Even though they may not understand exactly what it is, most people are aware that there is something called theoretical physics, the branch of physics that . . . . You get the idea. (A complete explanation of theoretical physics is more likely to produce a headache than any clear understanding.)

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Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today announced the October 15 retail launch of its Spring 2011 apparel line for men and women. To showcase the new clothing line, Callaway is hosting an interactive poll on the Company's Facebook page that allows the public to determine which outfits Callaway Staff Professional Alvaro Quiros wears while competing in the upcoming PGA Championship. Professional golf's fourth and final major tournament of the season, the PGA Championship will be held from August 12-15 at Whistling Straits G.C. in Kohler, Wisconsin.

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Trusting the Pro V1 golf ball and a complete bag of Titleist equipment, Titleist Brand Ambassador Steve Stricker displayed the form that has made him one of the most consistent competitors on the PGA TOUR. Stricker set a new tournament record en route to defending his John Deere Classic title, edging fellow Pro V1 loyalist Paul Goydos, who made his own indelible mark in the event’s opening round by shooting the fourth 59 in PGA TOUR history. On the Nationwide Tour, Peter Tomasulo relied on the Titleist Pro V1x golf ball as he fired a 10-under-par 61 Sunday to come from eight shots behind and win the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic. The victories advance Titleist's 2010 worldwide win count to 69, more than four times the nearest competitor. A week of special achievements proving once again that performance begins with trust. Performance begins with Titleist.

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Fairhaven, MA (May 3, 2010) - In a brilliant display of talent and confidence in himself and his equipment, Titleist Brand Ambassador Rory McIlroytrusted the Pro V1x golf ball and a complete bag of Titleist clubs to win the Quail Hollow Championship for his first career PGA Tour victory. Just days shy of his 21st birthday, McIlroy went 5-under over the final five holes to close with a course record 10-under 62, topping the nearest competitor and Masters champion by four shots. He capped the magical round by converting a 40-foot putt on the final hole to finish at 15-under 273. McIlroy turns 21 on May 4. This marks the second consecutive week a Titleist Brand Ambassador has joined the winner’s circle on the PGA Tour. Last week, Jason Bohn, who was also celebrating a birthday, went wire-to-wire to win the Zurich Classic. He also trusted the Pro V1x golf ball and 14 Titleist golf clubs for his success.

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Many of the world's best female golfers will be heading to Singapore to take part in the HSBC Women's Champions next month.

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There will be a field of the world’s top 10 golfers who will battle it out at January’s 2010 Abu Dhabi Golf Championship giving the fans a fantastic four days.
England’s Paul Casey who is number four in the World and two-time winner of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship will again be a firm favourite, behind Lee Westwood and Rory Mcilroy.
Another popular player who will be competing is the fiery Spaniard and world number eight - Sergio Garcia.

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As season openers go, this performance could not have been scripted any better. Trusting the Pro V1 golf ball, and for the first time, a bag of Titleist equipment, Geoff Ogilvy successfully defended his SBS Championship on the Plantation Course at Kapalua. Ogilvy posted a one-shot win at the winners-only tournament, rallying from a two-shot deficit with 10 holes to play. He closed with a 6-under par 67 to finish at 22-under 270. Displaying focus, determination and consistency, Ogilvy fired four consecutive rounds in the 60's for the second year in a row en route to his seventh career PGA Tour title. It marked another great start for the #1 ball in golf and an even better one for Titleist's newest brand ambassador.

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Titleist, Golf’s Symbol of Excellence, announced it has agreed to a multi-year equipment deal with Rickie Fowler, the world’s top-ranked amateur who turned professional following his stellar Walker Cup performance for the triumphant United States team last weekend. Fowler will play Titleist golf balls and golf clubs, wear a Titleist glove and carry a Titleist golf bag. The Titleist script will also be on the side of his headwear. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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The Targeted Group, a company which helps their clients connect and deepen relationships with their target audience, teamed up with custom uniform and apparel company, OOBE, to deliver a memorable experience at the Catalyst - OOBE Pro-Am Challenge in Greenville, South Carolina on Tuesday.

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Jack Barber, PGA head professional at Meridian Hills Country Club in Indianapolis, Ind., whose leadership efforts for more than three decades have been a study in inspiring youth and aspiring PGA Professionals, has been named the 56th recipient of the PGA Golf Professional of the Year Award, the highest annual honor bestowed by The PGA of America on a PGA Professional.

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Graphite Design, maker of some of the most widely played premium shafts on the PGA TOUR, announced that the winner of the CN Canadian Women's Open played Graphite Design Tour AD shafts in her driver. In addition, three of the players tied for second place also used Graphite Design shafts.

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Greg Norman, winner of more than 90 tournaments worldwide, recently visited 12-course Mission Hills Golf Club and shared his thoughts on the World Cup and golf's bright future in China.

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Titleist Brand Ambassador Steve Stricker triumphed at the Deutsche Bank Championship in dramatic fashion, and moved into the top position in the FedEx Cup Playoff standings with two tournaments remaining. In an exciting Labor Day finish in which several players had a chance to win, Stricker converted a 15-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole, then hit a delicate chip on the par-5 18th for a tap-in birdie. He closed with a 4-under 67 to finish at 17-under 267, one shot clear of fellow Titleist loyalist Jason Dufner (Pro V1, 909D Comp driver, 906F2 fairway metal, 909H hybrid, AP2 irons, Vokey Design sand wedge, Spin Milled lob wedge, Scotty Cameron Kombi putter), who shot a final round 6-under 65, and Scott Verplank (Pro V1, Vokey Design sand wedge, Spin Milled lob wedge), who birdied his final four holes for a 67.

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Bill Israelson, who won the Minnesota PGA Senior Championship last year, started the second round of this year's tournament four strokes behind, and he promptly bogeyed No. 1 at The Minikahda Club.

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PING pro Heath Slocum relied on a new G15 driver and i15 irons for his victory at the first playoff event of the FedEx Cup, PING reported. This represents the first Tour victory for the new driver and irons that were introduced last month.

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The focus of The PGA of America has officially shifted to Whistling Straits, as one of the country's most unmistakable venues hosts the 92nd PGA Championship, Aug. 9-15, 2010.

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United States Golf Association (USGA) Executive Director David Fay announced that the U.S. Senior Open will be held at Oak Tree National in 2014. This announcement follows Oak Tree National's recent $6 million renovation to return the golf course back to its original nationally renowned condition.

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Big Break Disney Golf contestant Andrew Giuliani won the 94th Met Open Championship Aug. 27 to join the likes of golf legends Walter Hagen, Byron Nelson and Gene Sarazen, as well as current PGA TOUR player Johnson Wagner, as a winner of the event.

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The Mississippi Gulf Coast Open Championship presented by Yamaha Golf Cars was a shootout of professionals and amateurs' from 7 states. After three days at three of the top course on this popular 60 miles of Gulf of Mexico coast, Rodney Butcher, a sometimes Nationwide Tour professional, lifted the winner's trophy of the Mississippi Gulf Coast with even par - only true "open" on the entire gulf region.

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Only one of a handful of courses to host final stage qualifying for the 2009 U.S. Open earlier this season, Stonewall Orchard Golf Club will host the 87th Illinois PGA Section Championship August 31 thru September 2. A daily fee facility that is open to the public, this will be the fourth time that Stonewall Orchard has hosted the Illinois PGA's most prestigious event and one that is currently on rotation with renowned private facilities Medinah and Olympia Fields.

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Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell, N.J., has been selected to host the 2012 USGA Senior Amateur Championship, Sept. 29-Oct. 4.

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Golf Professional Glen Coombe, "The Putting Doctor" will hold his next putting clinic at Catawba Country Club located in Newton, NC on Friday August 14th. The host for this clinic is PGA Golf Professional Ted Brewer.

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Nike Golf athlete Tiger Woods won his 70th career title at the Bridgestone Invitational and is primed for the last major championship of the season, the PGA Championship. Woods' victory furthers the momentum that Nike Golf has enjoyed all summer with its athletes having won seven of the last 11 PGA Tour events played. Nike Golf athletes have produced six victories out of the nine PGA Tour events played since summer officially began on June 21.

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James Nicol, GCSAA certified golf course superintendent at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., has polished the historic gem for another major, as the PGA Championship returns Aug. 13-16.

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With the addition of Tiger Woods' 69th career victory at The Buick Open, it's become a summer featuring one Nike Golf win after another. Proof positives are the two major championship titles won by Nike athletes Lucas Glover and Stewart Cink in the U.S. Open and Open Championship, respectively, two victories by Woods, and another by Nike athlete Bo Van Pelt. In summary, Nike Golf athletes have produced five victories out of the eight PGA Tour events played since summer officially began on June 21. So far in 2009, Nike Golf athletes have won eight times, including six of the last 10 PGA Tour tournaments.

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Tom Jenkins, who graduated from Bemidji High School in 1996 and now lives in Maple Grove, returned to Bemidji this week and celebrated the occasion by winning the championship of the Birchmont resort tournament. Jenkins, who finished second in this tournament twice (2001 and '02), defeated Tim Skarperud 1 up in the final.

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Mike Christensen, the former Minnesota State Amateur, Minnesota Golf Champions and two-time state high school champ, spent the last couple of years caddying for Kevin Streelman, one of the rising stars on the PGA Tour. It was a fairly profitable arrangement, because Streelman has made more than $2.1 million since becoming fully exempt on the tour in January of 2008.

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At the Monday conclusion to the rain-plagued RBC Canadian Open, Nathan Green (Pro V1) holed a par putt on the second hole of a sudden death playoff to capture his first career PGA TOUR victory. The 34-year-old fired a 4-under 68 in the final round to finish regulation at 18-under 270. He saved par on the first playoff hole and then tapped in for a par and his first win in 112 career PGA TOUR starts. It was fitting that Green's first victory would come in Canada. Green began his professional career on the Canadian Tour and, coincidentally, is a Toronto native (Toronto, Australia).

