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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What tweaks, if any, would you make to the three main international match-play competitions — the Presidents Cup, Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup? 

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PGA Tour Champions: Announces a multiyear extension of Constellation as the title sponsor of the Constellation Furyk & Friends and ensures the tournament remains in Jacksonville, Florida. Since the inaugural Constellation Furyk & Friends in 2021, the tournament has generated more than $3.5 million for northeast Florida charities through the Jim & Tabitha Furyk Foundation. 

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Nippon Shaft: Rio Takeda used N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 steel shafts in her irons and wedges en route to winning the Japan Women’s Open on Sept. 29. The win was Takeda's seventh JLPGA victory of 2024 and moved her to No. 26 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.

Panther National: Announces PGA Tour player Nick Dunlap as the Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, community's newest ambassador and club member. Dunlap will represent Panther National at various activations with the club, alongside other top stars from the PGA and LPGA Tours, including Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Cameron Young, Erik van Rooyen, Camillo Villegas, Morgan Hoffmann and Lexi Thompson.

LIV Golf: Introduces Ilana Finley as the league’s new chief communications officer. In this role, Finley will lead all global communications across LIV Golf, including external and internal communications for the league and its 13 teams, worldwide events for LIV Golf and The International Series, and the organization’s continued growth and impact on and off the golf course. Finley joins LIV Golf after serving as vice president of global communications and social impact for Converse Inc.