Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
FIRST THOUGHT

Let Johnny Miller's start to the 1975 season serve as a cautionary tale for Jon Rahm, who won the Genesis Invitational on Sunday. In doing so, Rahm became the first player to reach three PGA Tour wins before March 1 since Miller in 1975. That year, Miller didn't win again until mid-October. And his majors performances were hot and cold. He tied for second and third at the Masters and Briitsh Open, respectively, but also tied for 38th at the U.S. Open and missed the PGA Championship cut.

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> What did PGA Tour pros learn about this year's U.S. Open venue?
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> LPGA Tour schedule 'has zero momentum'
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> Cori Langford's quest for a career in golf and to make the game 'something for everyone'
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GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
How Alexa Phung, Ava Estrella earned tickets to Augusta National
The girls qualified for April's Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals and join host Ann Liguori to talk about their experiences and expectations
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BEHIND THE GOLF BRAND
How 'The Par Train Podcast' is growing followers by unlocking golf's mental game
Co-founder Evan Singer shares with host Paul Liberatore the wild ride of becoming the No. 1 golf mental game podcast with over 900,000 downloads
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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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INDUSTRY NEWS
Golf news brand launching GGPWomen, a subscription-based publication that will be published three times a week
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Texas Tech's Jack Wall won the Genesis Invitational Collegiate Showcase and earned medal handcrafted out of antique polished nickel
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Brand ambassador wins the Chubb Classic to tie for most wins on Tour's at 45; Tour Edge notches its 21st victory on the PGA Tours since 2018
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Company reports that Drop Not headcover accessory was purchased by attendees representing clubs and organizations from Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States
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The CEO of Blackburn Golf Academy and director of instruction at Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama will aid students through SwingU Coach's statistical reporting
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Exotics 723 series received seven of the annual golf equipment awards, while the Hot Launch 523 series earned one; over the past six seasons Tour Edge has earned 36 of the awards
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#QOTD
"Golf combines two favorite American pastimes; taking long walks and hitting things with a stick."
— P.J. O'Rourke
ICYMI
Design Notes: Tiger Woods, TGR Design to create mammoth Marcella
Hills-Forrest-Smith completes master plan for Indiana’s Foster Park Muni; Bobby Weed shrinks North Carolina’s Waynesville Inn & Golf Club
CALENDAR

FEBRUARY
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

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