The First Call 03-25-2026

FIRST THOUGHT

If Scottie Scheffler is going to dial in his game in preparation for the Masters in a few weeks, then the Texas Children's Houston Open is as good of a place as any. After starting 2026 with a win, a T3 and a T4, the world's No. 1 player has finished T12, T24 and T22. The run of finishes outside the top 10 is his longest such streak since a four-tournament stretch in 2022. Currently, Scheffler owns the longest streak of consecutive made cuts on the PGA Tour (70) and at the Houston Open he has three runner-up finishes in six starts — 2021, 2024 and 2025.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

▪️ If you won the Masters, what would you serve at the next Champions Dinner? | Respond
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Pros in the flesh

Bill Fields turns back the clock to 1971, his childhood and the U.S. Professional Match Play Championship in this excerpt from his upcoming memoir, "A Quick Nine Before Dark: A Life In Golf.”

GOLF INDUSTRY NEWS

GCSAA: H. Scott Griffith joins GCSAA Foundation Board of Trustees

Philanthropic organization advances the work of golf course management professionals

Folds of Honor | PGA of America: Plans for Patriot Golf Days

Folds of Honor and PGA of America REACH Foundation to conduct fundraising in May

Troon: To manage Grande Oaks GC

Troon Prive, the private club division of Troon, will oversee club operations, agronomy, food and beverage, retail, and membership sales and marketing for the private Davie, Florida, club

Arcis Golf: To host Women In Golf Foundation’s 31st national championship

Thirteen teams will participate in the four-day National Women’s Collegiate Golf Championship at The Golf Club at Cinco Ranch in Texas

AM Golf: To power Vegas Baby Spring Shootout pro-am

The event will be held March 29 to April 1 at the Paiute Golf Resort, Spanish Trail and Reflection Bay

Landscapes Unlimited: Renovation work at Carolina CC nears completion

Scheduled to finish in June, the Raleigh, North Carolina, club project centers on 18 holes of tee, bunker and green remodeling, fairway grassing, and irrigation and drainage replacement

Sara Bay CC: Begins multimillion-dollar clubhouse renovation

Member-owned private Sarasota, Florida, club is celebrating centennial year; work expected to be completed by early 2027

Big Max: What keeps you on course in the rain?

Golf bag manufacturer counters National Golf Foundation survey that reports "that for every inch of rain that falls, rounds played reduce by 2.2%"

READ, WATCH, LISTEN

▪️ PGA of America sees slight revenue dip in 2024-25
[Josh Carpenter | Sports Business Journal | Read]

ICYMI

The heart of greenkeeping

In a world where the implications of artificial intelligence are constantly being explored, it is refreshing to celebrate the reality of mentorship, and why it is at the very heart of greenkeeping.

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25: Asia Golf Tourism Convention, Thailand | Info

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