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Golf ArticlesTaylorMade-adidas Golf Company Completes Acquisition of Ashworth, Inc.HERZOGENAURACH, Germany / CARLSBAD, Calif. (November 20, 2008) – The adidas Group announced that TaylorMade-adidas Golf successfully completed its tender offer for the outstanding shares of Ashworth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASHW) for a price of $1.90 per share in cash. "We're extremely pleased to announce that our acquisition of Ashworth is complet... National County Card Fits the Bill for Wychwood ParkWychwood Park Golf Club is offering its members the chance to play discounted golf at some of the finest courses in the UK, Europe and America after signing up to National County Card - the new innovative scheme designed specifically for private member clubs.The De Vere venue has joined more than 1,100 clubs across the world in taking up the oppo... SeeMore Salutes Runner-up At Lorena Ochoa Invitational(Franklin, TN – November 19, 2008) The SeeMore Putter Company salutes the runner-up at the inaugural Lorena Ochoa Invitational, where she set a course record 65 in the final round using a SeeMore mFGP putter. Her record-setting final round featured eight birdies, including a clutch 40-footer on the 17th hole to move to o... Tempus Resorts International Donates $30,805 to the American Cancer SocietyTempus Resorts International today presented the American Cancer Society with a donation of $30,805 as a result of the company's recent "Pink Ribbon" fundraising events in support of the American Cancer Society's "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" annual campaign. Tempus Resorts' month-long fundraising efforts included a variety of emp... Dominican Republic Named 'Golf Destination of the Year'DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dominican Republic (DR) was named the "Golf Destination of the Year for the Caribbean and Latin America" by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO). The award was presented to Francisco Javier Garcia, the DR Minister of Tourism, at the 2008 International Golf Travel Market's (IG... Improve Your Golf Game This “Off Season” With Hershey Winter Coaching Programs(Hershey, Pa.) — For dedicated golfers who want to make the most of the "off season," Hershey Golf Collection introduces new Winter Coaching Programs – five months of instruction, analysis and fitness that are now available at Spring Creek Golf Course. Under the guidance of Andrew Dawes, Hershey's director of instruction, the ong... FIRSTGOLF Comes FirstRenowned golf course architect Howard Swan picked up an award for the best new golf idea in 2008, at the recent and hugely successful European Golf Course Owners Association conference in Berlin. FIRSTGOLF®, conceived by Swan and Gill Wilson, provides simple facilities to broaden the base of the game on a global scale, and the concept met wi... Midlands Stars Flock to Golf ShowA collection of Midlands heroes will be among the hordes of golfers visiting the NEC Golf Show from November 21-23. Legendary Brummie comedian Jasper Carrott and former Aston Villa manager Ron Atkinson will be visiting as guests of the show's official benefiting charity SPARKS while current Villa players James Milner, Marlon Harewood and ... Barham's Birdie BonanzaCharity was the winner at Chart Hills when golfers from across Kent came together at the course to support the clubs touring professional Benn Barham. The European Tour star hosted a Pro-Am golf day at Chart Hills, to thank his supporters for raising £10,000 for Demelza Hospice Care for Children in his 2008 Birdie Challenge. The amount ... Villegas & Poulter add Flair & Flamboyance to 2009 Johnnie Walker® Classic™ in PerthPerth, Western Australia; Tuesday, November 11, 2008; World number seven Camilo Villegas and Ian Poulter, ranked 25, will add a touch of flair and flamboyance to the 2009 JOHNNIE WALKER CLASSIC in Perth, Western Australia when Asia Pacific's premier luxury golf event tees off February 19 to 22 at The Vines Resort & Country Club. Colombia'... GolfPac Travel's 2008-2009 Golf Vacation GuideORLANDO, FL – (November 8, 2008) –Golfpac Travel's annual Golfpac Travel Golf Vacation Guide, a 124-page color travel guide which features all Golfpac destinations with prices and descriptions, was mailed to over 138,000 golfers' homes and businesses last week. "Golf enthusiasts look forward to getting our annual guide each fall," s...
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Golf BlogsThe KnickNac Tour - Golfers Flash Their Knickersfrom Golf Girl's Diary 2008-11-19 I'm on the road today, but had to post this. because it's just that awesome. It's a golf group with national reach, The Knickers National Argyle Champions Tour, and it's all about argyle and plus fours. "Knickers", as we call them. And yes I know that in Britain the word refers to...um...lingerie. The Knicknac Tour's tag line is: “For Fun – For ... 2009 LPGA Schedule Implicationsfrom Waggle Room 2008-11-19 pIn the announcement of the 2009 LPGA Tour schedule, we talked about a huge gap of about two months after the Jamie Farr event which featured the US Women's Open, Evian Masters, Women's British Open, and Solheim Cup.nbsp; That would create a two month gap for many players that couldn't get into any of those events.nbsp;/p pWe speculated here that t... ARMCHAIR GOLF Briefsfrom ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG 2008-11-19 span style="font-style:italic;"(As a service to readers, following are golf events, products, services and more. Endorsement is not implied.)/spanbr /br /a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pNqYvp8-OZs/SSRVXJKD4eI/AAAAAAAABps/VDRiqYm9ZYI/s1600-h/KodakChallenge_Graphic.jpg"img style="... ADT May Have Wanted to Stay With LPGAfrom Waggle Room 2008-11-19 pWhen ADT and the LPGA Tour announced that they were parting ways after eight years together, we speculated on this blog about the reasons why.nbsp; Given the cryptic message in the ADT part of the release, it sounded like ADT simply didn't think that there was that kind of value in sponsoring the LPGA Tour and that they would be moving on from her... 2009 LPGA Tour Schedule Announcedfrom Waggle Room 2008-11-19 pToday, the LPGA Tour unveiled its 2009 schedule.nbsp; a href="http://thegolfnewsnet.com/beta/index.php/progolf/lpgatour/107-2009-lpga-tour-schedule-released"Golf News Net has a piece up/a detailing the key changes between this year's schedule and 2008.nbsp; Among them are:/p ul li Appoximately $7 million less total prize money/li liThree events of... WHACK! 10 Longest Drives on 2008 PGA Tourfrom ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG 2008-11-19 a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pNqYvp8-OZs/SSQwb4tQUNI/AAAAAAAABpc/JmIF8FYrEcA/s1600-h/headshot-96x109.jpg"img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 96px; height: 109px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pNqYvp8-OZs/SSQwb4tQUNI/AAAAAAAABpc/JmIF... Zinger in 2010? Maybe Not.from Waggle Room 2008-11-19 pIn his "Hate to Be Rude" column this week, Jeff Rude has a quick hit about the search for the 2010 Ryder Cup Captain.nbsp; While it seems apparent to me that the "search" should be picking up the phone to ask Paul Azinger to come back, PGA of America CEO Joe Steranka doesn't appear to agree./p pA couple of quote from Steranka seems to indicate tha... |
