by Joe Wieczorek | Aug 21, 2016 | Press Releases
(Winter Springs, FL) – Turf Life, the brand that salutes the consumer and industry “players” everywhere whose lives involve turf, announced today that they are now accepting nominations for their Servin’ Turf Award for September 2016. The Servin’ Turf Award (a word play on Surf & Turf) honors and celebrates a Turf Industry Professional, Facility or Organization that has gone above and beyond to create and/or maintain an outstanding and sustainable turf environment. The award is presented each month. In August the Servin’ Turf Award was presented to Mirimichi Green. About Mirimichi Green Mirimichi Green offers products and services for businesses striving to be cost effective while being environmentally responsible. Their history is growing turf in poor soils. Their goal is to rebuild the soil and then curb the effort it takes to maintain professional landscapes. Using a life-cycle-cost approach, they have developed a series of industry-specific offerings that provide solutions, which are affordable, practical, and adhere to the quality associated with the brand. Their products and services are designed to uphold the following standards: Be effective and sustainable Help further the green transition Offer a bridge to more responsible methods Educate consumers Help consumers set reasonable goals for their own sustainable practices Make good quality sustainable products easily accessible to the average consumer A pledge to reinvest back into our communities and environment “Turf is an essential part of the world,” said Terrie Purdum, Founding Farmer of Turf Life, Inc. “There are nearly 50 million acres of grass in the U.S. and we need to start recognizing the men and women in this industry and the amazing work...
by Joe Wieczorek | Aug 20, 2016 | Press Releases
(Cincinnati, OH) – August 16, 2016 – Precision Pro Golf’s new GPS GOLF BAND is the future of distance. It is the thinnest, lightest, most comfortable GPS wearable available and has caught the attention of independent reviewers from three of the largest golf platforms around, Golf Digest Stix, GolfWRX.com and Hacker’s Paradise, just to mention a few. On August 3rd, Golf Digest Stix featured the GPS Golf Band, Mike Stachura of Golf Digest wrote: “Not all golfers want to wear a GPS watch to play golf, especially if they don’t wear a watch in the first place. One alternative available in the GPS watch landscape is the Precision Pro GPS Band. Weighing just 1.2 ounces or well less than half of traditional golf GPS watches, the less bulky Precision Pro GPS Band brings GPS course information for some 35,000 preloaded courses.” Click on the link to see the GPS Band featured in Golf Digest Stix Evan Bartley of GolfWRX.com had this to say in his review of Precision Pro’s GPS Golf Band, “I recently had the opportunity to test the Precision Pro GPS Golf Band, although I normally don’t use GPS-style rangefinders on the course. I usually prefer to use a laser rangefinder, because it gives precise distances to targets I choose rather than specific targets already chosen for me. However, the features on this band proved very useful and provided distances that were right on par with a laser rangefinder. The band is also very compact and light enough (about 1 oz.) so that it didn’t interfere with my swing.” James Miles of Hacker’s Paradise was impressed with...
by Joe Wieczorek | Aug 10, 2016 | Press Releases
(RANCHO CUCAMONGA) – Nexbelt Tour Staff Professional, Jim Furyk, made history on the PGA TOUR this past weekend at the Travelers Championship held at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, CT. Following a round of 72 on Saturday, Furyk went to the range at TPC River Highlands to try and fix a swing issue that had him frustrated and perplexed. “I felt like someone else leaped into my body and was making the swing,” Furyk said of his round. “I wasn’t hitting the ball solid. I think I hit 12 drivers yesterday, hit the ball in the fairway five times. That’s just not — that’s not my — that’s my strength, so to turn that around and make it a weakness is the reason I shot a couple over par.” Furyk made a call to the only swing instructor he’s ever worked with: his dad, Mike Furyk. Jim spoke to his dad and sent him a video of his swing. After working on a shorter backswing, it appeared that a “fix” had been found. “I looked at [the video] and was kind of a little shocked at how short it looked,” Furyk said. “The club was probably more in that position. I sent it off to my dad and said, does this look too short, and he looked at it and said, not at all. In fact, he said a couple nice things to me, you look like you’re really in good balance. It looks like everything is working together a lot better than what you were explaining before. He said, I think it looks great. With this new...
by Joe Wieczorek | Aug 4, 2016 | Press Releases
(Winter Springs, FL) – Turf Life, the brand that salutes the consumer and industry “players” everywhere whose lives involve turf, announced today that they have selected Mirimichi Green to receive its new Servin’ Turf Award for August 2016. The Servin’ Turf Award (a word play on Surf & Turf) honors and celebrates a Turf Industry Professional, Facility or Organization that has gone above and beyond to create and/or maintain an outstanding and sustainable turf environment. “We’re very excited about honoring Mirimichi Green with our very first Servin’ Turf Award,” said Terrie Purdum, Founding Farmer of Turf Life, Inc. “The environmentally friendly products they’ve developed have set a whole new standard for the Turf Industry. They’re the epitome of what the Servin’ Turf Award is all about.” Nominations for the Servin’ Turf Award can be made via e-mail to t.purdum@yahoo.com or by calling Terrie Purdum at (321) 765-4215. The Servin’ Turf Award is presented monthly. The Mirimichi Green Story When Justin Timberlake & his family became the owners of what is now Mirimichi golf course in Memphis, Tennessee they were determined to make it environmentally friendly and open to the public. The name Mirimichi was chosen for its Native American meaning: “place of happy retreat.” This name evolved from the belief that a golf course is a type of sanctuary, and that the game of golf has a rhythm that is a part of the nature that surrounds it. A renovation in 2009 resulted in an award-winning eco-golf course featuring 7400 yards of championship golf overflowing with natural beauty. It is the first golf course in the USA to receive...
by Joe Wieczorek | Jul 25, 2016 | Press Releases
Farmingdale, NY – GustBuster, the World’s Smartest Umbrella, is ALWAYS relevant and ALWAYS newsworthy. GustBuster’s unique wind-release technology and superior craftsmanship have been making headlines for years, and guess what…they’ve just done it again! The May 2016 issue of Golf Digest Magazine has hit the newsstands and its official…GustBuster has received the Editor’s Choice award for Best Golf Umbrella! http://www.golfdigest.com/story/best-golf-umbrella About the Editors’ Choice Awards – Golf Digest’s Complete Guide to The Golf Lifestyle It started 50 years ago when Golf Digest named America’s 200 Toughest Golf Courses, and it evolved into what has become the definitive measure of quality in architecture: America’s 100 Greatest Courses. Golfers have looked to Golf Digest’s rankings as the complete service guide for best public courses, resorts and destinations from the 50 states to around the globe. Our individual rankings from Best Teachers to Best Clubfitters have proved an invaluable tool for players trying to work on their game or get equipment suited to their swing. Golf Digest’s Annual Hot List, launched in 2004, is universally considered by golfers and the industry as the ultimate review of golf clubs and balls in the marketplace. Now, for the first time, we extend our service franchise into rating the best of everything in the total golf lifestyle….we’re proud to reveal the inaugural Golf Digest Editors’ Choice awards. “We’re very excited to be recognized by the editors of Golf Digest Magazine and to receive the Editors’ Choice Award for Best Golf Umbrella,” said Steve Asman, President of GustBuster Umbrellas. “Golfers worldwide have always looked to Golf Digest for advice and recommendations on what equipment they should...
