Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
FIRST THOUGHT

Editor's note: In observance of the Easter holiday, The First Call will not publish on Friday, March 29. We will resume on Monday, April 1.

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Of the 180 respondents to The First Call poll question "PGA Tour television viewership is down. Is the reason because of ... ", 41% chose fewer big-name players as the answer. Of the remaining responses, 31% chose "other," followed by LIV Golf (16%), the announcers (9%) and the quality of play (2%).

IN THIS ISSUE

> Are we having fun yet? | Read
> 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' podcast: Anthony Netto, co-founder, VertaCat | Listen

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Are the Rules of Golf too complicated for the everyday golfer?

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.

Are we having fun yet?
Some of today’s leading golf course architects discuss the topic of fun and how their designs can inject more of it into the game

TFC PODCAST NETWORK

GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
How Anthony Netto is changing adaptive golf
Paraplegic and master golf instructor joins host Ann Liguori to discuss the benefits of the VertaCat, an all-terrain mobility rider
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]

THE MODGOLF PODCAST
Creating a new type of golf
T36 Golf co-founders David Hinkle and Rio Valeriano join host Colin Weston to discuss flipping the script on traditional golf and redefining the sport for a new generation of golfers
[Listen | More 'The ModGolf Podcast' episodes]

BEHIND THE GOLF BRAND
What's the right collegiate fit for a junior golfer?
Founder Joshua Jacobs joins host Paul Liberatore to discuss how College Golf Experience has become a way for young golfers to be scouted by colleges and universities
[Listen | More 'Behind the Golf Brand' episodes]

INDUSTRY NEWS
Two-player adult teams of local champions will compete for the national title at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona
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Portable indoor / outdoor net retails for $549
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Byron, Minnesota, club's 19th annual fundraiser supports the Ronald McDonald House of Rochester, Minnesota
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Branson, Missouri, destination is the home to five of the state’s top 10 courses, including top four
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READ, WATCH, LISTEN

> The surprising reason why David Feherty couldn’t win majors
[Jessica Marksbury | Golf.com | Read]

> PGA Tour’s media and entertainment ambitions move closer with new studios set to open next year
[Josh Carpenter | Sports Business Journal | Read]

> Could PinSeeker purchase yield ‘World Series Of Poker’ for Sim Golf?
[Erik Matuszewski | Forbes | Read]

#QOTD
"The attitude is very important. Because, your behavior radiates how you feel."
— Lou Ferrigno
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