Steve Stricker, the 12-time PGA Tour winner and 2021 U.S. Ryder Cup captain, is having quite the PGA Tour Champions season. Stricker is currently No. 1 in the season-long battle for the Charles Schwab Cup and, yet, has not won on Tour in over three months. So how is he doing it? Consistency. With a second-place finish at the Insperity Invitational on Sunday, Stricker is a perfect 6-for-6 in top-10 finishes this season.

IN THIS ISSUE

> Design Notes: Texas’ PGA Frisco opens Fields Ranch West | Read
> PGA Professional Spotlight: David Curtis | Read
> TFC Inbox: What's in your bag | Read

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Since a number of American and European LIV Golf members — such as Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Sergio Garcia — have qualified for the majors, should they also be eligible for the Ryder Cup, especially if they meet the qualifying standards?

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DAVID CURTIS
PGA Teaching Professional, The Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort and Spa | Classic Club | Yocha Dehe Golf Club

The First Call: What is your favorite instructional tip to share with a golfer?
David Curtis: Your hands are the most important thing to control the clubface. Understand your natural grip style and wrist positions to hit any type of shot on command.

TFC: Do you have a preferred style or philosophy for teaching golf?
DC: My preferred style in teaching golf is that everyone has different athletic ability. You have to make the correct adjustment per person and not give the client too much information or make it complicated.

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Payntr Golf: Launches the Payntr X 005 F performance golf shoe, which incorporates the brand's PMX Nitro Footbed with lightweight responsive cushioning and a PMX-Fit heel with a blister-free warranty. The shoe retails for $180. 

Cedar Crest Golf Course: To unveil statues of Walter Hagen and Charlie Sifford on May 8 at the Dallas, Texas, course. Cedar Crest was the site of Hagen's 1927 PGA Championship win and Sifford's 1954 UGA Negro National Open victory. The statues were designed by Emmanuel Gillespie. Donors for the statues are The Louis L. Borick Foundation, Bill and Rusty Duvall, and Jay Bray and the Mr. Cooper Group.

> Colorful journeyman pro golfer-turned-caddie Lance Ten Broeck, dies at age 67
[Adam Schupak | Golfweek | Read]

> Quail Hollow creates unique new job to support annual Wells Fargo Championship, 2025 PGA Championship
[Adam Woodard | Golfweek | Read]

> Phil Mickelson alleges world ranking ‘collusion’ taking place
[Sean Zak | Golf.com | Read]

> LPGA tournament eager to showcase junior golfers
[Wes Sanderson | Sports Business Journal | Read]

BEHIND THE GOLF BRAND
Odin Golf is breaking with tradition to grow brand
Co-founder Jordan Lunetta joins 'Behind the Golf Brand' host Paul Liberatore to discuss how the second German-based direct-to-consumer golf ball company is elbowing into the U.S. golf market
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GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Liberated Gary McCord lets loose with his opinions
Longtime golf analyst joins 'Golf Innerview' host Ann Liguori to tell of his new YouTube podcast, his time at CBS, the Masters, 'bikini wax' and the impact of LIV Golf
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THE MODGOLF PODCAST
Why time is our most precious commodity
Brian Esposito, founder and CEO of Esposito Intellectual Enterprises, joins 'The ModGolf Podcast' host Colin Weston to share how he helps web3 sport and entertainment tech companies succeed
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25-27: GCBAA Summer Meeting, Lake Geneva, Wisc. | Info

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