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Shark Shootout has Norman beaming

Greg Norman has had some anxious moments between losing his TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC Irons title sponsor and finding a new one for his annual Franklin Templeton Shootout.

Turns out that Tiger Woods won the last edition of the Chevron World Challenge. Chevron has decided not to renew its title sponsorship of the tournament that Woods hosts at Sherwood Country Club to benefit his foundation. The company had been the title sponsor for four years. Tournament director Greg McLaughlin says he feels confident that he will be able to find another title sponsor.

The LPGA has announced a new title sponsor for its developmental tour, formerly known as the Futures Tour. Symetra, a Bellevue, Wash.-based provider of employee benefits, annuities and life insurance, has signed a multiyear agreement securing the naming rights for what now will be called the Symetra Tour.

The PGA Tour will be looking for a new title sponsor to keep its tournament at Innisbrook.

The PGA Tour will be looking for a new title sponsor to keep its tournament at Innisbrook. Transitions Optical has decided not to renew as the title sponsor when its four-year contract expires after the 2012 tournament, which is played in March during the Florida Swing. Tour spokesman Ty Votaw says the tour will be looking for another company to step in.

Franklin Templeton, a long-time partner of the PGA Tour’s Shootout tournament, is reprising its role as title sponsor of the event.

Franklin Templeton, a long-time partner of the PGA Tour’s Shootout tournament, is reprising its role as title sponsor of the event.

Brandt Snedeker won the 2011 Heritage in a playoff over Luke Donald. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — RBC Heritage tournament director Steve Wilmot is glad the uncertainty for his PGA Tour event is over, even if his stomach hasn’t fully settled from the nearly two-year search for a title sponsor.

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania, June 29 (Reuters) – The PGA Tour said Wednesday that it has extended its agreement with Barclays Bank to continue as title sponsor of an event in the FedExCup competition despite the uncertain economic climate.

RBC Heritage tournament director Steve Wilmot is glad the uncertainty for his PGA Tour event is over, even if his stomach hasn’t fully settled from the nearly two-year search for a title sponsor.

The Little People’s Golf Championships Association has announced the addition of Titan International as a co-title sponsor of the long-running tournament.

The Little People’s Golf Championships Association has announced the addition of Titan International as a co-title sponsor of the long-running tournament.

The Travelers Companies, Inc. is proud to mark its fifth year as title sponsor of the Travelers Championship, Connecticut’s PGA TOUR event, with expanded opportunities to generate funds for local charities.

The Heritage Classic golf tournament announced Thursday that RBC will serve as its new title sponsor, ensuring the PGA tour will continue to make an annual stop in South Carolina for the next five years.

FedEx Corp. is reprising its role as the long-time title sponsor of the PGA Tour’s Memphis stop, agreeing to headline the St. Jude Classic through 2014.

FedEx Corp. is reprising its role as the long-time title sponsor of the PGA Tour’s Memphis stop, agreeing to headline the St. Jude Classic through 2014.

The Heritage, held annually at Harbour Towns Golf Links in Hilton Head, S.C., and a PGA Tour fixture since 1969, is without a title sponsor and needs to find backing quickly if it hopes to return in 2012.

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