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The PGA McGladrey Team Championship October 20 – 22, 2008

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About the PGA McGladrey Team Championship                                                                                                    

The PGA McGladrey Team Championship is a nationwide grassroots best-ball event that brings together PGA Professionals and amateurs for a one-of-a-kind golf experience. By participating in this tournament, golf enthusiasts around the country can enjoy a unique opportunity to experience the sport in the rare atmosphere of a team, culminating in 54 holes at world-renowned Pinehurst Resort in beautiful North Carolina.

 

The Championship is operated and managed by The PGA of America and consists of a series of Local Qualifying Events and PGA Section Championships. The National Championship field features 41 four-player teams, representing The PGA of America’s nationwide network of Sections.

 

The Championship is a result of a partnership between The PGA of America and RSM McGladrey, which is the Official Accounting, Tax and Business Consulting Firm of The PGA of America.

 

Get Involved

Registration for the 2008 PGA McGladrey Team Championship is available by visiting http://teamchamp.pgalinks.com. Teams consist of three amateurs who participate in the Local Qualifying Events and are joined by a PGA Professional at the Section and National Championship levels.

 

Each team member must have an established USGA approved handicap index. The total maximum handicap index of all three partners combined will be no more then 54.0 if all male, 70.0 if one female, 80.0 if two female and 90.0 if all three female. Each team member’s handicap index is converted to the course handicap for the tees being used and then divided by 50 percent to calculate the number of strokes each team member receives.

 

For Local Qualifying Events that have a minimum of seven and maximum of 17 teams, one team will advance to the Section Championship. Local Qualifying Events with 18 or more teams will have two teams earn the right to compete at their designated Section Championship. Only one team per Section Championship will advance to the National Championship.

 

The National Championship will be conducted October 20 -22, at historic Pinehurst Resort. Founded in 1895, Pinehurst has served as host to major championship golf since 1936, and offers a unique golfing experience on its eight world-class courses. The Championship will be played on Pinehurst Nos. 2, 4 and 8, with competitors vying for a combined purse/gift certificates of $200,000.

 

Amateur Entry Fees (per amateur)

Local Qualifying Event:                       $55 (plus applicable course fees)

Section Championship:                       $100

National Championship:                      $100

 

About the PGA of America

Since 1916, The PGA of America’s mission has been twofold; to establish and elevate the standards of the profession and to grow interest and participation in the game of golf. By establishing and elevating the standards of the golf profession through world-class education, career services, marketing and research programs, the Association enables PGA Professionals to maximize their performance in their respective career paths and showcases them as experts in the game and in the $76 billion golf industry.

 

By creating and delivering dramatic world-class championships and exciting and enjoyable golf promotions that are viewed as the best of their class in the golf industry, The PGA of America elevates the public’s interest in the game, the desire to play more golf, and ensures accessibility to the game for everyone, everywhere. The PGA of America brand represents the very best in golf.

For more information, visit www.pga.com.

 

About RSM McGladrey

RSM McGladrey is a leading accounting, tax and business consulting firm with 8,000 employees in nearly 100 offices dedicated to serving midsized companies nationwide and around the world. We are proud to present this championship and to be the official accounting, tax and business consulting firm of The PGA of America.

ING Spring Conference Features Media Attendees With Cumulative Circulation Of Nearly 4 Million, Plus TV & Radio

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LAKE MARY, FL – Companies that register for the 18th Annual ING Spring Conference May 27-31 in Atlantic City, NJ, will be spending time and showing product to contributors to publications with a cumulative circulation of nearly 4 million readers. And that number does not include freelance writers, Internet media, and the numerous TV and radio shows in attendance.

This annual gathering of golf media and companies from all corners of the golf industry is open to anyone in the golf business and media, and is conducted by the non-profit International Network of Golf. Visit www.inggolf.com for more information.

National media like Golfing, Golf Digest, The Golf Channel, Golfweek and possibly others join regional and niche media from around the continent for four days of mixing with company executives, association leaders and their peers.

