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Maybe it's not all that surprising that Lucas Glover was one of three co-leaders when The Players Championship's first-round was suspended due to darkness on Thursday evening. He certainly has a familiarity with TPC Sawgrass' Stadium Course as he is playing his 17th Players Championship, tied for the fourth-most starts among players in the field. For Glover, it's only his eighth career first-round lead or co-lead in 552 PGA Tour starts. His 6-under 66 marks his second-lowest score in 44 rounds at TPC Sawgrass. Glover is 0-for-7 when it comes to converting a first-round lead / co-lead into victory and the six-time Tour winner last won in 2023, when he won the Wyndham Championship and FedEx St. Jude Championship in successive weeks.
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> Design Notes: Dave Zinkand completes Old Elm restoration | Read
> When will the next repeat Epson Tour winner emerge? | Read
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
When you see or hear the words "The Players Championship," what comes to mind?
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> Responses to the previous question: Is shooting 59 as significant today as it was when Al Geiberger was the first reported PGA Tour player to achieve the feat in 1977? | Read
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Winning is difficult enough, but winning multiple times is even more elusive as this Epson Tour streak extends back to August 2023.
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Brixton Albert, founder and CEO, believes his VIP schools that feature a number of noted instructors will not only address a golfer’s main flaw, but will fix several others in the process.
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> PGA Tour telecasts (finally) trending up, but biggest issue still looms
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> The PGA Tour's gamble: How the Tour embraced legal sports wagering and manages the pitfalls
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> John Feinstein, legendary sports journalist and Golf Digest contributor, dies at age 69
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"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction."
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Rees Jones jump starts Florida’s Addison Reserve; Colin Montgomerie to conjure up the Wee Course at Michigan’s Harbor Shores
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PGA Tour: The Players Championship
Site: TPC Sawgrass (Stadium), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
Television [ET]: Today, 1-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 2-7 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (NBC).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
LIV Golf League: LIV Golf Singapore
Site: Sentosa Golf Club (Serapong), Singapore.
Television [ET]: Today, 9-11 p.m. (FS2), 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. (FS1); Saturday, 9-10:30 p.m. (FS2), 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. (FS1).
Ladies European Tour: Australian Women’s Classic
Site: Coffs Harbour Golf Club, Coffs Harbour, Australia.
Television [ET]: Today-Saturday, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. (NBC Sports app).
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April 22-27, 2025 | Louisville / Lexington, Kentucky
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MARCH
31-April 3: CMAA, Communications Summit, Charleston, South Carolina | Info
JUNE
24-25: NGCOA Multi-Course & Resort Operators Retreat, Monterey, California | Info
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