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Sun Country Golf is exploring sale of its printed edition and is pressing forward with a web-only business model to book tee times for golf in New Mexico and other golf destinations.

Publishers Dan Vukelich and Ken Adams announced the move in the May-June 2010 edition of the magazine, which can be viewed online by clicking on the magazine cover to the right.

SCG will focus the company’s attention on golf tee-time bookings for local golfers and golf-concierge services for visiting golfers. Sun Country Golf will strive to be a “one-stop shopping” site for the best deals in golf in New Mexico.

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Phil Jimenez, a veteran ad sales executive, has signed on as Sun Country Golf’s advertising sales representative.

“We’re excited about our new relationship with Phil, who brings a depth of sales experience to the magazine that can help it grow,” said Ken Adams, Sun Country Golf’s co-publisher and business manager.

Jimenez has worked with Prime Time Publishing, American General Media and Citadel Broadcasting in Albuquerque, and at broadcast outlets and publications in Idaho, South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida.

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Sandia High and recent University of Denver graduate, Katie Kempter has advanced through the first sectional qualifier in LPGA Q School.

The Arnold Palmer and Dinah Shore courses in Mission Hills Rancho Mirage, Calif., pared the 139 contestants down to the top 30 finishers and ties who will move on to the final stage held in December at the LPGA International courses in Dayton Beach, Fla.

Kempter carded a2-over par 290 for the four-round event (77-70-74-69).  “It was a rough start, but I got the job done” Kempter said of her efforts which allow her to sit out the next sectional event.

She is the daughter of UNM Chamoionship Men’s Association player Chris Kempter. Katie Kempter recently caddied for teacher and mentor Bill Harvey at the Sun Country Players’ Championship at Isleta Eagle Golf Course.

The LPGA “Q-School” final includes the top 30 players and ties from the two sectional tournaments held on either coast, current LPGA professionals who did not earn enough to maintain their status, and top money winners from the Futures Tour.  The top 20 players following 90 holes of play will earn their full player exemption with the LPGA for the 09-10 tournament season.

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Sun Country Golf Online has expanded its services to Sun Country golfers with regular listings of the top-dressing/aeration schedules for many of the region’s courses.

To check whether the course you’re thinking of playing is undergoing maintenance, visit our “All Events” page and scroll down to the bottom, or click on Local Golf Courses

As maintenance dates draw near, they’ll also rotate into view on this page.

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Want to win a stay at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa, golf at Twin Warriors and Santa Ana golf clubs or a dinner at the Prairie Star Restaurant?

Tell us the names of the oldest and youngest winners of the British Open.

Send your answers in an e-mail to Contest@suncountrygolf.com with:

1. Your name

2. Your U.S. Postal Service mailing address.

Get it to us by Monday, August 17, the day after the 2009 PGA Championship, and you’re entered.

Winners of the top three prizes will be drawn from all entrants submitting the correct answer(s), with their complete mailing addresses by the entry deadline.

For details, see the current issue of Sun Country Golf, available on newsstands now.

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