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Kurt Kitayama and Nico Echavarria are entering the Players Championship with positive mojo after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Puerto Rico Open, respectively, last week. Only three players have won the Players after winning the previous week — Raymond Floyd (1981), Tom Kite (1989) and Tiger Woods (2001).
IN THIS ISSUE
> Should the Players Championship be ranked as a major? | Read
> Proud 90 apparel makes bold statement | Read
> Home Front: A Ponte Vedra beauty | Read
> The latest industry news | Read
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Should the Players Championship, which this week will feature 43 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking (as of Friday's field release), be considered in the same discussion as the four majors — if no, why not?
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.
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The First Call readers vary on the topic. Some believe strength of field makes it major worthy, while others cite the championship's lack of tradition and absence of LIV players as dissenting reasons
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> LIV Golf to create its own stadium hole, inspired by No. 16 at the WM Phoenix Open, at its Australia stop
[Riley Hamel | Golfweek | Read]
> The battle for golf supremacy is over, and LIV has lost
[Michael Rosenberg | Sports Illustrated | Read]
> Tiger Woods' ex-girlfriend fighting NDA, cites sexual assault law
[Tom D'Angelo / Eric J. Wallace | Palm Beach Post | Read]
> A tense PGA Tour players meeting outlined pro golf’s future. Now what?
[Dylan Dethier | Golf.com | Read]
> Netflix renews golf docuseries ‘Full Swing’ for second season
[Shane Ryan | Golf Digest | Read]
"Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out."
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Apparel brand founder Rick Versace Jr. took a look at Rickie Fowler — his fashion, not his game — and created a line of polos with a playful vibe for the rest of us
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PGA Tour: Players Championship
Site: TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, noon to 6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (NBC).
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DP World Tour: Kenya Open
Site: Muthaiga Golf Club, Nairobi, Kenya.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 4-6 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 4:30-9 a.m. (Golf Channel).
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DRIVER$
An early outlook at the 2023 golf market
Co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein look at how this season could defy macro market level trends
[Listen | More 'Driver$' episodes]
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
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]
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
[Listen | More 'The ModGolf Podcast' episodes]
MARCH
11-12: New Jersey Golf and Travel Show, Edison, N.J. | Info
18-19: Niagara Golf Show and Sale, Niagara Falls, Ontario | Info
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