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Can you remember where you were for the 1996 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky? If you can, do you know where was Kenny Perry before going into a playoff against Mark Brooks? Try your hand at the Associated Press' 18-question PGA Championship trivia quiz.
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.
Nippon Shaft: Rose Zhang won the Cognizant Founders Cup, her second LPGA Tour title, using Nippon Shaft’s N.S.Pro 850GH steel shafts in her irons and N.S.Pro 950GH steel shafts in her wedges.
TGL: Announces its first licensing partners to to showcase the recently unveiled brands for TGL’s six teams: Atlanta Drive, Boston Common Golf, Jupiter Links Golf Club, Los Angeles Golf Club, New York Golf Club and The Bay Golf Club. TGL’s licensed merchandise program is built upon the league’s multi-year partnership with Fanatics, which is the official operator for the league and individual teams’ e-commerce platforms and in-venue retail at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The initial roster of licensing partners includes Adidas, Greyson, johnnie-O, Peter Millar, Swannies, Seamus, 47 Brand, 500 Level, Ahead, Pukka, 47 Brand, AGD Drinkware, Golfballs.com, Logo Brands, Seamus and Wincraft.
> Jimmy Dunne resigns from role on PGA Tour Policy Board: 'I'm superfluous. It's time to move on'
[Eamon Lynch | Golfweek | Read]
> Jordan Spieth gets another Grand Slam shot. Hardly anyone is talking about it
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
> It’s a boy! Scottie Scheffler arrives at PGA Championship with a newborn at home
[Associated Press | Read]
"Everything popular is wrong."
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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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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
14-15: 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
To submit events for the calendar, please include the event name, date, location and informational link to info@firstcallgolf.com.
