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| Tuesday Feb 01, 2022 |
On the surface, playing the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am versus the Saudi International seems like a financial no brainer — an $8.7 million purse vs. $5 million. And the winner at Pebble Beach this week will earn $1.566. The game changer, though, is that the players invited to Saudi Arabia will receive, at minimum, a reported $2 million before hitting a tee shot.
> Question of the Week: Do you believe the PGA Tour's best players should be supporting this week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am instead of playing in the Saudi International?
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Recognized: By the USGA, the respective recipients of its 2022 Annual Awards — the Joe Dey Award, Green Section Award and Herbert Warren Wind Book Award. The honorees are Ede Rice, the recipient of the Joe Dey Award, which recognizes meritorious service to the game as a volunteer; David Franklin “Frank” Dobie, the Green Section Award recipient, for introducing new technologies and processes that advance golf course management; and “A Matter of Course: The Life of William Herbert Fowler, 1856-1941, Golf Course Architect,” by Derek Markham, the winner of the Herbert Warren Wind Book Award, which recognizes and honors outstanding contributions to golf literature.
Announced: By the LPGA, the premiere of "LPGA All Access: CME Group Tour Championship," a behind-the-scenes documentary detailing the Tour’s 2021 crowning event. The series will air on YouTube and LPGA.com, with three 15-minute episodes that debuted on Jan. 31 and continues tonight, Feb. 1, and Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. ET. Filmed on location in Naples, Fla., at the season-ending event, "LPGA All Access” shares exclusive moments with players, caddies, sponsors and staff, both on and off the course. The documentary was produced in partnership with Toldright and executive producer Adam Hertzog.
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Noticeable absence of numerous big-name brands at the 69th gathering in Orlando allows smaller companies to capitalize on opportunity to attract attendees' attention
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In response to whether 'hot lists' and online reviews factor into club-buying decisions, readers of The First Call offer varied opinions
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FEBRUARY
5-10: GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, San Diego, Calif. | Info
11-13: West Michigan Golf Show, Grand Rapids, Mich. | Info
18-20: Toledo Golf Show, Toledo, Ohio | Info
19-23: CMAA World Conference and Club Business Expo, San Diego, Calif. | Info
20-22: Carolinas PGA Super Show, Greensboro, N.C. | Info
25-27: Colorado Golf Expo, Denver, Colo. | Info
25-27: Chicago Golf Show, Rosemont, Ill. | Info
JANUARY 2023
24-27: PGA Show, Orlando, Fla. | Info
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