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On the PGA Tour, it's rare that in successive rounds a player will experience the extreme highs and lows a scorecard can show. In fact, since 1983, only six times has a player had a stroke differential of 20 or more strokes between rounds. Scott Simpson was the first when he shot 68-88 in the final two rounds of the 1992 U.S. Open. Of the six occurrences, two actually belong to Caleb Surratt, 18, of the University of Tennessee, who went 64-85-65 in the final three rounds of his Tour debut at last fall's Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Surratt is making his second career start on Tour at this week's The American Express.
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> Question of the week: How interested are you in watching ‘Full Swing,’ the Netflix docuseries that follows golfers on and off the course, including the LIV Golf drama, throughout the 2022 PGA Tour season and debuts Feb. 15?
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Michigan’s Kalamazoo Country Club gets Andrew Green’s attention; St. Louis’ historic Normandie to undergo a Nicklaus reimagination
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Introduced: By Swing Control, its FW23 Collection, a performance-based golf and lifestyle apparel line. Each piece uses luxe high-tech fabrics and is rendered in rich fall tones, and the line features a blend of geometric prints, moody fall florals and classic plaids reimagined in more modern iterations.
Signed: By Newtimes Group, Tom Hoge, currently No. 30 in the Official World Golf Rankings, to represent Ashworth Golf as it returns to the U.S. market. Hoge will be outfitted in Ashworth Golf apparel when competing on the PGA Tour and other professional events around the world.
Named: By U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Zach Johnson, Davis Love III as a Vice Captain for this year's Ryder Cup Matches, Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, Italy. Johnson previously appointed former Ryder Cup Captain Steve Stricker as a Vice Captain. Love played in six Ryder Cups and is a two-time Ryder Cup Captain (2012 and 2016). He also served as a Vice Captain in 2010, 2018 and 2021.
Announced: By NBC Sports, it will present a record nearly 450 hours of live women's professional golf across NBC, Golf Channel, USA Network, Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms in 2023. The schedule features coverage of all 35 LPGA events, including the five major championships and Solheim Cup. Also, the U.S. Women's Open third- and final-round coverage from Pebble Beach Golf Links, July 8-9, will air live in primetime on NBC for the first time.
Announced: By TaylorMade Golf Company, a material investment in PopStroke, a cutting-edge putting and casual dining concept that merges a technologically advanced competitive golf environment with food and beverage. TaylorMade joins an ownership team that includes PopStroke Entertainment Group and Tiger Woods. Each PopStroke venue will be outfitted with special edition TaylorMade golf balls for patrons to use on the putting course and take home as a keepsake. In addition, premium TaylorMade rental putters will be available.
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TaylorMade's Stealths makes loud debut; L.A.B. Golf introduces blade-style putter; Cleveland Golf's Bloom designed for women
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THE 19TH HOLE WITH MICHAEL WILLIAMS
65,000 and counting: Club Champion has a club for everyone
Casandra Bausch, Club Champion's director of marketing, joins host Michael Williams to discuss the company's explosive growth and the array of available club combinations it offers
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BEHIND THE GOLF BRAND
Power Tee is changing how golfers practice
CEO Martin Wyeth joins host Paul Liberatore to tell of his journey to create an automatic teeing system for indoors, driving ranges and country clubs — and, perhaps, golf's future
[Listen | More 'Behind the Golf Brand' episodes]
THE MODGOLF PODCAST
Want to play more golf? TGA has your answer
Twilight Golf Association founder Nick Conrad joins host Colin Weston to tell how his initiative gets more players onto the course and competing — regardless of skill level
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JANUARY
23-25: Golf Business Conference, Orlando, Fla. | Info
24-27: PGA Show, Orlando, Fla. | Info
28-29: Columbus Golf and Travel Show, Columbus, Ohio | Info
FEBRUARY
1: Women Fore Hire Virtual Career Fair | Info
3-5: Philadelphia Golf and Travel Show, Philadelphia, Pa. | Info
6-9: GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, Orlando, Fla. | Info
6-9: Golf Industry Show, Orlando, Fla. | Info
To submit events for the calendar, please include the event name, date, location and informational link to info@firstcallgolf.com.
