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GOLF NEWS & NOTES: FORMER BEN HOGAN EXECS BUY APPAREL CO.

          Former Ben Hogan Co. execs Mike Godwin and Elgin Berry     are leading a Ft. Worth-based group that has purchased     Duckster, maker of golf rain gear, shirts and hats, from the     IA-based DeLong Co., according to Dan Piller of the FT.     WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed.      Duckster has sales and executive offices in Ft. Worth.      Godwin, the new company president, said he expects about $6M     in sales for FY '98 (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 8/14).          NEWS & NOTES: Cohn & Wolfe PR will sponsor '97 National     PGA Club Pro Champion Bruce Zabriski at this week's '97 PGA     Championship at Winged Foot Country Club (Cohn & Wolfe).     ...Buick, the PGA Tour and CNN will feature the "Buick     presents The Official PGA Tour Shot of the Week" to air     twice each Tuesday on CNN and CNN "Headline News," and at     various times on Tuesday's and Wednesday's on CNN/SI, CNNfn     and the CNN Airport Network.  The weekly shot will be     selected by PGA Tour Productions (Buick Golf).

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