GM's Cadillac division and the PGA Tour have extended their
relationship through the year 2000. The deal will continue the
Cadillac Senior PGA Tour Series, a group of events within the
Senior Tour in which players compile points for a chance to win
Cadillac vehicles. Cadillac has been involved with the Senior
Tour since '90. ESPN will cover the series (Wes Raynal, DETROIT
NEWS, 1/31).
GOLF POLICE: Callaway Golf has reached a settlement with a
FL-based retailer, Golf Depot, after suing them for selling
"knockoffs" of its Big Bertha club. Callaway obtained a
temporary order last June stopping the sale of the clubs after
using a private detective to buy look-alike clubs at a Golf depot
store (ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, 1/31).
CLUBS, CAMERA, ACTION! If upcoming golf movies -- "Tin Cup"
starring Kevin Costner, and "Happy Gilmore" with Adam Sandler --
are successful, they could start production of a string of golf
films. The current GOLFWEEK notes that Warner Bros., 20th
Century Fox and Crystal Pictures all have scripts ready for other
golf movies (GOLFWEEK, 1/27 issue).
