The First Call 04-12-2022

FIRST THOUGHT

Masters viewers on Sunday knew how good Rory McIlroy's leaderboard-climbing bogey-free 64 was, but how good was it in the context of 86 editions of the Masters? Number-crunching from golf stats guru Justin Ray shows it may have been the third-best round in Masters history. Greg Norman's 64 in 1986 was 8.96 strokes better than the field average, Bo Van Pelt's 64 in 2021 was 8.87 strokes better, and McIlroy's 64 was 8.40 strokes better.

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More than 60 rounds of golf at exclusive courses across the country will be auctioned

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The sound of music on course is not always in tune

Solheim Cup, Friday, September 3, 2021, Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, USA.

The First Call readers sing out their praise and disdain for whether music has a place on the golf course

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"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."

— Dr. Seuss

CALENDAR

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

To submit events for the calendar, please include the event name, date, location and informational link to info@firstcallgolf.com.

LAST CALL

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