Sports Business News

The Mitsubishi Electric Classic, a PGA TOUR Champions event played at TPC Sugarloaf, announced Monte Ortel as tournament director.

USA Triathlon announced its 2017 Race Director Symposium, to be held Jan. 20-22 in Dallas, Texas.

The sale of AstroTurf to SportGroup Holdings has closed, creating arguably the largest outdoor sports surfacing company in the world.

Henri Fourrier, Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, has earned the Certified Destination Management Executive designation.

USGreentech, the company that develops non-rubber infills for sports turf applications, promoted Valerie Webster to role of president.

Those who manage sports compexes will want to know the Deep South Turf Expo is moving confidently into its second year in 2016.

PGA of America has named leading competitive energy and services company Constellation its “Official Energy Provider and Sustainability Partner.”

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, announced a three-year extension of its partnership with Little League International.

The Dallas Marathon board announced Paul Lambert, a longtime runDisney executive, as the new President of the Dallas Marathon.

The NCAA Woman of the Year selection committee has named the top 30 honorees for the 2016 Woman of the Year Award.