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A Victorian mansion once owned by the man who founded one of the greatest golfing tournaments in the world has been rescued from ruin and turned into the ultimate 'des res' for golfers.  Coodham House, near Symington in Ayrshire was the family home of James Ogilvy Fairlie, the creator of Prestwick Golf Course and the man who started the Open Championship 149 years ago.

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Titleist Brand Ambassador Steve Stricker followed up a tournament record-tying 61 on Friday with a final round 7-under 64 to capture the John Deere Classic by three shots. Stricker’s closing performance included five birdies and an eagle en route to a 20-under 264 total, to claim his second win of the season and the sixth of his PGA Tour career. He won the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in May. Fellow Titleist Brand Ambassadors Zach Johnson and Brett Quigley were among three players tied for 2nd place at 17-under 267.

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Due to his insatiable desire to improve, Tiger Woods had to "practice patience" during his long recovery from knee surgery, his swing coach Hank Haney said during an interview for a TSN special this Sunday.

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In what was a physically and mentally challenging week on a very difficult major championship course at Bethpage Black, Nike athlete Lucas Glover prevailed and emerged as the new U.S. Open champion. This is the first major championship title of his career and second PGA Tour title. He led a group of four Nike Golf athletes who finished the 109th US Open in the top 10.

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CKD Galbraith's Ayr office, the Official Letting Agents of the Open Championship 2009, has successfully let out over 200 properties for this year's championship at Turnberry, the most prestigious event on the golfing calendar.

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The PGA Championship and its historic Wanamaker Trophy will return to Whistling Straits for the 92nd PGA Championship, Aug. 9-15, 2010. Tickets for this major championship, featuring the world's greatest golfers, officially went on sale May 29.

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Pairings have been set for the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier at Stonewall Orchard Golf Club in Grayslake, a far north suburb of Chicago.

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Titleist is the most trusted golf ball on the worldwide professional tours. That trust is rewarded with more wins than all other balls combined. This week proved no exception as Titleist players captured seven victories, advancing its 2009 win count to 64, more than all other golf balls combined. Jeppe Huldahl secured his first European Tour title, while In-Kyung Kim closed strong on the LPGA Tour. Bernhard Langer topped a Titleist-laden leaderboard to earn his third Champions Tour title of the year. Mathias Gronberg set a tournament scoring record on the Nationwide Tour, and Peter Karmis rallied to win in South Africa following a remarkable final round 59. With additional victories on the Japan and Canadian Tours, Titleist continues to set the standard for golf ball performance. Worldwide.

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Fan favorite Professional golfer John Daly returns to the PGA on June 11 for the St. Jude Classic in Memphis Tennessee with a new partner by his side. All Sport, Inc., the hydrating isotonic sports drink company out of Austin, TX, signed a multi-year agreement with Daly this week in support of "the man of the people."

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Two college players from Carmel, Ind. -- Milena Savich and Aimee Neff -- both decided to play in the Local U.S. Open Qualifying at Woodhill Country Club, which meant driving roughtly 550 miles.

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One shot can be the difference it takes to win. A determined Steve Stricker proved just that, making every shot count in his dramatic three-way, sudden death playoff victory at the Crowne Plaza Invitational. The Titleist Brand Ambassador’s strong finish matched his strong start, as he posted consecutive 63’s to set the 36-hole record at Colonial. Stricker relied upon his Pro V1 and bag of Titleist equipment for his fifth career win, all while trusting Titleist for his success.

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Geoff Ogilvy continues to define himself as a competitive force among the game's greatest players, trusting his new 2009 Pro V1 golf ball en route to topping six world-class competitors for his second WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. He becomes the first player to win multiple times this season having captured the PGA Tour's season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship.

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Titleist is the #1 ball for more players and more champions across the worldwide professional tours. In fact, in 2009, Titleist golf ball players have already recorded 26 victories around the world, as opposed to 6 for the nearest competitor. Since the introduction of the Pro V1 in 2000, the golf ball franchise has been the golf ball of choice for more than 1,000 champions worldwide.

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In anticipation for Tiger Woods’ return to the PGA TOUR, GOLF CHANNEL updated its programming for the week of Feb. 23.

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Europe's 2010 Ryder Cup Captain Colin Montgomerie has praised the impact of the Scottish Challenge which continues to play a vital developmental role in the build up to The 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.

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Two champion golfers, an award-winning golf course and one of the nation's premier waterpark resorts have teamed together in the fight against cancer. Trappers Turn Golf Club and Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. have announced they will host the first-ever Andy North & Friends Golf Classic June 6 - 8 to benefit the University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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Through a new promotion with Golfpac Travel, participating Fairmont resorts are offering free lodging and golf in 2009 to PGA Professionals. PGA Professionals who round up two foursomes, will receive lodging and golf at no charge, compliments of Fairmont Resorts.

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Sterling Sports Management ("Sterling") announced that LPGA Q-school winner and 2007 NCAA Champion, Stacy Lewis, has signed an endorsement agreement with Fersten Worldwide ("FW") to be the new face of Fila Golf in North America on the LPGA tour.

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Golf legend, Hal Sutton, announced that he is returning to competitive golf and is excited to play in his first full year on the Champions Tour. Hal will kick off the 2009 Champions Tour at the Allianz Championship in Boca Raton, Florida on February 13-15, 2009, the first of four tournaments he has already committed to play this year. Ultimately, Sutton has his sights on 15 to 20 events, at least, on the Champions Tour. "Might be more than that," Mr. Sutton said.

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Fujikura won the Driver and All Woods shaft brand counts which includes hybrids at the prestigious AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and the SBS Open at Turtle Bay.

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Coach Joey D will be at the Northern Trust Open working with his players on the PGA Tour during the week of February 16th. On Tuesday, Feb. 17th he will head over to Oak Creek Golf Club to meet local golfers and talk about how to train like the pros and his perspective on the importance of golf fitness. It will give golfers an opportunity to see what really goes on in a day in the life of a professional Tour player.

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Titleist Brand Ambassador Nick Watney made two birdies over the final three holes to capture the Buick Invitational by one shot for his second career PGA Tour title. Watney converted a 40-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the par-3 16th, then completed his dramatic come-from-behind victory with a birdie on the final hole for the win. Watney closed with a 4-under 68 to finish with an 11-under 277 total.

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Relying on the stability, accuracy and increased distance of the stabilized core in Aldila's VooDoo shaft, the winner of the 2009 Panama Digicel Championship captured his fourth Nationwide Tour win with a second playoff hole victory in the season opener. Capitalizing on VooDoo's S-core Technology™ in his driver, the winner was the only player to record all four rounds in the 60s.

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The Professional Caddie Association Foundation announces its class of 2008 inductees into the PCA Worldwide Caddie Hall of Fame. Honorees were inducted into the PCA Worldwide Caddie Hall of Fame at the 2009 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla., on Fri., Jan. 30, at 5:30 p.m. at the Fashion Gallery.

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Every week, INSIDE THE LPGA TOUR on Prime Sports Radio Network at http://www.primesportsnetwork.com previews and reviews tournaments, analyzes play and interviews players. The show is co-hosted by LPGA National Teacher of the Year Karen Palacios-Jansen and well-known LPGA Blogger Ken Hartis of Hound Dog LPGA Blog.

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Paskievitch Athlete Representation ("PAR") announced today that Nationwide Tour golf professional Justin Hicks has signed an agreement with the company for exclusive management and marketing representation. Player Manager Bradley Paskievitch will personally manage Hicks.

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Ryder Cup winning Captains Bernard Gallacher and Sam Torrance and two time Major winner Sandy Lyle will ensure the new European Senior Tour season gets off to a flying start when they tee up in the inaugural Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters presented by The Stapleford Forum from February 27-March 1.

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Titleist Brand Ambassador Nick Watney made two birdies over the final three holes to capture the Buick Invitational by one shot for his second career PGA TOUR title. Watney converted a 40-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the par-3 16th, then completed his dramatic come-from-behind victory with a birdie on the final hole for the win. Watney closed with a 4-under 68 to finish with an 11-under 277 total.

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The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) are proud to announce that Mike Weir has been elected as the 2009 inductee into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.

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HSBC Women's Champions 2009 announced that more stars will be coming to Singapore for the second edition of 'Asia's major' in March. The field of 78 female champions will include legendary Korean Se Ri Pak and two of the brightest young stars in the women's game; world number three Paula Creamer and British Open champion and world number five Ji Yai Shin.

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Little did Bernhard Langer know it at the time, so wrapped up in the moment was he, but the longest golf day of Langer's career led to one of the most satisfying years in his career.
 

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Mercedes-Benz has been named Official Car Sponsor of the Northern Trust Open. Under terms of the two-year agreement, Mercedes-Benz will provide a hole-in-one vehicle at the 14th hole each year and hand over the keys to a new Mercedes-Benz courtesy car for every player to drive during the tournament. For 2009 the all-new Mercedes-Benz 2010 GLK 350 will be the hole-in-one vehicle and the players will be driving Mercedes-Benz vehicles consisting of a variety of BlueTEC clean diesels, S-Class sedans, and GLK SUV's.

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The Number One Ultralite Shaft on Tour, Grafalloy, continued its winning legacy by taking the first-, second- and third-place money positions at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters on the European Tour.

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Colin Montgomerie has accepted an invitation from the Tournament Committee of The European Tour, ratified by The Ryder Cup Policy Board, to captain The European Team in The 2010 Ryder Cup at The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, South Wales, from October 1 to 3, 2010.

