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| Tuesday May 16, 2023 |
This week marks the 105th playing of the PGA Championship. The first 39 championships were contested with a match-play format and the last was played in 1957. So let's have a little fun, and see how well you know your PGA Championship trivia. Who were the finalists in that 1957 PGA? Who won? And what course hosted the tournament? Answers are at the bottom of the newsletter.
IN THIS ISSUE
> Introducing TFC's new Mental Side section | Read
> PGA Professional Spotlight: Phil Bowers | Read
> 'The Competitive Edge' podcast: LoopGolf co-founders Thomas Reinholm and Matt Rum | Listen
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Should the PGA Championship return to a match-play format like it was from the tournament's debut in 1916 through 1957?
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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The First Call debuts a section devoted to the "game played on a five-inch course," as Bobby Jones once said, and how it translates beyond competition
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PHIL BOWERS
Regional Director of Instruction, Prince William Golf Course
The First Call: What advice do you have for someone considering a career in golf?
Phil Bowers: It is a great field to be in, but you have to understand there is a difference between working in golf and being at the golf course. Golf is a lot of hours and hard work, but it is very rewarding if you are willing to put the effort in.
TFC: Do you have a preferred style or philosophy for teaching golf?
PB: I have always looked toward the teachings of Ernest Jones and Manuel De la Torre for inspiration on how to help the most golfers.
THE COMPETITIVE EDGE
Co-founders share how their sports background helped launch LoopGolf
Host Kelly Okun debuts the new podcast with guests Thomas Reinholm and Matt Rum
[Listen | More 'The Competitive Edge' episodes]
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
This is one way to see the Mediterranean
Scott Knudsen, vice president of sales and marketing for Costa Cruise Line, joins host Ann Liguori to discuss the company's various cruise and golf offerings
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Mollie Marcoux Samaan: The state of the LPGA
LPGA Commissioner joins podcast host Ann Liguori 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]
> Oak Hill partnered with Andrew Green to restore Donald Ross's Golden Era architecture that had gone missing
[Jason Lusk | Golfweek | Read]
> Abrupt LIV Golf broadcast ending outrages fans
[James Colgan | Golf.com | Read]
> Many PGA Tour sponsors do business in Saudi Arabia. So what was wrong with this one?
[Alex Miceli | Sports Illustrated | Read]
> The golf ball rollback could have this unintended consequence. A top golf physics expert explains why
[Mike Stachura | Golf Digest | Read]
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Thirty-five years ago, all four major champions, which also included Sandy Lyle, Curtis Strange and Seve Ballesteros, had a Ping putter in their respective bag, thus creating the 'Ping Slam'
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Readers of The First Call share recollections related to the year's second major
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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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PGA Championship trivia answers
Lionel Hebert defeated Dow Finsterwald 2 and 1 in the 1957 PGA Championship final at Miami Valley Golf Club in Dayton, Ohio.
