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| Wednesday May 03, 2023 |
Of the 52 respondents to The First Call poll question, "When you need help with your golf game, do you ... " 54% seek out a local teaching professional. Of the remaining two choices, 38% watch instructional videos online, while 8% visit a game-improvement facility.
IN THIS ISSUE
> Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson make Forbes' highest-paid list | Read
> 'The ModGolf Podcast': Finding clarity through action | Listen
> Design Notes: Texas’ PGA Frisco opens Fields Ranch West | Read
> PGA Professional Spotlight: David Curtis | 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?
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 city and state of residence. Read last week's responses.
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The LIV Golf members are Nos. 6 and 7, respectively, on the publication's 2023 top-10 compilation of athletes — a year after there were no golfers
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THE MODGOLF PODCAST
Finding clarity through action
Swingtweaks co-founder Steve Madden joins 'The ModGolf Podcast' host Colin Weston to share the entrepreneurial lessons he has learned through the golf industry
[Listen | More 'The ModGolf Podcast' episodes]
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
[Listen | More 'Behind the Golf Brand' episodes]
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
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]
> Once No. 12, Daniel Berger starting over after back issues
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
> Tiger Woods' caddie, Joe LaCava, to loop for Patrick Cantlay 'for foreseeable future'
[Brentley Romine | Golf Channel | Read]
> The inside story of Jack Nicklaus' legal battle against his own company
[Jeffrey Toobin | Golf Digest | Read]
"Accept who you are; and revel in it."
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Rees Jones tweaks Seattle’s Sahalee; Tom Clark and Ron Whitten begin renovation of venerable Topeka Country Club in Kansas
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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.
> RELATED: PGA Professional Spotlight archive
PGA Tour: Wells Fargo Championship
Site: Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
LPGA Tour: Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown
Site: TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel).
DP World Tour: Italian Open
Site: Marco Simone Golf Club, Rome, Italy.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 7 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel).
PGA Tour Champions: Mitsubishi Electric Classic
Site: TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia.
Television [ET]: Friday, noon to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel).
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JULY
25-27: GCBAA Summer Meeting, Lake Geneva, Wisc. | Info
AUGUST
19-22: African American Golf Expo and Forum, Louisville, Ky. | Info
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