ShopRite LPGA Classic Announces 2013 Tournament Dates
May 27 – June 2 at Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club

Galloway, NJ (December 6, 2012) – The ShopRite LPGA Classic officially announced the 2013 tournament will be Monday, May 27 through Sunday, June 2 on the Bay Course at Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club in Galloway, NJ. The best players from the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) will compete for a $1.5 million purse in the 54-hole, LPGA-sanctioned official event. A week of pre-tournament events will lead three days of championship play starting Friday, May 31 and concluding Sunday, June 2. The ShopRite LPGA Classic will be televised on Golf Channel. For the latest tournament news and information, visit ShopRiteLPGAClassic.com.

The World Club Championship comes to the Dunes Course at Diamante Cabo San Lucas as club champions from 14 countries compete head to head for the Jay Lee Trophy beginning October 29 through November 2.

The World Club Championship, which began in 2002 as a way to celebrate two of golf’s greatest enduring traditions: amateur golfers and the world class Clubs to which they belong, is one of the most coveted amateur events in golf.

It is truly an international event, having been hosted by: The Club at Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, South Korea; Sage Valley Golf Club, South Carolina, USA; and Reignwood Pine Valley Golf Club, Beijing, China. By hosting the World Club Championship, Diamante will solidify its prestige in the world of golf.

PGA.com Teams Up with HLN’s Robin Meade

PGA.com, along with The PGA of America and HLN’s Robin Meade, has teamed up to encourage women’s participation in golf.  Meade, the host of “Morning Express with Robin Meade,” recently took up the game of golf and will participate in the Pro-Am prior to TNT’s coverage of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf from Bermuda’s Port Royal Golf Course. TNT’s coverage of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf will air Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 4–7 p.m. ET/PT and Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 4–8 p.m. ET/PT, with exclusive early-round coverage on both days of the tournament on PGA.com.

Olympic Golf Course Winner Announced

Brazilian architect Pedro Évora was named as the winner of a competition for the design of the 2016 Olympic golf course club house earlier this week. The winning project, which was revealed at the Brazilian Institute of Architects, Rio de Janeiro department (IAB-RJ), features a large veranda showcasing the lush tropical landscape of Barra da Tijuca. The design aims to capture the spirit of Rio de Janeiro by combining an atmosphere of conviviality with nature.

The competition was open to professionals who graduated within the last 15 years and attracted entries from 82 teams of architects and landscape architects from across Brazil.Pedro Évora and Pedro Rivera, the author and co-author respectively of the winning project, received a prize of about US$12,000.

Explaining the concept behind his design, Évora said: “It’s an open space, with full contact with nature, integrated with the landscape of Barra. Those who play and who attend will have a unique experience, one that could only be experienced here.”

President of the Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Carlos Arthur Nuzman said at the event: “We wished to showcase Brazilian culture and to give this opportunity to our country’s young architects. They’ve come up with projects that honour and make Brazilian architecture proud. I’m delighted with the result.”

National Golf Day is on Thursday, October 4, 2012.

Thursday, October 4^th marks National Golf Day and EarthCam is celebrating this unique holiday with live views from the beautiful Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina. Enjoy a live streaming look at the 18^th hole green, where you just might see someone get a hole-in-one!

National Golf Day is a major charitable event, sponsored annually since 1952 by the PGA. Contributors to the various associated charities have the chance to play a round of golf with one of the over 4,300 professional members of the PGA who participate in the event.

Enjoy spectacular live views of the Kiawah Island Golf Course by visiting http://www.earthcam.com/usa/southcarolina/kiawahisland/. 

Jobs In Golf

Looking for a job in the golf industry in the UK?  Visit: http://jobsingolf.net/register

Grand Golf Resorts of Florida to host two Legends Tour events

The newly formed Grand Golf Resorts of Florida, a Salamander Collection, will host two Legends Tour golf tournaments this fall: The Handa Cup at Reunion Resort in Orlando from November 2-4, and the Legends Tour Open Championship at Innisbrook Resort in Tampa Bay from November 9-11.

