From the Desk of Dave Barlow
Welcome to the first installment of the Tour Links Newsletter. We are excited to be bringing you this monthly update to what’s happening with Tour Links around the world, as well as the exciting advancements in our revolutionary technology. From shining the spot light on a featured dealer of the month, to tips and techniques for installation and sales techniques, we hope you find this newsletter informative.

We welcome your story suggestions as well as allowing us to share the photos of your most recent accomplishments, using the Tour Links system, with the rest of the industry and golfing community. 

Best Regards
Dave Barlow
President CSC/Tour Links

  White House Easter Egg Roll
Tour Links Putting Greens was asked to provide two 12 x12 Standard Links Putting greens which were used in the 2010 White House Easter Egg Roll on the south lawn of The White House April 5, 2010.

As part of Mrs. Obama’s initiative to promote health and wellness and reduce childhood obesity, Baby Goes Pro selected Tour Links Putting Greens to be a participating member of this campaign. We arrived at the White House under very tight security and installed several Tour Links putting greens for the event held on Monday April 5, 2010.  “Despite your politics this was a great opportunity for Tour Links and the golf industry as it demonstrates the value of golf as a physical fitness activity” said Barlow. More than 5,000 children received the opportunity to roll a few putts on the greens. Guests included PGA star Anna Rawson, Justin Bieber, Reese Witherspoon and Olympic star Apollo Ono. More Pictures...

Capitol Hill
Creative Sport Concepts/Tour Links Putting Greens was invited by the PGA of America to participate in National Golf Day and the kick off of “We Are Golf” by providing a Tour Links® putting green on Capitol Hill for the day’s activities in our nation’s capital.

On April 28th 2010  our staff at Tour Links built a 15’ x 17’ Designer Series Putting Green on Capitol Hill in the foyer of the Rayburn House Office Building for use by Congress and their staffs while many of golf’s top industry leaders; including the PGA tour, LPGA, PGA of America and the USGA highlighted the strength and the contributions of the golf industry on the nation’s economy.

We were honored to have Ryder Cup Captain Corey Pavin as well as many members of the House of Representatives and the golf industries leaders, take time from their busy schedules to experience the quality of a Tour Links Designer Green.

Once again we demonstrated a Tour Links Green can be built anywhere!

From our dealer Geoff Hiland – Golf Tec Enterprises

During the Bell Micro LPGA our dealer Geoff Hiland installed  a 9 hole Tour Links golf course. Bell Micro, sponsor for the Mobile Alabama LPGA tournament, hosted a VIP reception that was held at the USS Alabama Memorial Park.

Tour Links putting greens were brought in to represent golf and provide entertainment for the VIP guests and executives of Bell Micro as well as members of the LPGA.

Rather than being held on the Alabama as first expected, the event was reassigned to the airplane hanger, most likely for the comfort of their guests as the weather conditions had shortened the Bell Micro Tournament to a 54-hole event.

Another show of versatility by Tour Links!

Dealer Spotlight
Adventure Golf Services

(AGS) is a 30-year old company who uses its In-house miniature golf course design expertise and CAD systems to integrate the Tour Links Panel System into the most creative, unique, and custom projects in the business. The Tour Links Panel System is a great compliment to our full line of miniature golf courses and other sports related products.

We meet the wide spectrum of our client’s needs depending on their budget, space, and type of application. From a replica of the famous St. Andrews course made for The Glenlivet Scotch Company’s national marketing campaign, custom projects on some of the world’s most popular cruise ships, to miniature golf courses (modular/portable), putting greens, and other fun related products.

For information please visit us on the web at www.Adventureandfun.com or call / email 231-922-8166. Scott@adventureandfun.com

Tips and Techniques
In the continuing effort to improve turf installation on the panel system we are constantly experimenting with the techniques to prevent the number one enemy of the installer, wrinkles.

Our testing research here in Florida has shown that when installing a Tour Links green outdoors, pushing all the panels tightly together and installing and stapling the turfs around the perimeter of the panels while both the panels and turfs are the same approximate temperature can greatly reduce the effect of turf shrinking and expanding, which causes wrinkles.

This can only be done when the panels are not secured into the ground; the entire system must be able to grow, but growth will be reduced substantially due to the restriction of the turf.

For a detail description of this process click on the link below:
Tour Links No Gap Installation PDF

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