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| Tuesday May 10, 2022 |
The PGA of America on Monday released the full field for next week's playing at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A diverse field will make its way to America's heartland as 24 foreign countries will be represented, including 10 players each from England and South Africa. Japan and Australia will have seven players each, respectively. Of course, the United States' list of players includes Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, though neither have officially said they are playing.
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Promoted: By Golf Canada, Salimah Mussani to women’s head coach for Team Canada. Mussani will oversee the development of Canada’s top female amateur and professional golfers with the objective of increasing the number of Canadian players on the LPGA Tour.
Signed: By TaylorMade Golf Company, Thorbjorn Olesen, to an endorsement agreement. Olesen, the recent winner of the British Masters and six DP World Tour titles, will continue to play the Stealth Plus Carbonwood driver, P·700 series irons and Milled Grind 3 wedges and will test TaylorMade putters and golf balls.
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