The Handa Cup is a 36-hole team tournament featuring USA Legends versus World Legends. Showcasing 12 players and two captains per team, it is the first year this annual international team competition will be played on Reunion Resort’s Palmer Course, an Arnold Palmer Signature Design. Team USA, the defending champion for six consecutive years under the direction of LPGA and World Golf Hall of Famer Kathy Whitworth, will be newly led in 2012 by JoAnn Carner, also a Hall of Fame member and former Solheim Cup Captain. The World Team will be captained for the second year in a row by Sweden’s Pia Nilsson, well-known guru of golf who counts LPGA Tour all-star Annika Sorenstam among her charges.

Just one week later, the ISPS Legends Tour Open Championship returns to Innisbrook Resort for the fourth consecutive year.  This 36-hole stroke play event is held on the resort’s challenging Island Course, designed by Larry Packard. The tournament, won last year by two-time LPGA Tour Champion Michele Redman, will feature 40 Legends Tour professionals competing for the only major championship on the Legends Tour. The final round falls on Veterans Day, and the tournament will honor members of the military with free admission and a special hospitality area on the ninth green. There will also be a paratrooper jump on Saturday morning and uniformed military personnel will walk with each pairing as standard bearers on Sunday.

Tickets for both events are on sale now at thelegendstour.com/tickets and can also be purchased at the tournament gate. Additionally, advance Legends Tour Open Championship tickets for Innisbrook are available to AAA members at a discount at any Florida branch. All ticket proceeds for the Legends Tour Open Championship benefit Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. Children under 17 and all military personnel with ID are admitted free to both events, which also feature complimentary parking and shuttles.

The Legends Tour is the Official Legends Tour of the LPGA. The tour began in 2000 by LPGA professionals to showcase the talents of some of the greatest women’s golfers of all time. Grand Golf Resorts of Florida was formed in 2011 by Salamander Hotels & Resorts, which was founded by Sheila C. Johnson. In addition to Innisbrook and Reunion resorts, the Grand Golf Resorts collection also features Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast and includes nine golf courses which play from the Gulf to the Atlantic.

For more information, visit www.thelegendstour.com

First Annual Northeast Golf Classic

September 22: First Annual Northeast Golf Classic
Hosted by: Saidiana Productions at Cedar Glen Golf Course, Saugus, MA
Format: Best ball.  Tee-off time: 8:30 AM

Ginger Howard Visits South Bend Memorial Children's Hospital

Prior to the end of summer our golf darling, Ginger Howard, along with several other Symetra Tour players took time out of their week in South Bend to participate in the Tour's Outside the Ropes program which took place at the Memorial Children's Hospital of South Bend and the Food Bank of Northern Indiana.  The six players visited the Children's Hospital in downtown South Bend and received a tour from site staff and received the chance to visit with patients of the facility. Kendall Dye, Jessi Gebhardt, Ginger Howard, Laura Kueny, Brittany Kelly and Jaclyn Sweeney signed golf balls, gave out toys and stuffed animals and took plenty of photo opportunities when they spent time with their new fans. The Four Winds Invitational selected the hospital as the events' main beneficiary

PGA GRAND SLAM OF GOLF TICKETS ON SALE TODAY WITH TWO-FOR-ONE PROMOTION

Tickets for the 2012 PGA Grand Slam of Golf are now available for purchase at www.pga.com/grandslam, and PGA of America today announced a two-for-one kickoff promotion, whereby golf fans visiting the Island of Bermuda to enjoy the event will receive two tickets for every one ticket purchased.

The 30th PGA Grand Slam of Golf, the PGA of America’s year-end showcase event that boasts the most difficult qualification - a major championship - will take place October 22-24, 2012, at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda.  The event features 2012 Major Champions Bubba Watson (Masters), Webb Simpson (U.S. Open) and Ernie Els (Open Championship) as well as 2011 Grand Slam defending champion Keegan Bradley.

Tickets for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are $20 for each day, while a weeklong pass for all three days is $50.  A purchase of any day’s ticket will result in a second ticket for that same day at no additional cost.  Weeklong passes are also offered on the two-for-one promotion.

The buy one, get one free promotion is available only for tickets purchased in advance online at www.pga.com/grandslam.  This special promotion will not be available for tickets bought after October 21, 2012.

Port Royal Golf Course is a 6,842-yard, par-71 public course that opened for play in 1970.