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Fujikura is the #1 Driver Shaft Brand for PGA Tour professionals and amateurs at the renowned Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.

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Pat Perez secured his first career PGA TOUR title by capturing the 50th Bob Hope Classic relying upon the New 2009 Pro V1x golf ball. Perez becomes the first player to win with the new model, and the third straight Titleist golf ball loyalist to win through the first three events on the 2009 PGA TOUR.

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GolfGym, the leader in golf fitness since 1987, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with one of the elite biomechanics, strength and conditioning coaches on the PGA Tour, Joey Diovisalvi, affectionately known by Tour players as "Coach Joey D".

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Wilson Golf, the Chicago-based company whose irons have captured more Major titles than any other manufacturer, announced that it has reached agreements with U.S. players Ricky Barnes and Brad Adamonis to use Wilson Staff clubs. The duo will join Wilson Staff player and three-time Major winner, Padraig Harrington, on the U.S. tour staff. Harrington re-signed with Wilson Golf on a multi-year deal in October 2008.

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With a full bag of Nike Golf products, Paul Casey captured the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship for a second time using Nike Golf technology. In Casey's first win of the 2009 season, his pin-seeking iron shots with his Nike Victory Red (VR) irons led him to beat the competition. "I am delighted to have won again here in Abu Dhabi. It's a great start to the season," said Casey. "I have worked very hard on my game over the winter and this, combined with the new VR irons in the bag, has made the difference between winning and all the top 10 finishes I have had over the last two years." Casey took advantage of a mixed set of Nike VR irons by putting into play a 3, 4 and 5-iron from the VR Forged Split Cavity line and 6-PW from the VR Forged TW Blade line. His mixed set of VR's led him to a seventh-place finish in greens in regulation averaging 82% for the tournament. With Casey shooting impressive rounds of 69-65-63-70, these Tour-inspired irons have proven that they are in fact synonymous with "victory."

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A new year, a new season and another impressive start for Titleist, as Geoff Ogilvy trusted his Pro V1 golf ball to capture the Mercedes-Benz Championship in wire-to-wire fashion. It marked the fifth career PGA Tour title for the 2006 U.S. Open champion, who advanced to No. 6 in the world ranking following the win. In fact, it was a 1-2 finish for Titleist golf ball loyalists, as Davis Love III relied upon the new 2009 Pro V1x and a full bag of Titleist golf clubs for his success. Twenty players in the winners-only event relied upon Titleist, ten of whom put the new 2009 Pro V1 or Pro V1x into play during the first week it was available for competition.

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Cobra Brand Ambassador Geoff Ogilvy burst out of the gates at Kapalua Resort's Plantation Course and outclassed an elite field of 2008 PGA Tour champions to win the first event of the 2009 PGA Tour season, the prestigious Mercedes-Benz Championship. Ogilvy took the outright lead on the 14th hole of the opening round and never trailed the remainder of the tournament. He birdied four straight holes on the back nine and posted a final round 5-under 68 for a 24-under 268 total, six shots clear of his closest competitors.

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Cleveland Golf/Srixon is pleased to announce that PGA Tour professional David Toms has re-signed with the company after a two year hiatus and will once again be carrying Cleveland® clubs in his bag. Toms, who signed a multi-year contract with Cleveland Golf/Srixon, will be wearing a Cleveland® hat, carrying a Cleveland® bag and playing Cleveland® woods, irons and wedges.

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Cleveland Golf/Srixon is pleased to announce that PGA Tour player Boo Weekley has signed with the company to play Srixon® golf balls and continue using Cleveland® clubs and a Never Compromise® putter. Boo Weekley, who was nicknamed after cartoon hero Yogi Bear's sidekick, "Boo Boo" Bear, is a two-time winner on The PGA Tour and also played a major role in the U.S. Ryder Cup victory last fall.

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Ryder Cup standout Hunter Mahan extended his endorsement agreement with industry leader PING and leads a staff of 16 fully exempt players as the PGA tour kicks off its 2009 season this week, PING Chairman & CEO John Solheim announced today.

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The Irish Open, one of the most enduring and prestigious championships on The European Tour International Schedule, will return to the classic links of County Louth Golf Club, Baltray, from May 14-17 this year.

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The European Senior Tour is set to break new ground in 2009 with 16 tournaments already confirmed as part of a schedule which will visit at least 11 different destinations over a ten month season.

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The PGA TOUR will head to Honolulu next week for the Sony Open in Hawaii, the first full-field event of the 2009 season, Thursday – Sunday (Jan. 15-18) live at 6 p.m. ET starting with Golf Central Pre Game. GOLF CHANNEL’s team of anchors, reporters and analysts will prepare viewers for tournament coverage with interviews and analysis, followed by live action at 6:30 p.m. ET.

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A new year, a new season and another impressive start for Titleist, as Geoff Ogilvy trusted his Pro V1 golf ball to capture the Mercedes-Benz Championship in wire-to-wire fashion. It marked the fifth career PGA Tour title for the 2006 U.S. Open champion, who advanced to No. 6 in the world ranking following the win. In fact, it was a 1-2 finish for Titleist golf ball loyalists, as Davis Love III relied upon the new 2009 Pro V1x and a full bag of Titleist golf clubs for his success. Twenty players in the winners-only event relied upon Titleist, ten of whom put the new 2009 Pro V1 or Pro V1x into play during the first week it was available for competition.

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PGA tour player Stewart Cink, ranked #16 worldwide and number 10 on the money list, took in not just one, but two rounds of golf at Old Corkscrew Golf Club last week.

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The 16th hole at the TPC Scottsdale, the PGA Tour's loudest and most enthusiastic golf hole, will also become the Tour's first-ever true Stadium Golf Hole when the 2009 FBR Open tees off January 26th - February 1st. Tournament hosts The Thunderbirds have added close to 3,000 new general admission bleacher seats behind and to the right of the green on the 162-yard, par 3. The 16th is now fully enclosed by bleachers and skyboxes and has capacity for between 15,000 to 20,000 golf fans.

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Rich Beem, winner of the 2002 PGA Championship and a three-time winner on the PGA TOUR, has been selected as a sponsor's exemption for the 50th Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer. Joining Beem as sponsor's exemptions for the Classic will be Jason Gore, Billy Andrade, Olin Browne, Robert Gamez, Bobby Clampett, Troy Kelly and D. A. Points.

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Kodak is teeing off the new year with the inaugural Kodak Challenge, a first-of-its-kind competition for PGA Tour players and fans, begins January 8th at the Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort in Maui, Hawaii. An Advisory Board of leading golf experts and influentials selected Hole #18 as one of 24 Kodak Challenge holes in the U.S. and Canada.

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Phil Bundy, age 43, begins his official quest to play on the PGA Tour. And his son, Charlie (aged 5), is his inspiration. "He also loves golf," Bundy explains, "and if I don't do this, someday he will ask why."

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Cleveland Golf/Srixon announced that Vijay Singh has signed multi-year contracts with both brands. Singh, the winner of 57 tournaments worldwide, including 3 majors, and over $60 million on the PGA Tour alone is switching to play Srixon golf balls.

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At a time when politicians are being arrested for selling Senate seats and various other crimes, and Wall Street executives are giving themselves bonuses for bankrupting their own companies, there seems to be a desperate need to restore a sense of ethical behavior among the powerful and the elite.

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The Callaway Golf Foundation will host the second professional/celebrity golf tournament, the Callaway Golf Foundation Challenge, at the historic Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles on December 15. The tournament will benefit groundbreaking cancer research projects supported by the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF).

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In a dramatic conclusion on the back nine of Sunday's final round, Jay Mitchell from Palestine, Texas overcame a seven shot deficit to capture the Champion's Trophy for the 2008 IPT Tour Championship. For his efforts, Jay earned in excess of $25,000, including winnings in the Scratch, Open Net, and Net Championship Divisions of the IPT's season ending event at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Horseshoe Bay, TX held November 20-23, 2008.

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Long-time Titleist Brand Ambassador Davis Love III put an exclamation point on the 2008 PGA Tour season with a thrilling one shot victory at the Children's Miracle Network Classic. Love saved his best for last, closing with consecutive, season-low 64s to capture his 20th career win, a mark that earned him a rare lifetime exemption on the PGA Tour. Love trusts Titleist for his tee-to-green success, including the Pro V1x golf ball and the new 909D3 driver among his 14 Titleist clubs.

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The International Players Tour (IPT) announced today that the IPT 2008 Tour Championship at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Marble Falls, TX November 20-23, 2008, will be televised for the first time in its history. IPT has partnered with Flying Sensors Productions of Salt Lake City, Utah to cover the 2008 Tour Championship and several IPT tournaments in 2009. The inaugural production will feature highlights of the Tour Championship, personal interest stories, and destination vistas of Horseshoe Bay Resort. The show will appear on several internet web sites including AllGolfTV, as well as the IPT and Flying Sensors sites. Ron Beaman, IPT Founder and CEO, offered, "Our linkage with Flying Sensors is a great first step in video production for the IPT. Golfers from around the world will now have the opportunity to view the excitement of our Tour Championship on the internet, where the winner's share in 2008 is $20,000!" And Beaman added, "The simple presence of the TV cameras and crew will add a new dimension to the experience for the players and their fans - making those three foot putts a little longer!"

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Schmidt-Curley Design - the full-service golf-course architecture, master-planning and construction-management firm - announces its Plantation Course at Siam Country Club in Pattaya, Thailand will host LPGA stars from around the globe, February 26 - March 1.

