PLAY GOLF AND TENNIS PRESS AND NEWS BRIEFS

Play Golf and Tennis News highlights for 2012 and 2013

APRIL 8, 2013 - THE NIGHT MINISTRY

Play Golf and Tennis has donated six Associate Memberships to The Night Ministry for 2013.

PLEASE SUPPORT THIS GREAT CAUSE FOR THE POOR, HOMLESS AND MORE: http://www.thenightministry.org

APRIL 1, 2013 - CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY SERVICES

Play Golf and Tennis has donated four club memberships to the Children’s Oncology Services Campfire Event for 2013.

PLEASE SUPPORT THIS GREAT CAUSE FOR KIDS WITH CANCER: http://www.onestepcamp.org

MARCH 20, 2013 - RED CROSS

Play Golf and Tennis has donated six Play Golf and Tennis memberships to the Red Cross Golf Class to help raise money.

PLEASE SUPPORT THE RED CROSS: http://www.redcross.org

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Play Golf and Tennis has created a Youtube Channel, Blog and has added Video Testimonials for 2013.

JANUARY 6, 2013

Play Golf and Tennis is launching an Indiegogo campaign to create a series of Get a Grip on Your Game DVDS for 2013.

JANUARY 2, 2013

Play Golf and Tennis has expanded it's golf clinic offers for the summer of 2013, added sim-golf at White Pines in the
winter with playing lessons, and will have up to a dozen golf outings this summer as well as six golf and tennis tournaments.

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Get a Grip America Inc. has created a second DBA called Chicago Business Partners, designed to assist business startups
and growing businesses with partnered growth, value-added selling and vertical turnkey solutions.

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Play Golf and Tennis has redesigned it's website, expanded it's social media coverage, added a Youtube Channel and more.

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Play Golf and Tennis is in the process of securing a retail store front\facility for golf and tennis. Our goal is to offer basic equipment and have a putting green, a few golf hitting bays, sim golf and tennis, instruction, branded merchandise, DVD series, and much more. The location will be in between Diversey Driving Range and Hamlin Park. (We are negotiating with a few different facilities right now). Depending on the size we acquire, we may have a half court and\or hitting lanes for tennis as well as hitting bays for golf.

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Play Golf and Tennis will introduce a few new services in 2013, such as winter sim golf tourneys, video analysis for golf and tennis, an online blog and forum, as well as end of year tennis and golf tourneys in the summer. The goal is to offer a vertical turnkey solution for both golf and tennis, which will cover everything from classes, clinics, team challenges and tournaments.

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Play Golf and Tennis will begin offering Business Startup and Partnership\growth seminars for entrepreneurs. Join Ron Carroll and his 25+ years of small business experience and learn inside tips and secrets on how to cost-effectively and efficiently starts and\or grow a home-based or small business. Seminars starts in January.

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Play Golf and Tennis and White Pines Golf Dome have recently renewed their contract and partnership for the 2013, indoor winter golf season. Indoor winter golf starts back on December 1, 2012, and runs through April 14, 2013.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Play Golf and Tennis has started to redesign it's website, and the new site will be up by November 8th. However, it will take some time to finish all the pages and content. However, it will be up in early November and ready to use on a basic level.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Play Golf and Tennis has started on a series of Golf and Tennis DVDs for the 2013 season. For beginners, we will offer Game Breaker Golf and Tennis DVD's, and more experienced golfers, we will offer Game Changing Golf and Tennis DVDs. Each DVD will cover our well known 10 step program.

JUNE 9, 2012

For the 2012 season, Play Golf and Tennis has will over 8 golf outings and 2 tennis tourneys.

MAY 27, 2012

Play Golf and Tennis has recently added an online Golf Academy for Members Only and created free DVD's for members. The online Academy will mirror our real 10 steps for each club and level.

APRIL 12, 2012

Play Golf and Tennis has redesigned our Members Only Website and added more resources.

MARCH 17, 2012

For the 2012 season, Play Golf and Tennis has combined clinics with all classes in an effort to build tennis skills. Our clinics will focus on the service game, approach game and net game, footwork, fitness and adding different shots. Golf clinics will be held the last class of the day, and focus on the short game, putting, the long game and sand play. The goal is to add skills that vital for playing each game effectively. We call it all court tennis and all point golf.

