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The PGA Tour's 2024 calendar season opens on Thursday with The Sentry in Hawaii. According to Golf.com, if a player were to somehow qualify and play in the Tour's regular season, FedEx Cup Playoffs, the four majors, Olympics and Presidents Cup, he would total 35,679 miles this season.
IN THIS ISSUE
> Looking into golf's crystal ball for 2024 | Read
> The California course that is no longer shrouded in mystery | Read
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What one area of your golf game — or golf as a sport — would you like to see improved in 2024?
Send replies on this question or other topics and questions you would like to have asked to shall@buffalogroupe.com. For a response to be published, you must include your first and last name, along with the city and state of residence.
> Read responses to last week's question.
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How the new year will unfold remains unclear, but The First Call readers have a few opinions on what they would like to see. Plus, the proposed golf rollback continues to roil readers
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> Jason Day joins Malbon Golf as brand's first PGA Tour athlete
[Julius Oppenheimer | Hypebeast | Read]
> Pat and the Hat. Cantlay uses hat to bring attention to partnership with first responders
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
> Opinion: Questions to contemplate for a new year on PGA Tour
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
> PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's PIF agree to extend deadline for potential deal
[Joel Beall | Golf Digest | Read]
"Life is what happens to you when you’re making other plans."
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The one-time invitation-only Porcupine Creek Golf Course is now part of a world-class resort
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PGA Tour: The Sentry
Site: Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Hawaii.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 6-10 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 4-6 p.m. (NBC), 6-8 p.m. (Golf Channel).
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Remote / United Kingdom | Info
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Professional Golfers Career College
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THE MODGOLF PODCAST
MyGolfSpy: Becoming the Consumer Reports of the golf industry
MyGolfSpy founder Adam Beach joins host Colin Weston to share his motivation for creating the website that offers unbiased golf equipment reviews
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GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
How shot tracking is improving the game
Shot Scope CCO Gavin Dear joins host Ann Liguori to talk about the benefits of the technology and how his company is carving out its niche
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]
DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
Setting the pace
Tagmarshal CEO Bodo Sieber joins co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein to discuss pace of play optimization and how to improve the economic engine of golf facilities
[Listen | More 'Driver$: Inside the Golf Industry' episodes]
JANUARY
23-24: Golf Business Conference, Orlando, Florida | Info
23-26: PGA Show, Orlando, Florida | Info
29-February 1: GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, Phoenix, Arizona | Info
MARCH
4-8: Club Management Association of America World Conference and Club Business Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada | Info
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