The PGA Grand Slam of Golf features a $1.35 million purse, with the winner receiving $600,000, second place $300,000, third place $250,000 and fourth place $200,000.

The PGA Grand Slam of Golf will be televised by TNT to a worldwide audience of 88.9 million U.S. homes and international viewers in more than 100 countries.

The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is hosted by the Bermuda Department of Tourism, Port Royal Golf Course, and the Fairmont Southampton Hotel.

Australian firm Pacific Coast Design is underway with the construction of the first new golf course in Iran for 33 years. Developer TSI (Iranian Land) chose PCD to design the project, an international standard eighteen hole course, plus nine hole academy, near the town of Panand, around 15 minutes from the main Tehran airport.

Construction of the golf course began this spring, and is expected to be finished by early 2014. Mohammad Abbasi, the Iranian minister for sport and youth affairs hit the first golf ball at the construction inauguration ceremony.

Ellis Marsalis, patriarch of the talented and world renowned Marsalis family, showcased his trophy and hole signage from the “Young Cats Swinging For Old Lions” golf awards event hosted by Global Golf Institute, LLC and the Black Men of Labor Inc. 19 Legendary “Old Lions” of the New Orleans music industry were feted at Joe Bartholomew Municipal Golf Course followed by an evening tribute dinner. (Read more in Summer 2012 issue).

The Barclays announces military appreciation events

The Barclays will once again offer complimentary admission all week for all active, retired and Reserve military and their dependents. Those eligible can download free tickets by visiting www.birdiesforthebrave.com and presenting their valid CAC Military ID and ticket at the gate.

WHAT'S GINGER HOWARD UP TO?

Fans have been asking WHAT'S GINGER HOWARD UP TO?   Well, she's busy playing on the tour and she will be making some special appearances. Remember....$$$$...send support if you are able to!  It's not easy out there on the road for her and her father Robert Howard.  Robert can answer ANY questions about the expenses they are facing and the needs they have.  Email him directly at roberthoward@me.com
You can see Ginger's Tour Schedule here: http://www.gingerthoward.com/tourschedule.html

Looking for a new position in golf, or if you have a vacancy to fill...

GCA member Neil Dainton offers advice on a wide range of golf club management and operational issues. He has recently partnered with specialist management recruitment firm BarrettClark Search and Selection, and is now responsible for their recruitment activities in the golfing sector - from greens staff and golf professionals, to F&B and Executive positions. Contact Neil if you are looking for a new position in golf, or if you have a vacancy to fill.  For more information please contact Neil at neil.dainton@barrettclark.com.

outh Florida Junior Championship presented by PGA TOUR Superstore

South Florida Junior Championship presented by PGA TOUR Superstore is being held August 11th & 12th at Bears Paw Golf Club - Naples, Florida.  This event is open to any junior golfer 8-18 (boys/girls) with NO membership fees/dues. This event is RANKED by Junior Golf Scoreboard, FJT Exemptions, and IMG Junior Golf Tour Exemptions. Players will receive a gift bag and JGC will provide dinner for all players, parents, and guests. Entry Deadline – August 5th (8pm) Central Time.  For more event information, please visit juniorgolfchampionships.com   Info: Justin@JuniorGolfChampionships.com or call (214) 499-6841

Asia Pacific Golf Summit

Do you remember the days when Asia hardly had any professional golf tournaments? Then came along the Asian Tour which has grown over the years. Now there is another major professional tour in Asia - the OneAsia Tour. Together with professional tours in Japan, South Korea, China, Thailand and India, professional tournaments in Asia have become a major feature on the regular golfing calendar.  How has this happened so quickly and why? Ummmm.....It's an interesting topic that's up for discussion at the Asia Pacific Golf Summit where a special panel session will be staged in the oil-rich Sultanate of Brunei on December 11-13.  For info visit https://secure.golfconference.org/

Family Golf Month

PGA and LPGA Professionals nationwide are celebrating Family Golf Month this July by making it easier than ever for families to learn and enjoy the game of golf together. Throughout July and the rest of the summer, nearly 2,200 participating courses nationwide will offer a variety of programs designed for families to learn and play golf together for no cost or for an affordable rate. Consumers can visit PlayGolfAmerica.com to find local family and junior golf programs.

