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Rory McIlroy does not enter this week's PGA Championship as the favorite to win, but he's certainly going in on a hot note after winning the Wells Fargo Championship for the fourth time (2010, 2015, 2021) on Sunday. McIlroy shot a final-round 7-under 65 at Quail Hollow Club to win by five strokes. With 26 PGA Tour wins, he ties Henry Picard for 22nd on the all-time wins list. He remains the most recent player to win on Tour and win a major championship the following week (2014 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club).
IN THIS ISSUE
> Design Notes: Bandon Dunes opens Shorty’s, a Whitman, Axland & Cutten design | Read
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What are your thoughts on the PGA Championship — the history, tradition or this year's 106th edition at Valhalla Golf Club?
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 the city and state of residence.
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Jim Furyk to redesign Florida’s Glen Kernan; Greg Turner progresses with New Zealand’s Gibbston Valley Resort
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The First Call asked readers to put together a team — made of players from any tour — that could compete in the upcoming TGL, which was co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy
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United States Golf Association: Opens Golf House Pinehurst, a seven-acre campus located adjacent to Pinehurst Resort & Country Club main clubhouse. The new location includes the organization’s equipment-testing and research facility, the visitor-friendly USGA Experience, an outdoor educational landscape feature and the recently relocated World Golf Hall of Fame, as well as administrative offices.
> Rory McIlroy rallies to win record 4th Wells Fargo Championship title
[Steve Reed | Associated Press | Read]
> Whoa Nelly! Rose Zhang wins Founders Cup to end Korda’s record-tying LPGA Tour winning streak
[Tom Canavan | Associated Press | Read]
> Doug Barron claims first PGA Tour Champions major with bogey-free finale at Regions Tradition
[Associated Press | Read]
> Chris Gotterup wins Myrtle Beach Classic for 1st PGA Tour title
[Associated Press | Read]
"Imagination rules the world."
DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
Callaway continues to push the boundaries of equipment marketing
Jason Finley, of Callaway, joins co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein to discuss his nearly two decade front-row seat of golf product marketing innovation
[Listen | More 'Driver$: Inside the Golf Industry' episodes]
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Caddie Joe LaCava talks golf — and he's got plenty of stories
Longtime looper joins host Ann Liguori to talk about his deep appreciation of working for Fred Couples and Tiger Woods
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]
THE MODGOLF PODCAST
Turning a homemade golf game into a global business
Tyler Simmons, CEO and founder of BucketGolf, joins host Colin Weston to share the story of his creation
[Listen | More 'The ModGolf Podcast' episodes]
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MAY
13-15: IAGTO European Convention, Andalucia, Spain | Info
28 – June 4: Women’s Golf Day | Info
JUNE
17-19: IAGTO North America Golf Tourism Convention,
Boyne Falls, Michigan | Info
JULY
29-31: PGA Buying Summit, Frisco, Texas | Info
30-31: Multi-Course and Resort Operators Retreat, Monterey, California | Info
AUGUST
24-27: African American Golf Expo and Forum, Palm Beach, Florida | Info
SEPTEMBER
30-October 2: Golf Inc. Strategies Summit, Hilton Head Island, S.C. | Info
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