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| Thursday May 11, 2023 |
At the 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson, eagles and birdies were overly abundant. TPC Craig Ranch yielded 2,228 birdies and 104 eagles, Tour-high numbers for both in 2021-22. The next closest totals were at the Barbasol Classic's Keene Trace Golf Club ( Champions course) — 2,063 and 92, respectively. But such numbers should not be expected this week as the 12th hole has been changed from a 547-yard par 5 to a 493-yard par 4. There were 33 eagles and 253 birdies recorded at No. 12 in 2022.
IN THIS ISSUE
> Design Notes: Keisers have big plans for Colorado's Rodeo Dunes | Read
> The Golden Age of golf design lives on | Read
> PGA Professional Spotlight: Kellie Hines | Read
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What are your best memories of the PGA Championship?
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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Andrew Green reinvigorates Florida’s Indian Creek; Lanny Wadkins tweaks North Carolina’s Firethorne
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KELLIE HINES
Director of Golf Instruction, Ocean Course at Hokuala
The First Call: What is your favorite instructional tip to share with a golfer?
Kellie Hines: Hold your finish ... piko [the navel in Hawaiian] to the target.
TFC: What is one challenge you currently see in the industry? Thoughts on how to address it?
KH: The length of the course being too long for the new golfer. Funny, we need to build longer courses for the PGA Tour. But for the average golfer, playing a course that they can reach in regulation and making more pars, birdies to encourage them to continue to play the game.
I'm a big fan of Operation 36, let's get more new golfers on the course playing from a shorter yardage and moving back once they feel comfortable and confident.
“When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.”
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Thanks to devoted admirers, the work of a bygone generation of course architects is being preserved and celebrated by societies and associations bearing the designers' names
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PGA Tour: AT&T Byron Nelson
Site: TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
LPGA Tour: Cognizant Founders Cup
Site: Upper Montclair Country Club, Clifton, New Jersey.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 5-7 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
LIV Golf: LIV Golf Tulsa
Site: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
Television [ET]: Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (The CW Network).
PGA Tour Champions: Regions Tradition
Site: Greystone Golf & Country Club, Birmingham, Alabama.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 1-4 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 3-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
DP World Tour: Soudal Open
Site: Rinkven International Golf Club, Antwerp, Belgium.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 7-10 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel).
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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
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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]
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Pinehurst, North Carolina | More
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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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