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| A Look Back: Dec. 10 1949: Ben Hogan plays his first round after his near-fatal February car accident, carding a 71 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. 1950: Pete Cooper and Claude Harmon win the Miami Four-Ball tournament. 1966: Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer win the PGA National Team Championship. 1968: Kathy Whitworth named LPGA Player of the Year. 1989: David Frost wins Million Dollar Challenge in Sun City, South Africa. |
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Technology
The TPC at Scottsdale has picked the Cybergolf Broadcast
System, which includes email marketing, data collection and a online survey
creator, to use at its facility.
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Players
Golf pro Suzy
Whaley hires Peter Jacobsen Productions, Inc.,
to represent her in all golf-related contractual agreements and personal
appearances. PJP will also negotiate sponsor endorsements and other corporate
opportunities.
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Tours
The PGA Tour's
Champions Tour announces its 2003 schedule, which features
31 official money events. The Tradition will be sponsored by JELD-WEN
and has a new home in Oregon while the Senior British Open has been added
to the schedule as an official event and the Champions Tour's fifth major.
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Tournaments
The PGA Tour and Rock Barn Golf and Country Club announce that the Conover,
N.C., property will host an official Champions Tour event, the Greater
Hickory Classic at Rock Barn, next July 4th weekend.
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In addition, the PGA
Tour announces that a Champions Tour event, the Columbus Southern
Open, will be played at Green Island Country Club in 2003.
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The Royal and Ancient
announce that the Senior British Open has been included
for the first time in the PGA Tour's 2003 Champions Tour schedule. It
will be played on the Ailsa course at The Westin Turnberry Resort July
24-27.
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Courses
Bay
Creek Golf Club in Virginia Beach and Hunting Hawk Golf
Club in Glen Allen have gained accolades from Golf Digest in
the magazine's annual rankings of America's Best New Courses of 2002.
Bay Creek was ranked ninth in "Best New Upscale Public" course
rankings, while Hunting Hawk was third in "Best New Affordable Public"
category.
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Equipment
With his victory at the Target World Challenge, Padraig Harrington earns
his third win since getting his shafts realigned using the SST
PURE method. The alignment process places every shaft in its
most stable orientation.
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CHAMP
spikes, worn by top golfer Annika Sorenstam, won the spike count at every
LPGA tournament in 2002 and posted 24 victories on the LPGA Tour in 2002,
including the last nine stroke-play events. CHAMP ScorpionSpikes had 20
of those wins, as well as 152 top-10 finishes, including 15 second-place
finishes.
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People
Peter
"Trick Shot Master" Johncke will be performing
at the PGA Tour's Bell South Classic April 5.
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Sponsorship
Jim
McLean signs a multi-year agreement to endorse and co-design
golf shafts for Harrison Sports, one of the top five
manufacturers of golf shafts in the world.
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Briefly
Royal Precision announced the addition of Victor Afable of
Carlsbad, Calif., as its new grip business manager. Afable will be dedicated
to driving the Royal Grip brand and the company's new Royal Multi-Density
(RMD) grips. ...
MacGregor Golf plans to introduce its V-Foil driver in late January at green-grass golf shops and off-course retailers in the U.S. The forged beta-titanium drivers use the company's V-Foil technology that positions mass low to encourage distance and forgiveness, and will sell for $399. ...
Golf balls made by Callaway Golf Company were used to win three events around the world last week, boosting the Company's 2002 golf ball victory total to 67. Callaway Golf Ball Staff Professionals Padraig Harrington and Peter Lonard both used the CTU 30(R) Red golf ball to win, while Mark McNulty used the HX(R) Red golf ball. ...
A new live weekly one-hour golf program, PGA TOUR Sunday on USA, premieres on USA Network Jan. 12 at 11 a.m. ET. The show will feature "game-day" reports, topical golf stories and analysis as well as lifestyle and instruction. ...
USA Network also plans to televise more live PGA Tour events than any cable or broadcast network with 32 scheduled tournaments. ...
The Golf Channel announces it will broadcast 17 Champions Tour events in 2003, plus Friday telecasts of nine additional events, as well as its first major championship, the JELD-WEN Tradition, Aug. 28-31, from The Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club in Portland, Ore. ...
The Polo Club of Boca Raton had a grand re-opening of their Club Course Dec. 4. The re-opening marked the completion of a three-year renovation run by architects Tim Freeland and Maximilian Suchy of Freeland Golf Group, Inc. ...
UpLink Corporation and Club Car Inc. announce that World Tour Golf Links in Myrtle Beach, S.C., has selected UpLink for its Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) golf course management system and Club Car for its fleet of golf cars. Both UpLink and Club Car are replacing existing vendors. ...
UpLink also arranges long-term financing from Ingersoll-Rand Financial Services for golf courses who will be installing UpLink's GPS golf course management systems. ...
Mel Sole, owner of the Phil Ritson-Mel Sole Golf School headquartered at Pawleys Plantation in Pawleys Island, S.C., is organizing an exclusive golf trip to Ireland from Aug. 8-18, 2003. More information about the trip is available by calling 843-237-4993. ...
Zevo Golf applies the PreLoaded Technology used in its COMPRESSOR Driver to a new line of COMPRESSOR Fairway Woods.
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Week
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WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
EMC2 World Cup
Dates: Dec. 12-15
Site: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Course: Vista Vallarata (par, yards TBA)
Purse: $3 million. Winner's Share: $1 million.
Television: USA (Thurs.-Fri., 3-6 p.m.), ABC (Sat.-Sun., 4-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.worldgolfchampionships.com,
www.pgatour.com
2001 Champions: South Africa: Ernie Els/Retief Goosen (64-71-63-66--264,
24 under)
CHAMPIONS TOUR
Office Depot Father-Son Challenge
Dates: Dec. 14-15
Site: Paradise Island, Bahamas
Course: Ocean Club Golf Course (par 72, 6,907 yards)
Purse: $1 million. Winner's Share: $200,000.
Television: NBC (Sat.-Sun., 4-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com, www.imgnorthamericangolf.com
2001 Champions: Raymond Floyd/Raymond Floyd Jr. (63-61--124, 18 under)
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
Australasian Tour: PGA Tour Qualifying School, Stage Two, Dec. 14-19, Peninsula Country GC, Frankston, Australia.
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Reader's Forum Last week, Tiger Woods got so annoyed at an amateur photographer in the gallery at the Skins Game that he spoke sharply to him while his caddie Steve Williams confiscated the man's camera and threw it into the nearby lake. Sunday at his own Target World Challenge Woods refused to speak with NBC commentators after hitting a poor approach shot at the 18th and losing to Padraig Harrington by two shots. Do you admire Tiger's intensity no matter what is on the line, or should he tone it down for these unofficial, "Silly Season" events? Let us know your opinions by sending your responses to info@gpagolf.com with the subject line RE: Intensity. Also include your first initial and last name, along with your city and state or country. |