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| Thursday Mar 02, 2023 |
Of the 110 respondents to The First Call poll question, "What’s been your worst display of behavior on a golf course?" 35.5% chose "Hurled / Snapped a club." Of the remaining three choices, 28.2% chose "Cursed / Yelled," 25.5% chose "Slammed club and broke ground" and 10.8% chose "Always been an angel."
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> Question of the week: With the Arnold Palmer Invitational on tap this week, what is your favorite story regarding The King?
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 city and state of residence. Read last week's responses.
> PGA Tour to overhaul 'designated' events in 2024, moving to limited-field, no-cut tournaments
[Joel Beall | Golf Digest | Read]
> PGA Tour's PIP money to get a hair cut in 2024, $50 million reallocated to performance rather than reputation
[Adam Schupak | Golfweek | Read]
> LIV Golf world reacts to PGA Tour's plan for events with smaller fields, no cuts
[John Schwarb | Sports Illustrated | Read]
> A PGA Tour offering no guarantees can still deliver
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
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With the annual return of the PGA Tour's Arnold Palmer Invitational, readers share their personal stories; other topics include SI's new rankings and the state of LIV Golf
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Bonfit America Inc.: Introduces Play Nine, a card game founded on the principles of golf. The game is available at golf specialty stores, including PGA Tour Superstore and Golf Galaxy, as well as at Dick’s Sporting Goods, Amazon and Walmart. It retails for $18.99 and includes 108 cards, golf pencil, 150-sheet scorecard and easy-to-follow instructions.
United States Golf Association: Launches the U.S. National Development Program to identify, train, develop, fund and support the nation’s most promising junior players. The program’s elite juniors, amateurs and young professionals will be invited to join one of three national teams with dedicated staff and resources and compete internationally for the U.S. Starting in 2023, the program will fund 50 juniors, and it aims to fun 1,000 juniors by 2027.
Invited: Partners with three-time APGA Tour winner Marcus Byrd. Through the partnership, Byrd will have access to 21 courses throughout the Atlanta area and more than 208 courses nationwide. He will be an ambassador of Invited’s Gateway Club, a program designed to provide a diverse group of standout golfers from First Tee Chapters in Atlanta, Dallas, Ft. Worth and Houston with complimentary memberships to Invited clubs.
"What do I mean by concentration? I mean focusing totally on the business at hand and commanding your body to do exactly what you want it to do."
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John Fought composes a new layout for Minnesota’s Windsong Farm; Jackson Kahn renovates former PGA Tour venue Conway Farms in Illinois
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GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Honda Classic's Ken Kennerly talks the future of the PGA Tour event
Tournament's executive director emeritus joins host Ann Liguori to talk about the PGA Tour stop's past, present and future
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THE MODGOLF PODCAST
Perseverance, pivoting and the ability to adapt
Ryan Engle, founder and CEO of Golf+, joins host Colin Weston to share how his love for writing code and playing golf led to the creation of his company's VR gaming platform
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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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PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational
Site: Orlando, Florida.
Course: Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Yardage: 7,466. Par: 72.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, noon to 2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-6 p.m. (NBC).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
PGA Tour: Puerto Rico Open
Site: Grande Reserve Golf Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 2:30-5 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard
LPGA Tour: HSBC Women's World Championship
Site: Sentosa Golf Club (Tanjong), Singapore.
Television [ET]: Today-Saturday, 9:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
PGA Tour Champions: Cologuard Classic
Site: Omni Tucson National, Tucson, Arizona.
Television [ET]: Friday, 7-9 p.m. (Golf Channel-Tape Delay); Saturday, 5-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 4:30-7 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
MARCH
11-12: New Jersey Golf and Travel Show, Edison, N.J. | Info
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