Among the companies who have registered to take advantage of this opportunity are: Adams Golf, French Lick Resort & Spa, Gel Putters, GolfOrlando, Golfpac Travel, International Amateur Tour, International Pairs, Jack Nicklaus Apparel, Jackets Required, John Daly Wines, Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday, National Hole-In-One, Nike Golf, Oceana Naturals, PGA Golf Exhibitions, PGA Village, Plantation Resort & Spa, Player’s Pass, Powerbilt, Razor Golf, Sunbuster, TaylorMade-adidas Golf, Trion: Z, Visit Wales. And there are still openings for companies that need exposure.

The first opportunity for product exposure comes opening night at the host hotel, the Sheraton at the Atlantic City Convention Center. It is the Opening Night Expo and Orientation. Companies, resorts, destinations and others will exhibit in a casual, tabletop display as attendees stroll the hall, which also features food & beverage stations. Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority sponsors the event.

Next comes the One-On-One Appointment Show, in which exhibitors have over a dozen 15-minute meetings with media members of their choice. That is followed by the ING Demo Lab at the Marriott Seaview Resort, where equipment or training companies display products to be tested by attendees. And for apparel companies, the ING Fashion Show’s runway will shine a spotlight on the new trends.

There are lots of other elements to the four-day event. Education is always a focus at ING conferences. This year it starts with The State Of The Industry panel on Wednesday morning. Panel participants include: Joe Steranka, CEO, PGA of America; Steve Mona, CEO, World Golf Foundation; Mike Hughes, Executive Director, National Golf Course Owners Association. Libba Galloway, Deputy Commissioner of the LPGA; and representatives from the USGA and a major golf equipment manufacturer. Moderator will be Adam Schupak, Senior Writer for Golfweek.

That panel is one of several educational workshops that have been created to help individuals improve their professional skills, increase knowledge of the industry and elevate their companies or careers. Other sessions include:

Small Groups Topics Breakfast, in which experts in various occupations will share secrets of success with their tablemates over breakfast;

Media Roundtable, during which members of the media share opinions and information about various topics affecting today’s media;

Marketing Roundtable, a session during which business executives, marketing professionals and promoters interact about their marketing, advertising and PR challenges in today’s business climate;

Tried, Tested & True, a new session in which several new marketing and promotion ideas will be presented by individuals and dissected by a panel of experts.

Several golf events will be conducted, including the International Pairs World Qualifier at Atlantic City Country Club. A two-player team that wins this 18-hole net points competition will represent ING and the USA in the International Pairs World Finals in Scotland in September, an expenses-paid trip.

Also a Scramble and a skills challenge will be conducted at Marriott’s Seaview Resort & Spa, and the Durland Cup at Blue Herron Pines Golf Club.

At that event, eGolfScore will provide real-time wireless scoring, and National Hole-In-One Association will host a $10,000 hole-in-one contest.

Those interested in attending may do so by visiting www.inggolf.com and clicking on Spring Conference. An electronic registration process is available. For more information on ING, call 407-328-0500, ext. 4.

COMPLETELY REVISED VERSION OF AWARD-WINNING BEST SELLER

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MIAMI, FL—Every golfer knows the problem—on the course you run into a rules situation that leaves you and your playing companions unsure how to proceed. You only have a few minutes, if not seconds, to find the correct solution. Well, help has arrived. The completely revised, pocket-sized “Golf Rules Quick Reference 2008-2011” provides instant help in clearing up hazy situations involving the often-confusing Rules of Golf.

 

The handy, plastic-coated flip guide answers every rules question at a glance, as each rules situation is illustrated.

 

“The fact is, most golfers, including many tour professionals, don’t have a thorough knowledge of all of the Rules of Golf, other than the basics,” says Yves C. Ton-That, “Golf Rules Quick Reference 2008-2011” author and an international rules official for more than 10 years. “The ‘Golf Rules Quick Reference’ provides quick answers to rules questions thanks to its 170 illustrations and easy-to-understand language instead of dry, legal verbiage nobody understands. Storing ‘Golf Rules Quick Reference’ in your golf bag will enable you to avoid embarrassment and arguments, and will also allow you to take full advantage of the various relief procedures and free drops you weren’t aware of before.”