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As part of their continued aggressive expansion program, the International Players Tour (IPT) will commence events in South Carolina in Q1 2009. With their commitment to provide golfers of all skill levels with a chance to "Live the Dream" in a competitive environment for cash prizes, IPT will be opening in one of the true golf meccas in the United States. Noted for superb weather, abundant and beautiful courses, and a thriving population of passionate golfers, the South Carolina shore will add a new dimension to the IPT experience. "Bringing our unique program to Myrtle Beach, Charleston, and Hilton Head will yield both playing opportunities for the residents of those areas, but will also foster superb locations for our Major events, where folks will be coming from around the country," indicated Ron Beaman, IPT Founder & CEO, "and we know the South Carolina golfers will enjoy competing on a national level at our Tour Championship for a $20,000 first place check!"

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Fujikura shafts were used by the winners of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship and the Hana Bank KOLON Championship.  The Champions Tour winner won using all Fujikura shafts including the Pro95 in his driver. The LPGA champion won using the Rombax 5Z08 in her driver.

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Building on its success as the premier Pro-Net Tour in the Mid-Atlantic, the Tournament Golf Association of America (www.tgaatour.com) is proud to congratulate Rob Heilig for winning the most prestigious event on its schedule, the season-ending Tour Championship.

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In a lot of ways, Phil Mickelson is perfect for the LG Skins Game. His swashbuckling, go-for-broke style reminiscent of the great Arnold Palmer makes him a threat to win every hole, from anywhere. And the steadfast allegiance with which the throngs of Phil fans urge him on every week can only help in an event where the entire gallery is focused on one group, and it happens to contain you and all of your competitors.

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On golf's most competitive stages, when every shot counts, consistency and confidence in your golf ball are paramount. Titleist's momentum continued this week as the winning golf ball choice across six worldwide professional tours. Ryan Palmer and Candie Kung returned to the winners’ circle on the PGA and LPGA Tours, respectively, each winning by one shot. On the European Tour, Soren Kjeldsen went wire-to-wire, while Andy Bean won by nine shots at the Champions Tour finale. All four players relied upon the Pro V1 golf ball for their success. Additional victories in South Africa and Australia advanced Titleist's 2008 win count to 159, more than five times the nearest competitor with 31.

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Camp Creek and Shark's Tooth Golf Clubs -- award-winning Tom Fazio and Greg Norman designs located along Northwest Florida's stunning Gulf Coast - have been selected by the United States Golf Association ("USGA") and the Florida State Golf Association ("FSGA") to host qualifiers for the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in 2009.

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A new, high-tech mouth guard is helping PGA golfer, Scott McCarron, regain top form. The Pure Power Mouthguard, or PPM, is a wonder of neuromuscular dentistry that does more than protect the teeth - it actually gives athletes an immediate increase in strength, balance, and flexibility.

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The Fanling showpiece will feature twice in the extended 2009 programme, which begins early next month and concludes almost 13 months later.

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Just five months after his second heart transplant, Professional Golfer Erik Compton is back on the course competing to achieve his lifetime goal—a card to play on the PGA Tour.

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 Amateurs continue their dominance in singles play at the 41st Annual SunTrust Tennessee Challenge Cup Matches (Presented by: Gentleman Jack). The Amateur team went into Sunday’s final play of singles matches with a comfortable 7 point lead. When it was all over they had increased their lead to 11 points which was the largest margin in recent years. The final score was Amateurs 21 ½ to Professionals 10 ½.

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 English duo Lee Westwood and Paul Casey will join Australia's Greg Norman in the line-up for the 2009 Johnnie Walker Classic when the event tees off from February 19 to 22 at The Vines Resort & Country Club in Perth, Western Australia.

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Mission Hills Golf Club - the world's largest collection of premier golf courses with 12 layouts designed by many of the greatest golfers and golf course architects from five continents - announces Ben Curtis and Brandt Snedecker will represent the United States at the 2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup, held November 27-30 on the Olazabal Course.

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Golf Fitness Magazine's Managing Editor and On-Line Editor, Karen Palacios-Jansen, has been awarded the Southeast Teacher of the Year Award by The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Teaching and Club Professional presented by Etonic.

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The all-time leading money winner on the Long Drivers of America (LDA) Tour and 2004 RE/MAX World Long Drive Senior Champion, Bobby Wilson, has teamed up with Loudmouth Golf to be a sponsored professional. Wilson, who is the 2006 LDA RE/MAX of Texas Shootout champion in the Senior Division, will be sporting Loudmouth Golf's exciting line of clothing at the events he competes in.

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Evolve Golf - maker of the No. 1 performance golf tee on Tour - confirms that the winner of the Kapalua LPGA Classic relied on its patented Epoch tee.

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LPGA State Farm Classic officials today announced the 34th annual event will be played from June 4-7, 2009, at Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield.

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 The United States Golf Association announced that Omaha (Neb.) Country Club has been selected as the site for the 2013 U.S. Senior Open. The dates of the championship will be Aug. 1-4.

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Medinah Country Club is on the clock as the next U.S. Ryder Cup venue in 2012 and the club is wasting no time in preparing for golf's most passion-filled event. A group of 37 Medinah members and staff traveled to Louisville for this year's Ryder Cup to meet with their counterparts from Valhalla Golf Club and executives with the PGA of America.

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Carrying on the legacy of his famous golfing family, Marc Turnesa earned his first career PGA Tour victory at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Marc trusted the Pro V1x golf ball and a bag of Titleist equipment to secure a wire-to-wire, one shot win. Marc’s performance continues the momentum young Titleist Brand Ambassadors have enjoyed this season, including last week’s winner Zach Johnson, as well as fellow first-time champions Johnson Wagner, Ryuji Imada, Chez Reavie and Parker McLachlin.

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Robert Karlsson has been named The European Tour Golfer of the Month for September in recognition of his superb victory in the Mercedes-Benz Championship at Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof. The 39 year old strengthened his position as the most prolific Swedish winner in the history of The European Tour International Schedule with this, his eighth title overall, and his third in Germany following his successes in the 1997 BMW International Open and his triumph in the 2006 Deutsche Bank Players' Championship of Europe.

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The USGA Museum has opened The Pynes Putting Course, a 16,000-square-foot putting green that will allow visitors to test their skills using replicas of antique putters and balls from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The course will be open to visitors during regular museum hours from early spring to late fall, weather permitting. The green fee is $5 with paid admission to the museum and includes a souvenir square-mesh golf ball. Visitors will be able to use replicas of four classic putters ‑‑ such as Bob Jones' famous Calamity Jane II ‑- to play the nine-hole course, which will be re-routed on a weekly basis.

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The launch of The Race to Dubai at the HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China, on November 6 heralds the start of the most momentous season in the history of The European Tour. No fewer than 53 tournaments will be played on the inaugural Race to Dubai on The 38th European Tour International Schedule which will visit 26 destinations before reaching a thrilling crescendo with The Dubai World Championship at the Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, UAE, from November 19-22, 2009.

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The Loudmouth Golf Tour at Orange Tree Golf Club is in full swing with two successful events under its belt and several more on the way. The LMG Tour features 10 regular season events of 18 holes and culminates with a two-day Tour Championship in March and features a winner's check of $10,000.

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SeeMore Putter Company salutes the Valero Texas Open champion for his fourth PGA Tour title, where he followed his third-round 62 with a clutch final round 64 for a two-stroke victory.

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Wilson Staff Advisory Member Padraig Harrington this week was named 2008 PGA Player of the Year, becoming the first Irishman and only the second European to achieve this honor. The award also caps a milestone year as Harrington marks a decade-long partnership as a Wilson Staff Advisory Member.

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The #1 Brand on Tour had two dramatic wins this weekend as CHAMP captured victories on both the PGA and European PGA tours. The winner of the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, chose CHAMP's Pro-Stinger™ Spikes to lead him to a final round 64 and a two shot victory over his closest opponent. CHAMP spikes were also seen across the leaderboard as an amazing six of the top ten finishers, and 73% of the field chose CHAMP Spikes over their original spikes.

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Zach Johnson is a proven winner on the PGA Tour, and his performance at the Valero Texas Open demonstrated a trust in himself and his Titleist equipment. Relying on the Pro V1x golf ball and the new 909D2 driver, Johnson was fit for success, posting a sizzling 62-64 on the weekend for his fourth career victory. He was joined in the weekly winners' circle by fellow Titleist Brand Ambassador Marc Leishman, who trusted Titleist from tee-to-green en route to his first career Nationwide Tour title and a record-tying 11-shot margin of victory. In addition, five other Titleist golf ball players won across the worldwide professional tours, advancing Titleist’s year-to-date win count to 144, compared to 29 for the nearest competitor. Continued proof, from start to finish, more players and more winners trust Titleist.

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Known widely for using a pink Precept ball in the final round, Paula decided to give "Pinky" a rest this week in favor of parent company Bridgestone Golf's new B330-RX, a ball designed with tour-level feel and control around the greens, but optimized for moderate swing speeds off the tee. The switch paid off as the Pink Panther posted 3 rounds in the 60's on her way to a 9-under four round total that was good enough for a 1-shot victory at the Samsung World Championship.

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TNT and PGA.COM tee off the 2008 PGA Grand Slam of Golf on Tues., October 14 as four of the world's best professional golfers hit the greens at Mid Ocean Club in Bermuda to determine who's the best of the best in the 36-hole event. To compete in this elite tournament golfers must be a major championship winner and this year's field features 2008 Masters Champion Trevor Immelman, 2008 British Open and PGA Championship winner Padraig Harrington, two-time U.S. Open Champion Retief Goosen (2001 and 2004) and 2003 U.S. Open Champion and member of the winning U.S. Ryder Cup team Jim Furyk. TNT's coverage is presented by OppenheimerFunds, Lexus, Orbitz and RBS, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group and will air on Tues., October 14 from 4 - 7 p.m. ET/PT and Wed., October 15 from 5 - 9 p.m. ET/PT, with exclusive early round coverage on both days of the tournament on PGA.COM.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf (TMaG) Tour Staff professional and PGA Tour rookie Dustin Johnson made the most of his phenomenal length en route to a one-stroke victory at the Turning Stone Resort Championship, his first PGA Tour victory. Though wet conditions forced the lengthy Atunyote Golf Club to play even longer than its 7,482 yards, Johnson used TaylorMade's new Burner® driver and TaylorMade TP Red™ ball with LDP to lead the field in driving distance with an average of 303.8 yards. Likewise his consistently strong approach play with his brand new TaylorMade Tour Preferred® irons was critical to his victory.

