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Country Club of Whispering Pines: Whispering Pines, North Carolina, club completes the restoration of its Ellis Maples-designed Pines Course. Led by architect Kyle Franz, the renovation includes rebuilt greens featuring Mini-Verde Bermuda grass, updated bunkering, and adjusted fairway angles ahead of its official October opening. DrinkTanks: Bend, Oregon, based drinkware brand debuts its Home Field Collection featuring color-coordinated, game-day-inspired drinkware.

(St. James, Barbados; September22, 2026) – GOLF Magazine (Golf.com) includes Apes Hill Barbados in its newly released list of “Top 100 Golf Resorts” – an aggregation of elite places around the globe where discerning travellers can relish “singular experiences.” Wrote GOLF: “Set 1,000 feet above sea level, the golf resort and community of Apes Hill encompass 475 acres of stunning landscape: deep, winding gullies, coral rock formations and rare sand dunes, highlighted by the Scotland District,...

NORWALK, Conn. (Sept. 22, 2026) – Racquet Sports at the PGA Show returns Jan. 26–29 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando with an expanded 2027 experience for industry professionals, featuring more than 70 participating brands, new networking and product experiences and a new dedicated Racquet Sports Education Program.

(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) – Zinkand Golf Design (ZGD) – led by golf course architect David Zinkand and his more than 25 years of experience designing, managing and shaping projects in the field – has completed The Scurry, a new 12-hole course at Okatie, South Carolina’s Chechessee Creek Club. The course opened for member play on September 1. Rather than using length to create difficulty, The Scurry relies on angles, contours, hazards and choices.

INDIAN WELLS, California – [September 22, 2026] – The Epson Tour today announced a collaboration with Sun Mountain Sports to present a commemorative Sun Mountain x Epson Tour staff bag to each of the 15 players who earn their LPGA Tour cards at the conclusion of the 2026 season at the Epson Tour Championship.

CARMEL, Calif. (Sept. 22, 2026) – Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Santa Lucia Mountains, The Preserve Golf Club—an acclaimed Tom Fazio-designed masterpiece—will host two marquee amateur golf tournaments this October, drawing top talent from around the country. October 15–17, the Stocker Cup, established in 1991, returns to The Preserve to honor Peter Stocker, a visionary real estate developer and founding partner of The Santa Lucia Preserve.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Sept. 22, 2026 – SRIXON® announces the launch of its all-new ZXi RKT Woods family, a complete reimagination of brand’s metalwood lineup engineered to deliver explosive ball speed, refined acoustics, and tour-validated performance for golfers of every skill level.

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 22, 2026 – NBC Sports presents live coverage of the 2026 Presidents Cup from historic Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill., as World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and 2026 U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark lead a United States team seeking an 11th consecutive Presidents Cup victory against an International squad featuring major champions Hideki Matsuyama, Ryan Fox, and Adam Scott. Live weekend coverage begins Saturday, Sept.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Sept. 21, 2026 – Srixon’s J.J. Spaun delivered a fiery closing stretch on Sunday to capture the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club, securing his second victory of the 2026 season and first Rolex Series win of his career. Making his debut appearance at the prestigious event, Spaun finished at 17-under-par after birdieing four of his final five holes to claim one of the DP World Tour’s most coveted titles. “This means so much.

BATAVIA, IL – September 22, 2026 – Tour Edge Golf, a leader in high-performance golf equipment for 40 years, announced a new partnership with NXXT Golf that makes the Tour Edge Exotics golf ball the exclusive Official Golf Ball across the NXXT Faldo Junior Tour and NXXT Women’s Pro Tour. The partnership gives Tour Edge an opportunity to support the next generation of competitive golfers while expanding the presence of its Exotics golf ball in tournament environments throughout the NXXT season.