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Industry Notes: Monday, August 12, 2024

Solheim Cup: Announces Servpro as the official property damage restoration company for the upcoming matches. As part of the agreement, Servpro will present the First Responders Celebrity 9-Hole Challenge on Wednesday, Sept. 11. First responders, representing fire, police and emergency medical services, will be paired with celebrities in a nine-hole scramble at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. Also, first responders will receive complimentary grounds tickets during practice days and 50% off two grounds tickets during competition days.

PGA Tour: Scottie Scheffler claims the No. 1 position in the Comcast Business Tour Top 10 and earns an $8 million bonus for being atop the point standings at the end of the FedEx Cup regular season, which ended Sunday at the Wyndham Championship. A $40 million bonus is shared by the top finishers. Following Scheffler were Xander Schauffele ($6 million), Rory McIlroy ($4.8 million), Collin Morikawa ($4.4 million), Wyndham Clark ($4 million), Ludvig Aberg ($3.4 million), Sahith Theegala ($2.8 million), Hideki Matsuyama ($2.4 million), Sungjae Im ($2.2 million) Shane Lowry ($2 million).

United States Golf Association: Finalizes the eight players who will represent the USA in the 2024 Curtis Cup Match that will be held Aug. 30-Sept. 1 at Sunningdale Golf Club in England. The five players added join the previous three who were automatic selections last month. The five added players are Anna Davis, 18, of Spring Valley, California; Melanie Green, 22, of Medina, New York; Rachel Kuehn, 23, of Asheville, North Carolina; Megan Schofill, 23, of Monticello, Florida; Asterisk Talley, 15, of Chowchilla, California. They will join Zoe Campos, 21, of Valencia, California; Jasmine Koo, 18, of Cerritos, California; and Catherine Park, 20, of Irvine, California, to round out the team.

PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, area golf courses quickly reopened after Tropical Storm Debby passed through the region. The Grand Strand, which stretches from Pawleys Island to just across the state line in Brunswick County, North Carolina, is home to over 65 golf courses that are members of Golf Tourism Solutions. As of Aug. 6, every course had closed to prepare for the storm and nearly every course was able to reopen for play by Aug. 10. 


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