Sacred Heart University Event and More!

Last week marked very productive week for the Play Golf Designs brand. Many of the professionals were out competing and some even caught red eye flights to represent PGD at a couple charity events across the country.

Nisha Sadekar, CEO of Play Golf Designs, Nicole Hage (Futures Tour) and Candy Hannemann (LPGA) all flew out to Connecticut for the Sacred Heart University fundraiser. The event was a huge success! Nicole did a “Power Drive”, while Candy did a “Beat the Pro” competition. Two pros at one event is a unique concept to incorporate into any charity or corporate outing and PGD offers this and much more.

Also last week 14 of the 22 elite professionals of Play Golf Designs were either playing in the LPGA State Farm Classic (Springfield, IL) or playing in the Duramed Futures Tour Titan Tire Challenge (Marion, Iowa). Kim Hall (San Antonio, TX), just missed making the 36 hole cut with a two-day total of 143 (72,71). Jeanne Cho-Hunicke (Suresnes, France) and Aree Song (Seoul, Korea) also missed the 36 hole cut. All three are in the field this week for the LPGA McDonald’s LPGA Championship in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Coverage begins on the Golf Channel starting Thursday 12:30 PM ET.

Four of the nine Play Golf Designs girls playing in the Duramed Futures Tour Titan Tire Challenge made the 36-hole cut. Nicole Hage (Coral Springs, FL) finished T30, 74-73-72, before hopping on a plane to CT for the Sacred Heart University Event. Also making the cut were the following PGD professionals: Big Break V winner, T30 Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 69-78-72; Road Trip Myrtle Beach Star, T45 Perry Swenson (Charlotte, N.C.) 73-73-75; and Big Break Prince Edward Island contestant, T65 Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 71-78-77.

This week three PGD professionals are up in Canada playing in the CN Women’s Tour event at Cutten Club (Guelph, ON). Courtney Erdman (Altadena, CA) and Amber Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) are both in field this week along with Shayna Mijajima (Maui, Hawaii). Courtney Erdman, contestant on the Big Break Ka’anapali, hopes to follow up her second place finish in Vancouver with a win this week. The winner of any of the CN Women’s Tour events will gain an exemption into the CN Women’s Open in early September.

This week begins one of the Duramed Futures Tour “majors”, The Michelob ULTRA Players Championship (Decatur, IL). In the field are eight PGD professionals: Nicole Hage, Seema Sadekar, Amber and Ashley Prange, Perry Swenson, Chris Brady, Caroline Larsson and Hwanhee Lee.

Concluding the golf wrap-up this week are the following PGD professionals who have advanced past the first stage of US Women’s Open Local Qualifying: Seema Sadekar (Toronto, Canada), Ashley Gomes (Pleasanton, CA), Chris Brady (Charlotte, NC), Blair O’Neal (Scottsdale, AZ), and alternate position Amber Prange (Noblesville, Ind.).

Congrats to all our PGD girls who are making a difference both on and off the course!

PGD In the Media this week:

Her Goal: Stand out in golf, and, in general
Article Featuring PGD Pro Seema Sadekar
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090604/SPORTS/706049917/1008

The CN Women’s Tour Rocks!
Article Featuring PGD Pro Courtney Erdman
http://www.insidegolf.ca/content/view/106988/360/

A Little Flash on the Links
Article Featuring PGD Pro Seema Sadekar
http://duramedfuturestour.com/Entertainment/Features.asp?page=Features/FS052809.ssi

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