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There is a certain beauty in a round number, a sense of accomplishment — preferably one of success and not failure. When Dustin Johnson tees off at the Valspar Championship on Thursday, he will be making his 300th start of his PGA Tour career. In his previous 299 starts, Johnson has totaled 24 wins, 113 top-10s and made 245 cuts. He has also won on Tour in each of the last 14 seasons, tied with Tiger Woods for the third-longest streak to start a career.
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Announced: By Callaway Golf Co., that Varsha Rao has been appointed to the company's board of directors. Rao served as the chief executive officer of Nurx, a direct-to-consumer telehealth platform, since April 2019, and was appointed the head of Nurx following the closing of its merger with Thirty Madison in March 2022. She will begin serving immediately and will stand for election for a full one-year term at the company's 2022 Annual Meeting of shareholders.
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Chet Williams goes Easy in Texas; Nicklaus Design completes Bear Lakes project; Bill Bergin to redesign an Alabama muni
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Nonprofit organization's founder, a former U.S. Army veteran, joins 'Behind the Golf Brand' to discuss his mission to provide veterans with disabilities mental health and holistic life resources
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12-13: SportTechie State of the Industry, New York, N.Y. | Info
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7: Women's Golf Day | Info
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