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NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2005
News & Notes
Industry News | New Products
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SofTee Restarts Manufacturing Operations
After halting production of its Fairway Series golf mat earlier this year, SofTee Manufacturing LLC has restarted manufacturing operations. The company reports that problems with its primary turf vendor resulted in a shortage of the woven nylon turf needed to manufacture the mats, and the company opted not to use knitted or tufted turf as an alternate surface. “A woven product holds up much better around the tee holes,” says Tom Moore, owner of the Southport, N.C.-based company. SofTee has since resolved its vendor issues and will continue to use woven nylon turf. “We are ramping up production to have mats in customers’ hands by the end of the year,” says sales manager David Moore.
Contact SofTee at 910-253-4503, or visit the company online at www.softeemfg.com.
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Golf Industry Show Moves to Atlanta
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) and the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) have moved the 2006 Golf Industry Show and their respective education conferences to Atlanta. The conferences and trade show were to be in New Orleans in accordance with an east-central-west rotation of Orlando-New Orleans-Anaheim/San Diego. This is the second time the event has been relocated. After Hurricane Katrina, the event was moved to Houston. Show organizers say that city is now unable to deliver on previously agreed upon services, prompting the move to Atlanta. The dates of the 2006 event remain the same: the GCSAA Education Conference, Feb. 6-11; the NGCOA Solutions Summit, Feb. 7-10; and the Golf Industry Show, Feb. 9-11. GCSAA and NGCOA plan to return to New Orleans in 2009 as part of the regular rotation.
For more information on the 2006 events, go online to www.golfindustryshow.com.
Industry Veteran Forms Consultancy
Donald C. Nelson, owner of the former SGD Golf Co., has started a new consultancy, PRG Co., specializing in the miniature golf, driving range and family entertainment center industries. A veteran of the family entertainment business since 1961, Nelson has owned and operated recreational facilities in addition to serving at the helm of SGD, which was sold to Pareto Golf earlier this year. In the three years prior to its acquisition, SGD posted a 20 percent growth in sales. Under the PRG banner, Nelson will advise new enterprises as well as existing businesses.
Call PRG at 330-350-0083, or e-mail donnelson@prgcompany.com.
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Sponsored Sports Dome Opens in Iowa
Orthopaedic Specialists P.C., a physician group for the Quad Cities’ hockey, minor league baseball and arena football teams, has signed on as sponsor of a new domed multiuse sports center between Des Moines and Chicago that includes the area’s only indoor driving range. Opened in August, the 76,000-square-foot Orthopaedic Specialists Sports Complex includes a 47-station, two-tiered driving range and a Players Turf International synthetic turf field for soccer, flag football and softball play. The 70-foot-tall dome was designed and installed by Air Structures American Technologies of Rye Brook, N.Y.
Exclusive Range Users Number 6.2M
About 4.9 million adults and 1.3 million juniors (ages 5 to 17) are estimated to have been involved in golf exclusively at practice facilities in 2004, reports the National Golf Foundation. But about half of these dabblers (47 percent) report visiting a range only one time during the year. The average number of range visits is 3.1.
Source: NGF
Detroit Radiant: Still Hot After 50 Years
OThis year marks Detroit Radiant Products Co.’s 50th year exclusively manufacturing gas-fired infrared heating products. Headquartered in Warren, Mich., Detroit Radiant Products maintains manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the world.
Detroit Radiant Products offers a diverse line of high- and low-intensity radiant heaters, with the DR Series dating back to the 1950s. This full line of tube heaters satisfies heating requirements for industrial, commercial, agricultural and residential applications, and offers features such as coated radiant tubes with slip-fit connectors, highly polished reflector material and an advanced burner design.
The award-winning HL Series offers additional operational benefits of two-stage heating. As the pioneers of two-stage technology, Detroit Radiant Products offers solutions for a variety of hard-to-heat applications. Benefits include reduced on/off cycles, increased fuel savings, design flexibility and improved comfort levels.
Detroit Radiant’s products are constructed for reliable and efficient operation. Local factory representatives, toll-free support and web site assistance are among the many tools available to support customers before and after installation.
For a free, no-obligation analysis, or to find out more about Detroit Radiant Products’ offerings, call 800-222-1100 or visit them online at www.reverberray.com.
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Mini-Miniature Golf Course Saves Space
Adventure Golf Services of Traverse City, Mich., has added a lower-priced portable miniature golf course to its line of modular courses and putting greens. A compact version of the company’s Mini Links course, the nine-hole Mini Links Jr. can be installed in 1,400 to 1,600 square feet. The golf holes, varying in length from 12 to 16 feet, are assembled using compression-molded plastic panels made from 100 percent recycled materials. The 7-pound interlocking panels overlap each other from the top and the bottom and bolt together. Laser-cut carpet fits the exact pattern of each hole and aligns with the course’s molded edge.
For more product information, call Adventure Golf Services at 231-922-8166, or visit the company’s web site, www.adventureandfun.com.
Send your news and information on new products to info@golfrangetimes.com.
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