National Golf Course Owners Association: Names annual award winners and recognize them at annual conference in San Diego, Feb. 11. Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms, a course located on the site of a former Los Angeles landfill that once used goats to assist in a $60 million renovation, has been named the NGCOA’s 2010 Golf Course of the Year. Also, Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, is the recipient of the Jemsek Award for Golf Course Excellence.
Business
Fore! Reservations to Attend Michigan Golf Business Annual Conference & Vendor Fair
Fore! Reservations: To attend Michigan Golf Business Conference and Vendor Fair, Wednesday, Dec. 2 in Frankenmuth, MI. Fore! Reservations is a provider of golf course management and marketing software.
Imperial Headwear Announces Booth Location At 2010 PGA Merchandise Show
Imperial Headwear: Announces it will attend the PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 28-30. The company will feature its new Oxford Prep style prominently in its booth.
SkyGolf Announces Partnership With World Golf Tour – Bringing Innovative Course Management Technology To The Virtual Golf Course
SkyGolf: Rangefinder maker enters into exclusive partnership agreement the World Golf Tour, a high-definition, 3-D online game. Plans call for WGT members to have access to a virtual version of the course management device, and a chance to win SkyGolf’s SkyCaddie SG5.
Fore! Reservations to Attend Michigan Golf Business Annual Conference & Vendor Fair
Fore! Reservations: To attend Michigan Golf Business Conference and Vendor Fair, Wednesday, Dec. 2 in Frankenmuth, MI. Fore! Reservations is a provider of golf course management and marketing software.
CourseTrends announces the Woodlands Golf Center of The Woodlands, TX as its most recent client…
CourseTrends: Woodlands Golf Center in The Woodlands, TX, becomes newest client.
Total Golf Adventures Franchise in Fairfield County Acquired by Global Businessman Karsten Beutnagel
Total Golf Adventures: Karsten Beutnagel acquires a TGA franchise in the Fairfield County, CN., territory. The franchise becomes the second in Connecticut.
Fore! Reservations to Host Colorado Regional Users Conference
Fore! Reservations: Golf course management and marketing software provider will host a Colorado Regional Users Conference, Dec. 2 in Littleton, CO.
Tour Resource Center to Host Webinar on Social Marketing
Tour Resource Center: Scheduled to host webinar on social media marketing on Dec. 8.
Crescent Systems
Crescent Systems: Iron Lakes Country Club in Allentown, PA, chooses Crescent Systems as its software provider.
Eight Golf Equipment Counterfeiters Sentenced to Prison Terms in Beijing
U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group: The group, comprised of Acushnet Co., Callaway Golf, Cleveland Golf/Srixon, Nike Golf, Ping and TaylorMade Golf Co., reports that the Beijing Chaoyang District People’s Court has sentenced eight persons to serve prison terms ranging from one to four years and pay fines totaling several thousand dollars after being convicted of counterfeiting registered trademarks and manufacturing, distributing and selling counterfeit golf equipment.
CourseTrends announces Adam Golf Design as its most recent client…
CourseTrends: Adam Golf Design becomes newest client. CourseTrends will design and host the company’s website and e-mail marketing.
MITCHELL® GOLF EQUIPMENT INSTITUTE PUBLISHES 2010 SCHEDULE OF NEW CLASSES
Mitchell Golf Equipment Institute: Company publishes its 2010 schedule, which expands the number of schools being offered.
Crescent Systems Adds City Of Rexburg, ID, As New Client
Crescent Systems: City of Rexburg, ID, chooses company’s new Version 6.0 SQL software to help manage its two courses.
CourseTrends announces the Hobbs Country Club of Hobbs, NM as its most recent client…
CourseTrends: Hobbs Country Club in Hobbs, NM, added as newest client. CourseTrends will design and host the club’s website, e-mail marketing and e-commerce.
GOLF CHANNEL Enters Multi-Year Agreement With EZLinks Golf
Golf Channel: Network enters into a multi-year agreement with EZLinks Golf Inc., a golf course management software company, that represents an expanded partnership between the two companies and provides a boost to Golf Channel’s growing tee-time business, GolfNow.com.
CMAA Publishes Resource on Managing HOA-Residential Golf Communities
Club Managers Association of America: Association releases “Managing the HOA-Residential Golf Community,” a new resource for managers in that sector of the industry.
Frogger, A Leading Golf Tools Brand, Sees 1700 Percent Increase In Sales From 2007 To 2009
Frogger: Company announces a 1,700 percent increase in sales from 2007 to 2009, the jump helped by sales of its two flagship products.
Mitchell® Golf Equipment Institute Offers New Schools For 2010
Mitchell Golf Equipment Institute: Company announces a realignment of its training schools for 2010, including its club repair and advanced shaft schools combined into a five-day certified Club Repair Performance School.
Mitchell® Golf Equipment Institute Offers New Schools For 2010
Mitchell Golf Equipment Institute: Company announces a realignment of its training schools for 2010, including its club repair and advanced shaft schools combined into a five-day certified Club Repair Performance School.