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| Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 |
The First Call is pleased to announce two new sections to its website — the Epson Tour and Cookie Jar Golf. The First Call is partnering with both to distribute their rich brand of content and storytelling. For the upcoming Epson Tour season, readers can expect pre- and post-tournament updates, video docuseries, instructional content and news updates. In advance of the season-opening tournament that begins on Feb. 28, The First Call provides a look back at the 2024 season along with instructional content from the Epson Tour vault. With Cookie Jar Golf, The First Call will share select video and podcast content for those readers interested in golf architecture, courses and history. That section kicks off with a multi-part podcast series about James Braid, a five-time Open Championship winner and renowned architect. Also, late in 2024, we partnered with Up River Film Co. to share its outstanding collection of videos about golf courses and the architects who built them. So be sure to bookmark these sections for more content going forward.
Epson Tour | Cookie Jar Golf | Up River Film Co.
IN THIS ISSUE
> Ely Callaway tells his own story | Read
> Design Notes: Streamsong snags David McLay Kidd to design 5th course | Read
> TFC Inbox: The allure of a hole-in-one | Read
POLL
> How often do you let golfers play through? | Vote
> Previous: How long should a round of golf take on the professional tours? | Results
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Share your thoughts on President Donald Trump being asked to join the negotiations between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabian backers of rival LIV 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: What’s a goal you have yet to achieve in golf? | Read
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The debut episode of the six-part all-access series opens with how the 2024 Epson Tour season began.
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> Are the PGA Tour and LIV Golf about to finish a deal? Some ideas on how it could work
[Bob Harig | Sports Illustrated | Read]
> R&A creates exemption into Open Championship for LIV Golf member
[Ryan Herrington | Golf Digest | Read]
> Nelly Korda praises pace-of-play at LPGA Founders after new penalty system was announced
[Beth Ann Nichols | Golfweek | Read]
> Dustin Johnson’s long-standing TaylorMade sponsorship comes to end
[Jack Hirsh | Golf.com | Read]
"An empty canvas is a living wonder ... far lovelier than certain pictures."
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New autobiography, 'The Unconquerable Game,' documents the Georgia native's rise to become one of golf's pivotal industry leaders. With the aid of AI, the audio version uses Callaway's voice.
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Utah’s Jeremy Ranch on tap for a Brandon Johnson renovation; Canada’s Whirlpool Golf Course gets the Ian Andrew restoration treatment
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Asked what goal they have yet to achieve in golf, most The First Call respondents went with an ace.
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PODCASTS
COOKIE JAR GOLF
Discovering James Braid: Part 2
Guest: Simon Barrington, golf historian researcher
[Listen | More 'Cookie Jar Golf' episodes]
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]
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]
JUNE
24-25: NGCOA Multi-Course & Resort Operators Retreat, Monterey, California
To submit events for the calendar, please include the event name, date, location and informational link to info@firstcallgolf.com.