 

The user-friendly booklet, written in easy-to-understand English, is organized into eight sections, just as a course is layed out,  among them “Tee,” “Fairway and Rough”, “Bunker,” “Water Hazard” and “Green.” This must-have guide belongs in every golfer’s bag because its numerous relief procedures help save strokes and prevent arguments among players. In fact, the especially innovative overview chart on the last page answers 80 percent of golfers’ questions—without even having to flip open the booklet!

 

Ton-That spent four years developing the original “Golf Rules Quick Reference Stroke Play Guide.” It’s no wonder it became an instant success and has sold more than 250,000 copies. In 2008 it will be available in more than 20 languages.

 

 

Multiple Awards

 

After being voted the second-best new product at the 2004 PGA Merchandise Show, the world’s largest golf convention, the original “Golf Rules Quick Reference ” has just won another award—the “GOLF EUROPE Product Award” for being the second-best new “Accessories”-category product for the 2008 season at the GOLF EUROPE 2007 trade show.

 

The original edition has also received other awards, endorsements and favorable reviews by a number of publications, players and organizations, including Golf Digest, PGA Tour Partners, World Golf Hall of Famer Gary Player and Golf Channel. In fact, Golf Digest says the booklet is “the best effort yet to decipher the … Rules of Golf,” while members of PGA Tour Partners magazine give the guide 9 points out of 10.

 

The new edition

The author has entirely revised and updated “Golf Rules Quick Reference” to include the new rules that take effect on Jan. 1, 2008. The updated “Golf Rules Quick Reference 2008-2011” will be available on January 1, 2008 in bookstores and golf shops, or by going to www.golfrules2008.com.  The 2008 edition’s most important changes include:

 

–Conforms to the new 2008-2011 Rules of Golf

–48 pages (the original edition had 40)

–More than 170 illustrations (previously 36). Every scenario in the book is illustrated for solutions at a glance

–Includes the rules for both stroke and match play (previously only stroke play)

 

“We are extremely grateful for the countless rave reviews of our previous books that simplify the Rules of Golf in language all golfers can understand,” Ton-That says. “I am confident the completely updated “Golf Rules Quick Reference 2008-2011” will not only surpass our previous publications in popularity, but also become an indispensable tool in every golfer’s bag.”

 

“Golf Rules Quick Reference 2008-2011. A practical guide for use on the course” by Yves C. Ton-That, 48 pages, 170-plus full-color illustrations, plastic coated, spiral binding, Artigo Publishing, 1st edition 2008, ISBN 978-3-909596-16-4, $9.95/£6.99.

Available in 2008 in Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Vietnamese. More versions are currently being translated.

 

The website for Golf Rules Quick Reference 2008 – 2011 is www.golfrulesmadeeasy.com.

David Leadbetter Signs Multi-Year Agreement

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April 23, 2008

 

David Leadbetter Signs Multi-Year Agreement

With Wilhelmina Artist Management

 

CHAMPIONSGATE, Florida — David Leadbetter,—the world’s No. 1 golf instructor and coach to countless tour professionals worldwide, including newly crowned 2008 Masters champion Trevor Immelman—announces he has signed a multi-year agreement with Wilhelmina Artist Management of New York City.

 

Wilhelmina Artist Management, a division of Wilhelmina International, will represent David Leadbetter as his exclusive worldwide agent relative to all appearances, endorsements and licensing businesses. Additionally, Wilhelmina will manage the business affairs and growth strategy for the David Leadbetter Golf Academies in North America, the premier brand for golf instruction throughout the world, as well as manage Leadbetter’s contractual relationship with IMG.

 

“I am extremely pleased and excited to be associated with such a superior agency,” says Leadbetter, whose announcement comes close on the heels of his longtime student Immelman’s wire-to-wire victory at the Masters. “We are developing a comprehensive plan for Academy development and future growth, and I’m sure Wilhelmina’s assistance and guidance with this new expansion will be very successful.”

 

In 1998, as an innovator in the industry, Wilhelmina Models became the first fashion company to develop a specific division to exclusively represent premier talent in the worlds of music, sports and entertainment. Today, that division called Wilhelmina Artist Management, is one of the industry’s finest, with a roster that includes Fergie, Natasha Bedingfield, Heather Graham, Amy Smart and Justin Chambers, among others.

