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Of the 196 respondents to The First Call poll question "Did LIV Golf player Joaquin Niemann deserve his Masters invitation after winning the Australian Open and posting two top-10s in European Tour-sanctioned events?" 77% of the respondents replied "Yes."
IN THIS ISSUE
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Of the amount of time you spend watching or streaming professional golf, what percentage would you say is devoted to women's golf? And what do you or don't you like about the women's coverage?
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.
> Read responses to last week's question.
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Tripp Davis to bring The Rose to bloom in Georgia; Kipp Schulties renovates Vineyards’ South course in Florida
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Alphard Golf: Partners with the Association of Golf Merchandisers (AGM) for 2024. The AGM is an international, professional association consisting of more than 850 buyer members and over 175 vendor partners dedicated to strengthening the golf merchandising industry. Alphard Golf is known for its award-winning Club Booster V2 cart that converts any standard pushcart into a remote-controlled motorized electric golf caddy.
United States Golf Association: Receives a donation of memorabilia related to Dr. Charlie Sifford, a pioneer of the game who was the first Black player to compete on the PGA Tour and the first Black member inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. More than 200 of Sifford’s artifacts will be on display at the USGA Museum and Library in Liberty Corner, New Jersey, and at the World Golf Hall of Fame in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Sifford died in 2015 at the age of 92.
"If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."
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KEY FACTOR
Based on the historical comp years of 1998, 2010 and 2016, the expectation is that the current El Nino weather pattern will weaken and its effects will start to dissipate as golf season begins to ramp up in some corners of the country this March. PROJECTED REGIONAL IMPACTS FOR GOLF OPERATORS > Look for wetter weather all around. Anticipate a rainy start to the spring season with higher than average rainfall totals throughout most of the country. |
PGA Tour: Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches
Site: PGA National Resort (Champion), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Television [ET]: Today, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
LPGA Tour: HSBC Women's World Championship
Site: Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore.
Television [ET]: Today-Saturday, 9:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
LIV Golf League: LIV Golf Jeddah
Site: Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia.
Television [ET]: Saturday, 12:30-5:30 p.m. (CW Network-tape delay); Sunday, 1-6p.m. (CW Network-tape delay).
DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
Unlocking the keys to sustaining the golf participation surge
Del Ratcliffe, a successful multi-course operator, looks back to look forward, and joins co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein to discuss golf's current popularity
[Listen | More 'Driver$: Inside the Golf Industry' episodes]
THE MODGOLF PODCAST
Christina Kim: On working through trauma
The three-time LPGA winner joins host Colin Weston to discuss overcoming depression to find new joy in life and golf
[Listen | More 'The ModGolf Podcast' episodes]
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Why Annie's Revenge is quite the pro-am experience
Jamaica Pro-Am founder Donnie Dawson joins host Ann Liguori how the tournament serves up some of the best experiences the island has to offer
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]
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MARCH
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