 72, 6,948 yards; Lakes Course, par 72,
7,076 yards)
Purse: $1,132,500. Winner's share: $50,000.
Television: Golf
Channel (Sat.-Sun., 12:30-3 p.m.; Mon., 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2000 champion: Stephan Allan (65-69-65-65-68-68--400, 32 under)
EUROPEAN
PGA/ASIAN PGA/
DAVIDOFF TOUR
Omega Hong Kong Open
Dates: Nov. 29-Dec.
2
Site: New Territories, Hong Kong
Course: Hong Kong Golf Club
Purse:
797,358 euros. Winner's share: 128,848 euros.
Television: Golf Channel (Thurs.-Sun.,
2-4 a.m.)
Internet: www.europeantour.com
Note: This is the inaugural event.
SENIOR
PGA TOUR
Office Depot Father/Son Challenge
Dates: Dec. 1-2
Site:
Paradise Island, Bahamas
Course: Ocean Club Golf Course (par 72, 7,145 yards)
Purse: $860,000. Winners' share: $150,000.
Television: NBC (Sat., 4-6:30 p.m.;
Sun., 4-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.imgnorthamericangolf.com/officedepot.htm
2000 champions: Raymond and Robert Floyd (62-60--122, 20 under)
OTHER
TOURNAMENTS
Tour de las Americas: Brazil Open Chevrolet, Nov. 29-Dec. 2,
Sao Paulo Golf Club, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Japan PGA: Golf Nippon
Series JT, Nov. 29-Dec. 2, Tokyo Yomiuri Golf Club, Tokyo, Japan
Sunshine
Tour: Nedbank Golf Challenge, Nov. 29-Dec. 2, Gary Player Country Club, Sun City,
South Africa
Note: All times Eastern Time, schedule subject to change.