 

Wilhelmina Artist Management creates, develops and manages celebrity-powered campaigns, product lines, private brand licensing, endorsements, sponsorships, talent appearances and corporate entertainment strategies.

 

“Wilhelmina is proud and honored to represent David Leadbetter, one of the legends in the golf world, and we are equally as honored to manage his Academies in North America,” says Dieter Esch, Chairman Wilhelmina Artist Management, which measurably extends brand relevance and increases brand loyalty to targeted audiences. “The purpose of this transaction is to further improve the Leadbetter brand worldwide and expand the Academy business.”

 

Leadbetter is the author of seven books that have sold more than two million copies, has written and produced more than a dozen DVDs and is the designer of several golf training aids that have sold well over a million units worldwide. Leadbetter—an honorary member and Professional Golfers’ Association Master Professional, Golf Channel Instruction Editor and Golf Digest Teaching Professional—boasts a clientele that includes the cream of the crop of the world’s finest tour professionals, including four players who have held the No. 1 spot in the Official World Golf Ranking. Over the past 30 years his players have amassed more than a dozen Major Championship titles—with Immelman becoming the latest—and more than 100 individual worldwide tournament victories. His coaching has spanned three decades, and he often has been recognized as the “man who invented the golf instruction industry.”

 

Leadbetter is known worldwide as the “master of the art of teaching the golf swing.” His unmatched experience and keen sense for utilizing emerging technologies to evolve his time-tested teaching methods and game-improvement products and services assures that David Leadbetter Enterprises and David Leadbetter Golf Academies will continue to play a major role in the growth of the modern-day golf industry.

ALLGOLFTV is now broadcasting several commercials showcasing innovative and state of the art Golf products.

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Several New and Proven Golf products are now available through ALLGOLFTV (www.ALLGOLFTV.com), complete with commercials and links to those company’s websites.   Our efforts to become the one stop shop for everything Golf is being realized at an amazing rate.  Some of the companies that joined our network include:

 

The ProPlay Glove & Grip Fitting System

 

The ProPlay Glove & Grip Fitting System is an easy to use and learn “playing aid” that combines individually-sized grips and gloves with matching indicator lines on both to ensure a perfect and consistent grip swing after swing.  It’s Easy - simply match the glove line to the grip line, glove thumbpad to the grip thumbpad and align bottom hand fingers with the “V” line on the grip.  The size of the glove is relative to the thickness of the grip so the system automatically puts the correct grip dimensions into your hand.  Swing away with a perfect grip. Conforms to USGA Rules. 

 

KZG Custom Fit Golf Equipment

 

The goal of KZG is to provide golfers worldwide with the best performing custom fit golf equipment. The company’s proprietary and patented golf equipment when properly fitted by a professional clubfitter simply cannot be beat.

The KZG Solution:
KZG offers a wide range of award-winning golf club models to suit the different skill, strength, size, preferences and budgets of golfers, whether they are a touring professional or a beginner. KZG equipment is only available through bona fide professional clubfitters who truly know how to fit equipment, thus assuring each golfer perfect fitted clubs guaranteed to improve their game. 

COMPLETELY REVISED VERSION OF AWARD-WINNING BEST SELLER

‘GOLF RULES QUICK REFERENCE’

 

Every golfer knows the problem—on the course you run into a rules situation that leaves you and your playing companions unsure how to proceed. You only have a few minutes, if not seconds, to find the correct solution. Well, help has arrived. The completely revised, pocket-sized “Golf Rules Quick Reference 2008-2011” provides instant help in clearing up hazy situations involving the often-confusing Rules of Golf.

 

The handy, plastic-coated flip guide answers every rules question at a glance, as each rules situation is illustrated.

 

About ALLGOLFTV:

 

ALLGOLFTV is an Interactive Internet TV Station devoted to the WORLD of Golf.  AGTV incorporates TV quality passive video streaming with a host of Interactive features such as LIVE Chat, On Demand Programming, Pay Per View, Personal Profiles, and Links to current News and our Sponsors.  In addition, AGTV will be implementing a virtual Shopping Cart and access to Digital Books within the next few weeks.

