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The WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, which kicks off Wednesday in Austin, Texas, is as close to the NCAA Tournament's March Madness as the PGA Tour will get. Unlike a straight 68-team one-and-done format, though, the Match Play features pod pool play, but that's O.K. because ultimately it comes down to the brackets — and who doesn't love a bracket in March?
> Question of the Week: In the spirit of March Madness, who would make up your Elite Eight golfers of all time?
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Introduced: By Adidas Golf, the Stan Smith x Vice Golf limited-edition footwear — three distinctive colorways (solar red, signal green and white tint) that match the colorways of Vice’s golf balls. The shoes will retail for $120 and be available beginning March 25.
Awarded: By the USGA, the fifth U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship to Waverley Country Club in Portland, Oregon. The championship will be played Aug. 24-27, 2023. The club will be hosting its eighth USGA championship dating back to 1952.
Announced: By the LPGA and LOTTE, that Hoakalei Country Club in Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, will host the 2022 LOTTE Championship, April 13-16. A field of 144 players will compete for a $2 million purse, with $300,000 awarded to the winner.
Announced: By SiriusXM, that Mike Tirico, Curtis Strange and Steve Melnyk will join its Masters radio broadcast team. Tirico will be the lead play-by-play voice, while Strange and Melnyk will serve as analysts. Also, Suzy Whaley, a PGA pro and former PGA of America president, will serve as an on-course reporter. SiriusXM’s Masters week broadcasts will be available to listeners nationwide on the SiriusXM radios in their cars (channel 92) and on the SXM app.
Moved: By the USGA and the R&A, the Walker Cup Match to even years beginning in 2026. The scheduling change shifts the Walker Cup away from the World Amateur Team Championships, which will be played in odd years beginning in 2023. The Walker Cup Match will be held at St. Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland, in 2023, followed by Cypress Point Club in Pebble Beach, California. The 2026 site has yet to be announced.
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A developing timeline involving the upstart LIV Golf Invitational Series, the PGA Tour, the Premier Golf League and the players who may decide their fate
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Readers of The First Call do not mind watching professional golfers work to earn their birdies
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"The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails."
APRIL
12-13: SportTechie State of the Industry, New York, N.Y. | Info
JUNE
7: Women's Golf Day | Info
22-23: LPGA Leadership Academy, Saginaw, Mich. | Info
JULY
13-14: LPGA Leadership Academy, Liberty Corner, N.J. | Info
19-20: LPGA Leadership Academy, Gainesville, Va. | Info
26-27: Multi-Course and Resort Operators Retreat, Charleston, S.C.
AUGUST
1-2: LPGA Leadership Academy, Newcastle, Wash. | Info
JANUARY 2023
24-27: PGA Show, Orlando, Fla. | Info
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