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The Carolinas PGA Section will host a fun-filled Play Golf America event at Lowe's Motor Speedway during NASCAR's Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup series weekend, October 9-11. Over the course of three days, this free event, coordinated along with The PGA of America and NASCAR, will introduce the game of golf to NASCAR fans and is open to all ages and skill levels. Trackside Links, a promotions company out of Fort Myers, Fla., who helped organize the event, estimates that well over 100,000 new golfers will be reached through this joint effort.

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Continuing a career year that already included a win at the Mercedes-Benz Championship and a position on the European Ryder Cup team, Robert Karlsson captured the Dunhill Links Championship in a playoff with fellow Titleist Brand Ambassadors Ross Fisher and Martin Kaymer. Playing on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Karlsson advanced to the playoff following a final round seven-under 65, and won it with a birdie on the first extra hole. The victory vaulted Karlsson to the top of the European Tour's Order of Merit, while Fisher and Kaymer, moved into the seventh and eighth positions, respectively. Karlsson also advanced to No. 8 in the Official World Golf Rankings, the first time he has cracked the Top 10. All three achieved their success trusting Titleist golf balls and golf clubs.

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Jim Antkiewicz, the PGA director of golf at The Club at Nevillewood in Presto, Pa., whose efforts in growing the game in the greater Pittsburgh area have inspired both youth and aspiring PGA Professionals, has been named the 55th recipient of the PGA Golf Professional of the Year Award, the highest annual honor bestowed by The PGA of America on a PGA Golf Professional.

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Having been forced to play 21 holes before he could claim victory in his quarterfinal match at the Minnesota PGA Match Play on Wednesday afternoon, Dale Jones never saw the 16th tee in either of his matches Thursday.

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England's Peter Mitchell withstood a strong challenge from Scotland's Sam Torrance to win his second European Seniors Tour title of the season at the Scottish Seniors Open over the East course at the Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club near Edinburgh.

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Lori Whitaker of Cumming, Georgia, a member of the Atlanta chapter of the Executive Women's Golf Association has won the EWGA Championship, the largest amateur women's golf competition in the United States. Whitaker captured the title shooting two rounds of 76 for a 36-hole score of 152. Jewel Malick of Rockwell, Texas and Patty Kimball of Scottsdale Arizona placed second and third.

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Riding the success of their new VooDoo shaft being the number one driver shaft at the Ryder Cup competition, Aldila continued its domination of the FedExCup by winning the woods and hybrids shaft manufacturer counts at the Tour Championship, according to the Darrell Survey. With the win in the woods and hybrids categories, Aldila completed a clean sweep of the FedExCup events.

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Cleveland Golf staff player Vijay Singh officially won the 2008 FedEx Cup after completing his final round at The Tour Championship. Singh built such a commanding lead heading into the final event by winning the first two playoff tournaments that all he needed to do was complete four rounds to collect the top prize which includes the $10 million bonus.

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It was another memorable Sunday across the worldwide professional tours for Titleist golf ball loyalists. At the TOUR Championship, Camilo Villegas trusted the Pro V1 to rally from a five-shot deficit to a dramatic sudden death victory. It marked Camilo’s second consecutive PGA TOUR win following his victory at the BMW Championship three weeks ago. He was not the only winner at East Lake, as Vijay Singh officially secured the FedEx Cup. Titleist Brand Ambassador Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano made history of his own on the PGA European Tour, topping Lee Westwood in an all-Titleist golf ball playoff to win the prestigious British Masters. Two more victories this week advances the Titleist golf ball victory count across the worldwide professional tours to 135, nearly five times the nearest competitor with 28.

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The Turning Stone Resort Championship announced additional player commitments for the PGA Tour tournament September 29 – October 5 at Turning Stone's Atunyote Golf Club. The field currently features 63 players who've won 184 PGA TOUR events as well as 14 players currently in the Top 50 of the PGA TOUR Money Leaders and six Major Championship winners.

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With great emotion and determination in his eyes, veteran Kaenon Polarized player Paul Azinger led the United States from their underdog position in this year's Ryder Cup to defeat the Europeans for the first time in nearly a decade. Forecast as an unlikely victory without the help of superstar Tiger Woods, Azinger was able to engineer a dominating team effort by fielding a team which included six Ryder Cup rookies and making all of the right decisions along the way.

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Excel Golf Products, Inc. staff player Kenny Perry played a vital role in the United States defeating Europe at the 2008 Ryder Cup which was played September 19-21. Along with several other members of the U.S. team that was captained by Paul Azinger, Perry teed up with limited edition Zero Friction Performance Golf Tees that were imprinted with the U.S. flag. Excel Golf also provided the European team with tees imprinted with their flag.

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Nike Golf athletes K.J. Choi, Justin Leonard and Trevor Immelman will be walking on air this week at the Tour Championship with the debut of Nike's new Air Zoom Elite II and Nike Air Zoom Tour footwear, due in stores on October 1, 2008. K.J. Choi and Trevor Immelman will each debut the Nike Air Zoom Elite II footwear and Justin Leonard will be debuting the new Air Zoom Tour Shoe.

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International Players Tour officials announced that the renowned PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, FL will host the opening Major event on IPT's 2009 schedule. IPT members and guests will not only enjoy the hospitality of this superb resort, but will also have access privileges to the famed PGA Learning Center. On January 24-25, 2009, IPT golfers will compete for significant cash prizes on the Pete Dye course, one of three highly recognized courses in the PGA complex.

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Limited space is available to play in the LG Skins Game Celebrity Pro-Am Friday, Nov. 28 at the Celebrity Course at the Indian Wells Golf Resort. The LG Skins Game Celebrity Pro-Am is a fun, family event that enables the community to interact with celebrities while enjoying the Celebrity Course in tournament condition before two-time defending champion Stephen Ames, three-time major champion Phil Mickelson, five-time PGA Tour winner K.J. Choi and U.S. Open runner-up Rocco Mediate compete in the $1 million main event on Thanksgiving weekend, Saturday, Nov. 29 and Sunday, Nov. 30.

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The Ocean Course at Half Moon Bay Golf Links is the setting for this year's $1 million Samsung World Championship, Oct. 1-5, as well as some of the most picturesque sunsets, given its location among the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. If Annika Sorenstam were to walk off the 18th green upon the Championship's conclusion with the winning scorecard, she may remember the sun providing an extra twinkle before dipping beneath the sea.

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Professionals using Graphite Design shafts crowded the top of the leaderboard at the Nationwide Tour's Oregon Classic while the company claimed yet another brand count victory on the Japan Tour, according to the Darrell Survey.

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Boo Weekley used Aldila's VooDoo shaft featuring S-core Technology to go undefeated in his first Ryder Cup competition and help propel the United States to its first Cup in almost a decade. He entered Sunday's singles competition undefeated and relied on the revolutionary stabilized core of Aldila's VooDoo shaft to be his ace in the hole carding five birdies and holing out an eagle en route to a 4-and-2 victory.

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Congratulations to Srixon staffer Jim Furyk, who sealed the victory for Team USA on Sunday with his 2 and 1 victory in the decisive match of the 2008 Ryder Cup. Furyk never trailed in his final match and finished the 37th Ryder Cup with a total of 2-1/2 points while making 13 birdies on his own ball between Saturday four-ball and Sunday singles.

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Cleveland Golf and Never Compromise congratulate staffer Boo Weekley on his outstanding performance during the 2008 Ryder Cup. Team USA beat out their European rivals by a final score of 16 ½ to 11 ½, earning their first victory since 1999, while giving them their largest margin of victory dating back to 1981. Weekley, a Ryder Cup rookie, played some of the best golf of his career on Sunday completing four birdies and a hole-out eagle on his first eight holes of play. His front nine score of 29 gave him a commanding 3-up lead over his opponent and he finished the round at 8-under par by sinking a 20 foot birdie putt to win his final match. Weekley finished with a 2-0-1 record while earning a total of 2-1/2 points overall during the 37th Ryder Cup.

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Last week it was announced that Jim Manthis would be inducted into the Minnesota Golf Hall of Fame this fall. This week, he's back playing for championships, after winning twice on Monday in the Minnesota PGA Senior Match Play tournament at North Oaks. In the morning, he defeated John Shimpach of Highland National 4&2, and he beat Dick Walters of Wayzata CC 1 up in the afternoon.

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The 37th Ryder Cup will take place from 19th to 21st September 2008, with team Europe hoping to retain the cup from the US PGA team and make it four in a row. The Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville plans on being prepared, even after a recent storm roughened up the course to some extent. The forecast looks sunny and warm, as it looks to be another exciting weekend, with the two sides having finalised their teams and ready for the Ryder Cup weekend. With practice rounds underway, here is a preview of what the two sides plan on offering this weekend.

