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Of the 141 respondents to The First Call's poll question "Do you find Netflix's 'Full Swing' docudrama about the PGA Tour entertaining?", 42% responded "Yes." Another 39% have not watched the series, while 13% selected "Meh."
IN THIS ISSUE
> Brandon Johnson forges own style, design firm | Read
> 'Driver$: Inside the Golf Industry' podcast: Longtime golf executive Jim Vincent | Listen
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
How would you describe the state of golf today?
Send replies on this question or other topics and questions you would like to have asked to shall@buffalogroupe.com. For a response to be published, you must include your first and last name, along with the city and state of residence.
> Read responses to last week's question.
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The Arnold Palmer design disciple begins fresh with creating 'fun and memorable golf' at the core of his philosophy
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DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
56 PGA Shows and counting
Legendary golf executive Jim Vincent joins co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein to reflect on a lifetime in the industry
[Listen | More 'Driver$: Inside the Golf Industry' episodes]
DRIVER$: 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]
Noteefy: Names Zac Keener as director of partnerships and strategy for the technology company that created an automated tee time waitlist notification program. Keener spent 17 years at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington, and the past five as general manager with KemperSports.
Payntr Golf: Former world No. 1 Jason Day takes equity ownership in the company and will co-create a line of golf shoes that merge performance with classic style. The collection, dubbed the X1 Proto, is scheduled to hit retail in fall 2024 with Day testing the model throughout the 2024 season. Day is currently wearing the X 006 RS in PGA Tour competition.
Ford Championship: Announces The Thunderbirds as a founding partner of the LPGA tournament and that the nonprofit is dedicating $250,000 to the tournament purse, bringing the weekly total to $2.25 million. The Thunderbirds, host of the WM Phoenix Open, will also support efforts by the LPGA Foundation, including junior clinics and providing opportunities for junior volunteers. The tournament will be held March 28-31 at Seville Golf and Country Club in Gilbert, Arizona.
> Jay Monahan confident in his job and hopeful PGA Tour can strike a deal with Saudis
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
> Jay Monahan faced the media. What he didn’t say was much more interesting than what he did
[Eamon Lynch | Golfweek | Read]
> The 1 thing Jay Monahan revealed about golf’s future at the Players
[James Colgan | Golf.com | Read]
> On eve of its biggest event, PGA Tour still battling stiff headwinds
[Alan Bastable | Golf.com | Read]
"I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be."
PGA Tour: The Players Championship
Site: TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 1-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 2-7 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (NBC).
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Gulf States Section
Waveland, Mississippi| Info
> Outside Services Supervisor
Country Club at Castle Pines
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Florida State Golf Association
Tampa, Florida | Info
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JULY
30-31: Multi-Course and Resort Operators Retreat, Monterey, California | Info
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