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| Wednesday Mar 30, 2022 |
While speculation swirls regarding whether Tiger Woods will play in next week's Masters, there are 121 players at this week's Valero Texas Open with one last opportunity to win and become eligible for a trip down Augusta National Golf Club's Magnolia Lane. That group includes Richard Bland, a 49-year-old Englishman, who advanced to the Round of 16 at last week's WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. Had Bland beaten Dustin Johnson, he would have qualified for the Masters by virtue of being ranked the Official World Golf Ranking's top 50.
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Announced: By LPGA and IMG, that Chevron U.S.A. Inc. is joining the LPGA Foundation Giving Circle at the Founders level, with a commitment to invest $1.2 million over the next six years to support the LPGA Foundation’s programs. The Founders Circle is the highest level of giving, with Chevron becoming the first corporate partner to make this substantial financial commitment and the third member of this level after the USGA and LPGA Tour players.
Modified: By the LPGA and LPGA Hall of Fame Committee, its entry requirements into the LPGA Hall of Fame. The most significant modification includes lifting the 10-year playing requirement to enter the Hall of Fame, which makes two-time major champion Lorena Ochoa eligible for induction. Ochoa earned 37 Hall of Fame points in her eight-year playing career before retiring in 2010. The Committee also elected to induct under the Honorary Category the remaining eight of the LPGA’s 13 Founders not already enshrined in the Hall of Fame — Alice Bauer, Bettye Danoff, Helen Dettweiler, Helen Hicks, Opal Hill, Sally Sessions, Marilynn Smith and Shirley Spork.
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Andy Staples to consult on Weston, former Canadian Open venue; Clayton, Devries & Pont ink a Vietnam deal; Phil Smith begins renovation of Arizona’s Terravita
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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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