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Graced with two beautiful late summer days in Chicago, the inaugural Ted Rhodes Classic featured outstanding golf by all skill levels from juniors to seniors, amateurs to professionals, scratch players to high-handicappers - in the spirit of diversity for the benefit of the Ted Rhodes Foundation. After 17 years of conducting the legendary Ted Rhodes Legends Tour (TRLT), The TR Classic saw golfers come together from across the country from the TRLT, the International Players Tour (IPT), and local Chicago juniors for this memorable tournament. Sponsors played a big role in the success of the event as well, with Titleist, Golf Digest, Basic Golf, Lexus of Orland Park, and Attorney Thomas E. Vaughn providing substantial support for player gifts and prizes

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Mission Hills Golf Club – the world's largest collection of premier golf courses with 12 layouts designed by many of the greatest golfers and golf course architects from five continents – announces 18 exempt teams have been named for the Omega Mission Hills World Cup, held November 27-30, 2008 on the Olazabal Course.

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The 2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open announces that two members of the prestigious 2008 Ryder Cup team have committed to play in Las Vegas' annual Tour event, October 13 – 19 at TPC Summerlin. Hunter Mahan and J.B. Holmes will be among the players in Las Vegas; vying with a strong field for the $4.1 million purse. Mahan and Holmes were selected for the Ryder Cup team as captain's picks due to their stellar play over the past two years.

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Continuing to excite the Asian and U.S. golf markets, Daiwa OnOff golf clubs, featuring new Hyper Effect Zone Technology dominated the competition and won the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup. South Korea's Shin Hyun Ju played Daiwa OnOff drivers, fairway woods and irons to capture her first major Japan Tour title in style, defeating Women's British Open winner Shin Ji Yai and Japan's star player Sakura Yokomine.

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Angel Cabrera will bring his formidable powers to the 2008 Portugal Masters at the Oceânico Victoria Clube de Golfe on Portugal's Algarve coast, from October 16-19.  Cabrera, the 2007 US Open Champion, has confirmed his participation in the €3,000,000 event, where England's Steve Webster will defend the title.

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Demonstrating confidence in himself and his equipment, Titleist Brand Ambassador Robert Karlsson continues his momentum with a two-shot victory at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. Relying upon the Pro V1x golf ball and a full bag of Titleist equipment for his success, Robert has secured the respect of his peers with his proven talent and consistent play in 2008. His winning performance is the latest in what has become a career year that includes ten Top 10 finishes, second place on the PGA European Tour’s Order of Merit and a position on Team Europe for this week’s Ryder Cup Matches. Further proof, that from tee-to-green, when players want to be at the top of their game, more of them are equipped with Titleist.

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Camilo Villegas captured his first career PGA TOUR title with a two-shot, wire-to-wire win at the BMW Championship. Representative of the new breed of young, powerful players on the PGA TOUR, Villegas is powered by the King Cobra L4V Driver, King Cobra Speed LD Fairway Metals and King Cobra Pro CB Irons. He becomes the third Cobra Brand Ambassador to win on the 2008 PGA TOUR, following J.B. Holmes’ victory at the FBR Open and Geoff Ogilvy’s win at the WGC-CA Championship. He also becomes the 10th first-time PGA TOUR winner this year. The victory is the second as a professional for Villegas as he captured the Coca-Cola Tokai Classic in Japan in 2007.

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Padraig Harrington has been named The European Tour Golfer of the Month for August in recognition of his stunning victory at the US PGA Championship, the Irishman's second successive Major Championship victory and the third of his career.

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MINNESOTA PGA SECTION PLAYER OF THE YEAR POINTS LIST

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Ryder Cup Europe today announced a new two year agreement with Citi that welcomes the world's largest financial services organisation as an Official Partner of The Ryder Cup.  The New York-based company, which employs over 350,000 people worldwide, will be an Official Partner of the European Ryder Cup Team for this year's contest with the United States at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky from September 19-21 and an Official Partner for The 2010 Ryder Cup at The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, South Wales.

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Glenmuir's proud association with The European Ryder Cup Team will extend beyond this year's forthcoming matches to an impressive 23 years at The 2010 Ryder Cup in Wales.  With preparations for this year's Ryder Cup European Team wardrobe now complete, Marketing Director, Andy Bough, and European Ryder Cup Director, Richard Hills, confirmed Glenmuir as Preferred Supplier of On-Course Polo Shirts and Knitwear to The 2010 European Ryder Cup Team - a position it has enjoyed since 1987.

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Two-time British Open champion Padraig Harrington switched to the new Wilson Staff Smooth driver at the 2008 Barclays Championship just a week after winning the PGA Championship, his third Major in 13 months, with his Wilson Staff Dd6+ driver.

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The unmatched golf ball performance story of Titleist continued on the PGA Tour as Vijay Singh relied upon the Pro V1x to earn his second consecutive FedEx Cup Playoff victory, this time in record fashion at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Singh fired a final round 8-under 63 to finish at 22-under 262, breaking the tournament scoring record by two shots. It was the third victory in the past five weeks for Singh, and the the 34th of his PGA TOUR career, including his second Deutsche Bank Championship win in four years. He holds a commanding lead in the FedEx Cup standings.

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Vijay Singh moved up six places to take over the top spot in the FedExCup standings with his playoff victory at The Barclays. The victory earned Singh 11,000 FedExCup points in the playoff opener to take the overall lead with 109,500 points. Singh also earned $1.26 million for his 33rd PGA TOUR victory.

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Ann Finke, the Director of Golf Instruction at The Country Club of Colorado at Cheyenne Mountain Resort, has made history by achieving a dramatic milestone: On August 5, 2008, she became the first woman in the history of Colorado golf to serve for 25 years as a member of the Professional Golfers Association of America.

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Jeff Sorenson spotted the field a stroke by making a bogey on the par-5 first hole on Thursday, and it took a first-rate bunker shot to save his par at the second. After that, he took control of the Minnesota PGA Professional Championship, and by the time he reached the 600-yard 18th hole at Somerby Golf Club he was so far ahead that he could afford to hit a 3-iron off the tee.

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VedaloHD is excited to announce their new partnership with world renown caddy Steve Williams. Steve has worn his VedaloHD performance enhancing lens technology on the golf course and on the race track for over a year now and maintains that they are the best he has ever worn. Steve Williams states "I can honestly say that VedaloHD sunglasses are without a doubt the best I have ever worn. The clarity and definition is perfect with these glasses, I never use to be able to wear sunglasses on the course until now."

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Rife Putters would like to congratulate the winner of the Boeing Classic held at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge in Washington. A final round of 66 clinched a two-stroke Victory and a paycheck for $255,000.00. The winner used a RIFE Long 2 Bar Hybrid Mallet putter to finish the tournament #1 in Putts Per Round with a 26 average and #1 in Putts Per GIR with a 1.538 average. He's finished in the Top Ten 5 times this season using a RIFE putter and this victory moved him up 10 spots to #21 on the Charles Schwab Cup Points List.

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Jeff Sorenson, who won the Minnesota PGA Professional Championship two years ago, has a chance to win it again, after shooting a 5-under-par 67 at Somerby Golf Club on Wednesday in the first round of this year's tournament.

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Now celebrating its 17th anniversary, the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge, benefiting adoption, is the only professional golf tournament that pits three players from the PGA, LPGA and Champions Tours against each other in a head-to-head competition for tour bragging rights and a share of the $1 million dollar purse.

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Ian Poulter has advised The European Tour of his decision to withdraw from The Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.  This decision has not been taken lightly as it was Ian's last opportunity to qualify for The Ryder Cup in his own right. However having missed the cut in the first FedEx play-off event last week in New York, playing Gleneagles rather than Boston this week would mean he would be unable to qualify for the final two FedEx Cup playoff events, the BMW Championship and The Tour Championship.

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LinxTracker, a premier golf scoring and statistics company that combines both personal and instructional data toward improving one's game, has become the newest PGA Golf Properties technology partner.

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The Barclays marked the first round of the FedEx Cup Playoffs and Vijay Singh rose to the occasion. Trusting the superior performance and consistency of the Pro V1x golf ball, Singh won in dramatic fashion on the second extra hole. It was his second victory in four weeks and his 33rd career PGA Tour title. The momentum continued on the LPGA Tour, where Pro V1 loyalist Cristie Kerr captured the Safeway Classic on the first hole of a three-way playoff. In fact, Titleist was the choice of seven champions across the worldwide professional tours this week, advancing its year-to-date golf ball win count to 120, nearly five times the nearest competitor with 25.

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The Duramed Futures Tour along with the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) announced today that it will award LPGA membership to five additional players this season. The Tour's top 10 players on the regular season-ending money list will be awarded 2009 LPGA membership at the conclusion of the ILOVENY Championship in Albany, N.Y. That event will be played Sept. 5-7.

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Golfing Magazine, The Nation's #1 Regional/National Golf Magazine published it "Players Choice" awards for new Drivers in 2008. Clubs were rated on Appearance, Feel, Distance, Consistency, Forgiveness and Value and from these ratings we come up with an Overall Performance Rating.

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England's Marcus Higley joined compatriot Matthew Cort and Julien Clément of Switzerland - who finished his round of 65 with an albatross - at the top of the leaderboard on the opening day of the inaugural Ypsilon Golf Challenge by Alex Cejka.

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Participating spectators will have the opportunity to win a showcased Mesa Lot valued at $150,000 dollars for the first hole in one on hole number 5. Spectators will also have a chance to win an opportunity for $5,000 cash for an ace on number 11 at the Sierra del Rio Golf Course. If any of the four participants of the Shootout score an ace, the winning spectator will be drawn at the conclusion of play. In addition, all ticket purchasers will be eligible to win many other great prizes. Tickets will be on sale at the event for $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00.

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Transitions Optical, Inc. and the PGA TOUR today announced a global four-year official marketing partnership designating Transitions lenses as the Official Eyewear of the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour.  "Aligning with Transitions Optical creates a powerful partnership for the PGA TOUR and golfers everywhere," said Tom Wade, chief marketing officer, PGA TOUR. "In Transitions, we have a partner with a global brand platform that is not only relevant to golfers, but to all those who value healthy sight and who lead active lifestyles or simply enjoy spending time outdoors."

