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Today's Feature Highlights
Acquisitions
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Jeff Mignogna acquires the Total Golf Adventures franchise in central San Diego County, Calif.
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Apparel
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Dunning announces the launch of Dunning Classic, a country-club driven premium sportswear collection featuring cuts, colors and fabrics fueled by the brand's authentic golf heritage. The line will premiere in spring 2009.
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Daymond Willis Holding announces that Sunderland of Scotland will launch its 2009 collection for men and women at the West Palm Beach, Fla., show on Aug. 19 and then again at the PGA Fall Expo on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas.
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» Footwear
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Hi-Tec tour staff player Padraig Harrington wore the company's CDT Super Power shoes en route to winning the PGA Championship.
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Ecco announces a new logo concept - Four Dots - that will premier with its spring/summer 2009 golf shoe collection, which arrives in stores in early November. Subtly expressed in a variety of forms across the uppers and outsoles of each shoe in both the men's and women's lines, Ecco's Four Dots were directly inspired by the four, circular-formed letters of the company's iconic logo.
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Golf Gators will introduce the first flip flop with removable and replaceable golf spikes at this year's PGA Fall Expo in Las Vegas, Nev., Aug. 25-27.
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Courses
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Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China, will host the inaugural Mission Hills Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship, Aug. 20-21, on its Nicklaus-designed World Cup Course.
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Plantation Golf Resort and Spa in Crystal River, Fla., reports on its 50-plus year history.
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Equipment
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Titleist reports that Padraig Harrington won the PGA Championship, his second consecutive major title and his third in the last six, playing its Pro V1x golf ball, while runner-up Ben Curtis used a variety of Titleist clubs in his bag.
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» Balls
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Titleist announces that it was the ball of choice at the U.S. Women's Amateur, as 133 of the 156 players played its Titleist golf balls.
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» Grips
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Eaton Corp. announces that, according to Darrell Survey, the majority of professionals who played in the 90th PGA Championship played Golf Pride grips, including 27 of the top-30 finishers.
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» Putters
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Boccieri Golf reports that its Heavy Putter Deep Face, Original and Matte Series models will be on display, through distributor McEvans Sports, at the Golf Europe trade show, Oct. 5-7 in Munich, Germany.
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» Shafts
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Strategic Shaft Technologies reports that the winner of the PGA Championship used its SST Pure Shaft Alignment technology, along with 11 of the top 20 finishers.
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Femco Steel Technology reports that its KBS steel shafts have been used by nine winners on the PGA and international tours.
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Fujikura wins the driver shaft brand count at the U.S. Women's Amateur.
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» Spikes
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Softspikes cleats won the field count at the PGA Championship with 62 players in the field wearing either the Pulsar or Black Widow models. Overall, 70 percent of the field, including three of the top-five finishers, played PrideSports products.
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» Tees
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Excel Golf reports that the winner of the PGA Championship played its Zero Friction golf tee.
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Events
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Action Media Group, the producers of "Golf Life," will offer free consultation and analysis of electronic media strategies at the PGA Fall Expo, Aug. 25-27 in Las Vegas, Nev.
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Feel Golf Co. will participate in the PGA Fall Expo's Demo Day on Monday, Aug. 25, and then exhibit at the show on Aug. 26-27 in Las Vegas, Nev.
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Swing Reminders Golf will debut its Swing Reminder Golf Tip Tokens at the PGA Fall Expo, Aug. 25-27 in Las Vegas, Nev.
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PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., issues an open invitation to active duty military personnel and their families to enjoy a Labor Day "Thank You" celebration compliments of the resort.
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Ryder Cup captains Paul Azinger and Nick Faldo competed in the "Paul Azinger Captains' Challenge," which will be aired on Golf Channel on Sept. 8, on Mississippi's "Golf Coast."
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Honors
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Golf architect Richard Mandell's "Pinehurst - Home of American Golf (The Evolution of a Legend)" wins the International Network of Golf Book of the Year Award.
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People
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Buffalo Communications names Jen Voss as public relations manager.
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ProLink Solutions names Anthony Vitagliano as the company's senior vice president and general counsel.
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The San Diego Golf Academy reports that former student Aaron Wells has accepted a position as head golf professional at Desert Highlands Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
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Players
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Amanda Blumenherst of Scottsdale, Ariz., one day after winning the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, was selected by the U.S. Golf Association to represent the USA at the 2008 Women's World Amateur Team Championship, to be played Oct. 8-11 at the Grange Golf Club's East and West Courses in Adelaide, Australia. Joining her on the American team will be Tiffany Joh of San Diego, Calif., and Alison Walshe of Westford, Mass.
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Publications
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Golf Magazine celebrates public golf courses in its September issue with the release of the "Top-100 Courses You Can Play" - a biennial ranking of the top courses across the country where membership is not a requirement to play. Pacific Dunes edged out Pebble Beach Golf Links for the No. 1 position.
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Tours
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Long Drivers of America announces it will initiate steroid/drug testing at its LDA-sanctioned power golf events beginning with the 2008 Re/Max World Long Drive Championship in Mesquite, Nev., Oct. 20-25.
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Training Aids
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The Putting Arc reports on Amanda Blumenherst's win at the U.S. Women's Amateur.
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AllGolfTV and Sleek Golf Equipment announce the new release of its innovative Training Putter System, a training aid designed to correct putting errors and easily transforms into a USGA conforming competition putter.
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Travel
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AmateurGolf.com announces the latest in its Tournament Series "travel events," which include stops at Bandon Dunes, Ore., and Kiawah Island, S.C.
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Briefly
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The National Golf Association's Hooters Tour announces that the Capitol Chevrolet Classic will return to Columbia, S.C., Sept. 11-14.
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 | Commentary: On the edge setups are killing golf
Forget the fact that he scraped out an opening 77, which certainly would provide fuel for grumbling, but Lee Westwood got it right before he was dismissed from last week's 90th PGA Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club in suburban Detroit. Story |
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