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| Monday May 08, 2023 |
Wyndham Clark won the Wells Fargo Championship on Sunday to become the eighth first-time winner on the PGA Tour this season. So what's up with the surge of maiden winners? Clearly there is no shortage of talent on the Tour, so some of it can be chalked up to the on-any-given-Sunday theory that anyone can emerge victorious. But players are also filling the void left by those who bolted for LIV Golf. At this point a year ago, five current LIV Golf players had accounted for seven PGA Tour wins.
IN THIS ISSUE
> TFC Inbox: Ryder Cup conundrum: With or without LIV players? | Read
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What are your best memories of the PGA Championship through the years?
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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Readers of The First Call have strong opinions on whether LIV Golfers should play in this year's Ryder Cup — even if they qualify through the points process
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Maxim Golf: Purchases the landmark links of Dub’s Dread Golf Club in Kansas City, Kansas. Built in 1964, the Bod Dunning designed course was once the longest in the world, measuring 8,101 yards.
OnCore: Named the official golf ball for the 40th PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship, Aug. 28–Sept. 1 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Also, OnCore's Vero X1 will be the only ball used at the World’s Largest 19th Hole, and hundreds of dozens will be given away as tournament prizes.
> Wyndham Clark holds off Xander Schauffele for first PGA Tour win at Wells Fargo
[Steve Reed | Associated Press | Read]
> Thailand wins International Crown LPGA match play event
[Josh Durbow | Associated Press | Read]
> Adrian Meronk makes ‘solid statement’ for Ryder Cup at Italian Open
[Andrew Dampf | Associated Press | Read]
> Stephen Ames wins at Sugarloaf for 2nd win of year on Champions Tour
[Associated Press | Read]
> Don January, the 1967 PGA Championship winner, dies at age 93
[Todd Kelly | Golfweek | Read]
> Tiger Woods accused of sexual harassment by ex-girlfriend Erica Herman
[Bob Harig | Sports Illustrated | Read]
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GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Mollie Marcoux Samaan: The state of the LPGA
LPGA Commissioner joins podcast host Ann to talk about how the Tour has evolved during her tenure and what's next for the Tour's momentum
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]
DRIVER$
Golf takes off in the Great White North
NGCOA Canada CEO Jeff Calderwood reflects on the Canadian golf industry with 'Driver$' co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein
[Listen | More 'Driver$' episodes]
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]
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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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