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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Since the start of 2020, 10 of the 17 major winners have been first-time major winners. Who do you believe will be the next first-time major champion?

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PGA Tour: Announces a multiyear official marketing partnership with Blackstone Products that names the outdoor cooking equipment provider the official griddle of the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. The agreement, through 2028, will see Blackstone engage across the PGA Tour through content, player relationships and onsite activations at tournaments.

Broomsedge Golf Club: Rembert, South Carolina, club begins the sodding process of its Kyle Franz and Mike Koprowski design. The fairways and tees will be sodded with Tifway 419 Bermudagrass, while the greens will be sprigged with another strain of Bermuda, TifEagle, once average temperatures increase in late spring. The course will not have any maintained rough, as fairways will bleed into native areas containing the club’s namesake broomsedge grass and other flora. Sodding and sprigging of all 18 holes is expected to be completed by August, with the course ready for preview play in October.

Belmont: The Richmond, Virginia, course will celebrate the 75ht anniversary of the 1949 PGA Championship being played at then-Hermitage Country Club with discounted greens fees and a 1940s-themed event on May 30-31. Won by Sam Snead, the 1949 PGA Championship remains the only men’s major championship played in Virginia.

Shot Scope: Partners with the Southern California PGA for a special promotion to support veterans participating in the SCPGA PGA HOPE Program. Through July 31, Shot Scope will donate $25 from every Pro L2 Laser Rangefinder purchased through the SCPGA to the Southern California PGA HOPE Program.

Sun Mountain: Expands its collection of golf bags in patriot and navy-white-red colorways. 2024 golf bags in the Patriot colorway, distinguished by stars and stripes designs, include 2.5+, 3.5LS, 4.5LS 14-Way, and C-130S stand bags as well as C-130 and Sync cart bags. Golf bags in the navy-white-red colorway include 2.5+, 3.5LS, 4.5LS 14-Way stand bags, C-130 and Maverick cart bags, and ClubGlider Meridian and Kube golf travel bags.

Epson Tour: In collaboration with Golf Space Collective, launches a new video series, "Dream Chasing: All Access with the Epson Tour." The six-part documentary offers an exclusive look into the journey of tour players as they compete throughout the 2024 season, culminating during the Epson Tour Championship, Sept. 30-Oct. 6. The series can be viewed on EpsonTour.com.

NBCUniversal: Won six Sports Emmy Awards for excellence in sports television production at the annual National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on May 21. Two of the six Emmys — Outstanding Long Feature and Outstanding Editing (Long Form) — went to Golf Channel for “Unredeemable: The Story of Alex Fourie.”The feature chronicles Alex Fourie, an adaptive golfer who as a 7-year-old was described as unredeemable on a Ukrainian state document. Fourie was adopted and grew to find redemption and purpose.

Country Club of North Carolina: North Carolina native Jim Sutton has been appointed as general manager and chief operating officer. Most recently serving as the general manager at the Country Club of Charleston in South Carolina (2019-2024), Sutton led that club through the execution of the 2019 U.S. Women’s Open.