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The International Players Tour, Inc., (IPT) announces that Cliff Porter, a Memphis native who built a tremendously successful landscaping business in the Phoenix area, has joined the IPT team as District Director for the State of Arizona. Porter plans to quickly ramp up operations so new Arizona IPT members can still qualify for spots in the IPT Tour Championship @ Horseshoe Bay Resort in Texas in November, where the where the winner's share will be $20,000!

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Australian Katherine Hall secured the 19th spot in the season-ending ADT Championship by winning the CN Canadian Women’s Open --- the final automatic qualifying Winner Event for the ADT Championship. Hull became a Rolex First-Time Winner after carding a 71-65-72-69 for a four-day total of 11-under-par 277, one better than second-place finisher Se Ri Pak.

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Nike Golf dominance on the PGA Tour continues as Carl Pettersson becomes the 7th Nike Golf athlete to win in 2008, bringing the number of PGA Tour wins by Nike Golf athletes to 11. A hometown favorite in North Carolina, Pettersson performed a near-perfect display of ballstriking all week using his Nike Golf equipment. In the second round, Pettersson posted a tournament record nine-under-par score of 61, which also helped him to match the PGA Tour’s 36-hole record 15-under-par score of 125. Another major highlight was Pettersson’s two eagles on the 5th hole Thursday and Saturday.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff professionals Fred Funk and Peter Hanson both relied on TaylorMade® and adidas Golf equipment in their victories on the Champions and the European tours, respectively. Each used a TaylorMade TP ball with LDP technology, plus TaylorMade clubs and adidas Golf TOUR360 LTD footwear to record the wins.

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How players from Minnesota or with Minnesota ties are doing this year on various professional golf tours.

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The 2nd Annual uPRO Kentucky Golf Foundation Pro-Am, presented by Winner's Award Group, will be conducted Tuesday, September 2 at Champion Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville. The event raises funds for the Kentucky Golf Foundation, and features one PGA Professional or Apprentice and three amateurs per team in a two best ball of four (one gross and one net) per hole format.

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Professional women's golf returns to the region for The Gettysburg Championship, an LPGA Duramed FUTURES Tour event set for the week of August 18, 2008 at The Links At Gettysburg. A full field of 144 players will compete for the $100,000 purse and Vikki Laing of Musselburgh, Scotland will return to defend her title.

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Australian Katherine Hull secured the 19th spot in the season-ending ADT Championship by winning the $2.25 million CN Canadian Women's Open - the final automatic qualifying Winner Event for the ADT Championship. Hull became a Rolex First-Time Winner after carding a 71-65-72-69 for a four-day total of 11-under-par 277, one better than second-place finisher Se Ri Pak.

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Beginning with its flagship TPC Sawgrass, the PGA TOUR's TPC Network of clubs introduced everyday golfers with the opportunity to "Play Where the PGA TOUR Players Play." And now, thanks to a one-of-a-kind contest announced by the TOUR, one talented amateur golf course architect will have the opportunity to "Design Where the PGA TOUR Players Play" by designing a hole at TPC San Antonio, which is scheduled to open in the spring of 2010.

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Mizuno player Luke Donald underwent successful surgery on his left wrist yesterday and will miss the remainder of the 2008 PGA TOUR season as he works through the necessary rehabilitation and training schedule.

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With steely focus and unwavering belief in his ability and himself, Padraig Harrington captured the 90th PGA Championship for his second consecutive major title and his third in the last six. Harrington posted consecutive 4-under par 66's on the weekend at Oakland Hills, for a dramatic come-from-behind two-shot win over two players, including fellow Pro V1x loyalist and Titleist brand ambassador Ben Curtis.

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Ryder Cup 2008 at Valhalla Golf Club Once again, the biannual Ryder Cup tournament is set to send shivers down the spines of many golf aficionados in both Europe and the United States. The 37th Ryder Cup will take place from 19th to 21st September, with top golf professionals from both continents battling it out in one of the last great sporting events founded on prestige rather than prizes.

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TaylorMade Golf Company is again providing its Tour Staff and club professionals participating in this year's Major Championships with specially logoed hats and staff bags, including the August commemorative logo to be used at the season’s final major – The PGA Championship. Both hats and bags feature a logo uniquely designed by TaylorMade® that pays homage to the particular tournament and the particular venue at which it is being played.

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Titleist is the #1 ball for more players and more champions across the worldwide professional tours. In fact, in 2008, Titleist golf ball players have already recorded 107 victories around the world, as opposed to 25 for the nearest competitor. Since the introduction of the Pro V1 in 2000, the golf ball franchise has been the golf ball of choice for more than 1,000 champions worldwide.

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It was a four-win week for Titleist golf ball loyalists across the worldwide professional tours, led by Vijay Singh’s victory at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. In addition, Titleist brand ambassador Parker McLachlin captured his first career PGA TOUR crown with a seven-shot win at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. Ji-Yai Shin won her first major and LPGA Tour title at the British Women’s Open and Takuya Taniguchi was victorious at the Sun Chlorella Classic in Japan. Four more victories advance the Titleist golf ball victory count across the worldwide professional tours to 107, more than four times the nearest competitor with 25.

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The Cleveland Golf Company is heavily involved in player development with support to junior, collegiate and developmental tour golf. For developmental tour players, Monday qualifying for the Nationwide Tour is a step in the right direction. The Cleveland Golf Tour is intended to provide an alternative event for players missing the cut in a Monday Qualifier. The Cleveland Golf Tour will offer 8 competitive, 36-hole events scheduled around the Monday Qualifiers. Each event will be held on the Monday Qualifying course. The first event will be held July 29-30 at Tiburon GC in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Securing his status as one of golf's great champions, Padraig Harrington successfully defended his Open Championship title with sterling play under challenging conditions at Royal Birkdale. In memorable closing fashion, Harrington became the first European in more than a century to win golf's oldest major championship in consecutive years. Both Harrington and runner-up Ian Poulter relied upon the Pro V1x golf ball for their success. In fact, the overwhelming majority of players trusted Titleist, the #1 ball at The Open Championship since records have been kept.

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Padraig Harrington’s second consecutive victory at The Open Championship was just the beginning of a five-win worldwide sweep by Titleist golf ball loyalists across the worldwide professional tours this weekend. While Harrington and runner-up Ian Poulter relied upon the Pro V1x for their 1-2 success at the year’s third major, players trusting Titleist also entered the winners’ circle on the PGA, LPGA, Champions and Nationwide Tours.

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TaylorMade Golf Company is again providing its Tour Staff professionals participating in this year's Major Championships with specially logoed hats and staff bags, including the upcoming Open Championship. Both hats and bags feature a logo specially designed by TaylorMade® that pays homage to the particular tournament and the particular venue at which it is being played. Replica versions of the hats and staff bags, as well as a stand bag that also features the TaylorMade Open Commemorative logo, are available for sale at select retail locations. The manufacturer's suggested retail prices are: hat--$24.99, staff bag--$499, stand bag--$189.

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Justin Rose, already a long-time member of the TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff at the age of 27, has extended his relationship with TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company for multiple years. The world’s 9th-ranked player was the 2007 Order of Merit winner and is a virtual lock to compete in his first-ever Ryder Cup, when the 2008 competition takes place in late September.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff professionals Kenny Perry and Paula Creamer relied on TaylorMade® equipment and continued their runs as the hottest players on their respective tours. Perry prevailed in a three-man playoff at the John Deere Classic to claim his third event in his last five starts and all but guaranteed himself a spot on this year's Ryder Cup team at Valhalla Country Club in his home state of Kentucky. Creamer, meanwhile, won the Jamie Farr Owens-Corning Classic in wire-to-wire fashion for her third win of the year.

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Ross Fisher overcame adverse weather conditions and a world-class field to win The European Open at The London Golf Club.  The 27-year old Englishman, who began the tournament with a course-record 63, secured a seven-stroke win by holing a bunker shot on the last.  Fisher, who shot four consecutive rounds in the 60's, successfully qualified for The Open Championship earlier in the week and contemplated pulling out of this event due to fatigue.

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Callaway Golf Staff Professional Rocco Mediate gave Tiger Woods a run for his money as the two battled it out during an 18-hole playoff, as well as a single sudden-death hole for the 108th U.S. Open Championship. The veteran, Mediate, went punch for punch with the world's No. 1 golfer throughout the five days of tournament play, but came up one stroke short at the Par-4 7th hole in sudden-death finish at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff professional Kenny Perry won The Memorial for the third time and took a step closer to accomplishing his goal of playing in this year's Ryder Cup Matches, set to be held in at Valhalla Country Club in his home state of Kentucky.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf (TMaG) Tour Staff professional Sergio Garcia used TaylorMade's new Tour Burner® driver in a performance for the ages en route to winning the 2008 Players Championship, including a performance from the tee on Friday that a former PGA Tour player and veteran NBC on-course analyst called it " the best driving round of golf I have ever seen."

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TaylorMade Golf is once again dominating key equipment categories on the PGA Tour, ranking as the No.1 brand of driver, fairway wood and iron according to the Darrell Survey, the golf industry’s official equipment authority.* Through 20 events, TaylorMade drivers and fairway woods have ranked No. 1 at every one; TaylorMade irons have ranked No. 1 at 15 out of 20.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff professional Paula Creamer won a sudden-death playoff to capture the 2008 SemGroup Championship in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The prior week, at the Stanford International Pro-Am, Creamer took part in her first sudden-death playoff on the LPGA Tour, which she lost to a par on the first extra hole. She bounced back at the SemGroup, sinking an 8-footer for birdie using her TaylorMade® Rossa® Suzuka putter on the second playoff hole to win.