Play Golf and Tennis once again has donated golf and tennis club memberships to Ladder up.

LADDER UP... Since 1994, over 16,000 Ladder Up volunteers have returned $247 million to 124,000 hardworking families, helping them climb above the poverty line. Through our programs, TAP (Tax Assistance Program) and LIFT (Life-Improving Financial Tools), we provide free, real world financial solutions that maximize earnings and savings.

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Our new DBA for 2011 is Play Golf and Tennis, effect April 1, 2011.

Chicago, IL,  March 31, 2011:   Get A Grip America, Inc., has officially and legally changed it's dba name for 2011 to Play Golf and Tennis from Get a Grip Chicago with a DBA of Play Golf Chicago. This name change better reflects what we do now, golf and tennis.

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Play Golf and Tennis is partnering with Ben and Jerry's and The Great Urban Race, Special Olympics and others this summer to promote nationwide tours and local events. They are also sponsoring our Fun-Life Club Meetup Groups and events in 2010. Click on any picture below to go to our Fun-Life Meetup Group. Look to your left for the logos below and click them from our meetup group for more information on the Ben & Jerry's Tour and the Great Urban Race.

MARCH 17, 2010

CHECK OUT RON CARROLL ON CNN MONEY
Tax breaks for hiring the unemployed . Click Picture above.

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PLAY GOLF AND TENNIS AND WHITE PINES GOLF DOME PARTNER UP
Play Golf and Tennis will begin offering winter golf classes for it's members at White Domes Golf Dome (Top 100 domes in the US) between November and April. In addition, for only $495, new members will receive several hours of free balls, 32+ group golf lessons, 2 private PGA pro lessons and much more.

AUGUST 22, 2009

FEATURED ON 2ND PAGE OF WEEKEND EDITION OF REDEYE
SUNDAY DRIVE! Free Game Breaker PGA Golf Clinics, Challenges and Free Introduction to Golf training in September at Diversey Range.

JULY 11, 2009

Play Golf and Tennis donates 2 six 1 year memberships to the America
Red Cross' Mission Red Experience Auction in Chicago valued at $790.

JULY 15, 2009

British Airways sponsors the Play Golf and Tennis Small Business Startup Meetup Group. Click on the logo above to visit our biz meetup group.

JUNE 16, 2009

Play Golf and Tennis has just picked up Prince Tennis products for
it's ever growing New Tennis Social Club and Game Breaker Tennis Club.

APRIL 30, 2009

Fox News Chicago interviews Ron Carroll, President of Play Golf and Tennis regarding his golf and tennis club. May of 09. IF THE VIDEO LINK DOES NOT WORK, Click here FOR PIC.

APRIL 26, 2009

Play Golf and Tennis has just picked up Wilson Golf products for it's ever growing Social Golf Club.

MARCH 15, 2009

Play Golf and Tennis has partnered up with The Chicagoland Golf Academy

Play Golf and Tennis is now a business partner of The Chicagoland Golf Academy (A division of Billy Casper Golf). Billy Casper Golf managed CPDGOLF facilities. The Chicagoland Golf Academy is the educational training arm of Billy Casper Golf.

MARCH 12, 2009

CHECK RON CARROLL ON CNN MONEY
Starting a business in a recession. Click Picture above.

JANUARY 17 , 2008

CHECK OUT PLAY GOLF CHICAGO IN THE READER ON JANUARY 17, 2008. FREE SHIT SECTION ON PAGE 22 OR ONLINE. CLICK HERE TO VIEW ARTICLE.

JUNE 6, 2007

Play Golf Chicago to expand... (CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE)
BOOSTER - Pioneer Press story about Play Golf and Tennis (Formerly GetaGripChicago)- how it was started as Play Golf Chicago, and how we plan to expand. We have over 150 Members, 1500 Associate Members, and 3500 visitors per month.

DONATIONS

Play Golf and Tennis offers free banner ad and gift cards to Chicago Cares

Play Golf and Tennis offers free memberships golf and tennis for auction.

Playgolfchicago - summer 2006 (in the Red Eye and on Metromix.com)
Click on Metromix.com banner above to read the article.