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| Monday Jan 12, 2026 |
Anthony Kim's mercurial LIV Golf journey continues. After a 12-year absence from competitive golf, the former U.S. Ryder Cup player, joined LIV Golf in 2024. In two years, though, Kim never earned a single point and was relegated from the league for finishing outside the top 48 players. Kim returned to this week's LIV Golf League's Promotion tournament looking for redemption. After making the cut by a stroke Friday, Kim shot 66-69 over the weekend and earned the League's third and final promotion spot. Joining Kim in 2026 will be Canada's Richard T. Lee, the tournament medalist, and Sweden’s Bjorn Hellgren.
POLL
▪️ Will your bag of clubs look different in 2026? | Vote
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
▪️ In LPGA Tour commissioner Craig Kessler's first full season, what do you believe should be his main objectives? | Respond
▪️ Previous: Looking into a crystal ball for 2026, what do you believe will be the major storylines in golf? | Read
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Readers of The First Call see another dominant season on the horizon, along with turbulence on LIV and a shift to more short-course play among the year's top predictions.
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▪️ PGA Tour drops Napa and Mississippi from schedule. Texas and North Carolina added to FedEx Cup Fall
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
▪️ Brooks Koepka is out of LIV Golf. Now he has applied for PGA Tour membership again
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
▪️ Fried Egg Golf Podcast: Yolk with Tom Doak
[Fried Egg Golf | Listen]
▪️ Anthony Kim earns LIV Golf status this year via top Promotions finish
[Jay Coffin | Golf Digest | Read]
▪️ This 62-year-old is rejoining PGA Tour. Here’s the rule that enabled it
[Alan Bastable | Golf.com | Read]
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The time for Square Line Golf's new putter grip may be now.
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JANUARY
19-21: Golf Business Conference, Orlando, Florida | Info
20-22: BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition, Harrogate, England | Info
20-23: PGA Show, Orlando, Florida | Info
FEBRUARY
17-21: Club Management Association of America World Conference and Club Business Expo, Anaheim, California | Info
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