Wednesday Mar 27, 2024 |
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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?
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> Read responses to last week's question.
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
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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]
> 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]
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> Teaching Professional
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JULY
30-31: Multi-Course and Resort Operators Retreat, Monterey, California | Info
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