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Justin Thomas is hopeful of making the 2025 Ryder Cup and currently has a 73.9% chance of making the team, according to Data Golf. Currently No. 15 in the world, Thomas has four top-10 finishes in his last six starts dating back to the Zozo Championship in October. And he continued his strong play in the opening round of the WM Phoenix Open, shooting a 5-under 66 at TPC Scottsdale. Thomas has four career top-10s at TPC Scottsdale without a victory — third, 2019, 2020; ,eighth, 2022; fourth, 2023.
IN THIS ISSUE
> Design Notes: Whistler Golf Club to get Arnold Palmer-tinged update | Read
> Video: The Land as It Lies: Gamble Sands | Watch
> Podcast: "Driver$: Inside the Golf Industry": Co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein, Sports and Leisure Research Group | Listen
> PGA Show Apparel Review — Part II | Read
> Distance, not field size, is slowing play | Read
POLL
> How long should a round of golf take on the professional tours? | Vote
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What’s a goal you have yet to achieve in golf?
Send replies on this question or other topics and questions you would like to have asked to shall@buffalogroupe.com. For a response to be published, you must include your first and last name, along with the city and state of residence.
> Responses to the previous question: The pushback on the golf ball rollback | Read
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Ever wonder what playing golf on Mars would be like? Then Gamble Sands might be a good place to start.
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Thad Layton to oversee Canadian course's renovation; Andrew Green forges ahead with South Carolina’s Kawonu; Ernie Els’ Els Club Vilamoura takes hold in Portugal.
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TFC contributor Janice Ferguson walked the aisles of the annual show at Orange County Convention Center to find the apparel and footwear that are expected to make a splash in 2025.
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PODCASTS
DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
The year ahead in the golf industry
Guests: Co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein of Sports and Leisure Research Group
[Listen | More 'Driver$: Inside the Golf Industry' episodes]
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Writing the history of 2 underrated stars
Guest: John Riley, author of "A Will to Win: Legendary Amateur Bill Hyndman's Story of Perseverance and Triumph" and "How He Played the Game: Ed 'Porky' Oliver and Golf's Grestest Generation"
[Listen | More "Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori" episodes]
VIDEOS
THE COACH MO GOLF SHOW
Creating an impactful foundation
Rob Ohno, Annika Foundation CEO and president, joins host Mo Gesualdi to discuss how the foundation is inspiring, empower youth golfers
[Watch | More "The Coach Mo Golf Show" episodes]
There are years that ask questions and years that answer."
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Another week and more cries of pace of play. Oh, what to do. Gary Van Sickle revisits the shot clock idea from a different angle — guilt.
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PGA Tour: WM Phoenix Open
Site: TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Television [ET]: Today, 4-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
LPGA Tour: Founders Cup
Site: Bradenton Country Club, Bradenton, Florida.
Television [ET]: Today, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 2-3 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 3-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
LIV Golf League: LIV Golf Riyadh
Site: Riyadh Golf Club, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Television [ET]: Today, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (FS2);
DP World Tour: Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
Site: Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar.
Television [ET]: Today, 4-8 a.m. (Golf Channel), 8-9 a.m. (NBC Sports app); Saturday, 4:30-8 a.m. (Golf Channel), 8-9 a.m. (NBC Sports app); Sunday, 3:30-8:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
PGA Tour Champions: Tropy Hassan II
Site: Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco.
Television [ET]: Today, 8-11 a.m. (Golf Channel).
FEBRUARY
7-9: Club Management Association of America World Conference and Club Business Expo, Tampa, Florida | Info
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