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TrackMan has been providing swing and ball-tracking data to the PGA Tour since 2006. In recent years, the data and ball tracking have become part of the Tour's television and streaming coverage. While TrackMan Football — think ball tracking for field goals — has been a part of NBC's football coverage since 2018, Sunday night's Super Bowl was the first time it had been used for coverage of the NFL's crown jewel.
> Question of the Week: What is your opinion on the party atmosphere at the WM Phoenix Open's par-3 16th hole and whether celebrations for aces made by Sam Ryder (third round) and Carlos Ortiz (final round) crossed a line?
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The First Call readers offer their opinions on whether the PGA Tour needs to change the format of its tournaments and should players be loyal to the PGA Tour
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Announced: By Scales Gear, a multiyear sponsorship with major champion Louis Oosthuizen. Scales is an outdoor-lifestyle brand that recently launched its Offshore Country Club Collection that is an ocean-inspired style including polos, walkshorts and other golf and leisure apparel.
Announced: By Arena Group Holdings Inc., the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 3,636,364 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $8.25 per share. The Arena Group owns Sports Illustrated. The First Call's sister publication, Morning Read, is SI.com's golf content provider. The offering is expected to close on Feb, 15. On Feb. 9, The Arena Group uplisted its common stock to the N.Y. Stock Exchange.
The 43-year-old son of the famed golf course architect is the emerging new face of Fazio Design and making his way with an attention to detail
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"Talent is a gift, but character is a choice."
FEBRUARY
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: Kansas City Golf Show, Overland Park, Kan. | Info
JULY
26-27: Multi-Course and Resort Operators Retreat, Charleston, S.C.
JANUARY 2023
24-27: PGA Show, Orlando, Fla. | Info
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