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Who's next? So far in 2025, the PGA Tour's first seven tournaments have been won by players from seven different countries — the longest such streak in the Tour's history — (Japan / Hideki Matsuyama; Canada / Nick Taylor; Austria / Sepp Straka; United States / Harris English; Northern Ireland / Rory McIlroy; Belgium / Thomas Detry; Sweden / Ludvig Aberg). If Mexico is to be the eighth country, the winner will be from one of these five players — Alvaro Ortiz, Santiago de la Fuente, Jose Cristobal Islas, Gerardo Gomez or Jose Antonio Safa.
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
In observance of the upcoming Academy Awards, what three movies would you nominate if there was a Best All-Time Golf Movie category?
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"There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still."
PGA Tour: Mexico Open
Site: Vallarta Vidanta, Vallarta, Mexico.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC).
LPGA Tour: Honda LPGA Thailand
Site: Siam Country Club (Old), Chonburi, Thailand.
Television [ET]: Wednesday-Thursday, 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 10:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
DP World Tour: Kenya Open
Site: Muthaiga Golf Club, Nairobi, Kenya.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 5-10 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 4:30-9 a.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 4-9 a.m. (Golf Channel).
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The 2024 Epson Tour season is in full swing and routes its way through the Midwest.
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