Golfdom, February 2018

Starter NEWS NOTES AND QUOTES NEWS TES HAVINGYOUR GOLF AND YOUR GOLF CHANNEL TOO NEW GOLF CAR TECHNOLOGY AIMS TO RECONNECT THE GOLFER TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD One Arizona golf course and a World Golf Hall of Fame golfer are taking a different approach to the whole golf takes too long to play conundrum The Westin Kierland Golf Club in Scottsdale has installed Shark Experience a new technology that enhances the on course experience to its golf fleet of Club Cars These cars now include high definition touchscreen displays and built in speakers with Bluetooth connectivity Golfers at Kierland Golf Club now will be able to enjoy streaming music via Slacker Radio live sports highlights news and entertainment in addition to tips from Greg Norman dynamic yardage information and more It has always been our contention that its not the length of time it takes to play but instead the amount of time to play the game competing with other golfer interests says Bruce Lange managing director The Westin Kierland Resort Spa Bringing music video and eventually televised sporting events to the course allows the player to multi task so they wont have to give up some of their favorite pastimes Last November the partnership between Greg Norman Co Verizon GPSi and Club Car unveiled Shark Experience Kierland GC is one of only a handful of clubs in the United States to have this new technology In 2018 the Experience will add features such as hole in one technology food and beverage ordering Shot Tracer and more The golf industry has been starved for real innovation that encourages real change for real growth and we believe Shark Experience is the answer says Greg Norman For more information on the Shark Experience visit sharkexperience com With more channels and better sound the new Shark Experience screens can take golfers from the big game to Biggie Smalls 8 Golfdom February 2018 Golfdom com PHOTO COURTESY SHARK EXPERIENCE ISTOCK COM WELLGLAD USA USA WINGATE JOINS SOLU CAL USA Murray Wingate has joined Solu Cal USA as a senior territory manager for the companys line of enhanced calcium and humic acid soil amendments He previously spent 25 years at Lebanon Seaboard Corp in roles encompassing sales management product development marketing and international business Wingates territory will include the southern United States Asia South America and the Caribbean Solu Cal and Wingate have previously been connected through work with the national non profit Project Evergreen of which Wingate is a board member Solu Cal provides lime and gypsum products to the industry and is experiencing rapid growth in new distributors in international markets Solu Cal products are formulated with organic humic fulvic acid technology which enhances a plants ability to convert vital nutrients into an available form for plant uptake and soil pH adjustment For more information about Solu Cal visit solu cal com BATTERY POWER THOMAS SUCCEEDS ELDER AT TROJAN BATTERY Trojan Battery Co has announced the appointment of Neil Thomas as president and CEO for Trojan Battery succeeding Jeff Elder who will be retiring Thomas joins Trojan following a career with Wayne Fueling Systems where he most recently served as CEO In that role Thomas was responsible for repositioning Wayne as a technology company focused on retail fueling equipment and services This is an exciting time for Trojan Battery particularly with the increased global demand for cost effective and reliable energy storage solutions as many industries transition to new technologies to meet customer needs Thomas said I look forward to leveraging my experience to work alongside the talented and experienced team at Trojan to expand the companys existing business and to position Trojan for future global growth A GOOD WALK SPOILED By Seth JoneS Editor in Chief