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| Monday Feb 13, 2023 |
With December's rounds played totaled, the National Golf Foundation can put a wrap on 2022. The down side, as was being speculated late in the year, is that last year's overall total was down 3.7% compared to 2021's record-setting year. The positive, though, is that 2022 finished 15% above the 2017-2019 pre-COVID average.
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> Question of the week: How often do you play as a single and join a group or do you and your playing partners accept a solo player?
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> Scottie Scheffler repeats at Phoenix Open to regain No. 1 ranking
[John Nicholson | Associated Press | Read]
> Citing 'hatred,' Anna Nordqvist ends Aramco deal, but will still play in Saudi Arabia
[Max Schreiber | Golf Channel | Read]
> Two PGA Tour golfers defecting to LIV Golf in time for season-opening tournament in Mexico
[Tom D'Angelo | Palm Beach Post | Read]
> Nebraska's Dismal River Club set to add a third golf course amid management change
[Stu Pospisil | Omaha World-Herald | Read]
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Commercials and neighboring WM Phoenix Open give golf a big spotlight at the 2023 Super Bowl
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Readers of The First Call agree that a golf course is more enjoyable to play when knowing the designer and the thought that went into the layout
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Trump Turnberry: Announces that its Turnberry Titans fundraising arm raised more than $96,000 for the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity in 2022. Their efforts included participation in the 297-mile Kiltwalk, which raised over $25,000.
Pepsi Little People’s: Announces Southern Airways as a new sponsor of its 2023 Golf Championships, June 18-21, in Quincy, Illinois. Southern Airways is offering Pepsi Little People’s five pairs of round-trip tickets to/from Quincy, St. Louis or Chicago.
Motocaddy: Appoints Mark Kuryak as its new president and general manager in the Americas to drive sales and raise awareness of the electric golf caddy brand. Motocaddy launched its North American operation in 2019 to offer U.S.-based sales, service and distribution. Kuryak most recently was director of sales of ecommerce and channel strategy for Easton Diamond Sports.
PopStroke Entertainment Group: To open its PopStroke Tampa/Wesley Chapel location in Lutz, Florida, on Feb. 17. The Tampa location is the sixth PopStroke location and the fifth to open in Florida. Additional locations scheduled to open in the next six months are in Glendale and Scottsdale, Arizona, and Delray Beach, Florida. PopStroke is owned by Greg Bartoli, Tiger Woods’ TGR Ventures and TaylorMade Golf Company.
United States Golf Association: Announces that four exemption categories will be added for the U.S. Open, beginning with the 2023 championship at The Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course, June 15-18. One additional exemption will be introduced beginning with the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open, July 6-9 at Pebble Beach Golf Links. The four new exemptions for the U.S. Open are the 2023 Latin America Amateur champion (must still have amateur status); 2023 NCAA Division I men’s individual champion (must still have amateur status); 2022 Korn Ferry Tour season points leader; and the top five players in the 2022-23 FedEx Cup standings as of May 22, 2023, not otherwise exempt. The new exemption category added for the U.S. Women’s Open is the 2023 NCAA Division I women’s individual champion (must still have amateur status).
"We all make decisions. But in the end, our decisions make us."
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The WM Phoenix Open has always been a party-like affair, but Woods' theatrics in 1997 showed the potential of how much fun could be had at the shortish par-3 hole known as The Colosseum
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USGA study helps determine proper tee based off 7-iron distance; Halo Advantage device makes picking up flag pin easy on the back; and more from the GCSAA Convention and Trade Show
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The sight of dormant brown grass is disconcerting to a segment of golfers, so more golf courses are trending toward painting their course instead of overseeding and the decision is financially prudent
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The work of female superintendents at 2022 U.S. Women's Open to be told in YouTube series; Border Collies may be your golf course's next best friend; and more from the 2023 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show
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THE MODGOLF PODCAST
McMahon mother-daughter duo push limits of golf's glass ceiling
Lesley and Clare McMahon join host Colin Weston for a conversation about being women in the golf industry and their wide-ranging experiences
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GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
How to take care of your vision for golf
Sports optometrist Dr. Graham Erickson joins host Ann Liguori with suggestions on how to protect your eyes and improve your vision
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Realizing the Azores' understated beauty
Pilar Melo Antunes, Azores Golf sales and marketing director, joins host Ann Liguori to tell the story of the nine-strand Portuguese archipelago — and why it's ideal for golf
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]
FEBRUARY
13-14: Nor Cal Golf Reps Show, Vacaville, Cal. | Info
17-19: Cleveland Golf and Travel Show, Cleveland, Ohio | Info
17-19: Colorado Golf Expo, Denver, Colo. | Info
17-19: Columbus Golf Collectibles Trade Show, Dublin, Ohio | Info
17-19: Toledo Golf Show, Toledo, Ohio | Info
19-21: Carolinas PGA Super Show, Greensboro, N.C. | Info
24-26: Chicago Golf Show, Rosemont, Ill. | Info
24-26: Kansas City Golf Show, Overland Park, Kansas | Info
24-28: CMAA World Conference and Club Business Expo, Orlando, Fla. | Info
To submit events for the calendar, please include the event name, date, location and informational link to info@firstcallgolf.com.