Some of the programs being offered include Family Golf Clinics, Family Play Days, Get Golf Ready for Families, Kids Play Free programs, family-friendly and TEE IT FORWARD course setups, free use of junior clubs and Bring Your Kids to the Range, to name a few. During the week of July 9-15, The PGA of America teams up with the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) to promote Take Your Daughter to the Course Week, a program designed to promote overall participation in golf, especially among girls and their families. Participating facilities offer at least one complimentary instructional clinic and free green fees to juniors accompanied by a paying adult.

Tourism Scotland Representatives from Scotland’s golf industry will come together at a national summit in July to discuss how best to capitalise on the 2014 Ryder Cup and an unprecedented run of major events at the Home of Golf. The National Golf Forum, organised by the industry’s trade body Golf Tourism Scotland (GTS), will address key issues affecting the industry which is estimated to be worth around £220 million a year and responsible for more than 7,000 jobs. Golf clubs, accommodation providers and tourism businesses are being reminded to book their places for the event at the Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club on July 3.

2012 U.S. Women’s Open

In only seven days, the best professional women golfers will descend on Kohler, Wisconsin, vying for the chance to win the ultimate title, U.S. Women’s Open Champion. The 2012 U.S. Women’s Open at Blackwolf Run kicks-off Monday, July 2 through Sunday, July 8 and promises thrilling golf and family-friendly activities all week long.

WHEN:           Week before the 2012 U.S. Women’s Open

                        Monday, June 25-Friday, June 29

Original Championship course at Blackwolf Run

Kohler, Wis.

WHERE:        Blackwolf Run

1111 West Riverside Drive

                       Kohler, WI 53044


http://www.americanclubresort.com/2012uswomensopen/index.html 

June 8: Maceo’s Kids 5^th Annual Golf Classic

Hosted By: Maceo’s Kids Foundation

Golf Course Name: Mirror Lakes Golf Club

Golf Course City & State: Villa Rica, GA

Tee-off Time: 9:00 AM, shotgun

Format: Best Ball

Telephone: (404) 756-0312

http://www. maceoskids.org

.S. Women’s Open Championship 2012

The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., as the host of the 2017 U.S. Women’s Open Championship. The dates of the championship are July 13-16.

Wake-Robin Golf Club will host their 75th Anniversary Celebration on June 10-11 in Fort Washington, Maryland, to commemorate their Diamond and Gold Jubilee.
The Club is the oldest African American Women's Golf Club in the United States. Their mission is to foster and perpetuate women’s interest in golf and encourage women in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area to become golfers.
http://wake-robingolf.org/

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8th Annual TEE OFF with DST

April 288th Annual TEE OFF with DST
Charity Golf Tournament
Hosted by: DST Decatur Alumnae Chapter
and theDelta Life Development Center
Heritage Golf Links
Tucker, GA
Format: 4 person, scramble
Tee-off time: 9:00 AM

Black Entrepreneuralship On The Rise

According to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2011, the number of Black-owned businesses increased at triple the national rate over the past five years.

Willie Mack Wins First Pro Tourny

Flint Michigan’s Willie Mack III is soaking up the many congratulations following his very first win as a pro golfer this past weekend.  Mack reigned supreme over a 140-player field at the Indian River Open at New Smyrna Beach Golf Club in Florida and is now gearing up for a qualifying run for the PGA Tour.  His win netted him $2,700 and lots of adorning new fans!

See The Historic Sites Of Augusta, Georgia During Masters Week

Join us at Augusta GolfFEST, a week of celebrating African American contributions to golf held during the excitement of Masters Week in Augusta, Georgia.  You're invited on a special African American Walking Tour on Tuesday, April 3.  You'll view historic sites and landmarks and learn interesting facts about the town's legendary singer, godfather of Soul, James Brown, and other Augustians who helped to bring change and progress to the city.   TICKETS @ $25 per person and includes a museum gift!  For more information and to make your reservation contact the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History at (706) 724-3576.

Friends & Family Golf Cruise To Hawaii

Our "Friends & Family Golf Cruise" in August is the perfect way to see Hawaii!!  View details at this link: africanamericangolfersdigest.com/Hawaii2012.html