 

For information on working with ALLGOLFTV, please email Eileen Luttrell at Eileen@AllGolfTV.com

ALLGOLFTV and GREENFEES launching contest for Geeky Golf Girls

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Inspired by motivational speaker and professor Randy Pausch, Gerry Kirkpatrick, founder of GreenFees (www.greenfees.com) has partnered with Eileen Luttrell of ALLGOLFTV to launch a nationwide contest for High School girls to compete for a chance at being involved in a national campaign aimed at the world of junior golf and the golf apparel industry.  The winner will have their video creation presented on ALLGOLFTV and will be introduced to several Golf Apparel companies and then have an opportunity to win a scholarship sponsored by Wi-Fi TV.

 

Contestants are to visit www.ALICE.org and create a video presentation complete with sound and visual effects.  The video should be centered around young people and golf apparel.  It should be captivating and creative. 

 

Video submissions should be emailed to Eileen Luttrell at Eileen@AllGolfTV.com or Gerry Kirkpatrick at Gerry@greenfees.com and be submitted no later than May 15th, 2008.

ALLGOLFTV featuring Business Golf with Hilary Bruggen Fordwich

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ALLGOLFTV (www.ALLGOLFTV.com) continues to add compelling content to its daily line up.  Hilary Bruggen Fordwich has been regarded as an international business wiz and is an expert in melding business and golf.

 

www.strelmark.com

 

Hilary has interviewed the likes of Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and Gary Player and has conducted numerous seminars on the art of conducting business on the greens.  Because golf is one of the most powerful business-building tools, she has created an extensive and unique set of professional development business golf programs and consulting services. This division of her company is gaining in national and regional recognition with such honors as the 2005 McLean Chamber Award for Most Innovative Company.

 

Several of Hilary’s interviews are news segments are now available on ALLGOLFTV and can be seen at anytime through our On Demand menu.  The value that Hilary’s work provides is tremendous and helps to enhance the image that ALLGOLFTV is working to establish.

 

Currently ALLGOLFTV is offering FREE broadcast of select Golf related videos and commercials through May 31st 2008.  Please contact Eileen Luttrell, President and CEO via email at Eileen@AllGolfTV.com

Wild World of Sports coming to ALLGOLFTV

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Another exciting development for ALLGOLFTV (www.ALLGOLFTV.com) this week involves the talents of Howdy Letzring, the Founder and Chairman of the Wild World of Sports (www.proamtour.com) .

 

Howdy Letzring has been filming Corporate Golf events for 20 years and provides a wonderful and valuable service to the corporations that utilize his services.  Not only does he create an entertaining and memorable showcase of the events, but he helps to provide a valuable marketing tool for his Clients and now some of those productions will be available for viewing on ALLGOLFTV.

 

WWS has filmed events for over 400 companies within the Fortune 500. The company has been the subject of feature stories on the “Today Show” and “Good Morning America,” and has received editorial coverage in such notable publications as Business Week, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, plus Sports Illustrated and Advertising Age magazine. Howdy Letzring has proven to be Corporate America’s most welcome “infiltrator.”

 

The Buick Invitational, Ford Championship at Doral, Honda Classic, BellSouth Classic, The Heritage ,The Shell Houston Open, The Legends of Golf, The Wachovia Championships, ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic, The First Tee Open @ Pebble Beach, The Charles Schwab Champions Cup, The PGA Tour Championship, are several professional tournaments WWS has covered in 2004-2005.

 

ALLGOLFTV is excited to be working with the talented Howdy Letzring now and for future Original productions exclusive to ALLGOLFTV. 

 

About ALLGOLFTV:

 

ALLGOLFTV is an Interactive Internet TV Station devoted to the WORLD of Golf.  AGTV incorporates TV quality passive video streaming with a host of Interactive features such as LIVE Chat, On Demand Programming, Pay Per View, Personal Profiles, and Links to current News and our Sponsors.  In addition, AGTV will be implementing a virtual Shopping Cart and access to Digital Books within the next few weeks.

 

For information on working with ALLGOLFTV, please email Eileen Luttrell at Eileen@AllGolfTV.com