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TaylorMade Golf Tour Staff professional Darren Clarke rolled home a 40-foot birdie putt on the final hole of the BMW Asian Open yesterday for a dramatic, one-stroke victory. It was Clarke's 11th career European Tour victory and first playing the new TaylorMade® TP Red™ ball with LDP. LDP stands for Low-Drag Performance, which is a proprietary aerodynamics technology developed to improve distance on the most common types of driver mis-hits.

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Tiger Woods had surgery on his left knee last week to repair cartilage damange. This was his 2nd operation in 5 years on the same knee. It is expected that he will miss at least a month in recovery. The surgery came 2 days after he finished 2 shots behind Trevor Immelman in the Masters. He will most likely miss The Players Championship. However, he should be back in time to play the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff professional Andres Romero used the new TaylorMade® Tour Burner® driver to edge fellow TMaG staffer Peter Lonard by one stroke at the Zurich Classic to earn his first victory on the PGA Tour.

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Top Taiwanese LPGA Golfer Becomes Full Staff TaylorMade-adidas Golf Player to Support the Company's Commitment to the Development of the Greater China Market -- TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company today welcomes one of Greater China’s most successful golf professionals, Amy Hung, as a significant addition to its Tour Staff in a long-term partnership.

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Demonstrating a powerful combination of confidence and determination, Cobra ambassador Geoff Ogilvy stared down a world-class field at the WGC-CA Championship en route to a wire-to-wire win. It marked the fourth career victory for Ogilvy, who became just the third player with multiple wins at World Golf Championship events. Ogilvy captured the 2006 WGC-Accenture Match Play, which he followed up with the U.S. Open Championship the same year.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff professional Sean O’Hair used 14 TaylorMade® golf clubs and played adidas Golf’s new TOUR360 LTD footwear and adidas Golf ClimaCool® apparel to surge from three shots back at the start of the final round to claim the PODS Championship. Sean O'HairUsing his new TaylorMade Rossa® Monza® Spider, O’Hair sank a dramatic 30-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole during the final round to catapult himself to the top of the leader board, a position he would not relinquish.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff professional Paula Creamer notched the seventh professional victory of her young career with a record-setting win at the Fields Open in Hawaii, aided by accurate driving with her TaylorMade® r7® SuperQuad™ driver and birdie putts using her TaylorMade Rossa® Suzuka putter.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff professional Paula Creamer notched the seventh professional victory of her young career with a record-setting win at the Fields Open in Hawaii, aided by accurate driving with her TaylorMade® r7® SuperQuad™ driver and birdie putts using her TaylorMade Rossa® Suzuka putter.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff Professional Felipe Aguilar sank a birdie putt on the 18th hole Sunday to complete a dramatic come-from-behind victory at the Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open.

The victory is Aguilar's first on the European Tour and the third worldwide for the new TaylorMade® Tour Preferred® (TP) ball with Low-Drag Performance (LDP) technology, a proprietary aerodynamics technology developed to help golfers achieve longer average driving distance by promoting improved distance on off-center hits.

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Global golf superstar Sergio Garcia, one of the most talented and recognizable golfers in the world, is showcasing a first-of-its-kind adidas Golf staff bag as well as the TaylorMade® logo newly positioned on the front of his hat. Previously Garcia has used a TaylorMade staff bag and displayed the adidas Sport Performance Logo on the front of his hat.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff Professional Fred Funk birdied the last two holes of his final round to win the Champions Tour MasterCard Championship at Hualalai by two strokes. It was his third Champions Tour victory in 14 career starts and his first win since switching to the TaylorMade® TP Red™ Golf Ball with Low Drag Performance Technology.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff Professional Richard Sterne clinched his third professional European Tour win, emerging victoriously from a three-way playoff at the Joburg Open. This marks the first professional victory for the new TaylorMade® Tour Preferred® (TP) ball with Low-Drag Performance (LDP), a proprietary aerodynamics technology developed to keep the ball in the air longer by maintaining lift and reducing the drag, or resistance against the ball in flight.

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TaylorMade® started the 2008 PGA Tour season strong by ranking No. 1 in drivers, fairway woods and irons at the Mercedes-Benz Championship*, and by being the driver choice of tournament winner Daniel Chopra.

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Snedeker Finishes 20th on the FedEx Cup Points List and Earns more
than $2 million in his First Tour Season -- TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff Professional Brandt Snedeker was named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year after a sensational 2007 season which included a win at the Wyndham Championship and six top-10 finishes

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Cobra Golf Ambassador Ian Poulter Goes Wire-to-Wire to Win in Japan -- Cobra Golf ambassador Ian Poulter went wire-to-wire en route to a three-shot victory at the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan. Poulter fired four consecutive rounds in the 60’s (65-68-67-69), including a first round 5-under 65 that put him atop the leaderboard from the start. He finished with an 11-under 269 total for his 9th career victory.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff professional Paula Creamer recorded her fourth career victory and her second wire-to-wire victory of the season at The Mitchell Company LPGA Tournament of Champions after posting a 20-under-par (67-65-68-68=268).

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Cobra Golf announces Jason Gore as the newest member of its PGA Tour player staff. Gore joins an exciting full-line brand ambassador roster that includes 2006 U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy, Camilo Villegas, Ian Poulter, Kevin Na and J.B. Holmes on the PGA Tour, as well as Jeong Jang on the LPGA Tour. Gore will play King Cobra golf clubs, carry a Cobra golf bag and wear the Cobra logo on his headwear.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff professional Justin Rose sank a 12-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to capture the Volvo Masters. With the win, Rose overtook the top position on the 2007 European Order of Merit to win the season-long title and hoist the Harry Vardon Trophy.

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff professional Isao Aoki made history Sunday at the Kumamoto Chuo Country Club when he "shot his age" with a final-round 65 to become the oldest winner in Japan Senior Open history. Aoki finished the tournament 12-under for a 276 total.

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TaylorMade® Tour Staff professional Loren Roberts hoisted the gold Charles Schwab Cup yesterday as the 2007 Champions Tour points leader after a 11-under effort at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, CA.

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TaylorMade Tour Staff professional Loren Roberts strung together four straight front-nine birdies yesterday, which propelled him to a final-round 67 and an easy six-stroke victory at the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship – a win he proclaimed as the “sweetest” of his career. Roberts has now won three major championships on the Champions Tour since joining the circuit in 2005.

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Cobra Staff Player Camilo Villegas earned his first professional victory in dramatic fashion, rolling in a 20-foot putt for birdie on the second hole of sudden death to win the Coca-Cola Tokai Classic on the Japan Tour. The 25-year-old Colombian shot a final round even par 71 to finish at 2-under 282 overall - one of only three players to finish under par for the week. Villegas, who tied for third at the event last year, finished in the top five in several key stats, including birdies (T2) and greens in regulation (T5). Also, among the 108 players, he was tied for seventh in driving accuracy and 11th in driving distance

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff professional Brandt Snedeker became the tenth first-time winner on the 2007 PGA Tour yesterday by capturing the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship, edging fellow TaylorMade-adidas Tour Staffer Tim Petrovic by two strokes in the process. Key to Snedeker's win was his sizzling nine-under-par 63 in the final round, the lowest finish by a tournament winner on the PGA TOUR this year.

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TaylorMade Tour Staff professional Justin Bolli birdied the 16th and 18th holes and fired a final-round five-under par 66 to complete a thrilling come-from-behind rally and claim his second career Nationwide victory at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic in Scranton, PA. Using his TaylorMade Burner® TP driver, Bolli was nearly perfect off the tee all week, finding 48 of 52 fairways while averaging 282 yards.*

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Cleveland Golf is proud to introduce the HiBORE XL and XL Tour drivers as the latest addition to the HiBORE family of woods, as well as the latest winner on the PGA TOUR. Vijay Singh started off his 2007 PGA TOUR season at the Mercedes Benz Championship by putting Cleveland Golf's new HiBORE XL driver in his bag and finished up the tournament on Sunday with yet another victory.

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Cleveland Golf is pleased to announce that tour staffer Ken Duke has been named the 2006 Nationwide Tour Player of the Year by the PGA TOUR.

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Hookers N Slicers, llc announced that the 2007 Hooked on Hootie Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, April 7 at the Barefoot Resort & Golf complex in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Hookers N Slicers, llc are also very proud to have made special arrangements with Hootie Golf to be able to include an all inclusive package to the 13th Annual Hootie and the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament.

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Reece Matthew Campbell Murphy aka Scotland's Tiny Tiger Cub took on 7 pro golfers from 7 of the best championship golf courses in Scotland and won on behalf of children's charity Barnardo's.

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Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle will be on hand at the 86th PGA Championship this week at Whistling Straits in Kohler to promote Wisconsin as a tourist destination and as a state to live, do business, and raise a family. The Governor will be at the tournament Wednesday through Sunday, and will be available to the media for interviews."Wisconsin is honored to host the PGA Championship - the Super Bowl of golf - at the stunning Whistling Straits golf course," Governor Doyle said. "It has been 71 years since the PGA Championship was last played on a Wisconsin course, and we are excited to showcase Wisconsin and its spectacular golf resorts to the rest of the country and the world."

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At the American Club in Kohler today, Governor Jim Doyle outlined a sweeping agreement with the PGA of America that will provide the PGA with logistical and personnel support for traffic, security, and emergency management during the PGA Championship event to be held at Whistling Straits August 9-15, 2004. Also announced today was the Governor’s “Golf Wisconsin” program, a series of promotions and events designed to promote golf and golf-related tourism across Wisconsin.

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